The Walter A and Charlotte Soule Family Foundation directs its giving to human services and health-related charities, with a clear emphasis on children's medical care and patient support organizations alongside local community assistance and animal welfare. Grants frequently support hospitals and disease-focused groups (e.g., Shriners, Make‑A‑Wish, cancer and diabetes organizations), faith‑based/community ministries and local emergency/education programs, and repeat backing of animal shelters and disability services. Funding tends to be moderate-to-large gifts to mission-driven nonprofits rather than small grassroots awards.
A $150,000 grant to Saint Francis Ministries Inc is the largest recent gift on file for the Walter a and Charlotte Soule Family Foundation, and it fits a pattern of sizable support for human services, children’s care, and community assistance. In 2024, the foundation also gave $100,000 to Shriners Hospital for Children and $80,000 to Make a Wish Foundation, showing sustained attention to organizations serving children and families with medical or social support needs. Its recent grant record includes health-related charities, emergency aid groups, educational support, and animal welfare organizations, with most awards landing in the $25,000 to $75,000 range. The foundation’s giving is not limited to one cause area: hospitals, disease-focused nonprofits, local ministries, schools, disability services, and shelters all appear in the recent grants list. Repeat grants to groups such as Shriners Hospital for Children, Make a Wish Foundation, Max Fund Animal Adoption Center, American Diabetes Association, and Raytown Emergency Assistance Progra indicate an active pattern of continued support rather than isolated one-time gifts.
Children’s medical care is a clear theme in the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $50,000 to The Childrens Hospital Foundation in 2024 and $25,000 in 2023, alongside $100,000 to Shriners Hospital for Children in 2024. Disease-focused support also appears through $75,000 to American Diabetes Association and $50,000 to American Cancer Society, with earlier gifts to both groups as well. Beyond health, the foundation supports local assistance and education through $75,000 to St Johns Ministries and School, $75,000 to Raytown Emergency Assistance Progra, and $48,000 to Raytown Education Foundation. Animal welfare is another recurring area, including $75,000 to Max Fund Animal Adoption Center, $40,000 to Paws, and $30,000 to Denver Dumb Friends League. Disability-related organizations also appear, such as $50,000 to Special Olympics of Colorado and $25,000 to Center for Developmentally Disabled.
The foundation’s typical grant size is moderate: the 25th percentile is $21,332, the median is $30,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. Recent giving includes both larger one-off awards and repeated support to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including Shriners Hospital for Children, Make a Wish Foundation, Max Fund Animal Adoption Center, American Diabetes Association, Raytown Emergency Assistance Progra, and Special Olympics of Colorado. The foundation is a family foundation and does not fund individuals. Its recent pattern suggests program or project support to operating nonprofits rather than a narrow single-year grant style.
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$21.8M
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Most grants fall between $21K and $50K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$50K
TIMOTHY A SOULE FAMILY
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Concentrated moderate-to-large grants with many repeat awards to the same organizations; a mix of regional community nonprofits and national disease-focused groups, suggesting multi-year or recurrent support to core grantees rather than one-off small grants.
Notable grantees: Saint Francis Ministries Inc, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Max Fund Animal Adoption Center, Make‑A‑Wish Foundation, Special Olympics of Colorado
All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients. The most visible geographic clusters are Colorado and the Raytown area. Colorado recipients include Max Fund Animal Adoption Center, Paws, Denver Dumb Friends League, Special Olympics of Colorado, Center for Developmentally Disabled, The Listen Foundation, Medic Alert Foundation, and Mountain States Line Apprenceship. Raytown-area support appears through Raytown Emergency Assistance Progra and Raytown Education Foundation, with additional support to St Johns Ministries and School. The data does not show grants outside the United States.
Its grant sizes cluster around a median of $30,000, with the 25th percentile at $21,332 and the 75th percentile at $50,000. Recent grants include both smaller awards near $12,000 and larger awards up to $150,000.
Recent grants show consistent support for children’s medical care, disease-focused health charities, local emergency assistance and education, animal welfare, and disability-related services. Named recipients include Shriners Hospital for Children, American Diabetes Association, Raytown Emergency Assistance Progra, Max Fund Animal Adoption Center, and Special Olympics of Colorado.
Yes. Several grantees appear in more than one year, including Shriners Hospital for Children, Make a Wish Foundation, Max Fund Animal Adoption Center, American Diabetes Association, Raytown Emergency Assistance Progra, and Special Olympics of Colorado. That indicates repeat support rather than only one-time awards.
Recent grants include Saint Francis Ministries Inc, Shriners Hospital for Children, Make a Wish Foundation, Max Fund Animal Adoption Center, American Diabetes Association, Raytown Education Foundation, Denver Dumb Friends League, and The Childrens Hospital Foundation.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Ministries Inc | — | $150,000 | 2024 | — |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | — | $100,000 | 2024 | — |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION | — | $80,000 | 2024 | — |
| MAX FUND ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER | — | $75,000 | 2024 | — |
| RAYTOWN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRA | — | $75,000 | 2024 | — |
| American Diabetes Association | — | $75,000 | 2024 | — |
| MOUNTAIN STATES LINE APPRENCESHIP | — | $65,000 | 2024 | — |
| THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | — | $50,000 | 2024 | — |
| THE LISTEN FOUNDATION | — | $50,000 | 2024 | — |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF COLORADO | — | $50,000 | 2024 | — |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | — | $50,000 | 2024 | — |
| RAYTOWN EDUCATION FOUNDATION | — | $48,000 | 2024 | — |
| PAWS | — | $40,000 | 2024 | — |
| MEDIC ALERT FOUNDATION | — | $33,000 | 2024 | — |
| Denver Dumb Friends League | — | $30,000 | 2024 | — |
| Center for Developmentally Disabled | — | $25,000 | 2024 | — |
| NRA Foundation | — | $25,000 | 2024 | — |
| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION | — | $10,000 | 2024 | — |
| ST JOHNS MINISTRIES AND SCHOOL | — | $75,000 | 2023 | — |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | — | $50,000 | 2023 | — |
| MAX FUND ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER | — | $50,000 | 2023 | — |
| RAYTOWN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRA | — | $30,000 | 2023 | — |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION | — | $30,000 | 2023 | — |
| American Diabetes Association | — | $25,000 | 2023 | — |
| THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | — | $25,000 | 2023 | — |
| RAINBOW CENTER FOR COMMUNICATIVE DI | — | $25,000 | 2023 | — |
| MOUNTAIN STATES LINE APPRENCESHIP | — | $22,665 | 2023 | — |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | — | $20,000 | 2023 | — |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF COLORADO | — | $15,000 | 2023 | — |
| NRA Foundation | — | $15,000 | 2023 | — |
| RAYTOWN EDUCATION FOUNDATION | — | $12,000 | 2023 | — |
| THE LISTEN FOUNDATION | — | $10,000 | 2023 | — |
| PAWS | — | $10,000 | 2023 | — |
| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION | — | $10,000 | 2023 | — |
| MEDIC ALERT FOUNDATION | — | $7,500 | 2023 | — |
Saint Francis Ministries Inc
$150,000SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
$100,000MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION
$80,000MAX FUND ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER
$75,000RAYTOWN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRA
$75,000American Diabetes Association
$75,000MOUNTAIN STATES LINE APPRENCESHIP
$65,000THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$50,000THE LISTEN FOUNDATION
$50,000SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF COLORADO
$50,000AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$50,000RAYTOWN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$48,000PAWS
$40,000MEDIC ALERT FOUNDATION
$33,000Denver Dumb Friends League
$30,000Center for Developmentally Disabled
$25,000NRA Foundation
$25,000MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION
$10,000ST JOHNS MINISTRIES AND SCHOOL
$75,000SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
$50,000MAX FUND ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER
$50,000RAYTOWN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRA
$30,000MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION
$30,000American Diabetes Association
$25,000THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$25,000RAINBOW CENTER FOR COMMUNICATIVE DI
$25,000MOUNTAIN STATES LINE APPRENCESHIP
$22,665AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$20,000SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF COLORADO
$15,000NRA Foundation
$15,000RAYTOWN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$12,000THE LISTEN FOUNDATION
$10,000PAWS
$10,000MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION
$10,000MEDIC ALERT FOUNDATION
$7,500