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Shelton Foundation

Accepts applications Houston, Texas · EIN 760294299

Shelton Foundation is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2023 it gave $15,300 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,100 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $15,150 the year before.

0% of its 2023 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
2022$15,1503$63,843
2023$15,3003$59,124

How to apply

ContactJohn Shelton
P O Box 79092, Houston, TX 77024-7909
Phone or email(713) 463-8469
What to submitLetters

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Shelton Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Louisiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Louisiana1$10,000
Texas1$5,100
Mississippi1$200

Grants paid in 2023

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
LSU Alumni Association
Baton Rouge, LA
Provides scholarships to qual ind$10,000
Chapelwood UMC
Houston, TX
Church$5,100
The Fayette Cemetery Assoc
Fayette, MS
To maintain the cemetary$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shelton Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Shelton Foundation give?

$15,300 in tax year 2023, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,100.

Who runs Shelton Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Rose Ann Shelton (Pres/Tte), Sharon Shelton (Vp/Tte), Shirley Meredith (Sec/Tte) and John T Shelton III (Treas/Tte) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Shelton Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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