Funding search · EIN 202024998 · Greenwich, CT
The Selander Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 42
- grants reported
- $13.1M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $100,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Schwab Charitable1 grant · $4.5M
- Cornell University1 grant · $3.9M
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $950,000
- Americares3 grants · $800,000
- Promises 2 Kids3 grants · $700,000
- Family Centers3 grants · $591,000
- Northwestern University2 grants · $350,000
- Bruce Museum1 grant · $280,000
- Neighbor To Neighbor1 grant · $250,000
- Helen Woodward Animal Center1 grant · $200,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $4.5M
Schwab Charitable · Orlando, FL · 2022
Social purposes
- $3.9M
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Educational purposes
- $400,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Health purposes
- $300,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2023
Health purposes
- $300,000
Promises 2 Kids · San Diego, CA · 2023
Social purposes
- $300,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Health purposes
- $280,000
Bruce Museum · Greenwich, CT · 2022
Social purposes
- $250,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2022
Health purposes
- $250,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2021
Health purposes
- $250,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021
Health purposes
- $250,000
Neighbor To Neighbor · Greenwich, CT · 2021
Social purposes
- $206,000
Family Centers · Darien, CT · 2021
Social purposes
- $200,000
Family Centers · Darien, CT · 2022
Social purposes
- $200,000
Promises 2 Kids · San Diego, CA · 2022
Social purposes
- $200,000
Children'S Hospital of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Health purposes
- $200,000
Helen Woodward Animal Center · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2021
Social purposes
- $200,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2021
Educational purposes
- $200,000
Promises 2 Kids · San Diego, CA · 2021
Social purposes
- $185,000
Family Centers · Darien, CT · 2023
Social purposes
- $150,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Educational purposes
- $150,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2021
Social purposes
- $50,000
Nyu Langone Medical Center · New York, NY · 2021
Health purposes
- $25,000
Boys To Men Mentoring · Spring Valley, CA · 2021
Social purposes
- $25,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2021
Health purposes
- $25,000
Scripps Health Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2021
Health purposes
- $20,000
Friends of Miami Animals · Miami, FL · 2021
Social purposes
- $15,000
Connecticut Food Bank · Wallingford, CT · 2021
Health purposes
- $15,000
Greenwich Emergency Medical Services · Riverside, CT · 2021
Health purposes
- $15,000
La Jolla Institute for Immunology · La Jolla, CA · 2021
Health purposes
- $15,000
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2021
Health purposes
- $10,000
Connecticut Food Bank · Wallingford, CT · 2023
Health purposes
- $10,000
Meals On Wheels · Greenwich, CT · 2023
Social purposes
- $10,000
Meals On Wheels · Greenwich, CT · 2021
Social purposes
- $6,000
Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation · Greenwich, CT · 2022
Health purposes
- $5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2022
Social purposes
- $5,000
Community Health Center of Cape Cod · Mashpee, MA · 2022
Health purposes
- $5,000
Dry Society Social Club · Reno, NV · 2022
Social purposes
- $5,000
Old Globe Theatre · San Diego, CA · 2022
Social purposes
- $2,500
Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2023
Social purposes
- $2,500
New Alternatives for Children · New York, NY · 2021
Social purposes
- $2,500
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Encinitas, CA · 2021
Social purposes
- $1,000
Map Educational Fund · Greenwich, CT · 2022
Education
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