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Wheeler Family Foundation

Name: Wheeler Family Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

61
grants reported: $8.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

hunger rescue animal relief college education hurricane research

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Donors Trust4 grants · $7.1M
Bloomfiled Christian School1 grant · $150,000
Texas Christian University3 grants · $125,000
Vail Christian School3 grants · $96,800
Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary4 grants · $96,000
Samaritan'S Purse2 grants · $65,000
The Salvation Army2 grants · $45,000
Oak Pointe Church1 grant · $40,000
Say Detroit2 grants · $35,000
Detroit Cristo Rey High School2 grants · $30,010

Giving over time

$5.4M

2021

$2.2M

2022

$113,010

2023

$231,279

2024

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

$3.9M
Donors Trust · Alexandria, VA · 2021
Wheeler-olson fund (see statement)
$2.0M
Donors Trust · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Wheeler-olsonfund(see statement)
$1.2M
Donors Trust · Alexandria, VA · 2021
Wheeler-olson fund
$150,000
Bloomfiled Christian School · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2021
Construction of new facility
$84,800
Vail Christian School · Edwards, CO · 2022
Teacher awardsand scholarships
$75,000
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Distinguishedstudent awardprogram
$40,000
Oak Pointe Church · Novi, MI · 2024
Capital fund
$38,000
Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary · Oxford, MI · 2022
Animal rescue
$35,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2021
Disaster relief from tornado in kentucky and earthquake in haiti
$30,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Hurricane helene relief
$30,000
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Hurricane helene relief
$30,000
Ymca of Florida'S First Coast · Jacksonville, FL · 2021
Refresh kidzone space, camp scholarships and summer learning supplies
$28,414
Donors Trust · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Wheeler-olsonfund
$25,000
Say Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2024
Community supportcity of detroit
$25,000
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Distinguishedstudent awardprogram
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2023
Hunger and homelessassistance
$25,000
Believe Big · Glyndon, MD · 2021
Challenge grant
$25,000
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2021
Distinguished student award program
$20,000
Detroit Cristo Rey High School · Detroit, MI · 2024
General fundfor college prepeducation
$20,000
Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary · Oxford, MI · 2024
Animal rescue
$20,000
Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary · Oxford, MI · 2023
Animal rescue
$20,000
The Salvation Army · Southfield, MI · 2022
Hunger and homelessassistance
$18,000
Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary · Oxford, MI · 2021
Animal rescue
$15,000
Nechama · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Hurricane helene relief
$15,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2021
K-12 initiatives and kirby center operations
$10,619
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Se Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024
Hunger assistance
$10,010
Detroit Cristo Rey High School · Detroit, MI · 2023
General fundfor college prepeducation
$10,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2024
Support services for the needy
$10,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen · Detroit, MI · 2023
Hunger assistance
$10,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Se Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023
Hunger assistance
$10,000
Say Detroit · Southfield, MI · 2022
Food, shelter,medical care andeducational assistance
$10,000
Mercury One · Irving, TX · 2021
Teacher education and leadership training
$10,000
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Haiti earthquake and tropical storm grace
$10,000
Turning Point USA Nfp · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Educate students on the principles of freedom, free markets and limited government
$6,000
Vail Christian School · Edwards, CO · 2024
Teacher awards
$6,000
Vail Christian School · Edwards, CO · 2023
Teacher awards
$5,000
Fellowship Matters · Toledo, OH · 2024
Hunger assistance
$5,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2023
College scholarships
$5,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2022
College scholarships
$5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Medical researchand treatment
$5,000
Florida Family Policy Council · Orlando, FL · 2021
General fund
$2,650
Moms for America · Branson, MO · 2024
Education
$2,510
St Annes Mead · Southfield, MI · 2024
Capital fund
$2,500
Brookline Labrador Retriever Rescue · Warrington, PA · 2024
Labrador rescue
$2,500
Foundation for Prader-Willi Research · Walnut, CA · 2024
Research for prader-williand schaaf-yangsyndromes
$2,500
Meals On Wheels America · Arlington, VA · 2024
Meals for needy
$2,500
Penrickton Center for Blind Children · Taylor, MI · 2024
Support for the visually impaired
$2,500
The Arc Dearborn · Dearborn, MI · 2024
Support for people with developmental disabilities
$2,500
American First Legal Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
Ensure due process and equal protection for americans
$2,500
Project Veritas · Mamaroneck, NY · 2021
Rebuild offices destroyed by hurricane ida
$1,500
Bay Future · Bay City, MI · 2023
Development inbay county
$1,500
The Hero Foundation · Waterford, MI · 2021
Provide financial assistance to families impacted by cancer
$1,000
Passion 4 Paws · Pompano Beach, FL · 2024
Animal rescue
$1,000
2nd Vote · Hendersonville, TN · 2021
Consumer education
$1,000
American Transparency · Burr Ridge, IL · 2021
General fund
$1,000
Center for Renewing America · Washington, DC · 2021
General fund
$1,000
Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2021
Promote american values through education
$500
Crohns & Colitis Foundation-Michigan Chapter · Southfield, MI · 2024
Research
$500
United Relief for Haiti · Hollywood, FL · 2024
Haiti relief
$500
University of Michigan Medicine · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Research neurodegenerativediseases
$500
Ross Whitney Jacobs Foundation · Keego Harbor, MI · 2021
Research fund for degenerative brain diseases

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