The Wellman Family Foundation

RALEIGH, NC EIN: 56-2210377

The Wellman Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in RALEIGH, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $94K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $4K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$94K

-0.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$6K

+12.3% YoY

Grant Count

7

+600.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$802.143

-84.0% YoY

About The Wellman Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Wellman Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in RALEIGH, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $94K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $4K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

CaldwellDallasDurhamHuntingtonLargoOnaRaleighStaten Island

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8K$16K$24K$32K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$94,096$94,815$100,028
Revenue$6,006$988$-76
Expenses$6,725$6,201$29,281
Qualifying Distributions$5,855$5,450$28,568
Net Investment Income$3,735
Distributable Amount$4,687$4,910$6,196

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7K$14K$21K$28K1 grants20204 grants20213 grants20221 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

OBERLIN MAGNET MIDDLE SC…$4KTUNNEL TO TOWER FOUNDATION$1KSPCA TAMPA BAY$360SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY$110AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$55AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$25VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS$15

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
F SELBY WELLMAN JRPRESIDENT0.5
DONNA BIAS WELLMANV.P. & SEC0.5
BRENT ALAN WELLMANV.P.0.5
BRIAN ASHLEY WELLMANV.P.0.5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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