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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “wheeler”
Where the money went
Largest: $53,890 to MIRANDA WHEELER — educational scholarship
Largest: $174,887 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - a theriault, w therrien, a thomas, j thompson, a thornton, j thorpe, m tidd, j todaro, a todd, l towers, h tracy, h tracy, h tripp, k tripp, g true, a tuck…
Wheeler ClinicPlainville, CTCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $187,857 · through 2023Largest: $39,750 to FRIENDSHIP SERVICE CENTER OF NEW BRITAIN — provide engagement of the local, grass-roots community and enhance referral pathways for behavioral health services at wheeler.
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
7 matching grants · $6.2M · through 2025Largest: $22,300 to WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES — employee matching gift(s)
Largest: $5,000 to THE HAMILTON SCHOOL AT WHEELER — program support
Largest: $20,000 to Wheeler County Fire & Rescue — community support
Largest: $50,000 to Wheeler Mission Ministries — support for the grantee's general operating expenses.
Largest: $3.9M to DONORS TRUST — wheeler-olson fund (see statement)
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $105,450 · through 2025Largest: $25,450 to WHEELER CLINIC INC — medical / public services
Bradley Henry Barnes and Leila BarnesBristol, CTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $411,981 · through 2025Largest: $121,535 to WHEELER CLINIC — southington community health outreach inititiative
Largest: $25,000 to WHEELER CLINIC INC — wheeler clinic will use this rel data grant to support staffing to develop a more robust check-in kiosk software for rel data collection. this kiosk will enable patients to enter t…
Largest: $10,000 to MARY C WHEELER SCHOOL INC — general operating support to support the programs, students, and teachers of the wheeler school.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →