Funding search · EIN 546140127 · Saint Louis, MO

Shelton H Short Jr Trust

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

177
grants reported
$3.4M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Caritas3 grants · $150,000
  • Clarksville Ruritans3 grants · $135,000
  • Gateway Homes3 grants · $125,000
  • Danville Community College2 grants · $100,000
  • Feed More3 grants · $75,000
  • Childsavers-Memorial Child Guidance2 grants · $75,000
  • Friends Association for Children3 grants · $70,000
  • Better Housing Coalition3 grants · $70,000
  • Anna Julia Cooper School2 grants · $60,000
  • Art 1803 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$1.2M
2022
$1.0M
2023
$1.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 177 grants.

  • $50,000

    Caritas · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Caritas · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Clarksville Ruritans · Clarksville, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Danville Community College · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Gateway Homes · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Life skills and education

  • $50,000

    Caritas · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Challenge Discovery Projects · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Clarksville Ruritans · Clarksville, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Danville Community College · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Gateway Homes · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Life skills and education

  • $50,000

    St Andrews School · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $50,000

    Virginia College Fund · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $42,471

    Clarksville Volunteer Fire Department · Clarksville, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $40,000

    Challenge Discovery Projects · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Danville Community College Educational · Danville, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $40,000

    Childsavers-Memorial Child Guidance · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $35,000

    Clarksville Ruritans · Clarksville, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $35,000

    Childsavers-Memorial Child Guidance · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Anna Julia Cooper School · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Childsavers · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Southside Virginia Community College · Alberta, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $30,000

    Anna Julia Cooper School · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    College Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Feed More · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Support hunger relief

  • $30,000

    Friends Association for Children · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Commonwealth Catholic Charities · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Lake County Spca · Clarkville, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $30,000

    Southside Virginia Communtiy · Alberta, VA · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $25,000

    Commonwealth Catholic Charities · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Feed More · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Support hunger relief

  • $25,000

    Gateway Homes · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Life skills and education

  • $25,000

    Reading and Education for Adult · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    The Faison Center · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Better Housing Coalition · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Brightpoint Community College · Chester, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Development · Fresno, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Housing Families First · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Riverside School · North Chesterfield, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Better Housing Coalition · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Blue Sky Fund · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Brightpoint Community College · Chester, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Chesterfield Food Bank · Chester, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Junior Achievement of Central Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Northstar Academy · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Peter Paul Development Center · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Art 180 · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Better Housing Coalition · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Blue Sky Fund · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Chesterfield Food Bank Outreach Center · Chester, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Friends Association for Children · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Goochlandcares · Goochland, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Housing Families First · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Lake Country Spca · Clarksville, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Peter Paul Development Center · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Riverside School · North Chesterfield, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $20,000

    St Andrew'S School · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Steward School Corporation · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Young Mens Christian Association · Rome, GA · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Art 180 · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Assisting Families of Inmates · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Boys Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Jacobs Chance · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Lake County Spca · Clarkville, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Safe Harbor · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Steward School Corporation · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Young Mens Christian Association · Rome, GA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Crater Community Hospice · Petersburg, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Feed More · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Support hunger relief

  • $20,000

    Friends Association for Children · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Goochlandcares · Goochland, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Podium Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Richmond Metro Habitat for Humanity · Richmond, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Assisting Families of Inmates · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Autism Society Central Virginia Chapter · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Cadence Theatre Company · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Childrens Hospital and Healthcare · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Cristo Rey Richmond High School · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Elk Hill Farm · Goochland, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Greater Richmond Scan Stop Child Abuse · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Higher Achievement Program · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Jewish Family Services · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Junior Achievement of Central Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Medical Home Plus · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Nextup Rva · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Positive Vibe Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Richmond Hill · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Safe Harbor · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Shalom Farms · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Sportable Richmond Adaptive Sports · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Autism Society Central Virginia Chapter · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Cadence Theatre Company · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Cristo Rey Richmond High School · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Greater Richmond Scan Stop Child Abuse · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Higher Achievement Program · Washington Dc, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Jewish Family Services · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Positive Vibe Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Sportable Richmond Adaptive Sports · Richmond, VA · 2023

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.