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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-3102577

Sheller Family Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,317,080

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,960,457

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,167,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,118,625

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,152,420

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,913,667

  • Tax year 2022

    $638,975

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $7,154,454

  • Tax year 2021

    $644,400

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,187,864

  • Tax year 2020

    $655,186

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $7,083,188

  • Tax year 2019

    $612,707

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,338,749

  • Tax year 2018

    $613,946

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $8,787,247

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $600,000
  2. Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $254,000
  3. Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $250,000
  4. Mural ArtsPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $150,000
  5. Salvation ArmyPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $30,000
  6. Tree House BooksPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $10,000
  7. Women Against AbusePhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $9,000
  8. Pha - Philly SeedsPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $6,000
  9. Pathway to Housing PAPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $4,000
  10. Mental Health Association of Se PAPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $1,500
  11. Transformation to RecoveryPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $1,000
  12. Childerns Crisis Treatment CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $500
  13. Marine Corps Scholarship FoundationAlexandria, VA

    Program support

    $500
  14. Girl Scouts of Eastern PAPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $280
  15. Project HomePhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $250
  16. Redi IncPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $1,114,50099% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $9,250<1% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania15 grants $1,316,580
  2. Virginia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Stephen A ShellerVICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sandra ShellerPRESIDENT, CHAIR, & TREASU Hours 7Pay $0

The return

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