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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-5158436

The Shultz Family Foundation

A private foundation in Phoenix, AZ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $1.7 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,655,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,912,816
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,760,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,015,295
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,385,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,155,787
  • Tax year 2021

    $370,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $8,856,288
  • Tax year 2020

    $625,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $659,534
  • Tax year 2019

    $625,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $976,788
  • Tax year 2018

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,138,265

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Palau World EvangelismPortland, OR

    General funding

    $1,000,000
  2. Palau World EvangelismPortland, OR

    General funding

    $250,000
  3. Living Streams Christian ChurchPhoenix, AZ

    General funding

    $200,000
  4. D2L Revolution IncPhoenix, AZ

    General funding

    $50,000
  5. Phoenix Children's FoundationPhoenix, AZ

    General funding

    $50,000
  6. The Living Breath FoundationMonterey, CA

    General funding

    $25,000
  7. Calvary Chapel Black Canyon CityBlack Cyn Cty, AZ

    General funding

    $20,000
  8. The NavigatorsColorado Springs, CO

    General funding

    $20,000
  9. ChildhelpScottsdale, AZ

    General funding

    $10,000
  10. Oaks InternationalWheaton, IL

    General funding

    $10,000
  11. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    General funding

    $10,000
  12. The Living Breath FoundationMonterey, CA

    General funding

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $50,00037% of the total
  2. Religion3 grants $40,00030% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $35,00026% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $10,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon2 grants $1,250,000
  2. Arizona5 grants $330,000
  3. California2 grants $35,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $20,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mel L ShultzPRESIDENT/ TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Beth J ShultzVP/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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