Grants paid by Shell Foundation
EIN 98-0368454 · Bethesda · Form 990, Schedule I
Shell Foundation of Bethesda (EIN 98-0368454) reported 21 grants paid totaling $8,998,000 to 20 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$8,998,000
21 grants
Recipients
20
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | $0 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | $4,650,000 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $2,798,000 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $1,550,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 20 recipients receiving the most from Shell Foundation, by grants paid, out of 20 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factore Ventures Pbc 20-0334006 | A | Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $2,250,000 | 2022 |
| Odyssey Energy Solutions Inc 81-5443036 | A | Boulder, CO | 2 | $1,898,000 | 2023 |
| Google LLC - X Division 82-2182297 | A | Mountain View, CA | 1 | $1,550,000 | 2024 |
| Africa Minigrid Developers Association 83-2355725 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $1,100,000 | 2023 |
| Social Investment Managers and Advisers LLC 81-2102783 | A | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| Metro Africa Xpress Inc 47-4966547 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | 2022 |
| World Bank Group Esmap 98-0002549 | A | Washington, WA | 1 | $300,000 | 2022 |
| Mirova Africa Inc 36-4747545 | A | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $300,000 | 2023 |
| Akili Ventures LLC 85-2493916 | A | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Metro Africa Xpress Inc | U | New York, NY | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| World Resources Institute 52-1257057 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| Nithio Holdings Inc | U | 1 | $0 | 2020 | |
| Odyssey Energy Solutions Inc | U | Boulder, CO | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| The Global Development Incubator 14-1945286 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| Crossboundary Energy | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| Lendable Inc | U | New Castle, DE | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| Paygo Energy Inc | U | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| Apollo Agriculture Inc | U | Oakland, CA | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| Africa Minigrid Developers Association | U | Denver, CO | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC | U | New York, NY | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 21 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Google LLC - X Division Mountain View, CA | A | $1,550,000 | paid | Accelerating radical solutions with breakthrough technologies that will materially move farmers, UTs and MEs from earning below a living income to a living income | 202503189349313240 |
| 2023 | Odyssey Energy Solutions Inc Boulder, CO | A | $1,398,000 | paid | SUPPORT EXPANSION OF ODYSSEYS RBF PLATFORM ACROSS NEWER APPLICATIONS TOWARDS A PATH TO VIABILITY | 202423199349304502 |
| 2023 | Africa Minigrid Developers Association Denver, CO | A | $1,100,000 | paid | SEE IN SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION | 202423199349304502 |
| 2023 | Mirova Africa Inc Wilmington, DE | A | $300,000 | paid | SEE IN SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION | 202423199349304502 |
| 2022 | Factore Ventures Pbc Fort Collins, CO | A | $2,250,000 | paid | for the project Outsourcing Incubation Areas | 202333189349309083 |
| 2022 | Social Investment Managers and Advisers LLC Wilmington, DE | A | $1,000,000 | paid | for the project Pilot of SIMA - Angaza DFF | 202333189349309083 |
| 2022 | Odyssey Energy Solutions Inc Boulder, CO | A | $500,000 | paid | for the project Financing solution to scale Energy as-a-Service model for Health Facility Electrification | 202333189349309083 |
| 2022 | Metro Africa Xpress Inc New York, NY | A | $500,000 | paid | for the project MAX Pilot of EVs in Ghana | 202333189349309083 |
| 2022 | World Bank Group Esmap Washington, WA | A | $300,000 | paid | To finance the End User Subsidy Lab Externally Financed Output the EFO which forms part of the Bank's World work program | 202333189349309083 |
| 2022 | Akili Ventures LLC Wilmington, DE | A | $100,000 | paid | Phase 1 - PAYG Venture | 202333189349309083 |
| 2020 | World Resources Institute Washington, DC | B | $0 + $850,000 non-cash | paid | General support | 202201509349300300 |
| 2020 | Africa Minigrid Developers Association Denver, CO | U | $0 + $1,120,000 non-cash | paid | General support | 202201509349300300 |
| 2020 | Nithio Holdings Inc | U | $0 + $300,000 non-cash | paid | General support | 202201509349300300 |
| 2020 | Odyssey Energy Solutions Inc Boulder, CO | U | $0 + $500,000 non-cash | paid | General support | 202201509349300300 |
| 2020 | Apollo Agriculture Inc Oakland, CA | U | $0 + $1,360,000 non-cash | paid | General support | 202201509349300300 |
| 2020 | The Global Development Incubator Washington, DC | B | $0 + $161,762 non-cash | paid | General support | 202201509349300300 |
| 2020 | Paygo Energy Inc Fort Worth, TX | U | $0 + $300,000 non-cash | paid | General support | 202201509349300300 |
| 2020 | Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC New York, NY | U | $0 + $1,515,061 non-cash | paid | General support | 202201509349300300 |
| 2020 | Metro Africa Xpress Inc New York, NY | U | $0 + -$1,000,000 non-cash | paid | Grant return | 202201509349300300 |
| 2020 | Lendable Inc New Castle, DE | U | $0 + -$20,000 non-cash | paid | Grant return | 202201509349300300 |
| 2020 | Crossboundary Energy Washington, DC | U | $0 + $620,000 non-cash | paid | General support | 202201509349300300 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202503189349313240 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423199349304502 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333189349309083 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202201509349300300 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/980368454.json.
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