Private Foundation

WHELESS FOUNDATION

WHELESS FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in SHREVEPORT, LA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $903K revenue, $806K expenses, $10.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 292 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.4M.

EIN: 726017724 SHREVEPORT, LA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$903K

Total Expenses$806K

Total Assets$10.8M

Grants Given292

Grant Total$4.4M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

ST MARK'S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL

SHREVEPORT, LA · 2024

RELIGIOUS

$45,000

GLEASON INITIATIVE FOUNDATION

NEW ORLEANS, LA · 2024

CHARITABLE

$35,000

FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA

SHREVEPORT, LA · 2024

CHARITABLE

$35,000

COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE OF NW LA

SHREVEPORT, LA · 2024

CHARITABLE

$30,000

CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS

SHREVEPORT, LA · 2024

CHARITABLE

$30,000

Showing up to 5 of 292 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD OF CON Elise W Schmidt

BOARD OF CON James E Devan

BOARD OF CON Tracey E Hogan

BOARD OF CON W Hobson Hogan

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Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE

$2,957,400 210 grants

MEDICAL

$675,000 41 grants

EDUCATIONAL

$415,000 33 grants

RELIGIOUS

$304,000 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$903K	$806K	$10.8M
2024	$1.0M	$713K	$10.7M
2023	$536K	$698K	$10.4M
2022	$780K	$734K	$10.5M
2021	$906K	$600K	$10.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $903K, with total assets most recently reported at $10.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CO, CT, GA, LA, MA, MN, and 4 other states.

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