Funding search · EIN 726017724 · Shreveport, LA

Wheless Foundation

Name: Wheless 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.

160
grants reported: $2.5M
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

medical educational religious

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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.

American Red Cross3 grants · $180,000
Gleason Initiative Foundation4 grants · $155,200
Ymca4 grants · $145,200
Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana4 grants · $140,000
St Mark'S Episcopal Cathedral4 grants · $130,000
Chastain Park Therapeutic Riding4 grants · $120,000
Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke4 grants · $105,000
Council On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Nw La4 grants · $105,000
Durham Academy4 grants · $100,000
Community Renewal International4 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$625,400

2021

$605,000

2022

$613,500

2023

$688,500

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 160 grants.

$75,000
American Red Cross · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Medical
$55,200
Ymca · Shreveport, LA · 2021
Charitable
$55,000
American Red Cross · Shreveport, LA · 2021
Medical
$50,200
Gleason Initiative Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Charitable
$50,000
American Red Cross · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Medical
$45,000
St Mark'S Episcopal Cathedral · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Religious
$40,000
St Mark'S Episcopal Cathedral · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Religious
$40,000
St Mark'S Episcopal Cathedral · Shreveport, LA · 2021
Religious
$35,000
Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$35,000
Gleason Initiative Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Charitable
$35,000
Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$35,000
Gleason Initiative Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$35,000
Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Charitable
$35,000
Gleason Initiative Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
$35,000
Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2021
Charitable
$30,000
Chastain Park Therapeutic Riding · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
$30,000
Church of the Holy Cross · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$30,000
Council On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Nw La · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$30,000
Durham Academy · Durham, NC · 2024
Educational
$30,000
Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke · Durham, NC · 2024
Medical
$30,000
Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Medical
$30,000
Ymca · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$30,000
Chastain Park Therapeutic Riding · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$30,000
Community Renewal International · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$30,000
Durham Academy · Durham, NC · 2023
Educational
$30,000
Ymca · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$30,000
Chastain Park Therapeutic Riding · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$30,000
Church of the Holy Cross · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Charitable
$30,000
Community Renewal International · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Charitable
$30,000
Ymca · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Charitable
$30,000
Chastain Park Therapeutic Riding · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Charitable
$30,000
Church of the Holy Cross · Shreveport, LA · 2021
Charitable
$30,000
Community Renewal International · Shreveport, LA · 2021
Charitable
$25,000
Council On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Nw La · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$25,000
Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke · Durham, NC · 2023
Medical
$25,000
Council On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Nw La · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Charitable
$25,000
Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke · Durham, NC · 2022
Medical
$25,000
Council On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Nw La · Shreveport, LA · 2021
Charitable
$25,000
Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke · Durham, NC · 2021
Medical
$20,000
Assistance Dogs of the West · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
Greater New Orleans Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
MIT · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Educational
$20,000
Vail Valley Medical Center · Vail, CO · 2024
Medical
$20,000
The Glen Retirement System · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Medical
$20,000
Unc Health Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Medical
$20,000
Vail Valley Medical Center · Vail, CO · 2023
Medical
$20,000
Durham Academy · Durham, NC · 2022
Educational
$20,000
Vail Valley Medical Center · Vail, CO · 2022
Medical
$20,000
Durham Academy · Durham, NC · 2021
Educational
$15,000
Caddo Council On Aging · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Educational
$15,000
Robinson'S Rescue · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
Assistance Dogs of the West · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Charitable
$15,000
Caddo Council On Aging · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$15,000
Robinson'S Rescue · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$15,000
Assistance Dogs of the West · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Caddo Council On Aging · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Robinson'S Rescue · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Assistance Dogs of the West · Santa Fe, NM · 2021
Charitable
$15,000
Caddo Council On Aging · Shreveport, LA · 2021
Charitable
$15,000
Robinson'S Rescue · Shreveport, LA · 2021
Charitable
$10,000
Community Renewal International · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Food Depot · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Georgia Tech Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Holy Angels Residential Facility · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Kitchen Angels · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Medical
$10,000
Oakwood Home for Women · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Oglethorpe University · Brookhaven, GA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Promise of Justice Initiative · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Savannah College of Art and Design · Savannah, GA · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Shriners' Hospital for Children · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Unc-Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Volunteers for Youth Justice · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Volunteers of America · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Zorro'S Crossing Horse Sanctuary · Chattahoochee Hills, GA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Food Depot · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Holy Angels Residential Facility · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Kitchen Angels · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Magnolia Community Services · Jefferson, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
MIT · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Oakwood Home for Women · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Oglethorpe University · Brookhaven, GA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Paideia School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Promise of Justice Initiative · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Shriners' Hospital for Children · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Volunteers for Youth Justice · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Volunteers of America · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Chimp Haven · Keithville, LA · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Core Community School · Woodstock, GA · 2022
Educational
$10,000
Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Food Depot · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
Educational
$10,000
Holy Angels Residential Facility · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Charitable

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