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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 47-1382378

Wavell Family Foundation

A private foundation in Los Alamitos, CA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 2 grants and $50,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $43,019

  • Tax year 2022

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $94,019

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2023

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Children Today IncLong Beach, CA

    General program support

    $25,000
  2. Long Beach SymphonyLong Beach, CA

    General program support

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Kathy Choppin WavellPRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Helen McDanielDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth DevereauxDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christine C LorenzettiDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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