Funding search · EIN 046111826 · Boston, MA
Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 212
- grants reported
- $2.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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5 grants matching “criminal justice reform” · $102,500
- $22,500
Mass · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for the criminal justice reform research initiative.
- $20,000
Massachusetts Community Action Network · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Support for the community criminal justice reform project.
- $15,000
Brocton Interfaith Community · Brockton, MA · 2024
Support for the community criminal justice reform project.
- $20,000
Massachusetts Communities Action Network · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Support for the criminal justice reform advocacy project.
- $25,000
Ma Communities Action Network · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Support for the community criminal justice reform project.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Community Resources for Justice3 grants · $190,000
- Citizens for Juvenile Justice4 grants · $87,500
- Prisoners Legal Services3 grants · $87,500
- Worcester Common Ground3 grants · $85,000
- One for Health3 grants · $60,000
- Old Colony Ymca3 grants · $55,000
- Strategies for Youth3 grants · $55,000
- Trinity Boston Connects3 grants · $53,000
- Second Chance Cars2 grants · $50,000
- Communities for Restorative Justice3 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 212 grants.
- $70,000
Community Resources for Justice · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for the greater boston coming home offender resource directory.
- $70,000
Community Resources for Justice · Boston, MA · 2022
General support and project support for the coming home directory.
- $50,000
Community Resources for Justice · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the greater boston coming home directory.
- $32,500
Citizens for Juvenile Justice · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for the state-wide juvenile justice reform project.
- $32,500
Prisoners Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for the prison brutality legal advocacy program.
- $30,000
Prisoners Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for the prison brutality legal advocacy project.
- $30,000
Worcester Common Ground · Worcester, MA · 2024
Support for the worcester county coming home directory.
- $30,000
Second Chance Cars · Concord, MA · 2022
Support for the auto donation project assisting returning citizens.
- $30,000
Worcester Common Ground · Worcester, MA · 2022
Support for the greater worcester county coming home directory.
- $25,000
Center for Law Brain and Behavior · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for the emerging adult offender project.
- $25,000
Citizens for Juvenile Justice · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for the statewide juvenile justice reform initiative.
- $25,000
Citizens for Juvenile Justice · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the statewide juvenile justice advocacy project.
- $25,000
Mass · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the criminal justice research project.
- $25,000
Prisoners Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the prison brutality legal advocacy project.
- $25,000
Worcester Common Ground · Worcester, MA · 2023
Support for the worcester county coming home directory.
- $25,000
Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for the cori reform implementation project.
- $25,000
Ma Communities Action Network · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Support for the community criminal justice reform project.
- $25,000
The Petey Greene Program · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Support for the prison and jail volunteer tutoring program.
- $22,500
Mass · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for the criminal justice reform research initiative.
- $22,500
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston Youth Connect · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the clinical social worker police partnership project.
- $22,500
Neads · Princeton, MA · 2022
Support for the prison pup training program.
- $21,000
Robert F Kennedy Community Alliance · Lancaster, MA · 2023
Support for the juvenile detention diversion project.
- $21,000
Robert F Kennedy Community Alliance · Lancaster, MA · 2022
Support for the juvenile detention diversion project.
- $20,500
Olin College of Engineering · Needham, MA · 2022
Support for the criminal justice profiling research project.
- $20,000
Clark University · Worcester, MA · 2024
Support for the larc prison education initiative.
- $20,000
Emerson College · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for the prison education initiative.
- $20,000
Massachusetts Community Action Network · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Support for the community criminal justice reform project.
- $20,000
New England Innocence Project · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Support for legal advocacy for wrongfully convicted individuals.
- $20,000
Old Colony Ymca · Brockton, MA · 2024
Support for the s.o.a.r. Offender re-entry program.
- $20,000
One Can Help · Waban, MA · 2024
Support for the juvenile offender assistence project.
- $20,000
One for Health · Walpole, MA · 2024
Support for the youth health development program.
- $20,000
Petey Greene Program · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Support for the prison and jail tutoring program.
- $20,000
Rfk Community Alliance · Lancaster, MA · 2024
Support for the juvenile detention diversion project.
- $20,000
Second Chance Cars · Concord, MA · 2024
Support for car donation assistance program for returning citizens.
- $20,000
Second Street Chances · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Support for the offender re-entry project in hampshire county.
- $20,000
Trinity Boston Connects · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for the at-risk youth counseling project.
- $20,000
Brockton Interfaith Community · Brockton, MA · 2023
Support for the community criminal justice education project.
- $20,000
Heart To Heart · Hull, MA · 2023
Support for the prison based counseling therapy program.
- $20,000
Mass General Hospital Ctr for Law Brain and Behavior · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the emerging adult offender research project.
- $20,000
Massachusetts Advocates for Children · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the trauma and learning project.
- $20,000
Massachusetts Communities Action Network · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Support for the criminal justice reform advocacy project.
- $20,000
Olin College of Engineering · Needham, MA · 2023
Support for the criminal justice profiling project.
- $20,000
One for Health · Walpole, MA · 2023
Support for the youth health and development program.
- $20,000
Strategies for Youth · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Support for the police training program.
- $20,000
The Petey Greene Program · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Support for the prison and jail education tutoring program.
- $20,000
Bethany House Ministries · Millis, MA · 2022
Support for the ex-offender residential re-entry support project.
- $20,000
Brocton Interfaith Community · Brockton, MA · 2022
Support for the community criminal justice education and advocacy project.
- $20,000
Communities for Restorative Justice · Concord, MA · 2022
Support for the restorative justice project.
- $20,000
Father'S Uplift · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for the clinical support project assisting returning citizens.
- $20,000
Old Colony Ymca · Brockton, MA · 2022
Support for the s.o.a.r. Ex-offender re-entry program.
- $20,000
One for Health · Walpole, MA · 2022
Support for youth health and development programs.
- $20,000
Strategies for Youth · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Support for the law enforcement training program.
- $20,000
The Lionheart Foundation · Dedham, MA · 2022
Support for the houses of healing project.
- $20,000
Thrive Communities · Lowell, MA · 2022
Support for the ex-offender re-entry program.
- $18,000
Merrimack College · North Andover, MA · 2024
Support for the prison education project.
- $18,000
Trinity Boston Connects · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the bostonians for youth event.
- $17,000
Neads · Princeton, MA · 2023
Support for the prison pup service dog training project.
- $16,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for the warrant clearing project for the homeless.
- $15,000
Amazing Grace of Cape Cod · Centerville, MA · 2024
Support for the summer camp program for children with incarcerated parents.
- $15,000
Brocton Interfaith Community · Brockton, MA · 2024
Support for the community criminal justice reform project.
- $15,000
Communities for Restorative Justice · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for statewide restorative justice programs.
- $15,000
Community Legal Aid · Worcester, MA · 2024
Support for the cori criminal records assistance project.
- $15,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Support for the culinary arts training program for parolees.
- $15,000
Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators · Hingham, MA · 2024
Support for the best practices research project.
- $15,000
Dismas House of Ma · Worcester, MA · 2024
Support of ex-offender re-entry services in worcester county.
- $15,000
Edinburg Center · Bedford, MA · 2024
Support for the social worker/police ride along program.
- $15,000
Father'S Uplift · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Support for the fathers parenting support and assistance project.
- $15,000
Friends of Boston'S Homeless · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Support for homeless services for ex-offenders.
- $15,000
Heart To Heart · Hull, MA · 2024
Support for the suffolk county jail offender counseling project.
- $15,000
Ria · Framingham, MA · 2024
Support for the female offender victims of violence assistance project.
- $15,000
Straight Ahead Ministries · Worcester, MA · 2024
Support for the juvenile offender community transition project.
- $15,000
Strategies for Youth · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Support for the police training project.
- $15,000
Thrive Communities of Ma · Lowell, MA · 2024
Support for the community re-entry project.
- $15,000
Bethany House Ministries · Millis, MA · 2023
Support for the agency's residential re-entry support project.
- $15,000
Children'S Law Center of Ma · Lynn, MA · 2023
Support for the legal advocacy project serving immigrant youth at-risk.
- $15,000
Communities for Restorative Justice · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the restorative justice project.
- $15,000
Community Legal Aid · Worcester, MA · 2023
Support for the criminal offender records advocacy project.
- $15,000
Community Teamwork · Lowell, MA · 2023
Support for community based services assisting high-risk youth.
- $15,000
Dismas House of Ma · Worcester, MA · 2023
Support for ex-offender re-entry services.
- $15,000
Doc Wayne Youth Services · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the agency's sports based clinical project.
- $15,000
Emerson College · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the prison education initiative.
- $15,000
Everyday Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the criminal justice community education project.
- $15,000
Intercity Weightlifting · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the gang intervention project.
- $15,000
Merrimack College · North Andover, MA · 2023
Support for the prison education project.
- $15,000
New England Innocence Project · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Support for the agency's annual recognition event.
- $15,000
New Garden Society · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the horticultural vocational training program.
- $15,000
Old Colony Ymca · Brockton, MA · 2023
Support for the soar ex-offender re-entry program.
- $15,000
One Can Help · Waban, MA · 2023
Support for the juvenile offender resource assistance project.
- $15,000
Ria · Framingham, MA · 2023
Support for the sexual exploitation prevention project.
- $15,000
The Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
Support for the emerging adult research project.
- $15,000
Trustees of Clark University · Worcester, MA · 2023
Support for the prison education initiative.
- $15,000
2nd Street Second Chances · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Support for the ex-offender community re-entry program.
- $15,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Support for the culinary arts training project.
- $15,000
Dismas House · Worcester, MA · 2022
Support for the ex-offender re-entry project.
- $15,000
Dorchester Bay Economic Devel Corp · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Support for the ex-offender community re-entry project.
- $15,000
Emerson College · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for the prison education initiative.
- $15,000
Innercity Weightlifting · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for the violence intervention project.
- $15,000
Lawyer'S Clearinghouse On Affordable Housing · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for the afforable housing project for returning citizens.
- $15,000
Massachusetts Bar Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for the gants fellowship program.
- $15,000
Merrimack College · North Andover, MA · 2022
Support for the prison education project.
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