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Selah Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Elizabethtown, Kentucky · EIN 800772940

Selah Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. In tax year 2024 it gave $323,142 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $27,000 and the largest $66,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $102,640 the year before.

73% 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
2022$1,5001$903,227
2023$102,6409$1.3 million
2024$323,14211$1.3 million

How to apply

Selah Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Selah Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky6$222,842
Colorado1$50,000
Illinois1$21,000
Tennessee1$14,300
Louisiana1$10,000
South Carolina1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Scarlet Hope
Louisville, KY
General donation$66,000
Clarity Solutions
Elizabethtown, KY
General donation$50,000
Elevate USA
Goldern, CO
General donation$50,000
Baptist Health Foundation
Louisville, KY
General donation$50,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Louisville, KY
General donation$28,842
Elevate Louisville
Louisville, KY
General donation$27,000
Trellis
Chicago, IL
General donation$21,000
Artist N Christ
Brentwood, TN
General donation$14,300
Help All People
Houma, LA
General donation$10,000
Legacy Mission
Moncks Corner, SC
Genral donation$5,000
Union Co High School
Morganfield, KY
General donation$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Selah Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Selah Foundation Inc give?

$323,142 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $27,000.

Who runs Selah Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Denise Clements (President), R Philip Clements (Vice Preside), William Clements (Secretary) and Karsten Clements (Treasurer).

What does Selah Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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