Private Foundation

LILLIAN S WELLS FOUNDATION INC

LILLIAN S WELLS FOUNDATION INC is a private foundation categorized as Private Foundation based in FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $2.1M, expenses of $3.3M, total assets of $30.1M. Imperigo tracks 53 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $15.6M.

EIN: 237433827 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$2.1M

Total Expenses$3.3M

Total Assets$30.1M

Grants Given53

Grant Total$15.6M

Filing Years2020–2024

Before you apply to Lillian S Wells Foundation Inc

Preselected only Doesn't accept unsolicited requests for funds, per its 2024 Form 990-PF.

Rarely funds new orgs Every recent recipient had been funded before (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION

GAINSVILLE, FL · 2024

L.S. WELLS FUND FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH

$1,000,000

BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL · 2024

CAMPAIGN FOR PARKER PLAYHOUSE

$500,000

HERITAGE FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC · 2024

FOR HEALTH POLICY STUDIES

$500,000

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA

COCONUT CREEK, FL · 2024

GENERAL PURPOSES

$500,000

JAMES MADISON INSTITUTE

TALLAHASSEE, FL · 2024

CIVICS EDUCATIONS STUDIES

$200,000

Showing up to 5 of 53 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Barbara S Wells

DIRECTOR, ASSIT TREASURER Ellen Mcpherson

DIRECTOR Heiko Dobrikow

DIRECTOR, VP, James I Ulmer

TREASURER, DIRECTOR Michael Weymouth

SECRETARY Walter W Bell

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Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy

$5,000,000 5 grants

General Support

$3,260,000 20 grants

Health & Medicine

$2,792,500 6 grants

Education

$850,000 10 grants

Unspecified

$3,660,000 12 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$2.1M	$3.3M	$30.1M
2023	$3.1M	$3.2M	$31.3M
2022	$2.9M	$3.4M	$31.4M
2021	$4.9M	$3.4M	$32.0M
2020	$2.6M	$3.6M	$30.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $2.6M to $2.1M (-20%), with total assets most recently reported at $30.1M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CT, DC, DE, FL, IL.

CTDCDEFLIL

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