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Private foundation (trust)EIN 521851638Est. 1995-03

THE GEORGE L SHIELDS FOUNDATION INC

BETHESDA, MD 208144568

Total Assets

$31.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

82

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$25K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.0M

Total Expenses

$2.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.1M

Distributable Amount

$1.5M

Min. Investment Return

$1.5M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

82 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $20K to maximum $100K, 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 2018 to 2024. Peak $2.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

465 grants

FREDERICK RESCUE MISSION
$550K
5 grants
EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS
$500K
5 grants
FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$377K
5 grants
THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL
$367K
5 grants
TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER
$325K
5 grants
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA
$300K
5 grants
CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION
$300K
5 grants
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$255K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

465 grants

<$10K
221
grants
$10–50K
212
grants
$50–250K
32
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

24 states

Maryland
$3.1M
32% of total
Colorado
$1.7M
18% of total
Illinois
$1.2M
12% of total
New York
$1.1M
11% of total
District of Columbia
$902K
9% of total
California
$772K
8% of total
Virginia
$465K
5% of total
Connecticut
$125K
1% of total
Iowa
$105K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$71K
1% of total

+14 more states

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