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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-0672839

Wheelwright Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Oakley, UT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 28 grants and $107,453 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Same as admission deadlines for university planning to attend.
Restrictions
Must demonstrate financial need and no other resources to obtain an education.
Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $107,453

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,149,504

  • Tax year 2024

    $152,743

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $915,605

  • Tax year 2023

    $110,361

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $594,297

  • Tax year 2022

    $132,563

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $155,208

  • Tax year 2021

    $107,735

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $178,448

  • Tax year 2020

    $107,687

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $12,373

  • Tax year 2019

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $9,194

  • Tax year 2018

    $91,695

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $15,927

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, largest first

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

  1. Faith Matters FoundationMeridian, ID

    General purpose

    $20,000
  2. Wilford Woodruff Papers FoundationCedar Hills, UT

    General purpose

    $20,000
  3. Engage Now AfricaHolladay, UT

    General purpose

    $10,000
  4. Lone BuffaloSevenoaks, United Kingdom

    General purpose

    $10,000
  5. The University of Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Scholarship funds

    $7,000
  6. Chryaslis PreschoolProvo, UT

    Scholarship

    $6,052
  7. Now I CanProvo, UT

    General purpose

    $5,000
  8. University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX

    Scholarship and community award

    $3,525
  9. Kansas Valley Community FoundationOakley, UT

    General purpose

    $2,106
  10. Child Care Resource CenterWinstonsalem, NC

    General purpose

    $2,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  13. Help Start Education FoundationSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General purpose

    $2,000
  14. Hoover InstituteStanford, CA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  16. Provo CollegeProvo, UT

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  17. Community StorehouseKeller, TX

    General purpose

    $1,795
  18. Midwest FoodbankHaltom City, TX

    General purpose

    $1,525
  19. Acad for Creating EnterpriseLehi, UT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  20. Faith and Fellowship FoundationTrophy Club, TX

    General purpose

    $1,000
  21. Northwest ISD Education FoundationFort Worth, TX

    General purpose

    $1,000
  22. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  23. The Scriptures Are RealOrem, UT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  24. California Family Foundation - Beechwood SchoolMenlo Park, CA

    General purpose

    $500
  25. Down Syndrome Partnership of Northern TexasFort Worth, TX

    General purpose

    $500
  26. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    General purpose

    $200
  27. Heritage FoundationWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $150
  28. Salvation ArmySalt Lake City, UT

    General purpose

    $100

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 $20,00057% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $7,52522% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $7,00020% of the total
  4. Public affairs2 grants $3501% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah9 grants $29,258
  2. Idaho1 grant $20,000
  3. Washington1 grant $20,000
  4. Texas6 grants $9,345
  5. Ohio1 grant $7,000
  6. California3 grants $3,500
  7. North Carolina1 grant $2,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $200
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $150

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Steven C WheelwrightTRUSTEE Hours 1.2Pay $0
  • Margaret S WheelwrightTRUSTEE Hours 3.8Pay $0
  • Marianne W LewisTRUSTEE Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Melinda W BrownTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • S Douglas BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Kristen W TaylorTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Robert M TaylorTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Matthew S WheelwrightTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Nancy H WheelwrightTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Spencer D WheelwrightTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Alice BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0.8Pay $0

The return

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