Private foundation · Houston, TX (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Shell USA Company Foundation
Invitation only: it picks who to fund. Don't send a proposal. Look for a connection through its board. See its board and officers below: do you or your board know any of them?
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 59 totaling $480,847 · 1 in Warren 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 year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16M | $481K | 59 |
| 2023 | $19.6M | $596K | 63 |
| 2022 | $17.1M | $385K | 57 |
How to apply
The foundation's filing doesn't describe how to apply. Look for a website, or send a short letter asking whether it accepts requests.
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
Warren 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 winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isha Foundation Inc. | Mcminnville, Warren County | 1000 | $1,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | 290782.06 | $291K |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | 53277.24 | $53K |
| The University of Tennessee Foundat Ion Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | 21250 | $21K |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc. | Memphiis, Shelby County | 12240 | $12K |
| Mccallie School Inc. | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 12000 | $12K |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | 11500 | $12K |
| Always Endure | Fayetteville, Lincoln County | 7500 | $7,500 |
| Parent Booster USA Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | 7500 | $7,500 |
| Tusculum University | Greeneville Tn, Greene County | 5500 | $5,500 |
| A M G International | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 5500 | $5,500 |
| Blood Origins Inc. | Collierville, Shelby County | 5040 | $5,040 |
| The University of Tennessee Foundat Ion Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | 5000 | $5,000 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | 4958.95 | $4,959 |
| St Cecilia Congregation | Nashville, Davidson County | 4000 | $4,000 |
| Sacred Selections | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | 2400 | $2,400 |
| University of the South | Sewanee, Franklin County | 2000 | $2,000 |
| Larry Hatchett Fishing Foundation | Memphis, Shelby County | 2000 | $2,000 |
| The Tau Beta Pi Association Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | 1765 | $1,765 |
| Harpeth Hall School | Nashville, Davidson County | 1750 | $1,750 |
| National Society of the Daughters of the American | Winchester, Franklin County | 1520 | $1,520 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc. | Lenoir City, Loudon County | 1500 | $1,500 |
| Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga Tenn | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | 1200 | $1,200 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee in | Kingsport, Sullivan County | 1136.05 | $1,136 |
| Blue Monarch | Monteagle, Marion County | 1040 | $1,040 |