Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2007.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
21 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.
Shannon Love’s $37K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Krahl | $30,975 | $58,975 |
| Shannon Love | $37,076 | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Wes Welker Foundation executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Encourages at-risk youth to reach their potential through sports and positive mentors.
Questions for Wes Welker Foundation
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The primary program focus is to provide grants for equipment and uniforms to oklahoma city area schools and nonprofits for athletic programs. The grants committee reviews all requests and conducts site visits to various applicants in order to complete its due diligence.
The foundation held a one day football camp for 12 area high school football teams. The event was organized by a committee of community volunteers and board members and is provided at no cost to the participating schools.
The foundation held a cheer preview for local high school cheer teams with high percentages of underserved youth. The one-day event was organized by a committee of community volunteers and board members.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $596K | $584K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $526K | $600K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.1M | $1.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $129K | $35K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $994K | $1.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $99K | $99K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $59K | $35K | $12K | $12K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $27K | $16K | $5K | $5K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $7K | $4K | $1K | $1K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $9K | $9K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5K | $3K | $982 | $982 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $7K | $4K | $1K | $1K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $32K | $28K | $4K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $461 | $461 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $256K | $190K | $46K | $21K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 | $271K | $259K | $12K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 1, 2024 | $272K | $256K | $16K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $254K | $279K | −$26K | $994K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 | $213K | $333K | −$120K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $223K | $269K | −$45K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $271,636 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $271,636 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $255,892 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,187,446 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,152,589 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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