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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 84-6727727

Gerald A Shearer Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Tallahassee, FL. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 5 grants and $5.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,612,105

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,646,401

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2021

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    For use in escambia and santa rosa counties, florida

    $1,122,421
  2. Holy Cross Episcopal ChurchPensacola, FL

    For use in pensacola, florida

    $1,122,421
  3. Salvation ArmyPensacola, FL

    For use in the pensacola florida mission

    $1,122,421
  4. Shriners Hospital for ChildrenTampa, FL

    For use in tampa, florida

    $1,122,421
  5. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    For use in memphis, tennessee for research

    $1,122,421

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $3,367,263100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida4 grants $4,489,684
  2. Tennessee1 grant $1,122,421

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Capital City Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $37,292

The return

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