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Private foundation (trust)EIN 061520789Est. 1998-11

SHAMES FAMILY FOUNDATION

WILTON, CT 06897

Total Assets

$6.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$389K

FY 2023

Grants Made

38

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$100–$150K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$249K

Total Expenses

$410K

Qualifying Distributions

$391K

Distributable Amount

$319K

Min. Investment Return

$322K

Undistributed Income

$60K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

38 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $4K to maximum $150K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $389K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

122 grants

NUVANCE HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTICE CT INC
$160K
2 grants
NORWALK ACTS
$100K
3 grants
FAMILY & CHILDRENS AGENCY INC
$60K
3 grants
NORWALK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$50K
1 grant
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER INC
$38K
3 grants
NORTH COUNTRY SCHOOL & CAMP TREETOPS
$36K
3 grants
THE VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTER
$35K
3 grants
WEST SIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER
$33K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

122 grants

<$10K
101
grants
$10–50K
20
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Connecticut
$471K
53% of total
New York
$198K
22% of total
District of Columbia
$121K
14% of total
Virginia
$38K
4% of total
North Carolina
$30K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$13K
1% of total
Minnesota
$9K
1% of total
New Hampshire
$7K
1% of total
New Jersey
$250
0% of total
Illinois
$250
0% of total

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