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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 64-6143417

Fred Schelben Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $11,100 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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

    $11,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $227,360
  • Tax year 2024

    $10,550

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $224,996
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,550

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $226,252
  • Tax year 2022

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $223,934
  • Tax year 2021

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $236,024
  • Tax year 2020

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $227,355
  • Tax year 2019

    $11,700

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $231,468
  • Tax year 2018

    $13,070

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $238,408

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of Washington CountyGreenville, MS

    General operating

    $2,300
  2. Boys and Girls Club of WashingtonGreenville, MS

    General operating

    $2,000
  3. Delta's Children MuseumGreenvilee, MS

    General operating

    $1,200
  4. Community Counseling CenterGreenville, MS

    General operating

    $1,100
  5. Greenville Junior AuxiliaryGreenville, MS

    General operating

    $1,000
  6. Hodding Carter Memorial YMCAGreenville, MS

    General operating

    $1,000
  7. Education Foundation of Greenville IncGreenville, MS

    General support

    $1,000
  8. American Red CrossGreenville, MS

    General operating

    $600
  9. Delta Cotton BellesGreenville, MS

    General support

    $500
  10. St Jude Children's ResearchMemphis, TN

    General operating

    $300
  11. Mississippi Kidney FoundationCanton, MS

    General operating

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,30061% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,00026% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $50013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi10 grants $10,800
  2. Tennessee1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Regions BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $3,223
  • Curtis BuchananCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Walter BarrCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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