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Private foundation (trust)EIN 046135027Est. 1966-07

CARL & RUTH SHAPIRO FAMILY FOUNDATION

WELLESLEY, MA 02481

Total Assets

$35.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

85

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$32K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$870K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$22.5M

Total Expenses

$2.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.8M

Distributable Amount

$1.1M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

85 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $20K to maximum $870K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $2.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

204 grants

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
$2.1M
4 grants
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL
$1.3M
4 grants
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES
$410K
4 grants
US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
$230K
3 grants
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
$170K
3 grants
BRIMMER AND MAY SCHOOL
$125K
3 grants
HUNTINGTON THEATER
$120K
2 grants
ROCA INC
$110K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

204 grants

<$10K
71
grants
$10–50K
117
grants
$50–250K
13
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Massachusetts
$6.8M
90% of total
Florida
$373K
5% of total
New York
$217K
3% of total
California
$113K
1% of total
Illinois
$33K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$17K
0% of total
Missouri
$10K
0% of total
Rhode Island
$5K
0% of total
North Carolina
$3K
0% of total
New Jersey
$3K
0% of total

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