Funding search · EIN 311577890 · Colorado Springs, CO
The Harold & Mary Louise Shaw 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.
- 81
- grants reported
- $6.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $50,000
- 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
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- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo3 grants · $1.8M
- Colby Sawyer College3 grants · $1.0M
- Cycle Effect3 grants · $385,000
- Vail Christian High School3 grants · $350,000
- Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance3 grants · $330,000
- Vail Health Foundation3 grants · $254,112
- Maine Coast Waldorf School3 grants · $250,000
- Portland Museum of Art3 grants · $210,000
- Zealous Schools2 grants · $200,000
- Wolfe'S Neck Farm1 grant · $175,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 81 reported grants, largest first.
- $860,000
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General fund
- $860,000
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General fund
- $500,000
Colby Sawyer College · New London, NH · 2024
Turf Field
- $250,000
Colby Sawyer College · New London, NH · 2023
Turf Field
- $250,000
Colby Sawyer College · New London, NH · 2022
Turf Field
- $175,000
Wolfe'S Neck Farm · Freeport, ME · 2024
General fund
- $150,000
Vail Christian High School · Edwards, CO · 2024
General fund
- $150,000
Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance · Avon, CO · 2024
General fund
- $150,000
Cycle Effect · Eagle, CO · 2022
General Fund
- $130,000
Maine Coast Waldorf School · Freeport, ME · 2023
General Fund
- $125,000
Cycle Effect · Eagle, CO · 2024
General Fund
- $110,000
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General fund
- $110,000
Cycle Effect · Eagle, CO · 2023
General Fund
- $110,000
Zealous Schools · Eagle, CO · 2023
General fund
- $105,000
Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance · Avon, CO · 2023
General fund
- $102,256
Vail Health Foundation · Vail, CO · 2023
General fund
- $101,856
Vail Health Foundation · Vail, CO · 2024
General fund
- $100,000
317 Main St Community Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2024
General fund
- $100,000
Mountain Valley Horse Rescue · Eagle, CO · 2024
General fund
- $100,000
Mountain Valley Horse Rescue · Eagle, CO · 2023
General fund
- $100,000
Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2023
General Fund
- $100,000
Vail Christian High School · Edwards, CO · 2023
General fund
- $100,000
Maine Coast Waldorf School · Freeport, ME · 2022
General Fund
- $100,000
Vail Christian High School · Edwards, CO · 2022
General fund
- $90,000
Zealous Schools · Eagle, CO · 2022
General fund
- $75,000
Wolfe'S Neck Center · Freeport, ME · 2023
General fund
- $75,000
Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2022
General Fund
- $75,000
Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance · Avon, CO · 2022
General fund
- $75,000
Wolfe'S Neck Center · Freeport, ME · 2022
General fund
- $70,000
Round Up River Ranch · Gypsum, CO · 2024
General fund
- $65,000
Full Plates Full Potential · Portland, ME · 2022
General fund
- $60,000
Full Plates Full Potential · Portland, ME · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Dayton Art Institute · Dayton, OH · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Equality Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
General Fund
- $50,000
Good Shepard Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2024
General Fund
- $50,000
Planned Parenthood of Northern Colorado · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Full Plates Full Potential · Portland, ME · 2023
General fund
- $50,000
Good Shepard Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2023
General Fund
- $50,000
Ripple Effect · Portland, ME · 2023
General Fund
- $50,000
Good Shepard Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2022
General Fund
- $50,000
Mountain Valley Horse Rescue · Eagle, CO · 2022
General fund
- $50,000
Vail Health Foundation · Vail, CO · 2022
General fund
- $47,440
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
General Fund
- $40,000
Forest Society of Maine · Bangor, ME · 2024
General fund
- $40,000
North Yarmouth Academy · Yarmouth, ME · 2022
General Fund
- $35,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General Fund
- $35,000
Portland Museum of Art · Portland, ME · 2024
General Fund
- $30,000
North Yarmouth Academy · Yarmouth, ME · 2024
General Fund
- $30,000
Ripple Effect · Portland, ME · 2024
General Fund
- $30,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2023
General fund
- $30,000
317 Main St Community Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2022
General fund
- $30,000
Children'S Global Alliance · Vail, CO · 2022
General fund
- $25,000
Children'S Global Alliance · Vail, CO · 2024
General fund
- $25,000
Children'S Global Alliance · Vail, CO · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
Equality Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
General Fund
- $25,000
North Yarmouth Academy · Yarmouth, ME · 2023
General Fund
- $25,000
Round Up River Ranch · Gypsum, CO · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
Ripple Effect · Portland, ME · 2022
General Fund
- $20,000
Maine Coast Waldorf School · Freeport, ME · 2024
General Fund
- $20,000
317 Main St Community Center · Yarmouth, ME · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General Fund
- $20,000
Equality Maine · Portland, ME · 2022
General Fund
- $20,000
Mid Coast Humane Society · Brunswick, ME · 2022
General Fund
- $20,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2022
General fund
- $15,000
Out Maine · Rockland, ME · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Maine Huts & Trails · Kingfield, ME · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Maine Island Trails · Portland, ME · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Preble Street · Portland, ME · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Maine Boys To Men · Portland, ME · 2022
General Fund
- $10,000
Maine Huts & Trails · Kingfield, ME · 2022
General Fund
- $10,000
Mayo Street Arts · Portland, OR · 2022
General Fund
- $10,000
Midcoast Symphony Orchestra · Brunswick, ME · 2022
General Fund
- $10,000
Vail Valley Foundation · Avon, CO · 2022
General Fund
- $5,000
Careers in Construction · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
El Paso County · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Royal River Conservation Trust · Yarmouth, ME · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Side X Side · Auburn, MA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Speak Up Reach Out · Eagle, CO · 2023
General support
- $5,000
March On Foundation · Severna Park, MD · 2022
General Fund
- $2,500
Carabasset Valley Public Library · Carrabassett Valley, ME · 2024
General fund
- $2,500
Pine Tree Curling Club · Portland, ME · 2024
General fund
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