Selma E Andrews Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the trust gives only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; your best route in is a connection that can put your organisation in front of the trust.
- In its most recent filing, 83% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the two earlier filings, so its giving looks repeat-led and hard to enter.
- Its typical grant band is about $940,000 to $1,150,000, with a median of about $945,000, so a request far below that would not match its recorded giving.
- Its recorded grants go mainly to California organisations, including health charities, organisations serving blind people and a university, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat that pattern as past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Selma E Andrews Trust is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Bank of America, in Dallas, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust's filings show repeated unrestricted general support to a small group of California organisations. The recipients include health charities, organisations serving blind people, a university and other charitable organisations. The grants are recorded as unrestricted general support, rather than for named projects. This record describes the recipients and purposes of past giving; it does not establish these as formal funding priorities or show that other organisations can apply. The return says that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California.
How to apply
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 18 grants to organisations were about $945,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations Selma E Andrews Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $947k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Loma Linda University · Unrestricted general$947,0882025 tax year
- AbilityFirst · Unrestricted general$947,0882025 tax year
- American Heart Association · Unrestricted general$947,0882025 tax year
- City of Hope · Unrestricted general$947,0882025 tax year
- Junior Blind of America · Unrestricted general$947,0882025 tax year
- Arthritis Foundation · Unrestricted general$947,0882025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
Administered by its trustee, Bank of America.
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $8,225,012 | $6,777,420 | $38,713,858 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,966,874 | $5,655,876 | $33,385,624 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $6,821,240 | $5,682,528 | $29,950,645 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Dallas, TX (office of its trustee, Bank of America)
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Dallas, TX (office of its trustee, Bank of America)