Wheless Foundation
Private foundation · Shreveport, LA · EIN 72-6017724 · reported 2023–2025
124grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 124 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $70K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross MEDICAL | Shreveport, LA | $75,000 |
| American Red Cross MEDICAL | Shreveport, LA | $50,000 |
| ST Mark's Episcopal Cathedral RELIGIOUS | Shreveport, LA | $45,000 |
| ST Mark's Episcopal Cathedral RELIGIOUS | Shreveport, LA | $40,000 |
| Food Bank OF Northwest Louisiana | Shreveport, LA | $35,000 |
| Gleason Initiative Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $35,000 |
| Food Bank OF Northwest Louisiana | Shreveport, LA | $35,000 |
| Gleason Initiative Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $35,000 |
| Food Bank OF Northwest Louisiana | Shreveport, LA | $35,000 |
| Gleason Initiative Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $35,000 |
| Chastain Park Therapeutic Riding | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 |
| Church OF the Holy Cross | Shreveport, LA | $30,000 |
| Community Renewal International | Shreveport, LA | $30,000 |
| YMCA | Shreveport, LA | $30,000 |
| Chastain Park Therapeutic Riding | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 |
| Community Renewal International | Shreveport, LA | $30,000 |
| Durham Academy INC EDUCATIONAL | Durham, NC | $30,000 |
| YMCA | Shreveport, LA | $30,000 |
| Chastain Park Therapeutic Riding | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 |
| Church OF the Holy Cross | Shreveport, LA | $30,000 |
| Council ON Alcoholism and Drug Abuse OF NW LA | Shreveport, LA | $30,000 |
| Durham Academy INC EDUCATIONAL | Durham, NC | $30,000 |
| Tisch Brain Tumor Center AT Duke MEDICAL | Durham, NC | $30,000 |
| Unc Health Foundation MEDICAL | Chapel Hill, NC | $30,000 |
| YMCA | Shreveport, LA | $30,000 |
| Council ON Alcoholism and Drug Abuse OF NW LA | Shreveport, LA | $25,000 |
| Tisch Brain Tumor Center AT Duke MEDICAL | Durham, NC | $25,000 |
| Council ON Alcoholism and Drug Abuse OF NW LA | Shreveport, LA | $25,000 |
| Tisch Brain Tumor Center AT Duke MEDICAL | Durham, NC | $25,000 |
| Durham Academy INC EDUCATIONAL | Durham, NC | $20,000 |
| Vail Valley Medical Center MEDICAL | Vail, CO | $20,000 |
| The Glen Retirement System MEDICAL | Shreveport, LA | $20,000 |
| Unc Health Foundation MEDICAL | Chapel Hill, NC | $20,000 |
| Vail Valley Medical Center MEDICAL | Vail, CO | $20,000 |
| Assistance Dogs OF the West | Santa FE, NM | $20,000 |
| Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 |
| Mit EDUCATIONAL | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 |
| Vail Valley Medical Center MEDICAL | Vail, CO | $20,000 |
| Assistance Dogs OF the West | Santa FE, NM | $15,000 |
| Caddo Council ON Aging | Shreveport, LA | $15,000 |
| Robinson's Rescue | Shreveport, LA | $15,000 |
| Assistance Dogs OF the West | Santa FE, NM | $15,000 |
| Caddo Council ON Aging | Shreveport, LA | $15,000 |
| Robinson's Rescue | Shreveport, LA | $15,000 |
| Caddo Council ON Aging | Shreveport, LA | $15,000 |
| Chimp Haven | Keithville, LA | $15,000 |
| Friends OF Louisiana Public Broadcasting EDUCATIONAL | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 |
| Robinson's Rescue | Shreveport, LA | $15,000 |
| Chimp Haven | Keithville, LA | $10,000 |
| Core Community School EDUCATIONAL | Woodstock, GA | $10,000 |
| Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families | Santa FE, NM | $10,000 |
| Food Depot | Santa FE, NM | $10,000 |
| Friends OF Louisiana Public Broadcasting EDUCATIONAL | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 |
| Holy Angels Residential Facility | Shreveport, LA | $10,000 |
| Kitchen Angels | Santa FE, NM | $10,000 |
| Magnolia Community Services | Jefferson, LA | $10,000 |
| Mit EDUCATIONAL | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 |
| Oakwood Home for Women | Shreveport, LA | $10,000 |
| Paideia School EDUCATIONAL | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 |
| Promise OF Justice Initiative | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 |
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