Funding search · EIN 367521570 · Bonita Springs, FL
Wayne and Sharon Wellman
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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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