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Az Wells Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wenatchee, Washington · EIN 916026580

Az Wells Foundation is a private foundation in Wenatchee, Washington. In tax year 2024 it gave $762,399 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $33,559 and the largest $93,508. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $794,988 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$794,98816$14.7 million
2024$762,39916$15.6 million

How to apply

Az Wells Foundation 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 Az Wells Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Washington.

StateGrantsAmount
Washington16$762,399

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Salvation Army
Wenatchee, WA
Operational support$93,508
Wenatchee Valley YMCA
Wenatchee, WA
Operational support$93,508
Boy Scouts of American Grand Columbia Council #614
Yakima, WA
Operational support$70,016
Camp Fire NCW
Wenatchee, WA
Operational support$70,016
YWCA North Central Washington
Wenatchee, WA
Operational support$53,694
Wenatchee Valley College Foundation
Wenatchee, WA
Operational support$46,067
Cascade Medical Center
Leavenworth, WA
Operational support$33,559
Columbia Basin Hospital Foundation
Ephrata, WA
Operational support$33,559
Confluence Health Foundation
Wenatchee, WA
Operational support$33,559
Coulee Medical Center
Grand Coulee, WA
Operational support$33,559
Lake Chelan Community Hospital
Chelan, WA
Operational support$33,559
Mid-Valley Hospital
Omak, WA
Operational support$33,559
North Valley Hospital District
Tonasket, WA
Operational support$33,559
Quincy Valley Hospital
Quincy, WA
Operational support$33,559
Samaritan Healthcare Foundation
Moses Lake, WA
Operational support$33,559
Three Rivers Hospital
Brewster, WA
Operational support$33,559

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Az Wells Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Az Wells Foundation give?

$762,399 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $33,559.

Who runs Az Wells Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Greg Oakes (Committee Member), Kristen Ferrerra (Committee Member), Mike Wade (Committee Member) and Eric Nelson (Committee Member) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Az Wells Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and youth programs.

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