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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-0946827

Toby Wells Foundation

A private foundation in Poway, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $8,010 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Adrienne Wells Holmes
17083 Old Coach Road
Poway, CA 920641417
(858) 391-2973
Form and materials
See federal supplemental information.
Deadlines
December 31
Restrictions
See federal supplemental information.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $8,010

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,043,220

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,553

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,150,391

  • Tax year 2023

    $11,701

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,340,207

  • Tax year 2022

    $19,060

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $7,517,173

  • Tax year 2021

    $26,520

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,319,776

  • Tax year 2020

    $26,360

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $8,787,923

  • Tax year 2019

    $16,815

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $9,028,229

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,703

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $9,242,828

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Soroptimist International of PowayPoway, CA

    Charitable

    $4,703
  2. SD County of Prosperity FoundationSan Diego, CA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  3. Individual

    Charitable

    $996
  4. Rancho Coastal Humane SocietyEncinitas, CA

    Charitable

    $750
  5. Individual

    Charitable

    $250
  6. Individual

    Charitable

    $170
  7. San Diego Food BankSan Diego, CA

    Charitable

    $116
  8. Frosted Faces FoundationRamona, CA

    Charitable

    $25

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $4,70386% of the total
  2. Animals2 grants $77514% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $6,594

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Lloyd H WellsChairman Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lynn D WellsPresident & CEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Adrienne Wells HolmesExecutive Direc Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mike ErwinDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dale J HolmesDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Edward FudurichDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tony PapaniaDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ryan WestDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • April R WestDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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