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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 72-6017724

Wheless Foundation

A private foundation in Shreveport, LA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 47 grants and $688,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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
Mr Jim Devan
PO Box 29129
Shreveport, LA 71149
(318) 429-2118
Form and materials
No specific form
Deadlines
No deadlines
Restrictions
No restrictions or limitations

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $688,500

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $10,811,865

  • Tax year 2023

    $613,500

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $10,709,251

  • Tax year 2022

    $605,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $10,376,371

  • Tax year 2021

    $625,400

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $10,528,999

  • Tax year 2020

    $503,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $10,470,450

  • Tax year 2019

    $539,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $10,155,173

  • Tax year 2018

    $313,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $10,380,744

Grants paid in 2024

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Mark's Episcopal CathedralShreveport, LA

    Religious

    $45,000
  2. Food Bank of Northwest LouisianaShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $35,000
  3. Gleason Initiative FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Charitable

    $35,000
  4. Chastain Park Therapeutic RidingAtlanta, GA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  5. Church of the Holy CrossShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  6. Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of NW LAShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  7. Durham Academy IncDurham, NC

    Educational

    $30,000
  8. Tisch Brain Tumor Center at DukeDurham, NC

    Medical

    $30,000
  9. UNC Health FoundationChapel Hill, NC

    Medical

    $30,000
  10. YMCAShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  11. Assistance Dogs of the WestSanta Fe, NM

    Charitable

    $20,000
  12. Greater New Orleans FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  13. MITCambridge, MA

    Educational

    $20,000
  14. Vail Valley Medical CenterVail, CO

    Medical

    $20,000
  15. Caddo Council on AgingShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  16. Chimp HavenKeithville, LA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  17. Friends of Louisiana Public BroadcastingBaton Rouge, LA

    Educational

    $15,000
  18. Robinson's RescueShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  19. Community Renewal InternationalShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  20. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA

    Educational

    $10,000
  21. Food DepotSanta Fe, NM

    Charitable

    $10,000
  22. Georgia Tech FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Educational

    $10,000
  23. Holy Angels Residential FacilityShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  24. Kitchen AngelsSanta Fe, NM

    Charitable

    $10,000
  25. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Medical

    $10,000
  26. Oakwood Home for WomenShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  27. Oglethorpe UniversityBrookhaven, GA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  28. Promise of Justice InitiativeNew Orleans, LA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  29. Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA

    Educational

    $10,000
  30. Shriners' Hospital for ChildrenShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  31. Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA

    Educational

    $10,000
  32. Unc-Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

    Educational

    $10,000
  33. Volunteers for Youth JusticeShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  34. Volunteers of AmericaShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  35. Zorro's Crossing Horse SanctuaryChattahoochee Hills, GA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  36. Gingerbread HouseShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  37. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Medical

    $5,000
  38. Providence HouseShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  39. Sandy Hook Promise FoundationNewtown, CT

    Charitable

    $5,000
  40. Shreveport Bossier Rescue MissionShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  41. Shreveport Regional Arts CouncilShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  42. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Medical

    $5,000
  43. Stray Hearts Animal ShelterTaos, NM

    Charitable

    $5,000
  44. The LSU in Shreveport Foundation IncShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  45. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  46. Santa Fe Community FoundationSanta Fe, NM

    Charitable

    $2,500
  47. Salvation ArmyShreveport, LA

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $105,00037% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $55,00019% of the total
  3. Animals2 grants $30,00010% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $22,5008% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $20,0007% of the total
  6. Community development2 grants $15,0005% of the total
  7. 4 other causes6 grants $40,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana26 grants $396,000
  2. North Carolina4 grants $100,000
  3. Georgia6 grants $80,000
  4. New Mexico5 grants $47,500
  5. Colorado1 grant $20,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $10,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  9. Tennessee1 grant $5,000
  10. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Elise W SchmidtBOARD OF CON Hours 1Pay $0
  • James E DevanBOARD OF CON Hours 2Pay $0
  • Tracey E HoganBOARD OF CON Hours 1Pay $0
  • W Hobson HoganBOARD OF CON Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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