Funding search · EIN 261595574 · Huntington, NY

The Whelan Foundation

Name: The Whelan Foundation grants, 2021–2023
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.

40
grants reported: $287,809
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

debt loan student needy reductions scholarships deduction scholarship

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Suny Cortland2 grants · $30,000
Camp Northstar2 grants · $26,780
Dept of Ed Monela1 grant · $25,000
The Lowell School1 grant · $20,395
University of Scrainton1 grant · $20,000
University of Wisconsin1 grant · $20,000
University of Scranton1 grant · $20,000
Adelphi University2 grants · $15,000
Earnest Operations1 grant · $10,000
Nelnet Loans1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$146,175

2021

$141,634

2023

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$25,000
Dept of Ed Monela · St Louis, MO · 2023
Student loan debt reduction
$20,395
The Lowell School · Whitestone, NY · 2021
Assistance to needy
$20,000
Suny Cortland · Cortland, NY · 2023
Scholarships
$20,000
University of Scranton · Scranton, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$20,000
University of Wisconsin · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarships
$20,000
University of Scrainton · Scranton, PA · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$16,780
Camp Northstar · Islip, NY · 2021
Variouschildrens activities
$10,000
Camp Northstar · Islip, NY · 2023
Various childrens activities
$10,000
Earnest Operations · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Student loan debt deduction
$10,000
Nelnet Loans · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Student loan debt deduction
$10,000
Adelphi University · Garden City, NY · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$10,000
Nel Net Loans · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$10,000
Suny Cortland · Cortland, NY · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$10,000
The College of New Jersey · Ewing Township, NJ · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$7,850
The New Interdisciplinary · Yaphank, NY · 2023
Scholarship
$5,000
Adelphi University · Garden City, NY · 2023
Scholarships
$5,000
College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ · 2023
Scholarships
$5,000
Angela'S House · Hauppauge, NY · 2021
Assistance to needy
$5,000
Earnest Operations Llc · Albany, NY · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$5,000
Federal Loan Servicing · St Louis, MO · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$5,000
Loan Pmt a Dv Ed · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$5,000
Oswego State University · Oswego, NY · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$5,000
St Francis Heart Center · Roslyn, NY · 2021
Research
$3,000
Henry Viscardi School · Albertson, NY · 2021
Assistance to needy
$2,534
Long Island All-Star Field Hockey · Holtsville, NY · 2023
Activities
$2,500
Long Island Cares · Hauppauge, NY · 2023
Assistance to needy
$2,500
Ed Loans G Rt Lak · Madison, WI · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$2,500
Long Island Cares · Hauppauge, NY · 2021
Assistance to needy
$2,500
Mohela Sofi Servicing · Chesterfield, MO · 2021
Student loan debt reductions
$2,500
The Book Fairies · Freeport, NY · 2021
Assistance to needy
$1,500
Strength for Life · Kings Park, NY · 2023
Assistance to needy
$1,500
The New Interdisciplinary · Yaphank, NY · 2021
Scholarship
$1,000
Book Fairies · Freeport, NY · 2023
Learning materials
$1,000
Port Washington Library · Port Washington, NY · 2023
Various activities
$1,000
Center for Development · Woodbury, NY · 2021
Assistance to needy
$1,000
Hance Family Fdn · Floral Park, NY · 2021
Assistance to needy
$1,000
Strength for Life · Kings Park, NY · 2021
Assistance to needy
$1,000
The Hagedorn Little Village · Seaford, NY · 2021
Assistance for special children
$500
The Butterfly Initiative · Huntington, NY · 2021
Assistance to needy
$250
Ace Family Foundation · Sayville, NY · 2023
Assistance to needy

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