Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-6481161

The Selinger-Shone Foundation

A private foundation in Spokane, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $125,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Dr Samuel L Selinger
5441 S Quail Ridge Rd
Spokane, WA 99223
(509) 747-6154
Form and materials
Grant requests should be made in writing and should indicate the intended use of the funds. Proof of exempt status should accompany all applications.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Scholarship awards will not exceed $20,000 per year in total.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $125,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,117,474
  • Tax year 2023

    $287,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,162,635
  • Tax year 2022

    $264,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,486,653
  • Tax year 2021

    $76,600

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,911,001
  • Tax year 2020

    $72,200

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,501,280
  • Tax year 2019

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,511,822
  • Tax year 2018

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,550,532

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Providence Healthcare Foundation Eastern WASpokane, WA

    To fund the Heart Institute Campaign and the Selinger Arts & Healing Fund

    $71,000
  2. Second Harvest Inland NorthwestSpokane, WA

    For construction of the Zilch market project.

    $40,000
  3. Friends of KSPSSpokane, WA

    To support public programming services.

    $5,000
  4. Washington State University Foundation (Elson S Floyd College of Medicine)Pullman, WA

    To assist in purchasing stethescopes for Med students and purchasing of augmentative communication equipment.

    $2,500
  5. Community Colleges of Spokane FoundationSpokane, WA

    To support the Selinger Shone Career Transitions Fund Endowment.

    $1,000
  6. Eastern Washington University Foundation (Nursing School)Cheney, WA

    To support the EWU Nursing Program.

    $1,000
  7. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture FoundationSpokane, WA

    To support Museum operations.

    $1,000
  8. Saint Georges SchoolSpokane, WA

    To provide funding for teachers to continue to give students an outstanding education.

    $1,000
  9. Spokane Public Radio (KPBX Radio)Spokane, WA

    To support public radio programs.

    $1,000
  10. Spokane Symphony SocietySpokane, WA

    To provide funding for Symphony activities.

    $1,000
  11. John Hopkins University (Medical School)Baltimore, MD

    To fund the Samuel Selinger, MD 69 & Rosemary Selinger Endowed Scholarship fund.

    $500
  12. Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Annual giving, class of 2024-25.

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $6,00086% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington10 grants $124,500
  2. Maryland1 grant $500
  3. New Jersey1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Samuel L SelingerCo-Trustee Hours 10Pay $0
  • Rosemary SelingerCo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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