Funding search · EIN 364055432 · Chapel Hill, NC
Shelby Family 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.
- 74
- grants reported
- $158,200
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Top recipients
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- Homeless Children Irc2 grants · $15,000
- Homeless Children Irc1 grant · $8,000
- Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina2 grants · $7,500
- Ackland Art Museum2 grants · $7,000
- North Carolina Ballet3 grants · $6,500
- Homeless Children'S Foundation of I1 grant · $6,000
- Vero Beach Museum of Art3 grants · $6,000
- Rocky Mountain Raptor Program3 grants · $5,500
- Larimer Humane Society3 grants · $5,050
- Duke Cancer Institute1 grant · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 74 reported grants, largest first.
- $8,000
Homeless Children Irc · Indian River Shores, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $8,000
Homeless Children Irc · Indian River Shores, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $7,000
Homeless Children Irc · Indian River Shores, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $6,000
Homeless Children'S Foundation of I · Indian River Shores, FL · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Duke - Hardin Family Als · Durham, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Ackland Art Museum · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Duke Cancer Center · Durham, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Duke Cancer Institute · Durham, NC · 2021
Charitable & Educational
- $4,200
Orca Conservancy · Seattle, WA · 2021
Charitable
- $4,000
Planned Parenthood · New York City, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $4,000
Ackland Art Museum · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $3,100
Vero Beach Museum of Art · Vero Beach, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
North Carolina Ballet · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Ackland Art Museum - Unc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Charitable
- $2,500
North Carolina Ballet · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Saving Grace · Wake Forest, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Larimer Humane Society · Loveland, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Saving Grace · Wake Forest, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Food Bank of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Charitable
- $2,500
Larimer Humane Society · Loveland, CO · 2021
Charitable
- $2,500
Saving Grace · Wake Forest, NC · 2021
Charitable
- $2,000
Ackland Art Museum · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Larimer Humane Society · Loveland, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Vero Beach Museum of Art · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Youth Sailing Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Vero Beach Museum of Art · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Youth Sailing Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
North Carolina Ballet · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Playmakers Theatre · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Playmakers Theatre · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Charitable
- $2,000
Vero Beach Ballet · Vero Beach, FL · 2021
Charitable
- $2,000
Vero Beach Museum of Art · Vero Beach, FL · 2021
Charitable
- $2,000
Youth Sailing Foundation of Irc · Vero Beach, FL · 2021
Charitable
- $1,500
The Cedars Education Program · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,400
Youth Sailing Foundation · Vero Beach, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,250
Camp Kesem · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $1,000
Carolina Performing Arts · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Off the Hook Arts · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Playmakers Repertory Company · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Duke Cancer Center · Durham, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
North Carolina Museum of Art · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Playmakers Theatre · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Vero Beach Ballet · Vero Beach, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Carolina Performing Arts · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
North Carolina Museum of Art · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Orca · Vero Beach, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Vero Beach Ballet · Vero Beach, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Carolina Performing Arts · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Charitable
- $1,000
North Carolina Ballet · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Charitable
- $1,000
North Carolina Museum of Art · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Charitable
- $1,000
Northern Colorado United for Youth · Fort Collins, CO · 2021
Charitable
- $1,000
University United Methodist Church · Chapel Hill, NC · 2021
Charitable
- $550
Larimer Humane Society · Loveland, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Panthera · New York City, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Float Hope of Irc Minnows · Indian River Shores, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Chartiable
- $500
Snapp for Teens · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program · Fort Collins, CO · 2021
Charitable
- $450
Hope House Northern Colorado · Greely, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $250
Camp Kesem · Covina, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Dawn Health · Aurora, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Boys Girls Club · Fort Collins, CO · 2021
Charitable
- $250
Colorado Renewable Energy Society · Fort Collins, CO · 2021
Charitable
- $250
Food Bank for Larimer County · Loveland, CO · 2021
Charitable
- $200
Camp Kesem · Covina, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $200
Dawn Health · Aurora, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $100
350 Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2023
Charitable
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