Wels Foundation Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Waukesha, WI EIN 39-6084446

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$7.7M

Foundation funders

7

Grants recorded

31

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Wels Foundation Inc?

Wels Foundation Inc is funded by 7 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($7.1M), Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing ($298K), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($72K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.7M in grants to Wels Foundation Inc between 2019–2025.

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M6 grants2019 8 grants2020 8 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2025) to $7.0M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $43K.

What grants has Wels Foundation Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025WC Brinkman Memorial FundGENERAL PURPOSE$42,906
2024Thrivent Charitable Impact & InvestingGENERAL SUPPORT$200,958
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$65,550
2024Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2023Thrivent Charitable Impact & InvestingGENERAL SUPPORT$31,477
2023The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$25,697
2023Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$6,500
2022The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$40,936
2022Thrivent Charitable Impact & InvestingGENERAL SUPPORT$36,941
2021Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$1,000,000
2021Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$1,000,000
2021Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$1,000,000
2021Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$1,000,000
2021Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$1,000,000
2021Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$1,000,000
2021Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$1,000,000
2021Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing1/3 MISSION WORK; 1/3 SCHOLARSHIPS; 1/3 FOR WISCONSIN LUTHERAN SEMINARY PASTORAL EDUCATION FUND$28,273
2020Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region IncRELIGION-RELATED$20,000
2020Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2020Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2020Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2020Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2020Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2020Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2020Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2019Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2019Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2019Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2019Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2019Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$11,000

Showing 30 most recent of 31 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Wels Foundation Inc?

Wels Foundation Inc is funded by 7 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($7.1M), Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing ($298K), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($72K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.7M in grants to Wels Foundation Inc between 2019–2025.

Who is Wels Foundation Inc's largest funder?

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc is the largest recorded funder of Wels Foundation Inc, with $7.1M across 20 grants (2019–2021).

How much grant funding has Wels Foundation Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.7M in grants to Wels Foundation Inc across 31 grants from 7 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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