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The Elmer R Deaver Foundation Idt

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 237830263

The Elmer R Deaver Foundation Idt is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $602,318 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $120,464. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $655,077 the year before.

79% of its 2025 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$600,00032$15.0 million
2024$655,07714$16.2 million
2025$602,31829$17.5 million

How to apply

Contactwww wellsfargo comprivatefoundatio
Philanthropic Services - North, WinstonSalem, NC 27101
Phone or email(855) 739-2920
What to submitOrganizations should apply online at www.wellsfargo.com/privatefoundationgrants/deaver Scholarship recipients should apply at csascholars.org
DeadlinesApril 5 and June 1
RestrictionsOrganizations must be 501(c)(3) orgs in Philadelphia, PA area that focus on relieving poverty; Scholarship recipients must be former employees or family of Quaker City Life Ins

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Elmer R Deaver Foundation Idt funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania17$363,219
Virginia2$60,860
Alabama1$37,878
Tennessee1$31,800
District of Columbia1$30,116
North Carolina1$27,971
Georgia1$15,000
Indiana1$14,260
Illinois1$10,000
Ohio1$6,790

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PA
Scholarships$120,464
George Washington University FBO Jessica Shoey
Ashburn, VA
Scholarship$42,340
Auburn University FBO Tyler McLaughlin
Auburn, AL
Scholarship$37,878
Villanova University FBO Emmett Young
Villanova, PA
Scholarship$35,586
Southern Adventist University FBO Grayson Noble
Collegedale, TN
Scholarship$31,800
United Negro College Fund
Washington, DC
Scholarships$30,116
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$30,116
East Carolina University FBO Ashleigh Califano
Greenville, NC
Scholarship$27,971
Saint Josephs University FBO Alyssa Marchand
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$23,238
Immaculata University FBO Caroline Moran
Immaculata, PA
Scholarship$21,650
James Madison University FBO Erynn Lyman
Harrisonburg, VA
Scholarship$18,520
West Chester University FBO Hailee Moran
West Chester, PA
Scholarship$18,135
Operation Warm Inc
Glen Mills, PA
General operating$18,000
Sharing Excess
Philadelphia, PA
General operating$17,463
Broad Street Ministry
Augusta, GA
General operating$15,000
Purdue University FBO Eric Todorow
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$14,260
Villanova University FBO Dennis Young
Villanova, PA
Scholarship$12,867
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Philadelphia, PA
General operating$10,000
Women Against Abuse Inc
Philadelphia, PA
General operating$10,000
Family Promise of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
General operating$10,000
Depaul USA Inc
Chicago, IL
General operating$10,000
Individual
PA
Scholarship$10,000
Gentle Gratitude
Philadelphia, PA
General operating$10,000
Miami University FBO Kristin Deaver
Oxford, OH
Scholarship$6,790
Delaware County Community College FBO Maille Moran
Media, PA
Scholarship$5,700
One House at A Time
Ambler, PA
General operating$5,000
Baby Bureau
Warminster, PA
General operating$5,000
San Diego Miramar College FBO Emma Quinn
San Diego, CA
Scholarship$2,212
San Diego Miramar College FBO Natalia Quinn
San Diego, CA
Scholarship$2,212

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Elmer R Deaver Foundation Idt accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 5 and June 1.

How much does The Elmer R Deaver Foundation Idt give?

$602,318 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs The Elmer R Deaver Foundation Idt?

Its 2025 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does The Elmer R Deaver Foundation Idt fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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