Funding search · EIN 367521570 · Bonita Springs, FL

Wayne and Sharon Wellman

Name: Wayne and Sharon Wellman grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

42
grants reported: $164,386
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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Lee Health Foundation3 grants · $35,450
Saugatuck Center for the2 grants · $27,000
Habitat for Humanity4 grants · $20,000
Saugatuck Center for the Arts2 grants · $20,000
Childrens Advocacy Center4 grants · $12,000
Lee Health Cancer Center1 grant · $10,700
Christian Neighbors4 grants · $10,000
Hillsdale College3 grants · $7,000
Angel Vargas1 grant · $4,000
St Jude4 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$35,500

2022

$38,550

2023

$39,200

2024

$51,136

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$17,000
Saugatuck Center for the · Saugatuck, MI · 2025
General funds
$14,000
Lee Health Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
General funds
$10,750
Lee Health Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
General funds
$10,700
Lee Health Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
General funds
$10,700
Lee Health Cancer Center · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
General funds
$10,000
Saugatuck Center for the · Saugatuck, MI · 2024
General funds
$10,000
Saugatuck Center for the Arts · Saugatuck, MI · 2023
General funds
$10,000
Saugatuck Center for the Arts · Saugatuck, MI · 2022
General funds
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
General funds
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
General funds
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
General funds
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity · Nfort Myers, FL · 2022
General funds
$4,000
Angel Vargas · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Hurricane destroyed equipment
$3,000
Childrens Advocacy Center · Holland, MI · 2025
General funds
$3,000
Christian Neighbors · Douglas, MI · 2025
General funds
$3,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2025
General funds
$3,000
Childrens Advocacy Center · Holland, MI · 2024
General funds
$3,000
Christian Neighbors · Douglas, MI · 2024
General funds
$3,000
Childrens Advocacy Center · Holland, MI · 2023
General funds
$3,000
Christian Neighbors · Douglas, MI · 2023
General fundsgeneral funds
$3,000
Childrens Advocacy Center · Holland, MI · 2022
General funds
$2,500
Florida Gulf Coast University · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
General funds
$2,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
General funds
$2,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
General funds
$2,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
General funds
$1,000
Cafe of Life · Bonita Springs, FL · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Mason Classical Academy · Naples, FL · 2025
General purposes
$1,000
Piney Woods School · Piney Woods, MS · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2025
General funds
$1,000
University of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2025
General funds
$1,000
St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2024
General funds
$1,000
Turning Point USA · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General funds
$1,000
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2024
General funds
$1,000
St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2023
General funds
$1,000
University of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
General funds
$1,000
Christian Neighbors · Douglas, MI · 2022
General fundsgeneral funds
$1,000
St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2022
General funds
$936
Imerman Angels · Chicago, IL · 2025
General funds
$800
Naples Women'S Club · Naples, FL · 2023
General funds
$500
University of Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
General funds
$300
4 Paws Lakeshore · Douglas, MI · 2022
General funds
$200
St Mathhews House · Naples, FL · 2025
General purpose

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