Funding search · EIN 521851638 · Bethesda, MD

The George L Shields 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.

268
grants reported
$6.1M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$16,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

services

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Funding pattern

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3 grants matching “holton · $68,000

  • $10,000

    The Holton Arms School · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $10,000

    The Holton Arms School · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    For program services

  • $48,000

    The Holton Arms School · Bethesda, MD · 2022

    For program services

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Earth Conservation Corps3 grants · $300,000
  • The Juilliard School3 grants · $257,000
  • Frederick Community College Foundation3 grants · $235,000
  • Tahirih Justice Center3 grants · $225,000
  • Doctors Without Borders USA3 grants · $200,000
  • The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $175,000
  • The Shedd Aquarium3 grants · $150,000
  • Johns Hopkins University1 grant · $150,000
  • Frederick Rescue Mission3 grants · $150,000
  • Craig Hospital Foundation3 grants · $150,000

Giving over time

$2.0M
2022
$2.0M
2023
$2.1M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 268 grants.

  • $150,000

    Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    For program services

  • $100,000

    Aspen Music Festival and School · Aspen, CO · 2024

    For program services

  • $100,000

    Earth Conservation Corps · Washington, DC · 2024

    For program services

  • $100,000

    The New York Community Trust · New York, NY · 2024

    For program services

  • $100,000

    Earth Conservation Corps · Washington, DC · 2023

    For program services

  • $100,000

    Earth Conservation Corps · Washington, DC · 2022

    For program services

  • $97,000

    The Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2023

    For program services

  • $85,000

    Frederick Community College Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $85,000

    Frederick Rescue Mission · Frederick, MD · 2022

    For program services

  • $80,000

    The Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2024

    For program services

  • $80,000

    The Juilliard School · New York, NY · 2022

    For program services

  • $78,000

    Children'S National Hospital Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $75,000

    Tahirih Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2024

    For program services

  • $75,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $75,000

    Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2023

    For program services

  • $75,000

    Frederick Community College Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2023

    For program services

  • $75,000

    Tahirih Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2023

    For program services

  • $75,000

    Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2022

    For program services

  • $75,000

    Frederick Community College Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2022

    For program services

  • $75,000

    Tahirih Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2022

    For program services

  • $65,000

    Children'S Hospital Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    For program services

  • $65,000

    Children'S Hospital Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2022

    For program services

  • $55,000

    Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2023

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2024

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2024

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Lls- Illinois · Detroit, MI · 2024

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Ray of Hope Cancer Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024

    For program services

  • $50,000

    The Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2023

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2023

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Ray of Hope Cancer Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    For program services

  • $50,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Bethesda, MD · 2023

    For program services

  • $50,000

    The Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2023

    For program services

  • $50,000

    American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2022

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2022

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2022

    For program services

  • $50,000

    Craig Hospital Foundation · Englewood, CO · 2022

    For program services

  • $50,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Bethesda, MD · 2022

    For program services

  • $50,000

    The Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022

    For program services

  • $48,000

    The Holton Arms School · Bethesda, MD · 2022

    For program services

  • $40,000

    Franciscan Outreach · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For program services

  • $40,000

    Frederick Rescue Mission · Frederick, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $40,000

    Potomac Conservancy · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $40,000

    Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2022

    For program services

  • $35,000

    Anacostia Riverkeeper · Washington, DC · 2024

    For program services

  • $35,000

    Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For program services

  • $35,000

    Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2023

    For program services

  • $35,000

    Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2022

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Arrupe Jesuit High School · Denver, CO · 2024

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Handicapped Children of Afganistan · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keensburg, CO · 2024

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Anacostia Riverkeeper · Washington, DC · 2023

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Arrupe Jesuit High School · Denver, CO · 2023

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Handicapped Children of Afganistan · Denver, CO · 2023

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Highline Canal Conservancy · Denver, CO · 2023

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Potomac Conservancy · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keensburg, CO · 2023

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Anacostia Riverkeeper · Washington, DC · 2022

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Arrupe Jesuit High School · Denver, CO · 2022

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Handicapped Children of Afganistan · Denver, CO · 2022

    For program services

  • $30,000

    Potomac Conservancy · Silver Spring, MD · 2022

    For program services

  • $27,000

    Sf-Marin Community Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    For program services

  • $27,000

    Sf-Marin Community Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    For program services

  • $25,000

    George Washington'S Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, VA · 2024

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Holsten Human Capital Development · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Hood College · Frederick, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Phoenix Foundation of Maryland · Frederick, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $25,000

    St Bernard Project · Chalmette, LA · 2024

    For program services

  • $25,000

    The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland · Frederick, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $25,000

    American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2023

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Frederick Rescue Mission · Frederick, MD · 2023

    For program services

  • $25,000

    George Washington'S Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, VA · 2023

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Hood College · Frederick, MD · 2023

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Lawson House for Life Development · Chicago, IL · 2023

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Phoenix Foundation of Maryland · Frederick, MD · 2023

    For program services

  • $25,000

    George Washington'S Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, VA · 2022

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Hood College · Frederick, MD · 2022

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Lawson House for Life Development · Chicago, IL · 2022

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Phoenix Foundation of Maryland · Frederick, MD · 2022

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Ray of Hope Cancer Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022

    For program services

  • $25,000

    Sf-Marin Community Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For program services

  • $22,000

    Audubon Canyon Ranch · Stinson Beach, CA · 2024

    For program services

  • $22,000

    Habitat for Humanity East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2024

    For program services

  • $22,000

    The Homeless Garden Project · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    For program services

  • $22,000

    Audubon Canyon Ranch · Stinson Beach, CA · 2023

    For program services

  • $22,000

    Canal Community Alliance · San Rafael, CA · 2023

    For program services

  • $22,000

    Habitat for Humanity East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2023

    For program services

  • $22,000

    The Homeless Garden Project · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For program services

  • $20,000

    Aspen Community Foundation · Basalt, CO · 2024

    For program services

  • $20,000

    Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club · Aspen, CO · 2024

    For program services

  • $20,000

    Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For program services

  • $20,000

    Chicago Lights · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For program services

  • $20,000

    Civic Orchestra of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    For program services

  • $20,000

    Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum · Vail, CO · 2024

    For program services

  • $20,000

    Embassy Series · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    For program services

  • $20,000

    Have Dreams · Park Ridge, IL · 2024

    For program services

  • $20,000

    Highline Canal Conservancy · Centennial, CO · 2024

    For program services

  • $20,000

    Miriam'S Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

    For program services

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.