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The Shelby Foundation at a glance

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The Shelby Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$138k
Granted FY2025still arriving
38
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$157kHealth$104kArts & Culture$70kPhilanthropy$42kHuman Services$37kInternational$25kFood & Nutrition$23kPublic Safety & Disaster$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 38 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k37 grants · $128k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$5,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$2.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ST JUDE'S$10,000
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY$5,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$5,000
VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE$5,000
JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY$5,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$5,000
FEEDING NE FLORIDA$5,000
WE CARE$5,000
WJCT$5,000
LITERARY ALLIANCE OF NE FLORIDA$5,000
RIVERGARDEN$5,000
JASYMN$5,000
FAMILY INTERACT CENTER$5,000
CARE$5,000
FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%RETHREAD IT: $3k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES: $2k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
CO
KY
VA
AZ
TN
NC
DC
AL
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

64%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$338k · 9 repeat orgs$194k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 33 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
13

Total granted

$338k
$73k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+5%

Still filing today

67%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 13% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $120k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalEducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TA
    The Arc Jacksonville Inc
    4× · 2017–2023 · $85k · revenue +23%
  • CA
    CATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT INC
    4× · 2019–2023 · $32k · revenue +147%
  • FB
    FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES
    4× · 2020–2025 · $18k · revenue +23%

Funded once

  • CF
    COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN KY
    one grant, 2021 · $35k
  • AR
    AMERICAN RED CROSS
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • CF
    CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue +5%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
2
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
3
Shands Jacksonville Healthcare Inc

As a part of UF Health, the organization's mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across…

Health
4
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc

The committee to protect journalists promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. cpj ensures the free flow of news and commentary by taking action wherever…

Civil Rights
5
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
6
Pediatric Specialty Group Inc

Pediatric specialty group, inc. (d/b/a nicklaus children's pediatric specialists ("ncps")) is a physician-directed, multi-specialty pediatric group with a regional, national, and international presence in providing pediatric-centric care…

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7
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
8
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Joint Commission evaluates and accredits health care organizations and programs across the United States to ensure compliance with rigorous standards of quality and safety, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…

Health
9
Nuvance Health

Improve the health of every person in our community through the efficient delivery of excellent, innovative and compassionate care.

Health
10
University of South Florida Foundation Inc

University of South Florida Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to provide charitable and educational aid to the University of South Florida; to promote education and other related activities of the University; and to encourage research,…

Education
11
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
12
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is America's Charities; the most unlike its peers is Summit County Rescue Group Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

26 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 26 of the 56 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
15/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA: $150,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDAThe Arc Jacksonville Inc: $85,000 · OtherThe Arc Jacksonville IncCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN KY: $35,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN KYJACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY: $32,000 · OtherJACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY+38 more: $131,000 · Other+38 moreCATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT INC: $31,500 · EducationLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: $5,000 · EducationHope At Hand Inc: $1,500 · EducationFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $17,500 · Food & NutritionRegional Food Bank of Northeast Florida Inc: $5,000 · Food & NutritionUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $5,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 · InternationalPROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · InternationalMercy Ships International: $5,000 · InternationalOPERATION SMILE INC: $2,500 · InternationalNorthwestern University: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE LJD JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesRethreaded Inc: $2,500 · Human ServicesJEWISH FEDERATION & FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA INC: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$433,000Education$38,000Food & Nutrition$22,500International$22,500Recreation & Sports$10,000Human Services$5,500Philanthropy$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Arc Jacksonville Inc: $85,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCATHEDRAL ARTS PROJECT INC: $31,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $17,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION & FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRegional Food Bank of Northeast Florida Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LJD JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRethreaded Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRiver Garden Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CITY RESCUE MISSION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF FLORIDA INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHope At Hand Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSUMMIT COUNTY RESCUE GROUP INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundat…Dubow Family Foundati…Jacksonville Jaguars …Csx Foundation IncBlue Cross Blue Shiel…Pga Tour IncJoan & H Ronald Levin…Ronnie & Jerrold Rose…Vestcor Family Founda…The Jim Moran Foundat…Mayo Clinic Group Ret…The Bank of America C…
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida IncFL21.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc · Dubow Family Foundation Inc · Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Inc · Csx Foundation Inc · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Foundation · Pga Tour Inc · Joan & H Ronald Levin Family Foundation · Ronnie & Jerrold Rosenbaum Family Foundation Inc · Vestcor Family Foundation Inc · The Jim Moran Foundation Inc · Mayo Clinic Group Return · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Shelby Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Shelby Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Cathedral Arts Project Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Regional Food Bank of Northeast Florida Inc: 0% of income from government
  • St Anthony's Hospital Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 56 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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