Private foundation · EIN 20-4702096 · Long Beach, California · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Noxsel Waddell Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 11 grants paid, $69K total, median $5,000. 9% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
11
$69K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in CA
9%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.4M

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Agape of Central AlabamaMontgomery, ALCharity$20K
Alsacst Jude Childrens ResearchMemphis, TNCharity$5,500
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYCharity$5,500
Interfaith Comm ServicesEscondido, CACharity$5,000
Gary Sinise FoundationNashville, TNCharity$5,000
The Indepenence FundCharlotte, NCCharity$5,000
Wounded Warrioir ProjectTopeka, KSCharity$5,000
Make-A-Wish AmericaPhoenix, AZCharity$5,000
Samaritans Purse US Disater FundBoone, NCCharity$5,000
Rambotics BoostersHamilton, OHCharity$4,000
Lakota RoboticsMiddletown, OHCharity$4,000

By state: Alabama 1 · Tennessee 2 · North Carolina 2 · Ohio 2 · New York 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Noxsel Waddell Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Long Beach, California, administered in care of Cheryl Noxsel, tax-exempt since 2007. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Noxsel Waddell Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Noxsel Waddell Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $69K across 11 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Noxsel Waddell Foundation give?

Alabama (1 grants), Tennessee (2 grants), North Carolina (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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