Funding search · EIN 541856732 · Norfolk, VA

George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer

Name: George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer grants, 2021–2023
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

53
grants reported: $590,500
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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

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Unity School of Christianity3 grants · $270,000
Church of the Epiphany3 grants · $60,000
For Kids3 grants · $45,000
Umd Catholic Student Ctr3 grants · $30,000
Reach3 grants · $25,000
Sister Servants of the Lord3 grants · $22,500
Mustard Seed3 grants · $17,000
100 Entrepenuers3 grants · $15,000
House of Ruth3 grants · $15,000
Ymca South Hampton Roads3 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$191,250

2021

$189,250

2022

$210,000

2023

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

$90,000
Unity School of Christianity · Unity Village, MO · 2023
General use
$90,000
Unity School of Christianity · Unity Village, MO · 2022
General use
$90,000
Unity School of Christianity · Unity Village, MO · 2021
General use
$20,000
Church of the Epiphany · Washington, DC · 2023
General use
$20,000
Church of the Epiphany · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$20,000
Church of the Epiphany · Washington, DC · 2021
General use
$15,000
For Kids · Norfolk, VA · 2023
General use
$15,000
For Kids · Norfolk, VA · 2022
General use
$15,000
For Kids · Norfolk, VA · 2021
General use
$10,000
Sisters of Mary Boystowngirlstown · Lanham, MD · 2023
General use
$10,000
Umd Catholic Student Ctr · College Park, MD · 2023
General use
$10,000
Reach · Norfolk, VA · 2022
General use
$10,000
Umd Catholic Student Ctr · College Park, MD · 2022
General use
$10,000
Reach · Norfolk, VA · 2021
General use
$10,000
Umd Catholic Student Ctr · College Park, MD · 2021
General use
$8,500
St Joseph'S House · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
General use
$7,500
Sister Servants of the Lord · Upper Marlboro, MD · 2023
General use
$7,500
Sister Servants of the Lord · Upper Marlboro, MD · 2022
General use
$7,500
Sister Servants of the Lord · Upper Marlboro, MD · 2021
General use
$6,000
Mustard Seed · Medfield, MA · 2022
General use
$6,000
Mustard Seed · Medfield, MA · 2021
General use
$5,000
100 Entrepenuers · Centerville, MD · 2023
General use
$5,000
Food Bank of Southeast Virginia · Norfolk, VA · 2023
General use
$5,000
Good Counsel · Secauscua, NJ · 2023
General use
$5,000
House of Ruth · Washington, DC · 2023
General use
$5,000
Mustard Seed · Medfield, MA · 2023
General use
$5,000
Reach · Norfolk, VA · 2023
General use
$5,000
Ronald McDonald House · Washington, DC · 2023
General use
$5,000
Ymca South Hampton Roads · Chesapeake, VA · 2023
General use
$5,000
100 Entrepenuers · Centerville, MD · 2022
General use
$5,000
House of Ruth · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$5,000
Ymca South Hampton Roads · Chesapeake, VA · 2022
General use
$5,000
100 Entrepenuers · Centerville, MD · 2021
General use
$5,000
House of Ruth · Washington, DC · 2021
General use
$5,000
Ronald McDonald House · Washington, DC · 2021
General use
$5,000
Ymca South Hampton Roads · Chesapeake, VA · 2021
General use
$3,750
Isaiah'S Promise · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
General use
$3,750
Isaiah'S Promise · Silver Spring, MD · 2021
General use
$3,000
Ronald McDonald House · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$2,500
Family Missions Company · Abbeville, LA · 2023
General use
$2,500
Msgr Thomas Wells Scholarship · Rockville, MD · 2023
General use
$2,500
Good Counsel · Secauscua, NJ · 2022
General use
$2,500
Msgr Thomas Wells Scholarship · Rockville, MD · 2022
General use
$2,500
Good Counsel · Secauscua, NJ · 2021
General use
$2,500
Msgr Thomas Wells Scholarship · Rockville, MD · 2021
General use
$2,000
Family Medicine Educ Consortium · Dayton, OH · 2023
General use
$2,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023
General use
$2,000
Family Missions Company · Abbeville, LA · 2022
General use
$2,000
Family Missions Company · Abbeville, LA · 2021
General use
$1,000
Family Medicine Educ Consortium · Dayton, OH · 2022
General use
$1,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2022
General use
$1,000
Family Medicine Educ Consortium · Dayton, OH · 2021
General use
$1,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2021
General use

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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.