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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-1428604

Candis Kenner Wells Foundation

A private foundation in Palestine, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $100,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $525,168

  • Tax year 2023

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $458,843

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $300,002

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Palestine Community TheaterPalestine, TX

    Community support

    $50,000
  2. Anderson County Humane SocietyPalestine, TX

    Animal rescue and shelter

    $5,000
  3. Coyote Squadron of the Air ForceCorsicana, TX

    Military history support

    $5,000
  4. Crisis Center of Anderson & CherokeJacksonville, TX

    Advocacy of abuse victims

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

    Cancer research

    $5,000
  6. East Texas Food Bank FoundationTyler, TX

    Feeding the hungry

    $5,000
  7. Pleasant Hills Childrens Home of THFairfield, TX

    Care for neglected children

    $5,000
  8. Texas Masonic Charities FoundationWaco, TX

    Community support

    $5,000
  9. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL

    Pediatric health care

    $5,000
  10. Texas Tech University SystemLubbock, TX

    Youth education

    $5,000
  11. Kerens High SchoolKerens, TX

    Youth education

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $5,00025% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00025% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,00025% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas9 grants $90,000
  2. Florida1 grant $5,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James E WellsPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Michael E JohnstonVICE PRESIDE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lawrence J WeberSECRETARY/TR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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