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The Selders Foundation

Accepts applications La Canada Flintridge, California · EIN 954508642

The Selders Foundation is a private foundation in La Canada Flintridge, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $117,500 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $14,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $126,800 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$117,50031$2.6 million
2024$126,80032$2.7 million
2025$117,50026$3.1 million

How to apply

ContactThe Selders Foundation
502 Starlight Crest Drive, La CanadaFlintridge, CA 91011
Phone or email(951) 816-5051
What to submitNone specific
DeadlinesNo deadline
RestrictionsNo restrictions; however, programs with proven outcomes for children are favored.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Selders Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California19$94,000
Florida1$10,000
North Carolina4$8,800
Massachusetts1$2,500
Ohio1$2,200

Grants paid in 2025

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of Greater San
San Diego, CA
Children's programs$14,000
Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Co
Murrieta, CA
Children's programs$10,000
Catholic Education Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Catholic education programs$10,000
Promises 2 Kids
San Diego, CA
Children's programs$10,000
World Federation of Youth Clubs
Orlando, FL
Children's programs$10,000
Dolores Mission School
Los Angeles, CA
Children's educational programs$6,500
Jobs for the Future Homeboy Industr
Los Angeles, CA
Jobs for the Future$6,000
Individual
CA
Medical and support programs$6,000
Individual
CA
Therapeutic horsemanship programs$4,500
Salinas City Elementary
Salinas, CA
Children's education programs$3,500
Partnership for Children
Salinas, CA
Children's programs$3,500
Our Neighborhood Homework House
Azusa, CA
Children's education programs$3,000
Promises 2 Kids Camp Connect
San Diego, CA
Scholarship program$3,000
St Odilia School
Los Angeles, CA
Children's education programs$3,000
Individual
CA
$3,000
Canines for Disabled Kids
Worcester, MA
Programs for disabled children$2,500
Kids Path Hospice Palliative
Greensboro, NC
Children's programs$2,500
Continuing the Mission
Davidson, NC
Service dogs for veterans$2,500
Ronald McDonald House Greater Charl
Charlotte, NC
Children's programs$2,300
Wigs for Kids
Westlake, OH
Children's programs$2,200
Individual
CA
Children's programs$2,000
Central Coast Autism Spectrum Cente
San Luis Obispo, CA
General support for programs for autism$2,000
Ronald McDonald House
San Diego, CA
Children's programs$2,000
Lake Norman Charter School
Huntersville, NC
Children's educational programs$1,500
Flintridge Guild of Childrens Hospi
La Canada, CA
Children's medical support$1,000
Pregnancy Help Center of San Gabrie
Alhambra, CA
Pregnancy support programs$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Selders Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadline.

How much does The Selders Foundation give?

$117,500 in tax year 2025, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Selders Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Wim Selders (President), Petronella Selders (Secretary), Corine Selders (Cfo) and Willem Sebastiann Selders (Investment Mgr) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Selders Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and faith communities.

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