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Wells Family Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Tulsa, Oklahoma · EIN 731575685

Wells Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In tax year 2025 it gave $27,061 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,561 and the largest $15,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $26,175 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$27,1125$533,019
2024$26,1755$574,668
2025$27,0615$620,926

How to apply

Wells Family Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wells Family Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Oklahoma.

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma5$27,061

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nature Conservancy
Tulsa, OK
General Contribution$15,000
Clarehouse Inc
Tulsa, OK
General Contribution$8,500
Tulsa SPCA
Tulsa, OK
General Contribution$1,561
Humane Society of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
General Contribution$1,000
Oklahoma Alliance for Animals
Tulsa, OK
General Contribution$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wells Family Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Wells Family Charitable Trust give?

$27,061 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,561.

Who runs Wells Family Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Patricia L Himes (Trustee).

What does Wells Family Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals.

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