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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-0726460

Shiel Sexton Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Indianapolis, IN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $55,500 paid in grants.

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

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $711,101
  • Tax year 2024

    $25,052

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $499,120
  • Tax year 2023

    $48,825

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $406,119
  • Tax year 2022

    $39,800

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $341,862
  • Tax year 2021

    $38,865

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $131,555
  • Tax year 2020

    $26,026

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $170,460
  • Tax year 2019

    $12,200

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $156,463
  • Tax year 2018

    $18,197

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $75,916

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Indianapolis Motor Speedway MuseumIndianapolis, IN

    General fund

    $25,000
  2. Indy Economic Development IncIndianapolis, IN

    General fund

    $25,000
  3. Crooked Creek Food Pantry IncIndianapolis, IN

    General fund

    $5,000
  4. Children's Bureau Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN

    General fund

    $500

Approved for future payment

2 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Indy Economic Development IncIndianapolis, IN

    General fund

    $25,000
  2. Indianapolis Motor Speedway MuseumIndianapolis, IN

    General fund

    $12,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00091% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana4 grants $55,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Michael T DiltsEXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kevin HuntPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel J MurphyCFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gretchen FuellingVP OF FINANCE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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