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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-3382895

Basis Endowment Foundation

A private foundation in Tampa, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $100,953 paid in grants.

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.

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

    $100,953

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $711,322
  • Tax year 2024

    $114,132

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $763,438
  • Tax year 2023

    $77,111

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $762,888
  • Tax year 2022

    $81,835

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $831,126
  • Tax year 2021

    $100,906

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $878,511
  • Tax year 2020

    $103,352

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $886,736
  • Tax year 2019

    $97,038

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,286
  • Tax year 2018

    $131,019

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,083,577

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tampa General Hospital FoundationTampa, FL

    General fund

    $52,500
  2. Ursuline Academy of OhioCincinnati, OH

    General fund

    $23,700
  3. Pacific Aviation MuseumHonolulu, HI

    General fund

    $13,500
  4. St Joseph Hospital FoundationOrange, CA

    General fund

    $5,000
  5. Lowry Park ZooTampa, FL

    General fund

    $2,500
  6. Quantum Leap FarmOdessa, FL

    General fund

    $1,050
  7. American Horticulture SocietyAlexandria, VA

    General fund

    $1,037
  8. Tampa Garden ClubTampa, FL

    General fund

    $1,000
  9. Cincinnati Nature CenterMilford, OH

    General fund

    $462
  10. Wreaths Across AmericaColumbia FLS, ME

    General fund

    $204

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $53,55099% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $462<1% of the total
  3. Veterans and military1 grant $204<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida4 grants $57,050
  2. Ohio2 grants $24,162
  3. Hawaii1 grant $13,500
  4. California1 grant $5,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $1,037
  6. Maine1 grant $204

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael D ShealyCEO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carol Lee ShealyCFO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Todd BakerSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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