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Private foundation (trust)EIN 043541595Est. 2001-10

THE SHAPIRO FOUNDATION

NEEDHAM, MA 02494

Total Assets

$139.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$5.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

85

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$61K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$7.0M

Total Expenses

$8.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$6.7M

Distributable Amount

$6.1M

Min. Investment Return

$6.3M

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

85 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $25K to maximum $500K, 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 2017 to 2024. Peak $11.1M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

413 grants

BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$3.1M
5 grants
CHOOSE LOVE
$2.1M
2 grants
THE RASHI SCHOOL
$1.7M
5 grants
MILES4MIGRANTS
$1.6M
4 grants
INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT (IRAP)
$1.6M
3 grants
HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN
$1.3M
4 grants
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
$1.1M
3 grants
ALIGHT
$1.1M
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

413 grants

<$10K
180
grants
$10–50K
88
grants
$50–250K
94
grants
$250K–1M
47
grants
$1–5M
4
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

30 states

Massachusetts
$16.2M
40% of total
New York
$8.5M
21% of total
California
$3.0M
7% of total
Minnesota
$2.2M
6% of total
District of Columbia
$2.2M
6% of total
Louisiana
$2.0M
5% of total
Maryland
$1.3M
3% of total
Illinois
$751K
2% of total
Delaware
$748K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$690K
2% of total

+20 more states

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