Thelma H and John J Zeller Inc
Private foundation · Wilmington, DE · EIN 27-3980711 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Zeller-Knowles Foundation Inc
128grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$742Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 128 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $101K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RD
Wilmington, DE 19809-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 1,863 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cascade County Historical Society Sun River Cemetery Assn landscaping and other maintenance projects of the cemetery fund | Great Falls, MT | $40,000 |
| Central Christian Church | Great Falls, MT | $27,000 |
| Simms High School Merja robotics team travel expenses to attend the robotics competition in Houston, TX, and general p | Simms, MT | $25,000 |
| Cascade County Historical Society | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 |
| Family Promise of Great Falls | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 |
| Great Falls Municipal Band | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 |
| Hi-Ine Future Foundation Inc For the advancement of the Malta Swimming Pool | Malta, MT | $20,000 |
| Sun River Valley Lions Community Foundation | Fort Shaw, MT | $20,000 |
| Family Promise of Great Falls Support Community Relations position fund | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 |
| Childrens Museum of Montana Inc | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 |
| Family Promise of Great Falls Wages of a development staff person | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 |
| Great Falls Municipal Band | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 |
| Montana School for the Deaf and Blind Foundation Updates to the bowling alley | Great Falls, MT | $20,000 |
| Sun River Valley Lions Community Foundation Building remodeling project of the historic lumber yard | Simms, MT | $20,000 |
| Uptown Optimist Foundation Inc | Power, MT | $20,000 |
| Recycle Montana Inc | Winifred, MT | $16,000 |
| Great Falls-Cascade County Senior Citizens Center | Great Falls, MT | $15,000 |
| Montana School for the Deaf and Blind Foundation Bowling Alley remodel fund | Great Falls, MT | $15,000 |
| Great Falls Municipal Band | Great Falls, MT | $15,000 |
| Central Christian Church | Great Falls, MT | $14,000 |
| Recycle Montana Inc | Winifred, MT | $13,500 |
| St Ann Church | Fort Shaw, MT | $12,500 |
| Simms High School Charitable Event | Simms, MT | $10,200 |
| Simms High School Charitable Event | Simms, MT | $10,100 |
| Friends of the Little Belts To help publish maps for hikers and off road users in various Montana Mountain Ranges | Great Falls, MT | $10,000 |
| Sun River Valley Historical Society To cover expense for moving the barn | Simms, MT | $10,000 |
| Uptown Optimist Foundation Inc | Power, MT | $10,000 |
| Cascade County Historical Society Charitable Event | Great Falls, MT | $10,000 |
| Central Christian Church CROP Walk and the efforts of church world service in Elkhart, IN fund | Great Falls, MT | $10,000 |
| St Ann Church | Fort Shaw, MT | $10,000 |
| St Johns Lutheran Church Missionary work in Africa fund | Great Falls, MT | $10,000 |
| Uptown Optimist Foundation Inc Support Youth Programs | Power, MT | $10,000 |
| Cascade County Historical Society Ursuline Project 2024 | Great Falls, MT | $10,000 |
| St Ann Church | Fort Shaw, MT | $10,000 |
| Great Falls Clinic Legacy Foundation | Great Falls, MT | $9,000 |
| Housed Great Falls | Great Falls, MT | $9,000 |
| Simms High School To help BPA to Attend National Conference | Simms, MT | $9,000 |
| Housed Great Falls | Great Falls, MT | $8,000 |
| Housed Great Falls | Great Falls, MT | $8,000 |
| Recycle Montana Inc | Winifred, MT | $7,000 |
| Extreme History Project | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 |
| Great Falls Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disor | Great Falls, MT | $5,000 |
| Montana School for the Deaf and Blind Foundation New Music Program at MSDB | Great Falls, MT | $5,000 |
| North Eugene High School Band Trip fund | Eugene, OR | $5,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Spokane, WA | $5,000 |
| Cascade County Historical Society General operating costs of Sand Coulee volunteer fire department fund | Great Falls, MT | $5,000 |
| Fil AM Great Falls | Great Falls, MT | $5,000 |
| Great Falls Municipal Band Charitable Event | Great Falls, MT | $5,000 |
| Madison Middle School Theatre and Music program at Madison middle school | Eugene, OR | $5,000 |
| Great Falls Genealogy Society | Great Falls, MT | $5,000 |
| Great Falls Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disor | Great Falls, MT | $5,000 |
| Montanta Historical Society To support the Art Installation project in the People & Lands of Montana exhibit | Helena, MT | $5,000 |
| Great Falls Municipal Band Charitable Event | Great Falls, MT | $4,500 |
| City of Great Falls To complete the purchase and installation of signage for the historic St. Peter's Mission | Great Falls, MT | $3,000 |
| Childrens Museum of Montana Inc Lighting Project | Great Falls, MT | $2,500 |
| Recycle Montana Inc Charitable Event | Winifred, MT | $2,500 |
| Great Falls Community Concert Association | Great Falls, MT | $2,400 |
| Big Sky Country National Heritage Area Inc | Great Falls, MT | $2,000 |
| J C Adams Stone Barn Co | Fort Benton, MT | $2,000 |
| Missouri River Open Lands Preservation | Great Falls, MT | $2,000 |
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