The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2457055

Shelley Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $60,000 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

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $68,531
  • Tax year 2024

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $68,124
  • Tax year 2023

    $87,154

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $83,020
  • Tax year 2022

    $54,885

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $109,332
  • Tax year 2021

    $38,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $111,520
  • Tax year 2020

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $88,467
  • Tax year 2019

    $31,550

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $70,182
  • Tax year 2018

    $81,050

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $41,645

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Eating Disorder FoundationDenver, CO

    General

    $40,000
  2. Karis CommunityDenver, CO

    General

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $40,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Stephen E ShelleyPRESIDENT/TR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nanette A ShelleyVP/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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