Sally Johnson Shy Foundation

MEMPHIS, TN EIN: 27-1943142

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$646K

-6.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$9K

-62.1% YoY

Grant Count

12

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$784.583

-62.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$29K$59K$88K$118K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$646,455$689,514$725,360
Revenue$51,829$23,583$30,390
Expenses$85,774$107,154$71,459
Qualifying Distributions$70,915$86,357$49,814
Net Investment Income$21,227$3,286$17,897
Distributable Amount$32,325$35,252$38,703

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$6K$12K$19K$25K9 grants20207 grants20215 grants202212 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

OLE MISS ATHLETIC FOUNDA…$3KUNC EDUCATION FOUNDATION$1KCARNIVAL OF MEMPHIS$1KYOUNG LIFE$1KGROVE COLLECTIVE$1KPAN MASS CHALLENGE$513FINCH COLLEGE ALUMNI FOU…$500UNC ATHLETIC FOUNDATION$290MEMPHIS GARDEN CLUB$250ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION$250

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Sarah Johnson ShyDirector$62K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Sarah Johnson ShyDirector25$61,500
David F Sellers ShyDirector1
Sarah Genevieve ChapmanDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

BradentonChantillyChapel HillChattanoogaChicagoColorado SpringsMemphisNashvillNeedhamNew YorkNorfolkOxfordPensacolaReddingUniversity

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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