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Private foundation (trust)EIN 226803705Est. 1999-12

THE ELIZABETH O SHEAR FOUNDATION

SOMERS POINT, NJ 08244

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$2.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$210K

FY 2024

Grants Made

83

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$3K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$6K

Typical

Deadlines

April 1st

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Scholarships awarded to qualified high school graduates were paid directly to the colleges and universities that those students attended.

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$264K

Qualifying Distributions

$216K

Min. Investment Return

$132K

Grant Range

83 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $3K to maximum $6K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $231K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

348 grants

Hope DeWitt
$10K
2 grants
Maria Mezzo
$10K
3 grants
Luke Bush
$10K
3 grants
Donna Campbell
$10K
3 grants
Dean V Bates
$10K
3 grants
Sharon Benson
$10K
4 grants
Austin Cappuccio
$10K
4 grants
Dylan Danko
$10K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

348 grants

<$10K
348
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

New Jersey
$925K
97% of total
Florida
$10K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$8K
1% of total
New York
$6K
1% of total
South Carolina
$5K
1% of total

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