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Paul P Tell Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Akron, Ohio · EIN 346537201

Paul P Tell Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Akron, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $304,100 in 43 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 $388,600 the year before.

21% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$139,80032$5.4 million
2024$388,60036$5.6 million
2025$304,10043$6.0 million

How to apply

ContactDavid J Schipper PHD President the
388 S Main Street Ste 444, Akron, OH 44311
Phone or email(330) 434-8355, david@schippergroup.com
What to submitAward applications should be submitted by paper request to the person listed above.
DeadlinesAward applications are received year round no submission deadlines noted.
RestrictionsRestrictions or limitations on awards include funding by organizations that are internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) public charities.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Paul P Tell Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 18 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio13$134,500
Florida6$42,000
Colorado3$25,000
Washington1$25,000
Pennsylvania2$12,000
Tennessee3$11,200
California3$9,000
Maryland1$8,000
Illinois2$5,000
Georgia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 43 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chapel Hill Christian School
Akron, OH
Religious educ$25,000
Moody Aviation
Spokane, WA
Religious$25,000
New International
Ft Myers, FL
Religious$21,000
Emmanuel Christian Academy
Akron, OH
Religious educ$17,500
Akron Pregnancy Services
Akron, OH
Religious$15,000
Camp Carl
Ravenna, OH
Religious$15,000
First Glance Student Center Inc
Akron, OH
Religious$15,000
Haven of Rest Ministries
Akron, OH
Religious$15,000
Behold Israel
Parker, CO
Religious$10,000
The Come and See Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO
Religious$10,000
Urban Vision
Akron, OH
Religious$10,000
Sat 7
Easton, MD
Religious$8,000
Global Awakening
Mechanicsburg, PA
Religious$7,000
Wycliffe Bible Translators
Orlando, FL
Religious$6,000
Burnham Ministries Int
Boca Raton, FL
Religious$5,000
Good Shepherd India
Monument, CO
Religious$5,000
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Religious$5,000
India Inland Mission
Forest, VA
Religious$5,000
Ireach Africa
Redding, CA
Religious$5,000
Operation Mobilization
Tyrone, GA
Religious$5,000
Shelter Care
Tallmadge, OH
Religious$5,000
The Chapel
Akron, OH
Religious$5,000
The Chapel in Green
Uniontown, OH
Religious$5,000
The Gideons Int
Nashville, TN
Religious$5,000
The Last Reformation Inc
Jupiter, FL
Religious$5,000
Wesley Memorial UMC
Etowah, TN
Religious$5,000
World Venture
Woodburn, IN
Religious$5,000
Avant Ministries
Kansas City, MO
Religious$4,000
Maranatha Bible & Missionary Conference
Muskegon, MI
Religious$4,000
Bridge Trust - USA
Wheaton, IL
Religious$3,000
Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ)
Orlando, FL
Religious$3,000
Freedom Fellowship Church
Apple Creek, OH
Religious$3,000
Team (The Evangelical Alliance Mission)
Grapevine, TX
Religious$3,000
Summit Christian School
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Religious educ$2,500
Sim- Donor Care (Society of International Ministries)
Charlotte, NC
Religious$2,400
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship
Madison, WI
Religious$2,000
Jews for Jesus
San Francisco, CA
Religious$2,000
Joni & Friends Ministries
Agoura Hills, CA
Religious$2,000
Mission Go
Buffalo, NY
Religious$2,000
Pioneers
Orlando, FL
Religious$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Paul P Tell Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Award applications are received year round no submission deadlines noted.

How much does Paul P Tell Foundation Inc give?

$304,100 in tax year 2025, across 43 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Paul P Tell Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Jean Schipper (Secretary/Treasurer), David Schipper (President), Terry Hollister (Vice President) and Mary Bloom (Vice President) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Paul P Tell Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and international.

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