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William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Sarasota, Florida · EIN 842333839

William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Sarasota, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.6 million in 172 grants; the typical grant was $8,068 and the largest $115,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $3.0 million the year before.

79% of its 2024 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$3.0 million183$73.7 million
2024$2.6 million172$78.3 million

How to apply

ContactSusan Bowie
1800 Second Street Suite 750, Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone or email(941) 957-0442
What to submitSelby scholar renewal and selby scholar application can be completed online at www.selbyfdn.org
DeadlinesFebruary 1st and aug 1st for capital grants april 1st for scholarship july 15th for scholar renewal
RestrictionsCapital grants - geographic area is sarasota county, Florida and its contiguous counties selby scholars program - geographic eligibility is students graduating from a high school in sarasota, manatee, charlotte and desoto counties or students graduating from state college of Florida and who are residents in those counties. - student must be full time and scholarships may be used to pursue an undergraduate degree at a four year accredited college or university.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida172$2.6 million

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 172 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
All Faiths Food Bank Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$115,000
Jewish Family and Children's Service of the Suncoast Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$100,000
Loveland Center Inc
Venice, FL
Organizational grants$100,000
Foundation for Dreams Inc
Bradenton, FL
Organizational grants$90,000
State College of Florida Foundation (SCFF)
Bradenton, FL
Institutional scholarship$75,000
Family Promise of South Sarasota County
Venice, FL
Organizational grants$63,075
Centerstone of Florida Inc
Bradenton, FL
Organizational grants$60,000
Anna Maria Island Community Center Inc
Anna Maria, FL
Organizational grants$50,000
Charlotte Community Foundation
Punta Gorda, FL
Organizational grants$50,000
Children First Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$50,000
Harvest Tabernacle of Sarasota Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$50,000
Manasota Solve Inc
Bradenton, FL
Organizational grants$50,000
Salvation Army of Bradenton
Bradenton, FL
Organizational grants$50,000
Sarasota Opera Association Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$50,000
Venice Youth Boating Association Inc
Venice, FL
Organizational grants$50,000
DMH Real Estate Holdings Inc
Arcadia, FL
Organizational grants$49,489
Resurrection House Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$46,191
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$45,650
Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL
Organizational grants$44,129
University of South Florida Foundation (Usf Sarasota-Manatee)
Tampa, FL
Institutional scholarship$40,000
Community Assisted and Supported Living Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$37,504
Step Up Suncoast
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$35,000
Rise Above Performing Arts Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$31,285
Forty Carrots of Sarasota Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$30,000
Urbanite Theatre Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$28,742
Manatee Children's Services
Bradenton, FL
Organizational grants$27,302
Second Heart Homes Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$26,000
Charlotte County Art Guild Inc DBA Visual Arts Center
Punta Gorda, FL
Organizational grants$25,000
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$25,000
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$25,000
Tidewell Foundation Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$25,000
United Way of South Sarasota County
Venice, FL
Organizational grants$25,000
Woman's Exchange Inc of Sarasota
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$25,000
Suncoast Workforce Board Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$23,192
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$21,520
Realize Bradenton Inc
Bradenton, FL
Organizational grants$20,276
Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County Inc
Bradenton, FL
Organizational grants$20,000
Crearte Latino Cultural Center Corp
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$20,000
Glasserschoenbaum Human Services Center Inc
Sarasota, FL
Organizational grants$20,000
Links to Success
Arcadia, FL
Organizational grants$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: February 1st and aug 1st for capital grants april 1st for scholarship july 15th for scholar renewal.

How much does William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc give?

$2.6 million in tax year 2024, across 172 grants, with a typical grant of $8,068.

Who runs William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists E Keith Dubose (Director), Laura Spencer (Director), Tom Tryon (Director) and Clolita Vitale (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and arts and culture.

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