Private foundation · EIN 38-3654424 · Lohman, Missouri · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Schell Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 23 grants paid, $790K total, median $25K. 70% of grants stayed in Missouri.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
23
$790K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in MO
70%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$15M

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cathedral of St Joseph FoundationJefferson City, MOPre-selected by foundation$240K
Immaculate Heart of Mary Child Development CenterJefferson City, MOPre-selected by foundation$60K
Special Learning CenterJefferson City, MOPre-selected by foundation$50K
Vitae FoundationJefferson City, MOPre-selected by foundation$50K
Cross Catholic OutreachJefferson City, MOPre-selected by foundation$40K
The National Shrine of Mary Mother of ChurchLaurie, MOPre-selected by foundation$40K
Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption AssociationJefferson City, MOPre-selected by foundation$30K
Salvation ArmyJefferson City, MOPre-selected by foundation$30K
Catholic Charities of Centeral & Northern MissoriColumbia, MOPre-selected by foundation$25K
Rape and Abuse Crisis CenterJefferson City, MOPre-selected by foundation$25K
The Food Bank of Central & Northeast MissouriJefferson City, MOPre-selected by foundation$25K
Focus on the FamilyColoradosprings, COPre-selected by foundation$25K
Samaritan CenterJefferson City, MOPre-selected by foundation$20K
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, MOPre-selected by foundation$20K
Tunnel to TowersStaten Island, NYPre-selected by foundation$20K
Conception AbbyConception, MOPre-selected by foundation$20K
LA PosadaToledo, OHPre-selected by foundation$15K
Covenant NetworkKansas City, MOPre-selected by foundation$10K
Show-Me-InstituteSt Louis, MOPre-selected by foundation$10K
You Shall Believe MinistriesFort Worth, TXPre-selected by foundation$10K
Hellman Educational FoundationSanfrancisco, CAPre-selected by foundation$10K
Carmelite MonasteryStanton, TXPre-selected by foundation$10K
St Benedict's AbbeyAtchison, KSPre-selected by foundation$5,000

By state: Missouri 16 · Colorado 1 · New York 1 · Texas 2 · Ohio 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Schell Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Lohman, Missouri, administered in care of H Thomas Gibbons, tax-exempt since 2003. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Schell Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Schell Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $790K across 23 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Schell Family Foundation give?

Missouri (16 grants), Colorado (1 grants), New York (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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