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 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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