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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $678,475 | $511,032 | $449,706 | $7,412,804 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 40% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEE ATTACHMENT 3ALBUQUERQUE, NM | SEE ATTACHMENT 3 | $430,000 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy D Wells | PRESIDENT | 2.00 | $0 |
| Marika Wells | TREASURER & VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $1,500 |
| Alexander Moller | SECRETARY | 1.00 | $1,500 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $7,412,804 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $296,469 | $408,136 | $361,641 | $7,245,361 | $7,245,361 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $400,662 | $420,491 | $365,754 | $7,357,028 | $7,357,028 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,123,218 | $545,462 | $485,071 | $7,376,857 | $7,376,857 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $840,023 | $484,250 | $428,664 | $6,799,101 | $6,799,101 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $567,521 | $437,920 | $374,367 | $6,443,328 | $6,443,328 |
| SEE ATTACHMENT 3 |
| $371,500 |
| 2021 |
| SEE ATTACHMENT 3ALBUQUERQUE, NM | SEE ATTACHED | $319,900 | 2020 |
| SEE ATTACHMENT 3ALBUQUERQUE, NM | SEE ATTACHMENT 3 | $310,000 | 2024 |
| SEE ATTACHMENT 3ALBUQUERQUE, NM | SEE ATTACHMENT 3 | $307,350 | 2023 |
| FRED WELLS TENNIS & EDUCATION CENTERST PAUL, MN | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT & YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS | $80,000 | 2025 |
| MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.MINNEAPOLIS, MN | THOMAS WELLS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP (FUND 305.3025) | $30,000 | 2025 |
| NEW MEXICO IMMIGRANT LAW CENTERALBUQUERQUE, NM | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $30,000 | 2025 |
| LA PLAZA DE ENCUENTRO GATHERING PLACE (ENCUENTRO)ALBUQUERQUE, NM | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $30,000 | 2025 |
| COMMUNITY ACCESSNEW YORK, NY | CHANGING MINDS YOUNG FILMMAKER INITIATIVE | $30,000 | 2025 |
| FRIENDS OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESSST PAUL, MN | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $30,000 | 2025 |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2025 |
| THE FACE-TO-FACE PROJECTBROOKLYN, NY | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MN | WESTLAKE WELLS ALCOHOL ADDICTION FUND | $25,000 | 2025 |
| INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTERALBUQUERQUE, NM | CULTURAL DANCE PROGRAM | $20,000 | 2025 |
| SANTA FE DREAMERS PROJECTSANTA FE, NM | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $20,000 | 2025 |
| FAMILY FORUMSUPERIOR, WI | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BRULE HEAD START LOCATION | $15,000 | 2025 |
| ACLU OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ALBUQUERQUE, NM | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2025 |
| ACLU FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK CITY, NY | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2025 |
| COMO FRIENDSST PAUL, MN | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2025 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202442199349100914
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023
Filing id 202302229349100805
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202232559349100313
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202142999349100019
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Jun 30, 2020
Filing id 202012869349100206
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Jun 30, 2016
Filing id 201642889349100709
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.