· Private foundation
William and Gertrude Shelley Family
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k13 grants · $45k
- $10k–50k7 grants · $105k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CAMP TAKUMTA | $25,000 |
| FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | $20,000 |
| THE MERRYMAC FARM SANCTUARY | $10,000 |
| PREECLAMPSIA FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| AUNT DOT'S PLACE | $10,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| LAURA'S HOUSE | $5,000 |
| FRIENDS OF ORANGE COUNTY'S HOMELESS PETS | $5,000 |
| MARCH OF DIMES | $5,000 |
| HOMEWARD BOUND | $5,000 |
| CHILDREN'S LITERACY FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| LIVE LOVE ANIMAL RESCUE | $5,000 |
| ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE | $3,000 |
| DORSET EQUINE RESCUE | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, 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.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +8% since the first grant, against -18% for those funded once.
33 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- VCVERMONTS CAMP TA-KUM-TA7× · 2019–2025 · $185k · revenue +15%
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS7× · 2019–2025 · $140k · revenue +5%- TFTHE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION7× · 2019–2025 · $140k · revenue +8%
Funded once
- SFSTOREYBROOK FARM SANCTUARY INCone grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -18%
- UUSCRIone grant, 2020 · $5k
- LRLittle Red Dog Incone grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -47%
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.
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.
Inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations.
World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…
To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.
Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)
The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…
To save the lives of animals through rescue, rehabilitation and adoption; to promote learning, eliminate animal cruelty and be a leader in advancing the highest standards in animal welfare.
HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…
Through management of oakland zoo, the conservation society of california deepens connection with animals, saves wildlife, and inspires champions for the natural world.
Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.
The animal rescue league of boston's vision is to confront animal cruelty and neglect at its root causes. through programs, services, and facilities focused on accessible animal care, public advocacy, and sustained anti-cruelty efforts...…
Our mission is to promote a world where all beings live a just life of dignity and respect. To this end, we engage in practical actions, raise funds, spread understanding and foster compassion.
How this is measured
35 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 35 of the 50 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds VERMONTS CAMP TA-KUM-TA ↗
- Who funds MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ↗
- Who funds THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PREECLAMPSIA FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds NAMI National ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S LITERACY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MARCH OF DIMES INC ↗
- Who funds Merrymac Farm Sanctuary Incorporated ↗
- Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
- Who funds Aunt Dot's Place Inc ↗
- Who funds LAURA'S HOUSE ↗
- Who funds LIVE LOVE ANIMAL SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds Orange County Rescue Mission Inc ↗
- Who funds FLYNN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS LTD ↗
- Who funds STOREYBROOK FARM SANCTUARY INC ↗
- Who funds ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds VERMONT FOODBANK ↗
- Who funds WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds Little Red Dog Inc ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF ORANGE COUNTYS HOMELESS PETS ↗
- Who funds PARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds Wellesley Conservation Land Trust Inc ↗
- Who funds JAMBOREE HOUSING CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds The Dorset Equine Rescue Inc ↗
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.
Open a dossier: National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc · Antonio B and Rita M Pomerleau Foundation Inc · Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc · The Vermont Community Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization William and Gertrude Shelley Family funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William and Gertrude Shelley Family. Bigger dots raise more.
- Vermont Foodbank: 13% of income from government
- Preeclampsia Foundation Inc: 9% of income from government
- Lloyd Center for the Environment Inc: 3% of income from government
- Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Ltd: 0% of income from government
- Museum of Fine Arts: 0% of income from government
- Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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