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William & Florence Wheeler Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $327,692 (tax year ended May 2025)
William & Florence Wheeler Foundation, a private foundation in Bakersfield, CA, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $327,692 in its tax year ended May 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 15, 2026. The largest was $64,750 to Garces Memorial High School in Bakersfield, CA for to help nurture students' spirituality, develop their intellect and their character..
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- EIN
- 880233486
- Based in
- Bakersfield, CA
- Assets
- $6,953,713
- Grants paid
- $327,692
- Tax year ended
- May 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202611069349100401. It reported $327,692 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garces Memorial High School | Bakersfield, CA | To help nurture students' spirituality, develop their intellect and their character. | $64,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| CMSF Heritage Foundation | Paso Robles, CA | To preserve and enrich the heritage of the 16th district agricultural association and showcase agricultural industries to the community; to offer support to the 4-h and ffa projects and create agricul | $55,072 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hoffmann Hospice | Bakersfield, CA | To celebrate the sanctity of life, provide compassionate end-of-life care, and comfort the grieving. | $31,120 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakersfield College Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To support the collegiate rodeo team. | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack's Helping Hand | San Luis Obispo, CA | To provide community programs that meet the unique challenges of children with cancer or special needs. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior League of Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | To advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mendiburu Magic Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To provide support for the unmet needs of children and their families that may be facing cancer and/or other catastrophic or life threatening illness. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Reining Horse Association | Temecula, CA | To advance the sport of reining with dedication and passion. | $11,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alano Pintado Equine Health Foundation | Olivos, CA | To further equine veterinary medicine with new advancements and impactful therapies to improve clinical outcomes. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | To help young people improve scholartically, develop socially, and prepare professionally. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Redwings Horse Sanctuary | Paso Robles, CA | To eliminate the causes of equine suffering through educational and community outreach programs, rescue abused, abandoned, and neglected equines and provide permanent sanctuary or selected adoptive ho | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Surfing for Hope | San Luis Obispo, CA | To help people ease the difficulty of cancer through the healing powers of surfing and the ocean life. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakersfield Museum of Art | Bakersfield, CA | To support museums that engages, inspires, and builds community through visual art. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boy Scouts of America | Bakersfield, CA | To prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and scout law. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnel To Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | To assist america's heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to gold star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially-adapted smart homes for catastrophically inju | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woods Humane Society | San Luis Obispo, CA | To serve, protect and shelter homeless companion animals and to place animals into humane environments. while promoting responsible pet ownership, provide humane education, and reduce animal overpopul | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wounded Warriors Family Support | Omaha, CA | To provide support to the families of those who have been wounded, injured or killed during combat operations. the families of our casualties suffer in many ways: some physically, some psychologically | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jim Burke Education Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To help the youth of kern county excel through grants, scholarships and civic projects. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kathy's Legacy Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | To assist children whose lives are traumatically altered by the murder of a parent due to domestic violence. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zoo To You | Paso Robles, CA | To give a worldwide voice to wildlife by providing a permanent, loving home for displaced, abused, abandoned or permanently injured wild and exotic animals. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Francis School Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To provide excellence in catholic education by preparing critical-thinking, disciplined, and active christian leaders. | $1,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bass Lake Chamber of Commerce | Bass Lake, CA | To ensure the continued firework display tradition that brings smiles and cheers from young to old alike. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202530659349100623. It reported $324,641 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California 4H Foundation | Davis, CA | To engage youth in reaching their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| CMSF Heritage Foundation | Paso Robles, CA | To preserve and enrich the heritage of the 16th district agricultural association and showcase agricultural industries to the community; to offer support to the 4-h and ffa projects and create agricul | $45,191 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | To help young people improve scholartically, develop socially, and prepare professionally. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mendiburu Magic Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To provide support for the unmet needs of children and their families that may be facing cancer and/or other catastrophic or life threatening illness. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hoffmann Hospice | Bakersfield, CA | To celebrate the sanctity of life, provide compassionate end-of-life care, and comfort the grieving. | $20,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jack's Helping Hand | San Luis Obispo, CA | To provide community programs that meet the unique challenges of children with cancer or special needs. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Surfing for Hope | San Luis Obispo, CA | To help people ease the difficulty of cancer through the healing powers of surfing and the ocean life. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Garces Memorial High School | Bakersfield, CA | To help nurture students' spirituality, develop their intellect and their character. | $16,450 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boy Scouts of America | Bakersfield, CA | To prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and scout law. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Reining Horse Association | Temecula, CA | To advance the sport of reining with dedication and passion. | $11,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakersfield College Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To support the collegiate rodeo team. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Regents of the University of Calif | Santa Monica, CA | To support the teaching, research and public service activities of the uc system. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Redwings Horse Sanctuary | Paso Robles, CA | To eliminate the causes of equine suffering through educational and community outreach programs, rescue abused, abandoned, and neglected equines and provide permanent sanctuary or selected adoptive ho | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bakersfield Museum of Art | Bakersfield, CA | To support museums that engages, inspires, and builds community through visual art. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reflections for Women Inc | Bakersfield, CA | To inspire everyone to reflect on god's word to slow down, simplify, sanctify and give back to the community. | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tunnel To Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | To assist america's heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to gold star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially-adapted smart homes for catastrophically inju | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wounded Warriors Family Support | Omaha, CA | To provide support to the families of those who have been wounded, injured or killed during combat operations. the families of our casualties suffer in many ways: some physically, some psychologically | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jim Burke Education Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To help the youth of kern county excel through grants, scholarships and civic projects. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kathy's Legacy Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | To assist children whose lives are traumatically altered by the murder of a parent due to domestic violence. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Diego Youth Services | San Diego, CA | To empower youth to thrive by meeting their basic needs and providing lifelong skills for self-sufficiency and achieving their life ambitions. | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wesley House Student Residence Inc | San Diego, CA | To empower qualifying students to achieve their goals through affordable housing and support services. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woods Humane Society | San Luis Obispo, CA | To serve, protect and shelter homeless companion animals and to place animals into humane environments. while promoting responsible pet ownership, provide humane education, and reduce animal overpopul | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zoo To You | Paso Robles, CA | To give a worldwide voice to wildlife by providing a permanent, loving home for displaced, abused, abandoned or permanently injured wild and exotic animals. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Francis School Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | To provide excellence in catholic education by preparing critical-thinking, disciplined, and active christian leaders. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bass Lake Chamber of Commerce | Bass Lake, CA | To ensure the continued firework display tradition that brings smiles and cheers from young to old alike. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frontier Ag Boosters Inc | Bakersfield, CA | To support educational centers. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $40,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 |
| Animal-related | $7,500 |
| Religion-related | $5,000 |
| Human services | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $642,333 |
| New York | $10,000 |
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- Who funds human services in California
Updated April 15, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.