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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-4028699

Sam E & Burnice C Wittel Foundation

A private foundation in Jackson, MS. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $180,250 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $180,250

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $4,401,889

  • Tax year 2023

    $123,250

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,355,455

  • Tax year 2022

    $151,250

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,545,335

  • Tax year 2021

    $117,250

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,624,932

  • Tax year 2020

    $128,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,706,792

  • Tax year 2019

    $119,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,713,906

  • Tax year 2018

    $134,250

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,777,167

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mississippi Center for Public PolicyJackson, MS

    General

    $30,000
  2. IxoChattanooga, TN

    General

    $20,000
  3. First Presbyterian ChurchJackson, MS

    General

    $13,000
  4. Febc - Korea in Los AngelesLa Mirada, CA

    General

    $12,000
  5. Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & MuseumJackson, MS

    General

    $11,000
  6. New Stage TheatreJackson, MS

    General

    $10,000
  7. The Heritage FoundationWashington, DC

    General

    $10,000
  8. The Hoover InstitutionStanford, CA

    General

    $10,000
  9. African Bible CollegesClinton, MS

    General

    $5,000
  10. Alliance Defending FreedomScottsdale, AZ

    General

    $5,000
  11. Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS

    Education

    $5,000
  12. Friends of Mississippi DentistryRidgeland, MS

    Healthcare

    $5,000
  13. Independent InstituteOakland, CA

    General

    $5,000
  14. Judicial WatchWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  15. Media Research CenterHerndon, VA

    General

    $5,000
  16. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    General

    $5,000
  17. Wilson Research FoundationJackson, MS

    General

    $5,000
  18. The Fund for American StudiesWashington, DC

    General

    $3,000
  19. Indopartners Agency IncGilbert, AZ

    General

    $2,500
  20. Desire Street MinistriesAtlanta, GA

    General

    $2,000
  21. Jackson Heart FoundationJackson, MS

    Healthcare

    $2,000
  22. Palmer Home for ChildrenLK Cormorant, MS

    General

    $2,000
  23. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    General

    $2,000
  24. Mississippi Children's MuseumJackson, MS

    General.

    $1,500
  25. The Little Lighthouse of Central MississippiJackson, MS

    General

    $1,500
  26. The McClean Fletcher CenterJackson, MS

    General

    $1,000
  27. The William Cliff Heaton Jr FoundationLyon, MS

    General

    $1,000
  28. River of Pearls NsdarRidgeland, MS

    General

    $750

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education6 grants $52,00055% of the total
  2. Public affairs2 grants $15,00016% of the total
  3. Religion3 grants $9,50010% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $6,5007% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $2,0002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $4,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi15 grants $93,750
  2. California3 grants $27,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $20,000
  4. District of Columbia3 grants $18,000
  5. Arizona2 grants $7,500
  6. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  8. Colorado1 grant $2,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • T Calvin WellsPRESIDENT/SECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cheryl B WellsVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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