The Celia and Word B Wilson Family
The Celia and Word B Wilson Family is a private foundation, based in Midland, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets.
The Celia and Word B Wilson Family at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,116
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Celia and Word B Wilson Family funds
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Cities
How The Celia and Word B Wilson Family gives
- In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2021) to $1.0M (2019). In 2021 it reported $11K 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.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,116 | — | — | — | — | — | $55 |
| 2024 | $1,116 | — | $2,105 | — | — | $2,105 | $120 |
| 2023 | $3,221 | — | $400 | — | — | $400 | $174 |
| 2022 | $3,621 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $4,021 | $20,000 | $11,000 | $11,000 | Total only | $11,000 | — |
| 2020 | $3,545 | — | $17,500 | $17,500 | 5 | — | — |
| 2019 | $21,045 | $1,015,000 | $1,001,425 | $1,000,700 | 3 | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Celia and Word B Wilson Family reported a distributable amount of $55 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Celia and Word B Wilson Family's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Word B. Wilson
Director
Trustee → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Celia Rhodes Wilson
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chelsea Marie Wilson Sheppard
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Toffee Michelle Wilson McAlister
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 The Celia and Word B Wilson Family
How large is The Celia and Word B Wilson Family?
The Celia and Word B Wilson Family reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Celia and Word B Wilson Family operate?
The Celia and Word B Wilson Family has awarded grants in Michigan, Texas.
How much is The Celia and Word B Wilson Family required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Celia and Word B Wilson Family reported a distributable amount of $55 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is The Celia and Word B Wilson Family's EIN?
The Celia and Word B Wilson Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5135868. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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