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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 30-0274280

Shady Rest Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Fort Myers, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $760,309 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $760,309

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,523,043

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,955,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,034,175

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,010,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,410,681

  • Tax year 2021

    $527,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,527,029

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fgcu FoundationFort Myers, FL

    Scholarships

    $579,309
  2. Florida Southwestern State CollegeFort Myers, FL

    Scholarships

    $100,000
  3. Charitable Foundation of the Islands IncSanibel, FL

    Charitable programs

    $70,000
  4. The Alvin A Dubin CenterFort Myers, FL

    Charitable programs and fundraiser sponsorship

    $11,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $70,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida4 grants $760,309

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Robert L MurrayPRESIDENT & CHAIR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sheila CarlsonTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Arie J VanduijnSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jo StecherVICE CHAIR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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