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Filing year 2024

JOHN AND MARILYN WELLS FAMILY FOUNDATION

Encino, California·EIN 68-0526427·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$3.7M
Total assets
$13.6M
Total expenses
$1.5M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. JOHN AND MARILYN WELLS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Co-chairman
Co-chairman

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.3M

Itemized grants

42

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$500k
ALEXANDRIA HOUSELOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$100k
ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUNDLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$100k
LOS ANGELES ROOM & BOARDLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$100k
MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION FUNDWOODLAND HILLS, CAUNRESTRICTED$100k
SUNNYSIDE BAPTIST CHURCHLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$100k
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATIONLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$50k
CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSINGNEW YORK, NYUNRESTRICTED$45k
NATIONAL FOSTER YOUTH INSTITUTELOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$25k
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERSLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$25k
UCLALOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$25k
BUTTERFLY'S HAVENBEVERLY HILLS, CAUNRESTRICTED$10k
MAYORS FUND FOR LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$10k
UNITED WAYLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$10k
USC CENTER ON PHILANTHROPY AND PUBLIC POLICYLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$10k
BIG SUNDAYLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$8k
A NEW WAY OF LIFE RENTRY PROJECTLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$5k
DOWNTOWN WOMENS CENTERLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$5k
NGA HANCOCK PARKENCINO, CAUNRESTRICTED$5k
PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORKMANHATTAN BEACH, CAUNRESTRICTED$5k
PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH FOUNDATIONBURBANK, CAUNRESTRICTED$5k
SBES PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONHALEIWA, HIUNRESTRICTED$5k
THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$5k
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES INCLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$3k
SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTHVENICE, CAUNRESTRICTED$3k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

JOHN AND MARILYN WELLS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$2.7M
$2M
2023
$3.7M
$1.5M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

JOHN AND MARILYN WELLS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

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In 2024, JOHN AND MARILYN WELLS FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $3.7M in total revenue and $1.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.