Funding search · EIN 046043588 · Needham, MA
Abraham Shapiro Charity Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 48
- grants reported
- $664,635
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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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.
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies3 grants · $260,000
- Brandeis University3 grants · $159,000
- Anti-Defamation League3 grants · $45,000
- Hillel International2 grants · $35,000
- Yad Chessed2 grants · $20,000
- Our Generation Speaks2 grants · $18,535
- Brothers for Life3 grants · $17,500
- Gann Academy3 grants · $16,000
- Itrek3 grants · $15,000
- Birthright Israel Foundation2 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $150,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $60,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $53,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2024
Educational
- $53,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2023
Educational
- $53,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2022
Educational
- $50,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Hillel International · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Our Generation Speaks · Waltham, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Brothers for Life · Seattle, WA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Hillel International · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Yad Chessed · North Waltham, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Yad Chessed · North Waltham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Congregation Beth Am · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,500
Gann Academy · Waltham, MA · 2024
Educational
- $5,500
Gann Academy · Waltham, MA · 2023
Educational
- $5,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Hebrew Senior Life · Roslindale, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Itrek · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Brothers for Life · Seattle, WA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Hebrew Senior Life · Roslindale, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Itrek · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Project Kesher · Evanston, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Gann Academy · Waltham, MA · 2022
Educational
- $5,000
Hebrew Senior Life · Roslindale, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Itrek · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Project Kesher · Evanston, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $3,600
Keshet · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $3,600
Keshet · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $3,600
Keshet · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $3,535
Our Generation Speaks · Waltham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Bidmc · Boston, MA · 2024
Medical
- $2,500
Jalsa · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Bidmc · Boston, MA · 2023
Medical
- $2,500
Jalsa · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Bidmc · Boston, MA · 2022
Medical
- $2,500
Brothers for Life · Seattle, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Jalsa · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Chabad Lithuania · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,800
New England Innocence Project · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
American Friends of Itim · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
American Friends of Itim · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $-5,000
Py Adjustment · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
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