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W S Wellons Foundation

Accepts applications Spring Lake, North Carolina · EIN 581537766

W S Wellons Foundation is a private foundation in Spring Lake, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $4,500 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $2,500. 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 $58,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$58,0007$439,021
2024$4,5003$383,852

How to apply

ContactWilliam S Wellons
PO Box 766, P O Box 766, Spring Lake, NC 28390
Phone or email(910) 436-3131
What to submitContact individual in 2A for details

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What W S Wellons Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina3$4,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Falcon Childrens Home
Falcon, NC
General fund$2,500
Cape Fear Botanical Gardens
Fayetteville, NC
Arbor$1,000
Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does W S Wellons Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does W S Wellons Foundation give?

$4,500 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs W S Wellons Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists W S Wellons Jr (Chairman) and Judy Wellons (Director).

What does W S Wellons Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and environment and conservation.

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