Private foundation · EIN 56-6505336 · Raleigh, North Carolina · Education

Mildred Sheffield Wells Charitable Trust

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in North Carolina. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $20K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $335K total, median $20K. 94% of grants stayed in North Carolina. Stated restrictions: 501c3 organizations within pitt county, north carolina, or 501c3 organizations engaged in arthritic or cancer research wherever located

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
18
$335K
Median grant
$20K
Stays in NC
94%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$5.7M

How to apply

Application forms available at above address Contact: Dist Committee, 1100 Conference Dr, Greenville, Nc, 2527568888 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: 501c3 organizations within pitt county, north carolina, or 501c3 organizations engaged in arthritic or cancer research wherever located

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Pauls Episcopal ChurchGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$52K
Food Bank - Central & Eastern NcGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$25K
Rebuilding Together Pitt CountyGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$25K
Feed Your Neighbor Food PantryGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$23K
The Salvation ArmyGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$22K
Boys & Girls Club of Coastal PlainWinterville, NC501c3 purposes$22K
Carenet Counseling EastGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$20K
Habitat for HumanityGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$20K
Straightway ChurchAyden, NC501c3 purposes$20K
Chicod Choral DepartmentGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$20K
Greenville Museum of Art IncGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$16K
Hope of Glory MinistriesGreenville, NC5013c purposes$15K
University Health SystemsGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$15K
Emerge Gallery & Art CenterGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$14K
Dh Conley High School BandsGreenville, NC501c3 purposes$13K
Moonbeams and Miracles TheraeuticGrimesland, NC501c3 purposes$6,500
Lives of PurposeGrimesland, NC501c3 purposes$4,910
Children's Cancer PartnersSpartansburg, SC501c3 purposes$3,500

By state: North Carolina 17 · South Carolina 1

About this foundation

Mildred Sheffield Wells Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina, administered in care of Bank of America, tax-exempt since 1999. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Mildred Sheffield Wells Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Application forms available at above address Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Mildred Sheffield Wells Charitable Trust give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $335K across 18 grants, a median of $20K.

Where does Mildred Sheffield Wells Charitable Trust give?

North Carolina (17 grants), South Carolina (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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