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The Wheeler Trust

Accepts applications Manchester, New Hampshire · EIN 036042384

The Wheeler Trust is a private foundation in Manchester, New Hampshire. In tax year 2025 it gave $3,600 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $1,600. 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 $10,273 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5,3507$143,964
2024$10,2735$143,627
2025$3,6005$154,106

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactTown of Bolton
Bolton VT Board of Civil Authorit, Bolton, VT 05676
Phone or email(802) 434-3064
What to submitLetter to the Board that includes a letter of recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor.
RestrictionsApplicants must be under 26 years old; residents of Chittenden County, demonstrate scholastic ability and financial need; for institutions of higher learning.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Wheeler Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire4$3,100
Vermont1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NH
Scholarship$1,600
Individual
VT
Scholarship$500
Individual
NH
Scholarship$500
Individual
NH
Scholarship$500
Individual
NH
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Wheeler Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Wheeler Trust give?

$3,600 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs The Wheeler Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists TD Bank NA (Trustee).

What does The Wheeler Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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