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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-1880032

Shelp Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $18,000 paid in grants.

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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.

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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

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $144,468

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $111,456

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $85,534

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $55,999

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $25,468

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $9,409

  • Tax year 2019

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $20,253

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $11,805

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Can Do CaninesNew Hope, MN

    Service Dog Training

    $2,000
  2. Primate Rescue CenterNicholasville, KY

    Animal Rescue

    $2,000
  3. Second Chances Wildlife CenterMt Washington, KY

    Animal Rescue

    $2,000
  4. Kentucky Humane SocietyLouisville, KY

    Animal Rescue

    $2,000
  5. Paws With A CauseWayland, MI

    Animal Rescue

    $1,500
  6. Southeastern Guide DogsPalmetto, FL

    Service Dog Training

    $1,500
  7. Individual

    Animal Rescue

    $1,500
  8. Leader Dogs for the BlindRochester HLS, MI

    Service Dog Training

    $1,500
  9. Wildcat SanctuarySandstone, MN

    Animal Rescue

    $1,000
  10. Humane Society of Oldham CountyLagrange, KY

    Animal Rescue

    $1,000
  11. Kentucky Pets AliveShelbyville, KY

    Animal Rescue

    $750
  12. Saving Paws Animal RescueOwensboro, KY

    Animal Rescue

    $750
  13. Individual

    Animal Rescue

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals6 grants $8,50074% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $3,00026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky6 grants $8,500
  2. Michigan2 grants $3,000
  3. Minnesota2 grants $3,000
  4. Florida1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Earl E Shelp PHDPresident/TR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeff GreyDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Howard RosenbergDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jena BlytheSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jo MansellDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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