George T Welch Testamentary Trust
Walla Walla, WA · EIN 91-6024318. Reported 100 grants totalling $334,446 to 61 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. George T Welch Testamentary Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,299. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $4,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $15,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Walla Walla Foundation | Walla Walla, WA | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Port of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Power House Theatre | Walla Walla, WA | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Council | Walla Walla, WA | $13,581 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Common Roots Housing Trust | Walla Walla, WA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Explorations in Education | Walla Walla, WA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Picture Lab | Walla Walla, WA | $10,605 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Christian Aid Center | Walla Walla, WA | $10,581 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trilogy Recovery Community | Walla Walla, WA | $10,081 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Home Society of Washington | Walla Walla, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Walla Walla Choral Society | Walla Walla, WA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Health Center | Walla Walla, WA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walla Walla Senior Center | Walla Walla, WA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Columbia Middle School | Burbank, WA | $7,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Mountain Therapeutic Riding | College Place, WA | $7,581 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Walla Walla Alliance for the Homeless | Walla Walla, WA | $7,581 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Symphony Society | Walla Walla, WA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hope Street | Walla Walla, WA | $6,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Children of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $6,581 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA | Walla Walla, WA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hope Heals Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of the Blue Mountains | Walla Walla, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Symphony | Walla Walla, WA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | $5,281 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Sustainable Living Center | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blue Mountain Action Council | Walla Walla, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blue Mountain Health Cooperative | Walla Walla, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blue Zones Project Wwv | Walla Walla, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Walla Walla Parks & Recreation | Walla Walla, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Richland, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Heals | Walla Walla, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opportunity Program | Walla Walla, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tri-County Partners Habitat for Humanity | Richard, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vernacular Architecture Forum | Arlington, VA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Public Library | Walla Walla, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Refinery | Walla Walla, WA | $3,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbia High School Library | Burbank, WA | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walla Walla County Dept of Health | Walla Walla, WA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Student Health Options Dba the Health Center | Walla Walla, WA | $3,098 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Zones Project | Walla Walla, WA | $3,026 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mo's Place | West Richland, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Overtime Training Foundation | Walla Walla, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sonbridge Community Center | College Place, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Recyclers Via GROUND2GROUND Glass | Walla Walla, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childhood Cancer Coalition | Spokane, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Walla Walla Parks and Recreation | Walla Walla, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association 11-6 | West Richland, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Communities in the Schools of the Blue Mountains | Walla Walla, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort Walla Walla Museum | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kingdom Gates Ministries | Waitsburg, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Health Center Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walla Walla Community College Foundation | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walla Walla Public School Foundation | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walla Walla Valley Academy | College Place, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wheelin Walla Walla Via Downtown Walla Walla Foundation | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yeehaw Aloha a Nonprofit | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Women's Christian Association | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Samaritan Ministries | Walla Walla, WA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shakespeare Uncork'd Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
23 of 61 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 37%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Downtown Walla Walla Foundation
SUPPORT DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY GOALS - Port of Walla Walla
SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF WALLA WALLA COUNTY - The Health Center
TO ALLOW FOR DIRECT DOCUMENTATION INTO THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD PLATFORM, REDUCING ERRORS/OMISSIONS. - Children's Home Society of Washington
SUPPORT THE VALLE LINDO SUMMER PROGRAM AND ACADEMIC HOMEWORK CLUB FOR LOW INCOME HIGH RISK CHILDREN - Opportunity Program
FUND 2024-25 STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE - City of Walla Walla Parks & Recreation
SUPPORTING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED ADULTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 61 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | $95,800 | $3,250 |
| 2021 | 17 | $68,600 | $4,000 |
| 2022 | 26 | $54,631 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 13 | $44,405 | $3,581 |
| 2024 | 22 | $71,010 | $3,665 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Washington. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,299. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Washington.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from George T Welch Testamentary Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1796, Walla Walla, WA, 99362. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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