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The Jack T Wells Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Owensboro, Kentucky · EIN 861230417

The Jack T Wells Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Owensboro, Kentucky. In tax year 2024 it gave $2,900 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $400 and the largest $1,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $31,800 the year before.

43% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$31,8005$35,000
2024$2,9007$30,850

How to apply

ContactEugene Hargis
PO Box 1160, Owensboro, KY 42302-1160
Phone or email(270) 726-4033
What to submitApplicants are to submit a letter outlining their program and needs
DeadlinesNone established at this time
RestrictionsRestricted to daviess county, ky, directly or indirectly.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Jack T Wells Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky7$2,900

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Imagination Library of Daviess County
Owensboro, KY
Program services$1,000
Gradsa
Owensboro, KY
Program services$500
KWC Baseball
Owensboro, KY
Program services$500
Alma Randolf Charitable Foundation
Owensboro, KY
Program services$400
KHCF
Louisville, KY
Program services$300
Kentucky Weslyan Colleg
Owensboro, KY
Program services$100
Owensboro Catholic High School
Owensboro, KY
Program services$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Jack T Wells Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None established at this time.

How much does The Jack T Wells Charitable Trust give?

$2,900 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $400.

Who runs The Jack T Wells Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Eugene Hargis (Trustee) and Mike Simpson (Trustee).

What does The Jack T Wells Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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