Give Well Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Centennial, CO EIN: 81-4539175

Give Well Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Centennial, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $829 in total assets. In 2024, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

Give Well Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Give Well Foundation Inc reported $3K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Grants paid (2024)
$2,600 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+20.5% vs 2023
Total assets
$829
+2.3% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$3,354
-16.2% vs 2023
Qualifying distributions (2024)
$2,600
+20.5% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$3,335
-47.0% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Give Well Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AuroraDenverCharlotteFairfieldGreenwood VillageNew YorkSanta MonicaWashington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2 grants2020 6 grants2021 9 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $33K (2022). In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Regis Jesuit High School Aurora, COCommunity Service$25,900
Swim Across America Charlotte, NCCommunity Service$2,500
Pink Lotus Power up Santa Monica, CACommunity Service$1,025
Save the Children Fairfield, CTChildren Services$1,022
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$1,000
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, COCommunity Service$509
Make a Wish Greenwood Village, COCommunity Service$263
Habitat for Humanity Denver, COCommunity Service$256
Breast Cancer Research Foundation New York, NYCommunity Service$200
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2024$829$3,354$3,335$2,600Total only$2,600
2023$810$4,000$6,297$2,157Total only$2,157
2022$3,107—$35,046$32,6759$32,675
2021$38,153$250$14,038$12,2906$12,290
2020$51,941$53,000$10,888$8,4832—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Give Well Foundation Inc is led by Wendy Skaalerud, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Wendy Skaalerud

    President

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Skaalerud

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Give Well Foundation Inc

How much does Give Well Foundation Inc give each year?

Give Well Foundation Inc reported $3K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it reported $2K in grants paid.

How large is Give Well Foundation Inc?

Give Well Foundation Inc reported $829 in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3K.

Where does Give Well Foundation Inc operate?

Give Well Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, North Carolina, New York.

What is Give Well Foundation Inc's EIN?

Give Well Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4539175. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 26, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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