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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 72-6245577

Helen El Shellenbarger Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $199,691 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 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

    $199,691

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,423

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $151,821

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,571

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $150,460

  • Tax year 2022

    $11,373

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $150,002

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,678

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $163,487

  • Tax year 2020

    $8,700

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $152,324

  • Tax year 2019

    $8,828

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $159,494

  • Tax year 2018

    $9,449

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $165,566

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Indiana Wesleyan UniversityMarion, IN

    General operating

    $199,691

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $199,691100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana1 grant $199,691

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Regions BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,774

The return

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