Each year a committee from Wells Memorial United Methodist Church reviews applications for WellsFest help.  The committee looks at the scope of services provided by the applicants and the potential budgetary impact of a WellsFest contribution.  The general goal has been to direct WellsFest help to smaller non-profit organizations that don’t have major fundraising capabilities.

In recent years the festival has raised an average of $50,000 for the designated beneficiary.  It also generates publicity that helps make the Jackson community better aware of the organization.  WellsFest beneficiaries have included:

• Sims House for Women and Children
• Galloway Elementary School
• Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area
• Alzheimer’s Association
• Whispering Pines Hospice
• The Bethlehem Center
• Operation Shoestring
• Magnolia Speech School
• Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth
• The Mustard Seed
• Grace House
• Good Samaritan Center
• Common Bond
• Harbor House
• Partners to End Homelessness
• The Center for Violence Prevention
• Methodist Children's Homes of Mississippi
• Growing Up Knowing
• Extra Table

The WellsFest 2022 Beneficiary Application may be downloaded here. The deadline for submitting the application for WellsFest 2022 is Dec. 14, 2021.