Wells Fargo John and Maria Laffin Trust 2026

🏢 About Wells Fargo John and Maria Laffin Trust

The John and Maria Laffin Trust provides grants to eligible nonprofit organizations in the following areas:

• Education
• Animal Welfare
• Medical Research
• Human Services

🎁 Benefits of Wells Fargo John and Maria Laffin Trust

• Average grant size: $5,000 to $10,000
• Average number of grants per year: 25

Grant Allocation:

The Trust awards grants to organizations supporting various causes as follows:

• 20% Education:
  Funds granted to educational institutions at the college and university level in Los Angeles City and County, dedicated to maintaining and raising scholastic excellence.
• 30% Animal Welfare:
  Funds granted to animal welfare organizations or foundations within Los Angeles City and County, dedicated to the preservation and humane placement of abandoned and/or homeless small domesticated animals.
• 25% Medical Research:
  Funds granted to medical research organizations that consider alternative or controversial treatments, even those opposed by the American Medical Association.
• 25% Human Services:
  Funds granted to humanitarian organizations alleviating human misery, suffering, and starvation worldwide.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Eligible organizations must:

• Be recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
• Demonstrate alignment with one of the Trust’s four priority areas.
• For education and animal welfare grants, operate within Los Angeles City and County.
• For medical research and human services grants, have no geographic restrictions.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: 31 July, 2026
• Interested applicants can apply through the official application website.

🌐 Opportunity Application

For more details and to apply, visit the official Wells Fargo John and Maria Laffin Trust page.

Note:

This opportunity is ideal for nonprofit organizations working in education, animal welfare, medical research, and human services. Ensure your organization meets the eligibility criteria before applying.

• Average grant size: $5,000 to $10,000
• Average number of grants per year: 25
• 20% Education Funds shall be granted to educational institutions at the college and university level in the Los Angeles City and County areas that are dedicated to maintaining and raising the standards of scholastic excellence.
• 30% Animal Related Funds shall be granted to animal welfare organizations or foundations within Los Angeles City and County that are demonstrably dedicated to the preservation and humane placement of abandoned and/or homeless small domesticated animals.
• 25% Medical Research Funds shall be granted to medical research organizations that do not exclude from consideration any alternative or seemingly radical and/or controversial treatment that the American Medical Association may currently oppose.
• 25% Human Services Funds shall be granted to humanitarian organizations to alleviate human misery, suffering, and starvation in any part of the world.