Public Charity

SHELL MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC

SHELL MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in SANIBEL, FL. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.6M revenue, $1.9M expenses, $15.0M total assets. 52 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 592775992 SANIBEL, FL Museums NTEE: A50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$15.0M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

SHELL MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. (THE "FOUNDATION") WAS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF FLORIDA ON OCTOBER 1, 1986, AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION. THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO OPERATE A CENTER IN SANIBEL, FLORIDA FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FOR THE STUDY, RESEARCH, AND DISPLAY OF MOLLUSKS AND OTHER MARINE LIFE.

Where $100 goes at Shell Museum and Educational Foundation Inc

How Shell Museum and Educational Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$53 Programs the work itself
$38 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $53 for programs

$53
To educate about shells and mollusks, the shell-makers, through exhibits, educational programs, library services and publications
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 30 exhibits of mollusks
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$44,250
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$35,075
$15,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$14,000

Showing up to 5 of 52 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Barbara Ellis
PRESIDENT Clair Beckmann
TRUSTEE Dr Brad Shingleton
TRUSTEE Elizabeth Shea Phd
TRUSTEE Evan Barniskis
TRUSTEE Jason Halliburton

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$856,219 37 grants
Arts & Culture
$493,550 7 grants
Education
$12,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$94,227 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.6M $1.9M $15.0M
2023 $3.9M $1.4M $14.3M
2022 $2.2M $2.1M $11.4M
2021 $2.5M $1.8M $12.1M
2020 $2.5M $1.8M $12.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.5M to $2.6M (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.0M.

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