The Carroll and Marguerite Wheeler

EIN 827129734

Corpus Christi, TX 78411 |(210) 930-9499

https://WWW.THEWHEELERFOUNDATION.ORG/
Total Given 2020–2023
$11.3M
122 grants · $2.8M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $15K–$50K
grant size
33%
supporter · 28/86 multi-year
repeat
$53.4M
Assets (2023)
86
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person NA
Phone (210) 930-9499
Deadlines APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED QUARTERLY. SEE ORGANIZATION WEBSITE FOR APPLICABLE SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
How to Apply APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED ONLINE ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE THEWHEELERFOUNDATION.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION IRS DETERMINATION LETTER SHOULD BE UPLOADED WITH THE ONLINE APPLICATION.
Restrictions THE FOUNDATION INTENDS TO SUPPORT A BROAD SPECTRUM OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SUSTAIN, ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FOCUS AREAS: EDUCATION, FAMILY OR COMMUNITY.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $930K $28.0M $16.6M 21
2021 $1.7M $37.3M $9.8M 30
2022 $6.0M $50.2M $25.5M 43
2023 $2.7M $53.4M $4.3M 28

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 122 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$15K
Median
$25K
Average
$93K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$1.5M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

87.7% of US grants · Rank #1 of 5 states $10.4M across 107 grants 11 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 McMullen 19 grants · $6.5M
  2. 2 Bexar 45 grants · $1.6M
  3. 3 Nueces 4 grants · $1.3M
  4. 4 Travis 15 grants · $410K
  5. 5 Atascosa 8 grants · $300K
  6. 6 Live Oak 7 grants · $155K
  7. 7 Brazos 2 grants · $60K
  8. 8 Wilson 3 grants · $55K
  9. 9 Kendall 2 grants · $30K
  10. 10 Washington 1 grant · $10K
+1 more county · 1 grants · $10K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (122 total)

Purpose
Tilden Baptist Church Tilden, TX $1,500,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2022
McMullen County Community Development Corporation Tilden, TX $1,025,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2022
Tilden Livestock Scholarship Association Tilden, TX $955,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2022
Tilden Baptist Church Tilden, TX $625,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2023
San Antonio Zoological Society San Antonio, TX $550,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2022
Majesty Outdoors Corpus Christi, TX $490,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2022
Assistance League of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $400,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2023
Majesty Outdoors Corpus Christi, TX $355,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2023
McMullen County Community Development Corporation Tilden, TX $315,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2023
McMullen County Isd Tilden, TX $290,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2023
Tilden Baptist Church Tilden, TX $285,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021
Assistance League of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $280,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2022
Majesty Outdoors Corpus Christi, TX $255,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021
Tilden Baptist Church Tilden, TX $245,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2020
McMullen County Isd Tilden, TX $230,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2022
Tilden Livestock Scholarship Association Tilden, TX $190,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2023
Tilden Livestock Scholarship Association Tilden, TX $180,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021
Majesty Outdoors Corpus Christi, TX $165,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2020
McMullen County 4-H Tilden, TX $150,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2022
McMullen County Community Development Corporation Tilden, TX $140,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021
First Baptist Church of Chirstine Christine, TX $100,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021
McMullen County Homes Tilden, TX $100,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021
Helping Hand Home for Children San Antonio, TX $100,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2022
McMullen County Community Development Corporation Tilden, TX $77,500 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2020
Assistance League of San Antonio San Antonio, TX $75,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2023