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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 20-2024998

The Selander Foundation

A private foundation in Greenwich, CT. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 8 grants and $5.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,102,187

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $35,330,738
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,911,980

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $37,149,888
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,126,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $36,368,101
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,491,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $36,362,229

Grants paid in 2023

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Educational purposes

    $3,894,687
  2. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Health purposes

    $400,000
  3. AmericaresStamford, CT

    Health purposes

    $300,000
  4. Promises 2 KidsSan Diego, CA

    Social purposes

    $300,000
  5. Family CentersDarien, CT

    Social purposes

    $185,000
  6. Connecticut Food BankWallingford, CT

    Health purposes

    $10,000
  7. Meals on WheelsGreenwich, CT

    Social purposes

    $10,000
  8. Boys and Girls Club of GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    Social purposes

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $3,894,68791% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $400,0009% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $2,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $4,294,687
  2. Connecticut5 grants $507,500
  3. California1 grant $300,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert W SelanderCHAIRMAN/AS REQ'D Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nancy Cross SelanderPRESIDENT/AS REQ'D Hours 0Pay $0
  • Crosby SelanderTRUSTEE/AS REQ'D Hours 0Pay $0
  • Russell SelanderTRUSTEE/AS REQ'D Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tracey Kay LundgrenTRUSTEE/AS REQ'D Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jessica Anne LundgrenTRUSTEE/AS REQ'D Hours 0Pay $0
  • Colleen SelanderTRUSTEE/AS REQ'D Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kari SelanderTRUSTEE/AS REQ'D Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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