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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 88-0319741

The John E Sells Foundation

A private foundation in Incline Village, NV. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 3 grants and $13,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $13,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $163,791

  • Tax year 2022

    $100

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $173,140

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $163,636

  • Tax year 2020

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $161,106

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $170,426

  • Tax year 2018

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $167,653

Grants paid in 2023

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Classical TahoeIncline VLG, NV

    Support charity

    $10,000
  2. Lake Tahoe Shakespeare FestivalIncline VLG, NV

    Support charity

    $2,500
  3. Sierra Nevada BalletReno, NV

    Support charity

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $10,00074% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $3,50026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nevada3 grants $13,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John E SellsPRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Christine Scharff-SellsTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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