Private foundation · EIN 43-1224155 · Columbia, Missouri · Education

Shelter Insurance 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: 1 grants paid, $1.0M total, median $1.0M. 100% of grants stayed in Missouri.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
1
$1.0M
Median grant
$1.0M
Stays in MO
100%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$20M

How to apply

Contact: Mark G Stinson, 1817 West Broadway, Columbia, Mo, 5732144574

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Total ContributionsColumbia, MOVarious charities$1.0M

About this foundation

Shelter Insurance Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Columbia, Missouri, administered in care of Mark G Stinson, tax-exempt since 1981. 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 Shelter Insurance 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 Shelter Insurance Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.0M across 1 grants, a median of $1.0M.

Where does Shelter Insurance Foundation give?

Missouri (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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