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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 76-0574582

The Wells Texas Foundation

A private foundation in Austin, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $20,268 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $20,268

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $604,756

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $624,890

  • Tax year 2023

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $457,295

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $95,718

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $92,602

  • Tax year 2020

    $11,100

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $91,772

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $91,151

  • Tax year 2018

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $92,406

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterAustin, TX

    Support

    $8,000
  2. UT Marine Science InstitutePort Aransas, TX

    Education

    $8,000
  3. Casner Christina AcademyAustin, TX

    Education

    $2,268
  4. Rockport Volunteer Fire DepartmentRockport, TX

    Support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $2,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $20,268

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sharon BarrettDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ken WellsPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephanie RosenfeldDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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