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Shell USA Company Foundation

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Grants in Tennessee
59 totaling $480,847 · 10 in Shelby County
Typical grant
$400 to $2,400 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $1,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County, Davidson County, Hamilton County, Knox County, Franklin County, Loudon County, Sullivan County, Maury County and 14 more · plus 4591 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
23% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2022–2023): 12 of 53.
Total giving that year
$16 million

Giving by year

Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$16M$481K59
2023$19.6M$596K63
2022$17.1M$385K57

How to apply

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Board and officers

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  • Lynn S BorgmeierSecretary
  • Watkins Gretchen HDirector
  • Linda L MeagherAssistant secretary
  • Frazier WilsonVice president
  • John S MissoDirector
  • Kate H YanTreasurer and controller
  • Linda L MeagherAssistant secretary
  • Gretchen H WalkinsDirector
  • Olga A StevensDirector

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • 1000
  • 500
  • 100
  • 50
  • 520
  • 5500
  • 1040
  • 2000

Tennessee organizations it funded

Shelby County grants are listed first, then the largest. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc.Memphis, Shelby County290782.06$291K
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc.Memphis, Shelby County53277.24$53K
Ducks Unlimited Inc.Memphiis, Shelby County12240$12K
Blood Origins Inc.Collierville, Shelby County5040$5,040
Larry Hatchett Fishing FoundationMemphis, Shelby County2000$2,000
Hbcu Awareness Foundation Inc.Memphis, Shelby County668$668
Blues Foundation Inc.Memphis, Shelby County400$400
Kappa Delta Foundation Inc.Memphis, Shelby County300$300
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, Shelby County75$75
St Marys Episcopal SchoolMemphis, Shelby County50$50
The University of Tennessee Foundat Ion Inc.Knoxville, Knox County21250$21K
Mccallie School Inc.Chattanooga, Hamilton County12000$12K
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County11500$12K
Always EndureFayetteville, Lincoln County7500$7,500
Parent Booster USA Inc.Knoxville, Knox County7500$7,500
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville Tn, Greene County5500$5,500
A M G InternationalChattanooga, Hamilton County5500$5,500
The University of Tennessee Foundat Ion Inc.Knoxville, Knox County5000$5,000
Gary Sinise FoundationNashville, Davidson County4958.95$4,959
St Cecilia CongregationNashville, Davidson County4000$4,000
Sacred SelectionsMurfreesboro, Rutherford County2400$2,400
University of the SouthSewanee, Franklin County2000$2,000
The Tau Beta Pi Association Inc.Knoxville, Knox County1765$1,765
Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, Davidson County1750$1,750
National Society of the Daughters of the AmericanWinchester, Franklin County1520$1,520

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