Funding search · EIN 226803705 · Somers Point, NJ
The Elizabeth O Shear 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.
- 237
- grants reported
- $648,347
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- 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.
- Donna Campbell3 grants · $10,000
- Brielle Willoughby3 grants · $10,000
- Hope Dewitt2 grants · $10,000
- Joseph Fabian2 grants · $10,000
- Cassandra Vongrej3 grants · $10,000
- Kevin Dehart2 grants · $10,000
- Maria Mezzo3 grants · $10,000
- Jillian Jankowski3 grants · $8,750
- Nicholas Raylman3 grants · $8,750
- Emily Baubinas3 grants · $8,750
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 237 grants.
- $8,750
Joseph Fabian · Manahawkin, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,250
Hope Dewitt · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,250
Kevin Dehart · Manahawkin, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $5,000
Manson S Livio · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
James Corliss · Barnegat, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $5,000
Lilah Cunningham · Lanoka Harbor, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $5,000
Brielle Willoughby · Surf City, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Cassandra Vongrej · Forked River, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Dean V Bates · Manahawkin, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Dylan Danko · Forked River, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Jessica Catherine Paul · Tuckerton, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Juliana Shugar · Barnegat, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,937
Pricilla Pitiak · Barnegat, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Donna Campbell · Tuckerton, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Dylan Snyder · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Edward Fusciello · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Heather L Hancock · Tuckerton, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Luke Bush · Manahawkin, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Maria Mezzo · Palm Coast, FL · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Nicholas H Mancini · Cedar Run, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Noah Gonzales · Manahawkin, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Sara Kuzan · Lanoka Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Sara M Hetherington · Tuckerton, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Sofia Irizarry · Barnegat, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,750
Alexis Osborn · Little River, SC · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Bailey Lawrence · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Brielle Willoughby · Surf City, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Chelsea Pachas · Barnegat, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Donna Campbell · Tuckerton, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Grace Ditmar · Manahawkin, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Hope Dewitt · Forked River, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Kayla Stallard · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Luke Bush · Manahawkin, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Madison Romano · Tuckerton, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Michael Price · Lanoka Harbor, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Sara Kuzan · Lanoka Harbor, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Shannon Harrington · Barnegat, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Sofia Kirby · Barnegat Light, NJ · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,750
Alexis Osborn · Barnegat, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Alyssa Costello · Lanoka Harbor, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Austin Cappuccio · Barnegat, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Carly Brunke · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Deegan Melchiondo · Barnegat, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Emily Baubinas · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Emily Fence · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Jillian Jankowski · Barnegat, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Kevin Dehart · Manahawkin, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Lacey McKim · Forked River, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Maria Mezzo · Palm Coast, FL · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Mikenna Reiser · Barnegat, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Nadia Vito · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,750
Nicholas Raylman · Warren Grove, NJ · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Alexander Nagy · Lanoka Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Andy Purks · Manahawkin, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Anthony Winks · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Ashley Springer · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Austin Cappuccio · Barnegat, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Bailey Lawrence · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Bryce Reynolds · Surf City, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Cameron Callis · Lanoka Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Cassandra Vongrej · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Dean V Bates · Manahawkin, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Deegan Melchiondo · Barnegat, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Dylan Danko · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Emily Baubinas · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Emily Fence · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Emma R Mills · Ship Bottom, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Emma Wasacz · Manahawkin, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Eva M Pollak · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Gavin Brennan · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Grace Ditmar · Manahawkin, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Isabel Guiro · Barnegat, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Jaedyn K Thomson · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
James Corliss · Barnegat, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Jared Danko · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Jillian Jankowski · Barnegat, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
John Stout · Waretown, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Kai Manzella · Manahawkin, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Kali Findlow · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Karlie Pomponio · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Kayla Stallard · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Kellie Cochran · Manahawkin, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Kira Smith · Barnegat, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Lacey McKim · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Logan Haemmerle · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Luke Suddeth · Long Beach Twsp, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Madison Linton · Barnegat, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Madison Rodriguez · Barnegat, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Madison Romano · Tuckerton, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Maggie Ann Hodges · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Mary Riley · West Creek, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Michael Price · Lanoka Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Nadia Vito · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Nathaniel H Bott · Ship Bottom, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Nicholas Raylman · Warren Grove, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Olivia Benson · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Olivia Davis · Manahawkin, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Rachael Germain · West Creek, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Ryan Omert · Little Egg Harbor, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,500
Samantha Glover · Forked River, NJ · 2024
Scholarship
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