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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2914382

Thomas Wells Foundation

A private foundation in Lubbock, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $228,500 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $228,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,684,184

  • Tax year 2023

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,560,975

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,400

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $865,247

  • Tax year 2020

    $38,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $648,474

  • Tax year 2019

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $491,029

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys RanchLubbock, TX

    Help the orphans

    $75,000
  2. Lubbock Children's HomeLubbock, TX

    Help orphans

    $75,000
  3. South Plains Food BankLubbock, TX

    Food to the needy

    $25,000
  4. Christian ChronicleOklahoma City, OK

    Spread the gospel

    $25,000
  5. Ronald McDonald CharitiesLubbock, TX

    Help those with sick children

    $15,000
  6. PrebornIndianapolis, IN

    Help the unborn

    $7,500
  7. Sunset International Bible InstitutLubbock, TX

    Spread the gospel

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00050% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas5 grants $196,000
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $25,000
  3. Indiana1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Samuel J HawthroneVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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