Ruth Anderson Wheeler and Henry O. Wheeler Charitable Trust
/OVERVIEW: The Ruth Anderson Wheeler and Henry O. Wheeler Charitable Trust supports arts and culture, education, health, human services, public/society benefit and religion in Washington.
IP TAKE: With a straightforward online application process, this is an accessible source of general operating support for a few well-established Washington nonprofits each year.
PROFILE: Established in 1982, the Ruth Anderson Wheeler and Henry O. Wheeler Charitable Trust (WCT) is the private foundation of a local Tacoma couple. The founders’ parents moved to Tacoma in the mid-1880s as local pioneers, and they lived both here and in California. This foundation is managed by Wells Fargo Bank, which offers philanthropic services for private foundations and serves as the foundation’s trustee. The foundation "aspires to further the high ideals exemplified by the productive and generous lives lived by Ruth A. Wheeler and Henry O. Wheeler.” WCT funds local efforts for arts and culture, education, health, human services, public/society benefit and religion.
The Ruth Anderson Wheeler and Henry O. Wheeler Charitable Trust has broad philanthropic interests and supports many different charitable causes in the two states where the Wheeler family lived. WCT funding often goes to local schools, universities, art centers and churches. Most grants are for general operating support.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $20,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the states of Washington and California. Past local grantees include the University of Washington Tacoma, Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in Tacoma and the Epiphany Parish of Seattle.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is July 1. WCT reviews applications at an annual meeting in August and then advises applicants of its decisions by the end of August. Grantseekers should use the Wells Fargo online application system to apply for funding. The system provides an automated email to confirm applicants’ submissions. Direct general questions to the staff at grantadministration@wellsfargo.com or 888-235-4351.
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