OVERVIEW: The C. Giles Hunt Charitable Trust supports arts and culture, education, environment, animal welfare, health, human services, public/society benefit and religion in Oregon.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts and culture, education, environment, animal welfare, health, human services, public/society benefit, religion
IP TAKE: This foundation has a narrow geographic focus but broad funding interests, making it an important hyper-local funder to know in Oregon.
PROFILE: The C. Giles Hunt Charitable Trust is a private foundation that is the legacy of C. Giles Hunt, who was born in 1883 and lived in Douglas County, Oregon. Hunt and his brother operated a ranch and harvested timber in this area, and he died in 1973. This foundation is managed by Wells Fargo Bank, which offers philanthropic services for private foundations and serves as the foundation’s trustee. The foundation aims to “support charities operating within or benefiting residents of Douglas County, Oregon.” It funds local efforts for arts and culture, education, environment, animal welfare, health, human services, public/society benefit and religion.
The C. Giles Hunt Charitable Trust primarily focuses on the founder’s home county in Oregon but it also provides more general charitable support at the trustee’s discretion. The foundation has very broad interests and supports nearly any type of nonprofit need in the area. But overall, grants are meant to benefit the residents of Douglas County either directly or indirectly. Grants are typically for general operating support. Typical grantees include the Special Olympics, local churches, children’s learning centers, libraries and Boys and Girls Clubs.
Grants range between about $2,500 and $10,000. The funder typically awards around 45 grants totaling $275,000 annually. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Douglas County, Oregon. Past local grantees include Friends of the Mildred Whipple Library, the Glide Community Club and Umpqua Discovery Center.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is February 28 for review at the annual grant meeting in June. However, the funder accepts applications all throughout the year. It lets applicants know its grant decisions by August. Grantseekers should use the Wells Fargo online application system to apply for funding. The system provides an automated email to confirm applicants’ submissions. Direct general questions to the staff at grantadministration@wellsfargo.com or 888-235-4351.
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