Funding search · EIN 931156903 · Prineville, OR

John and Linda Shelk Foundation

Name: John and Linda Shelk Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

49
grants reported: $649,950
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $7,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

hatfield lecture series aviation community exhibit

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Willamette University4 grants · $140,000
A R Bowman Memorial Museum3 grants · $105,000
Oregon Historical Society4 grants · $95,450
St Charles Foundation1 grant · $60,000
High Desert Museum3 grants · $53,000
Sustainable Northwest4 grants · $33,000
St Vincent De Paul3 grants · $25,000
Deschutes Land Trust3 grants · $23,000
Crook County Historical Society1 grant · $20,000
World Forestry Center3 grants · $18,000

Giving over time

$111,750

2022

$165,000

2023

$156,000

2024

$217,200

2025

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

$60,000
St Charles Foundation · Bend, OR · 2025
General support
$60,000
Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2023
Hatfield lecture series
$50,000
Willamette University · Salem, OR · 2023
General support
$50,000
Willamette University · Salem, OR · 2022
General support
$45,000
A R Bowman Memorial Museum · Prineville, OR · 2024
General support
$30,000
High Desert Museum · Bend, OR · 2025
General support
$30,000
A R Bowman Memorial Museum · Prineville, OR · 2023
General support
$30,000
A R Bowman Memorial Museum · Prineville, OR · 2022
General support
$20,000
Crook County Historical Society · Prineville, OR · 2025
General support
$20,000
Willamette University · Salem, OR · 2025
General support
$20,000
High Desert Museum · Bend, OR · 2024
General support
$20,000
Willamette University · Salem, OR · 2024
General support
$15,000
Sustainable Northwest · Portland, OR · 2025
Annual support
$15,000
Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2024
Hatfield lecture series and aviation exhibit
$14,200
Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2025
General support
$10,000
Deschutes Land Trust · Bend, OR · 2025
General support
$10,000
Prineville Senior Center · Prineville, OR · 2025
General support
$10,000
Rimrock Trails · Prineville, OR · 2025
General support
$10,000
St Vincent De Paul · Prineville, OR · 2025
General support
$10,000
World Forestry Center · Portland, OR · 2025
General support
$10,000
Deschutes Land Trust · Bend, OR · 2024
General support
$10,000
St Vincent De Paul · Prineville, OR · 2024
General support
$10,000
Sustainable Northwest · Portland, OR · 2024
Annual support
$10,000
Ochoco Forest Restoration · Prineville, OR · 2022
General support
$7,000
Mountainstar Family Relief Nursery · Bend, OR · 2024
General
$6,250
Oregon Historical Society · Portland, OR · 2022
Hatfield lecture series
$5,000
Redmond Senior Center · Redmond, OR · 2025
General support
$5,000
Heart of Grant County · John Day, OR · 2024
General
$5,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
$5,000
St Vincent De Paul · Prineville, OR · 2023
General support
$4,000
Deschutes River Conservancy · Bend, OR · 2024
General support
$4,000
Sustainable Northwest · Portland, OR · 2023
Annual support
$4,000
World Forestry Center · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
$4,000
Sustainable Northwest · Portland, OR · 2022
Annual support
$4,000
World Forestry Center · Portland, OR · 2022
General support
$3,000
American Endurance Ride Conference · Auburn, CA · 2024
General
$3,000
Deschutes Land Trust · Bend, OR · 2023
General support
$3,000
High Desert Museum · Bend, OR · 2023
General support
$3,000
Kiwanis Club of Prineville · Prineville, OR · 2022
General support
$3,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
$2,000
Crook County Parks and Rec District · Prineville, OR · 2025
General support
$2,000
The Alliance · Sherwood Road Suite, OR · 2024
General support
$2,000
Deschutes River Conservancy · Bend, OR · 2023
General support
$2,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Oregon Public Broadcasting · Portland, OR · 2025
General support
$1,000
Friends of Kam Wah Chung · John Day, OR · 2023
General support
$1,000
The Alliance · Sherwood Road Suite, OR · 2023
General support
$1,000
Blue Mountain Forest Partner · John Day, OR · 2022
General support
$500
Prineville Follies · Prineville, OR · 2022
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