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Tony R Wells Foundation

Accepts applications Lewis Center, Ohio · EIN 311778364

Tony R Wells Foundation is a private foundation in Lewis Center, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $7,138 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $229 and the largest $2,488. 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 $37,276 the year before.

64% 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$37,27626$2.2 million
2024$7,13814$2.2 million

How to apply

ContactTony R Wells
445 Hutchinson Ave Ste Ste 140, Columbus, OH 43235
Phone or email(614) 335-5009, twells@trwellsfoundation.org
What to submitExecutive Summary of Request Financial Reports including Audit
RestrictionsSocial Enterprise technology and leadership development

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tony R Wells Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio9$2,724
Montana1$2,488
Texas1$1,010
Missouri2$709
Pennsylvania1$207

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action
Missoula, MT
Operational Support$2,488
Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
Operational Support$1,272
Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
Richardson, TX
Operatioal Support$1,010
Pedal the Cause
Saint Louis, MO
Operational Support$632
National MS Society
Independence, OH
Operational Support$330
Young's Jersey Dairy Bike Ride
Yellow Springs, OH
Operatioal Support$294
YMCA
Columbus, OH
Operatonal Support$250
Flying Horse Farms
Mount Gilead, OH
Operational Support$208
Breakthrough Challenge
Philadelphia, PA
Operational Support$207
NAMI
Columbus, OH
Operations Support$105
Kiwanis Club of Cols
Columbus, OH
Operational Support$100
Pedal with Pete
Columbus, OH
Operatioal Support$88
Joshua Chamberlain Society
Saint Louis, MO
Operational Support$77
Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
Operational Support$77

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tony R Wells Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Tony R Wells Foundation give?

$7,138 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $229.

Who runs Tony R Wells Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Tony R Wells (President), Dana A Wells (Vice President), Amanda Pollock (Director) and Ashley Wells (Director).

What does Tony R Wells Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly disability.

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