Funding search · EIN 846878692 · Duxbury, MA
The Jack and Kathy Shields Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 122
- grants reported
- $3.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Crossroads for Kids4 grants · $408,800
- The Valedictorian Project4 grants · $360,000
- House of Possibilities4 grants · $225,000
- Community Servings4 grants · $185,000
- School On Wheels of Massachusetis3 grants · $185,000
- Starting Right Now4 grants · $172,060
- Father Bills & Mainspring3 grants · $150,000
- Lovin Spoonfuls3 grants · $150,000
- The Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center4 grants · $148,000
- Charity Guild3 grants · $120,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 122 grants.
- $125,000
Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2022
Program support
- $112,800
Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2025
Program support
- $100,000
The Valedictorian Project · Watertown, MA · 2025
Program support
- $100,000
The Valedictorian Project · Watertown, MA · 2024
Program support
- $100,000
The Valedictorian Project · Watertown, MA · 2022
Program support
- $96,000
Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2024
Program support
- $75,000
School On Wheels of Massachusetts · East Bridgewater, MA · 2025
Program support
- $75,000
School On Wheels of Massachusetis · East Bridgewater, MA · 2024
Program support
- $75,000
Crossroads for Kids · Duxbury, MA · 2023
Program support
- $75,000
House of Possibilities · North Easton, MA · 2022
Program support
- $75,000
Tampa General Hospital Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2022
Program support
- $62,500
Bullard Family Foundation · Lutz, FL · 2025
Program support
- $60,000
The Valedictorian Project · Watertown, MA · 2023
Program support
- $60,000
School On Wheels of Massachusetis · East Bridgewater, MA · 2022
Program support
- $50,750
Starting Right Now · Tampa, FL · 2025
Program support
- $50,000
Father Bills & Mainspring · Brockton, MA · 2025
Program support
- $50,000
House of Possibilities · North Easton, MA · 2025
Program support
- $50,000
Lovin Spoonfuls · Newton, MA · 2025
Program support
- $50,000
Surivor Ventures · Norfolk, VA · 2025
Program support
- $50,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Program support
- $50,000
Father Bills & Mainspring · Brockton, MA · 2024
Program support
- $50,000
House of Possibilities · North Easton, MA · 2024
Program support
- $50,000
Lovin Spoonfuls · Newton, MA · 2024
Program support
- $50,000
Surivor Ventures · Norfolk, VA · 2024
Program support
- $50,000
Tampa Bay Watch · Tierra Verde, FL · 2024
Program support
- $50,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Program support
- $50,000
Father Bills & Mainspring · Brockton, MA · 2023
Program support
- $50,000
House of Possibilities · North Easton, MA · 2023
Program support
- $50,000
Lovin Spoonfuls · Newton, MA · 2023
Program support
- $50,000
School On Wheels of Massachusetis · East Bridgewater, MA · 2023
Program support
- $50,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Program support
- $50,000
Tampa Bay Watch · Tierra Verde, FL · 2022
Program support
- $47,000
The Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center · Hyannis, MA · 2022
Program support
- $40,750
Starting Right Now · Tampa, FL · 2024
Program support
- $40,560
Starting Right Now · Tampa, FL · 2023
Program support
- $40,000
Charity Guild · Brockton, MA · 2025
Program support
- $40,000
Hope Floats Healing & Wellness Center · Kingston, MA · 2025
Program support
- $40,000
Tampa Bay Watch · Tierra Verde, FL · 2025
Program support
- $40,000
Charity Guild · Brockton, MA · 2024
Program support
- $40,000
Charity Guild · Brockton, MA · 2023
Program support
- $40,000
Starting Right Now · Tampa, FL · 2022
Program support
- $35,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2025
Program support
- $35,000
Regional Environmental Council · Worcester, MA · 2025
Program support
- $35,000
The Base · Roxbury, MA · 2025
Program support
- $35,000
Regional Environmental Council · Worcester, MA · 2024
Program support
- $35,000
The Base · Roxbury, MA · 2024
Program support
- $35,000
The Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center · Hyannis, MA · 2024
Program support
- $34,000
The Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center · Hyannis, MA · 2023
Program support
- $32,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2025
Program support
- $32,000
The Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center · Hyannis, MA · 2025
Program support
- $32,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2024
Program support
- $32,000
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2022
Program support
- $30,000
Hope Floats Healing & Wellness Center · Kingston, MA · 2024
Program support
- $30,000
Hope Floats Healing & Wellness Center · Kingston, MA · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
Brockton Boys and Girls Clubboys and Girls Club of Metro South · Taunton, MA · 2025
Program support
- $25,000
Cape Wellness Collaborative · South Yarmouth, MA · 2025
Program support
- $25,000
Found in Translation · Dorchester, MA · 2025
Program support
- $25,000
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Program support
- $25,000
Brockton Boys and Girls Clubboys and Girls Club of Metro South · Taunton, MA · 2024
Program support
- $25,000
Bullard Family Foundation · Lutz, FL · 2024
Program support
- $25,000
Cape Wellness Collaborative · South Yarmouth, MA · 2024
Program support
- $25,000
Found in Translation · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Program support
- $25,000
Rhode Island Hospital Foundation · Providence, RI · 2024
Program support
- $25,000
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
Brockton Boys and Girls Clubboys and Girls Club of Metro South · Taunton, MA · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
Cape Wellness Collaborative · Hyannis, MA · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
Found in Translation · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
Regional Environmental Council · Worcester, MA · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
The Base · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
Umass Memorial Health Care · Worcester, MA · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support
- $25,000
Brockton Boys and Girls Clubboys and Girls Club of Metro South · Taunton, MA · 2022
Program support
- $25,000
Cape Wellness Collaborative · Hyannis, MA · 2022
Program support
- $25,000
Found in Translation · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Program support
- $25,000
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Children · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support
- $25,000
Regional Environmental Council · Worcester, MA · 2022
Program support
- $25,000
Thrive Support & Advocacy · Marlborough, MA · 2022
Program support
- $20,000
Linked Mentoring · Marlborough, MA · 2024
Program support
- $20,000
Gsa Link · Northborough, MA · 2022
Program support
- $17,500
Health Imperatives · Brockton, MA · 2024
Program support
- $15,000
Digger Foods · Sharon, MA · 2024
Food pantry
- $15,000
South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center · Plymouth, MA · 2024
Program support
- $15,000
Health Imperatives · Brockton, MA · 2023
Program support
- $15,000
South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center · Plymouth, MA · 2023
Program support
- $12,500
Health Imperatives · Brockton, MA · 2022
Program support
- $12,500
South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center · Plymouth, MA · 2022
Program support
- $7,000
Duxbury Lions Charitable Foundation · Duxbury, MA · 2025
Food pantry
- $7,000
Marshfield Food Pantry · Marshfield, MA · 2025
Food pantry
- $7,000
Plymouth Area Coalition for Homeless · Kingston, MA · 2025
Program support
- $7,000
Tampa General Hospital Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2025
Program support
- $7,000
Weymouth Food Pantryweymouth Council for the Hungry · Weymouth, MA · 2025
Food pantry
- $7,000
Duxbury Lions Charitable Foundation · Duxbury, MA · 2024
Food pantry
- $7,000
El Buen Samaritano Food Program · Worcester, MA · 2024
Food pantry
- $7,000
Marshfield Food Pantry · Marshfield, MA · 2024
Food pantry
- $7,000
Plymouth Area Coalition for Homeless · Kingston, MA · 2024
Program support
- $7,000
Tampa General Hospital Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
Program support
- $7,000
Thrive Support & Advocacy · Marlborough, MA · 2024
Program support
- $7,000
Weymouth Food Pantryweymouth Council for the Hungry · East Weymouth, MA · 2024
Food pantry
- $7,000
Duxbury Lions Charitable Foundation · Duxbury, MA · 2023
Food pantry
- $7,000
El Buen Samaritano Food Program · Worcester, MA · 2023
Food pantry
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