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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1943142

Sally Johnson Shy Foundation

A private foundation in Memphis, TN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $9,415 paid in grants.

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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

    $9,415

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $646,455

  • Tax year 2023

    $24,857

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $689,514

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,314

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $725,360

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,294

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $877,785

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,718

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $855,437

  • Tax year 2019

    $19,119

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $866,504

  • Tax year 2018

    $16,511

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $790,752

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ole Miss Athletic FoundationOxford, MS

    Support student athletes

    $2,500
  2. UNC Education FoundationChapel Hill, NC

    Education support

    $1,400
  3. Carnival of MemphisMemphis, TN

    Promote memphis

    $1,300
  4. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    Education suppport

    $1,031
  5. Grove CollectiveOxford, MS

    Support student athletes

    $1,030
  6. Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    Adolescent growth

    $513
  7. Finch College Alumni FoundationNew York, NY

    Education support

    $500
  8. UNC Athletic FoundationChapel Hill, NC

    Support student athletes

    $290
  9. Memphis Garden ClubMemphis, TN

    Promote plants environment

    $250
  10. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    Alzheimers support

    $250
  11. Finch College Alumni FoundationNew York, NY

    Education support

    $195
  12. Chi Omega FoundationMemphis, TN

    Personal growth development

    $156

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $2,50062% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $1,03126% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $2506% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $2506% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi2 grants $3,530
  2. Tennessee4 grants $1,956
  3. North Carolina2 grants $1,690
  4. Colorado1 grant $1,031
  5. New York2 grants $695
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $513

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sarah Johnson ShyDirector Hours 25Pay $61,500
  • David F Sellers ShyDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah Genevieve ChapmanDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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