Funding search · EIN 815082563 · Boston, MA
Shah Charitable 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.
- 61
- grants reported
- $4.6M
- 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.
- Massachusetts General Hospital1 grant · $1.3M
- Cornell University1 grant · $1.0M
- Schwab Charitable Fund1 grant · $1.0M
- The Barack Obama Foundation2 grants · $350,000
- Ednavigator1 grant · $250,000
- Massachusetts Wonderfund1 grant · $100,000
- Providence College1 grant · $100,000
- Museum of Fine Arts1 grant · $50,000
- Emergency Assistance Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Eliot Innovation School1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 61 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.3M
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $1.0M
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $1.0M
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2022
General purpose
- $250,000
Ednavigator · New Orleans, LA · 2022
General purpose
- $225,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $125,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $100,000
Massachusetts Wonderfund · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $100,000
Providence College · Providence, RI · 2022
General purpose
- $50,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $50,000
Emergency Assistance Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General purpose
- $50,000
Eliot Innovation School · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $35,000
The Teacher Collaborative · Somerville, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $25,875
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
Boston Schools Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $25,000
The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $22,500
Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $20,000
Bagly · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Missionsafe · Dorchester, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Boston Public Schools · Roxbury, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Heritage Museums & Gardens · Sandwich, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
New England Patriots Foundation · Foxborough, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Whittier Street Health Center · Roxbury, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Achilles International · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Inner-City Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Pathways for Children · Gloucster, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Vincent Club · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $10,000
Yuvaan Tiwari Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Rosies Place · Providence, RI · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Vincent Club · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $5,000
Boston Education Development Fund · Roxbury, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Indiaspora · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
Philanthropy Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $2,500
Cranberry Sunset Farm · Marston Mills, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $2,500
United South End Settlements · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $1,280
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $1,000
Waltham Partnership for Youth · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General purpose
- $771
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $770
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $700
Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation · Carmel, IN · 2022
General purpose
- $675
Innercity Weigthtlifting · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $670
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $614
Massachusetts Wonderfund · Newton, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $525
Golf Fights Cancer · Norton, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $518
March of Dimes · Arlington, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $505
Family Reach Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $500
Christina Noble Childrens Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
General purpose
- $500
West End House · Carmel, IN · 2023
General purpose
- $500
Aidslifecycle · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $273
Falmouth Road Race · Falmouth, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $273
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation · Hyannis, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $273
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation · Hyannis, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $265
With Hope · Placentia, CA · 2023
General purpose
- $265
Project Bread · East Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $264
Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics · Austin, TX · 2024
General purpose
- $250
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2024
General purpose
- $250
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $250
Project Bread · East Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $250
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
- $250
Movember · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $100
Mental Health America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General purpose
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