Lillian S. Wells Foundation

The Lillian S. Wells Foundation is a private organization that provides out grants to fund research into health-related topics including brain cancer, substance abuse, and at-risk youth. 1

At-A-Glance

Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL View on map
Tax ID: 23-7433827
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $39,781,014 Revenue: $2,085,158 Expenses: $3,277,972

The Lillian S. Wells Foundation is a private organization that provides out grants to fund research into health-related topics including brain cancer, substance abuse, and at-risk youth. 1

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $39,781,014 $2,085,158 $3,277,972 View
2023 $39,301,604 $3,086,372 $3,237,967 View
2022 $37,981,367 $2,862,009 $3,415,253 View
2021 $47,009,158 $4,914,869 $3,424,943 View
2020 $44,262,318 $2,621,266 $3,613,028 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Expenses Detail

Grant Activity

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $62,131,341
  • Number of Grants: 225
  • Number of Recipients: 43

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$1,000,0002024 University of Florida Foundation, Inc.L.S. WELLS FUND FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH
$1,000,0002023 University of Florida Foundation IncL.S. WELLS FUND FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH
$1,000,0002022 University of Florida Foundation, Inc.L.S. WELLS FUND FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH
$1,000,0002021 University of Florida Foundation, Inc.L.S. WELLS FUND FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH
$1,000,0002020 University of Florida Foundation, Inc.L.S. WELLS FUND FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH
$500,0002024 BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INCCAMPAIGN FOR PARKER PLAYHOUSE
$500,0002024 Heritage FoundationFOR HEALTH POLICY STUDIES
$500,0002024 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDAGENERAL PURPOSES
$500,0002023 BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INCCAMPAIGN FOR PARKER PLAYHOUSE
$500,0002023 Heritage FoundationFOR HEALTH POLICY STUDIES
$500,0002023 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDAGENERAL PURPOSES
$500,0002022 BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INCCAMPAIGN FOR PARKER PLAYHOUSE
$500,0002022 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDAGENERAL PURPOSES
$500,0002022 The Heritage FoundationFOR HEALTH POLICY STUDIES
$500,0002021 BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INCCAMPAIGN FOR PARKER PLAYHOUSE
$500,0002021 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDAGENERAL PURPOSES
$500,0002021 The Heritage FoundationFOR HEALTH POLICY STUDIES
$500,0002020 BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INCCAMPAIGN FOR PARKER PLAYHOUSE
$500,0002020 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDAGENERAL PURPOSES
$500,0002020 The Heritage FoundationFOR HEALTH POLICY STUDIES
$292,5002020 Holy Cross Hospital IncWOMENS HEALTH CENTER
$250,0002023 Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoLAUREN D. HOLINGER, MD PROFESSORSHIP IN PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY
$250,0002022 Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoLAUREN D. HOLINGER, MD PROFESSORSHIP IN PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY
$250,0002021 Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoLAUREN D. HOLINGER, MD PROFESSORSHIP IN PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY
$250,0002020 Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoLAUREN D. HOLINGER, MD PROFESSORSHIP IN PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY

References

1. “Lillian S. Wells Foundation. Candid. Accessed August 22, 2022. https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/fdo-grantmaker-profile?key=WELL008