Well Told Grants

Foundations / Florida

Shackelford Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Orlando, Florida · EIN 626363101

Shackelford Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Orlando, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $413,654 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $206,827 and the largest $240,179. 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 $419,776 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$429,1752$9.8 million
2024$419,7762$10.7 million
2025$413,6542$11.8 million

How to apply

ContactPaul A Calame Jr
326 South Goodlet Street, Memphis, TN 38117
Phone or email(901) 582-9336, pcalame326@gmail.com
What to submitLetter stating request

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Shackelford Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$240,179
Tennessee1$173,475

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The National Audubon Society Inc
New York, NY
General operating$240,179
University of Tennessee Dept of Forestry Wildlife & Fisheries
Knoxville, TN
General operating$173,475

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shackelford Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Shackelford Charitable Trust give?

$413,654 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $206,827.

Who runs Shackelford Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Truist Bank (Trustee), J Clayton Stanley (Advisory Board Member), Omar R Smith III (Advisory Board Member) and Paul Calame (Advisory Board Member).

What does Shackelford Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and education.

Similar foundations in Florida