Charles N. Felton and Charlotte Ashley Felton Endowment
/OVERVIEW: The Charles N. Felton and Charlotte Ashley Felton Endowment supports arts and culture, education, health, human services and public and society benefit in San Francisco, California.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts and culture, education, health, human services, public and society benefit
IP TAKE: This low-key funder is all about people who are most in need of help in San Francisco and is accessible through the Wells Fargo grants management system.
PROFILE: The Charles N. Felton and Charlotte Ashley Felton Endowment is a private foundation managed by Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services, which serves as a trustee for the foundation. Kate Felton Neilson created this endowment in memory of her mother and her father, who was a U.S. senator in California from 1891 to 1893.The family has long-standing connections to San Francisco and Menlo Park, California. The foundation aims to "provide grants to qualified organizations that advance the musical or educational uplift of the city of San Francisco, California or benefit, relieve or uplift economically disadvantaged people in the city of San Francisco, California.” It funds local efforts for arts and culture, education, health, human services and public and society benefit.
The Charles N. Felton and Charlotte Ashley Felton Endowment is a funder of program support for local organizations. The funder does not typically provide general operating support or funding for capital campaigns. Overall, it supports many different types of nonprofit organization and offers funding broadly across various topics. However, the funder does not typically provide grants for salaries. In an average year, the funder awards only between one and three grants.
Grants range between about $3,000 and $5,000. Total giving per year on average is around $12,000. Grantmaking focuses on San Francisco, California. Organizations should be located in San Francisco to be eligible for grants. This funder maintains a low public profile and does not typically publish information about its past grantees.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The grant application deadline each year is April 15, and the funder reviews applications at annual grant meetings. Grantseekers should submit their requests electronically through the Wells Fargo online grants system. Applicants receive an automated email to confirm their submissions, and the funder lets applicants know about its grant decisions within three months of the annual deadline. Direct general questions to the staff at grantadministration@wellsfargo.com or 888-235-4351.
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