Wheeler Family Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Troy, MI · EIN 38-3392912 · reported 2023–2025
40grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$2,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$2.6Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 40 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $237K 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
1111 W Long Lake Road
Troy, MI 48098-6308
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Donors Trust WHEELER-OLSONFUND(SEE STATEMENT) | Alexandria, VA | $1,970,391 |
| Vail Christian School Inc TEACHER AWARDSAND SCHOLARSHIPS | Edwards, CO | $84,800 |
| Texas Christian University DISTINGUISHEDSTUDENT AWARDPROGRAM | Fort Worth, TX | $75,000 |
| Oak Pointe Church CAPITAL FUND | Novi, MI | $40,000 |
| Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary ANIMAL RESCUE | Oxford, MI | $38,000 |
| Team Rubicon HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF | Boone, NC | $30,000 |
| Donors Trust WHEELER-OLSONFUND | Alexandria, VA | $28,414 |
| Say Detroit COMMUNITY SUPPORTCITY OF DETROIT | Southfield, MI | $25,000 |
| Texas Christian University DISTINGUISHEDSTUDENT AWARDPROGRAM | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 |
| The Salvation Army HUNGER AND HOMELESSASSISTANCE | Southfield, MI | $25,000 |
| Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary ANIMAL RESCUE | Oxford, MI | $20,000 |
| Detroit Cristo Rey High School GENERAL FUNDFOR COLLEGE PREPEDUCATION | Detroit, MI | $20,000 |
| The Salvation Army HUNGER AND HOMELESSASSISTANCE | Southfield, MI | $20,000 |
| Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary ANIMAL RESCUE | Oxford, MI | $20,000 |
| Nechama HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of SE Michigan HUNGER ASSISTANCE | Detroit, MI | $10,619 |
| Detroit Cristo Rey High School GENERAL FUNDFOR COLLEGE PREPEDUCATION | Detroit, MI | $10,010 |
| Capuchin Soup Kitchen SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE NEEDY | Detroit, MI | $10,000 |
| Say Detroit FOOD, SHELTER,MEDICAL CARE ANDEDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE | Southfield, MI | $10,000 |
| Capuchin Soup Kitchen HUNGER ASSISTANCE | Detroit, MI | $10,000 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of SE Michigan HUNGER ASSISTANCE | Detroit, MI | $10,000 |
| Vail Christian School Inc TEACHER AWARDS | Edwards, CO | $6,000 |
| Vail Christian School Inc TEACHER AWARDS | Edwards, CO | $6,000 |
| Fellowship Matters Inc HUNGER ASSISTANCE | Toledo, OH | $5,000 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | Glenview, IL | $5,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital MEDICAL RESEARCHAND TREATMENT | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | Glenview, IL | $5,000 |
| Moms for America Inc EDUCATION | Branson, MO | $2,650 |
| St Annes Mead CAPITAL FUND | Southfield, MI | $2,510 |
| Penrickton Center for Blind Children SUPPORT FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED | Taylor, MI | $2,500 |
| The Arc Dearborn SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | Dearborn, MI | $2,500 |
| Meals on Wheels America MEALS FOR NEEDY | Arlington, VA | $2,500 |
| Brookline Labrador Retriever Rescue Inc LABRADOR RESCUE | Warrington, PA | $2,500 |
| Foundation for Prader-Willi Research RESEARCH FOR PRADER-WILLIAND SCHAAF-YANGSYNDROMES | Walnut, CA | $2,500 |
| Bay Future Inc DEVELOPMENT INBAY COUNTY | Bay City, MI | $1,500 |
| Passion 4 Paws ANIMAL RESCUE | Pompano Beach, FL | $1,000 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation-Michigan Chapter RESEARCH | Southfield, MI | $500 |
| United Relief for Haiti Inc HAITI RELIEF | Hollywood, FL | $500 |
| University of Michigan Medicine RESEARCH NEURODEGENERATIVEDISEASES | Ann Arbor, MI | $500 |
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