Private foundation
SHELDON, SCEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it gives only to organizations it has already chosen and does not accept unsolicited requests. An introduction is usually the only route.
Application policy: Funds preselected organizations only, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $157,573 | $467,334 | $454,000 | $5,821,205 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 40% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $20,000 | 2016 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| $5,821,205 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $143,006 | $495,896 | $485,800 | $6,131,061 | $6,131,061 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $134,130 | $455,630 | $444,950 | $6,484,026 | $6,484,026 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $419,829 | $483,495 | $475,000 | $6,805,573 | $6,805,573 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $271,788 | $450,029 | $414,050 | $6,862,520 | $6,862,520 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,015,106 | $435,593 | $425,550 | $7,040,761 | $7,040,761 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $127,960 | $347,180 | $307,300 | $6,462,481 | $6,462,481 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $3,914,568 | $299,233 | $296,729 | $6,680,468 | $6,680,468 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $48,328 | $304,239 | $302,000 | $3,065,133 | $3,065,133 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $43,338 | $356,295 | $325,000 | $3,323,165 | $3,323,165 |
| GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| $20,000 |
| 2017 |
| ELK RIVER HELPING HANDSBANNER ELK, NC | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $20,000 | 2024 |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATIONTAMPA, FL | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $11,000 | 2023 |
| CHOATE ROSEMARY HALLMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WALLINGFORD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2019 |
| FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATIONBLOOMFIELD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2020 |
| CHOATE ROSEMARY HALLMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WALLINGFORD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2021 |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATIONTAMPA, FL | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2016 |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATIONTAMPA, FL | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2017 |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATIONTAMPA, FL | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2022 |
| CHOATE ROSEMARY HALLMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WALLINGFORD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2017 |
| FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATIONBLOOMFIELD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2017 |
| HELP OF BEAUFORTPORT ROYAL, SC | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2021 |
| FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATIONBLOOMFIELD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2023 |
| CHOATE ROSEMARY HALLMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WALLINGFORD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2020 |
| FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATIONBLOOMFIELD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2019 |
| FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATIONBLOOMFIELD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2022 |
| YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2023 |
| CHOATE ROSEMARY HALLMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WALLINGFORD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2018 |
| CHOATE ROSEMARY HALLMatched to this organization because 8 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WALLINGFORD, CT | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2022 |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATIONTAMPA, FL | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2021 |
| CHAPEL & YORK US FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2017 |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATIONTAMPA, FL | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2020 |
| SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATIONTAMPA, FL | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2018 |
| OPERATION HEALING FORCESCLEARWATER, FL | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2021 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202511639349100031
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202411349349103471
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202321309349103187
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202211369349104606
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202132639349100603
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202001759349101270
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201901359349100415
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201811289349100411
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201711329349100206
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.