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James R Shields Private Foundation

Name: James R Shields Private Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

70
grants reported: $1.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Turnstone Center for Children & Adults W Disabilities (Turnston)4 grants · $185,000
Fort Wayne Trails Inc (Fwtrails)3 grants · $160,000
Bishop Dwenger High School (Bisdwehs)3 grants · $80,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital (Cnchildh)3 grants · $80,000
Riley Children'S Foundation (Riley Ch)3 grants · $80,000
Euell a Wilson Center Inc (Euell a)3 grants · $80,000
Parkview Foundation Inc (Prkviewf)3 grants · $75,000
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana Inc (Chfoodni)3 grants · $75,000
Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc (Fwzoosoc)3 grants · $75,000
Allen Co - Ft Wayne Historical Society3 grants · $70,000

Giving over time

$569,000

2022

$540,000

2023

$453,477

2024

Grant history

All 70 reported grants, largest first.

$75,000
Turnstone Center for Children & Adults W Disabilities (Turnston) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$60,000
Fort Wayne Trails Inc (Fwtrails) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$60,000
Fort Wayne Trails Inc (Fwtrails) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$60,000
Turnstone Center for Children & Adults W Disabilities (Turnston) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$55,000
Headwater'S Junction Inc (Hdwtrjun) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$40,000
Fort Wayne Trails Inc (Fwtrails) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$30,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital (Cnchildh) · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General support
$30,000
Euell a Wilson Center Inc (Euell a) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$30,000
Riley Children'S Foundation (Riley Ch) · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General support
$30,000
Turnstone Center for Children & Adults W Disabilities (Turnston) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$30,000
Bishop Dwenger High School (Bisdwehs) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$30,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital (Cnchildh) · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
$30,000
Euell a Wilson Center Inc (Euell a) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$30,000
Riley Children'S Foundation (Riley Ch) · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General support
$30,000
Allen Co - Ft Wayne Historical Society · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$25,000
Bishop Dwenger High School (Bisdwehs) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$25,000
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana Inc (Chfoodni) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$25,000
Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc (Fwzoosoc) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$25,000
Parkview Foundation Inc (Prkviewf) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$25,000
St Jude'S Catholic School (St Jude) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$25,000
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana Inc (Chfoodni) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$25,000
Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc (Fwzoosoc) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$25,000
Matthew 25 Inc (Mat25inc) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$25,000
Parkview Foundation Inc (Prkviewf) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$25,000
Bishop Dwenger High School (Bisdwehs) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$25,000
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana Inc (Chfoodni) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$25,000
Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc (Fwzoosoc) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$25,000
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana Inc (Juniorsd) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$25,000
Matthew 25 Inc (Mat25inc) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$25,000
Mayo Clinic (Mayoclin) Department of Development · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
General support
$25,000
Parkview Foundation Inc (Prkviewf) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$20,000
Allen Co - Ft Wayne Historical Society · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$20,000
Canterbury School · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$20,000
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana Inc (Juniorsd) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$20,000
Mayo Clinic (Mayoclin) Department of Development · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
General support
$20,000
Turnstone Center for Children & Adults W Disabilities (Turnston) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$20,000
Allen Co - Ft Wayne Historical Society · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$20,000
Canterbury School · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$20,000
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana Inc (Juniorsd) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$20,000
Mayo Clinic (Mayoclin) Department of Development · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
General support
$20,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital (Cnchildh) · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$20,000
Euell a Wilson Center Inc (Euell a) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$20,000
Riley Children'S Foundation (Riley Ch) · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General support
$15,000
Community Transportation Network · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$15,000
Matthew 25 Inc (Mat25inc) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$15,000
Vincent Village Inc (Vinvilge) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$15,000
St Jude'S Catholic School (St Jude) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$15,000
Vincent Village Inc (Vinvilge) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$15,000
Women'S Care Center Inc (Women'Sd) · South Bend, IN · 2023
General support
$15,000
Big Brother Big Sister of Northeast Indiana Inc (Big Bros) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne Inc (Boys Gdo) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$15,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend (Cathchaw) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$15,000
St Jude'S Catholic School (St Jude) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$15,000
St Mary'S Catholic School (Stmary) · Avilla, IN · 2022
General support
$15,000
Vincent Village Inc (Vinvilge) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$15,000
Women'S Care Center Inc (Women'Sd) · South Bend, IN · 2022
General support
$10,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend (Cathchaw) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$10,000
Yellow Brick Road Project · New Rochelle, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Big Brother Big Sister of Northeast Indiana Inc (Big Bros) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne Inc (Boys Gdo) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$10,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend (Cathchaw) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$10,000
Community Transportation Network · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$10,000
Indiana University Foundation (4880) · Bloomington, IN · 2023
General support
$10,000
Indiana University Foundation (4880) · Bloomington, IN · 2022
General support
$5,000
Kate'S Kart Inc (Katekart) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$5,000
The Yellow Brick Road Project (the Yell) · New Rochelle, NY · 2023
General support
$5,000
Heart of the City Mission Foundation (Heardfd) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$4,500
Kate'S Kart Inc (Katekart) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$4,500
The Yellow Brick Road Project (the Yell) · New Rochelle, NY · 2022
General support
$3,477
Kate'S Kart Inc (Katekart) · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support

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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.