Private foundation
SAN FRANCISCO, CAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it gives only to organizations it has already chosen and does not accept unsolicited requests. An introduction is usually the only route.
Application policy: Funds preselected organizations only, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | −$40,440 | $115,962 | $114,149 | $215,670 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCK CREEK CONSERVANCYBETHESDA, MD | UNRESTRICTED | $258 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| L Spencer Wells | PRES/TREASUR | 5.00 | $0 |
| Alexandra Wells | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $215,670 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $48,079 | $152,662 | $152,662 | $372,854 | $372,854 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | −$72,275 | $71,428 | $70,148 | $478,202 | $478,202 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $23,149 | $81,323 | $80,323 | $622,361 | $622,361 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $208,567 | $75,512 | $75,362 | $683,407 | $683,407 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $51,447 | $87,664 | $86,589 | $551,146 | $551,146 |
| UNRESTRICTED |
| $257 |
| 2023 |
| BUILD ON ORGANIZATIONSTAMFORD, CT | UNRESTRICTED | $252 | 2023 |
| JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICEMatched to this organization because 9 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WALTHAM, MA | UNRESTRICTED | $250 | 2020 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.EAST HARTFORD, CT | UNRESTRICTED | $250 | 2020 |
| BUILDON INCSTAMFORD, CT | UNRESTRICTED | $250 | 2020 |
| JONSSON CANCER CENTER FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA | UNRESTRICTED | $250 | 2024 |
| KQED PUBLIC MEDIASAN FRANCISCO, CA | UNRESTRICTED | $240 | 2025 |
| KQED PUBLIC MEDIASAN FRANCISCO, CA | UNRESTRICTED | $240 | 2024 |
| BUILD ON ORGANIZATIONSTAMFORD, CT | UNRESTRICTED | $207 | 2024 |
| STREET SOCCER USANEW YORK, NY | UNRESTRICTED | $200 | 2021 |
| KQED PUBLIC MEDIASAN FRANCISCO, CA | UNRESTRICTED | $160 | 2023 |
| ENNEAGRAM PRISON PROJECTLOS GATOS, CA | UNRESTRICTED | $105 | 2020 |
| SF BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBSAN FRANCISCO, CA | UNRESTRICTED | $100 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCILGREENBELT, MD | UNRESTRICTED | $50 | 2021 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Nov 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202520159349100502
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Nov 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202403189349103280
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Nov 30, 2022
Filing id 202320399349100602
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Nov 30, 2021
Filing id 202200619349100700
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Nov 30, 2020
Filing id 202120439349100712
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.