Funding search · EIN 561889755 · Durham, NC

Charles Russell Wellons Foundation

Name: Charles Russell Wellons Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

68
grants reported: $632,414
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,950
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education scholarship religious tuition caregiving ministry

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Comf3 grants · $333,314
Emmanuel University1 grant · $48,000
Holmes Bible College3 grants · $44,400
Bob Jones University3 grants · $32,700
Wrtp3 grants · $25,000
Welch College1 grant · $20,000
Pensacola Christian3 grants · $17,300
Grace Ministries1 grant · $15,500
Appalachian State University3 grants · $13,300
Liberty3 grants · $11,700

Giving over time

$217,449

2022

$220,100

2023

$194,865

2024

Grant history

All 68 reported grants, largest first.

$180,949
Comf · Fayetteville, NC · 2022
Religious
$76,765
Comf · Fayetteville, NC · 2024
Religious
$75,600
Comf · Fayetteville, NC · 2023
Religious
$48,000
Emmanuel University · Franklin Springs, GA · 2023
Education
$34,800
Holmes Bible College · Greenville, SC · 2023
Education
$20,000
Welch College · Gallatin, TN · 2024
Scholarship
$17,500
Bob Jones University · Greenville, SC · 2024
Education
$15,500
Grace Ministries · Durham, NC · 2024
Ministry/education
$10,000
Wrtp · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Religious
$10,000
Advantage College · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Education
$10,000
Wrtp · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Religious
$9,800
Bob Jones University · Greenville, SC · 2023
Education
$8,000
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2024
Education
$7,400
Pensacola Christian · Pensacola, FL · 2024
Education
$5,900
Liberty · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
Education
$5,900
Unc Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Education
$5,400
Bob Jones University · Greenville, SC · 2022
Education
$5,200
Pensacola Christian · Pensacola, FL · 2023
Education
$5,000
Wrtp · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Religious
$4,800
Holmes Bible College · Greenville, SC · 2024
Education
$4,800
Holmes Bible College · Greenville, SC · 2022
Education
$4,700
Pensacola Christian · Pensacola, FL · 2022
Education
$4,200
Wingate University · Wihgate, NC · 2024
Education
$4,000
Immanuel Fwbc · Durham, NC · 2023
General
$3,900
Unc Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Education
$3,900
Liberty · Lynchburg, VA · 2023
Education
$3,600
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2023
Education
$2,300
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Education
$2,200
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Florida State · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Paul Mitchell · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Tuition
$2,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Paul Mitchell · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Tuition
$2,000
Unc Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Education
$1,900
Liberty · Lynchburg, VA · 2022
Education
$1,800
Allegany College · Cumberland, MD · 2022
Scholarship
$1,800
Dallas International Uniersity · Dallas, TX · 2022
Education
$1,700
Allegany College · Cumberland, MD · 2023
Scholarship
$1,700
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2022
Education
$1,600
Piedmont Community College · Roxboro, NC · 2022
Education
$1,500
Wingate University · Wihgate, NC · 2022
Education
$1,300
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2023
Scholarship
$1,300
Unc Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Education
$1,200
Central Piedmont Com Coll · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Education
$1,100
Florida State · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Scholarship
$1,100
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$1,000
Open Arms Hospice · Greenville, SC · 2024
Caregiving
$1,000
Central Piedmont Com Coll · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Education
$900
California Baptist U · Riverside, CA · 2022
Education
$900
Regent University · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Education
$800
Piedmont Community College · Roxboro, NC · 2023
Education
$800
Wingate University · Wihgate, NC · 2023
Education
$700
Keiser University · Ft Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Education
$700
Unc Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Education
$700
University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Education
$600
Ncsu · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Education
$600
Kent State · Kent, OH · 2023
Scholarship
$600
Ncsu · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Education
$600
Wharton Co Junior College · Wharton, TX · 2023
Education
$600
Kent State · Kent, OH · 2022
Scholarship
$600
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2022
Scholarship
$500
Appalachian Bible College · Mt Hope, WV · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Eastman School of Music · Rochester, NY · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Sandhill Comm College · Pinehurst, NC · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Central Piedmont Com Coll · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Education
$500
Florida State · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Scholarship
$500
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Scholarship
$200
Piedmont Community College · Roxboro, NC · 2024
Education

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