Well Told Grants

Foundations / Florida

Dorothy Wells Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Orlando, Florida · EIN 206650568

Dorothy Wells Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Orlando, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $31,464 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $3,496 and the largest $6,992. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $30,087 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$21,4578$759,346
2024$30,0878$821,280
2025$31,4648$882,949

How to apply

Dorothy Wells Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dorothy Wells Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia4$17,480
Florida1$3,496
North Carolina1$3,496
Oklahoma1$3,496
Wisconsin1$3,496

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Broad Street Christian Church
Martinsville, VA
General support$6,992
American Cancer Society Inc
Oklahoma City, OK
General support$3,496
American Heart Association
St Petersburg, FL
General support$3,496
American Lung Association
Brookfield, WI
General support$3,496
Easter Seals Ucp North Carolina & Virginia
Raleigh, NC
General support$3,496
Family Young Mens Christian Asso DBA Martinsville-Henry Co Fam Ym
Martinsville, VA
General support$3,496
Patrick Henry Community College Foundation
Martinsville, VA
General support$3,496
Blue Ridge Regional Library
Martinsville, VA
General support$3,496

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dorothy Wells Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Dorothy Wells Charitable Trust give?

$31,464 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $3,496.

Who runs Dorothy Wells Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Truist Bank (Trustee).

What does Dorothy Wells Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

Similar foundations in Florida