The Daniel G and Wanda K O'Dell Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application should not be sent.
- The filing does not explain how organisations are selected, so a small charity cannot tell from it how to get onto that list.
- Where a request does fit, most grants have been modest: about 8 in 10 of its 143 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $42,000, and half are $2,000 or less, though its largest grant was $250,000, so that band is typical rather than a limit.
- Because 92% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, continuing relationships appear to matter more than a first approach.
- No geographic focus is stated; most grants went to Missouri, but that pattern should not be read as a rule, and the filing gives no timing or application steps to plan around.
Overview
The Daniel G and Wanda K O'Dell Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not name a formal funding field. The grant record is chiefly made up of general and unrestricted contributions, alongside support for educational institutions, religious organisations, social-service charities and other community organisations. Named purposes include college initiatives, sports and fitness, charitable events, a welcome project and community support activities. The recipients include a college, churches, ministries, schools and local service organisations, rather than one exclusive type of organisation. Most recorded grants went to organisations in Missouri, with smaller amounts reaching other states. The application information says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted; it does not explain how organisations are selected or give further eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Missouri.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted. The filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 143 grants to organisations were $2,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 52% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations The Daniel G and Wanda K O'Dell Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 44 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $2,500 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- William Jewell College · Reimagine Jewell fund$200,0002025 tax year
- William Jewell College · Reimagine Jewell Initiative$200,0002025 tax year
- Hillcrest Ministries · General & Unrestricted$50,0002025 tax year
- 15 and the Mahomies Foundation · Charitable Event$50,0002025 tax year
- Operation Breakthrough · General & Unrestricted$48,0002025 tax year
- Second Baptist Church of Liberty Missouri · General & Unrestricted$42,0002025 tax year
- Rebuilding Together Kansas City · General & Unrestricted$16,0002025 tax year
- Oakhill Day School · The Welcome Project$10,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Amy O'Dell Hood — Director
- Wanda K O'Dell — Director, Secretary, Vice President
- Karen M O'Dell — Director
- Gary A O'Dell — Director
- Daniel G O'Dell — Director, President, Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $562,631 | $529,236 | $11,462,197 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $549,214 | $508,803 | $12,195,551 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $752,419 | $704,500 | $14,030,379 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Wilmington, DE