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Private foundation (trust)EIN 631280360Est. 2003-04

THE SHEARWATER FOUNDATION

HUNTSVILLE, AL 35804

Total Assets

$995K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$56K

FY 2023

Grants Made

5

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$11K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$7K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$30K

Total Expenses

$68K

Qualifying Distributions

$56K

Distributable Amount

$47K

Min. Investment Return

$48K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $7K through median $10K to maximum $20K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $91K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

30 grants

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$64K
6 grants
JOCOTOCO FOUNDATION
$60K
3 grants
AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY
$59K
4 grants
IMPACT AMERICA
$56K
5 grants
THE CLIFTON INSTITUTE INC
$50K
2 grants
VILLAGE OF PROMISE
$38K
3 grants
FUNDACION COFIVAL
$31K
2 grants
THE CLIFTON INSTITUTE
$25K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants

<$10K
9
grants
$10–50K
21
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Virginia
$134K
34% of total
Alabama
$127K
32% of total
Tennessee
$64K
16% of total
Maryland
$60K
15% of total
South Carolina
$8K
2% of total

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