Funding search · EIN 271432061 · New York, NY
Shamash Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 44
- grants reported
- $545,500
- 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.
- Jewish Communal Fund3 grants · $340,000
- International Committee for Red Cro2 grants · $50,000
- Jewish Agency for Israel2 grants · $50,000
- Chabad of Harlem2 grants · $16,000
- Sar Academy2 grants · $14,750
- American Jewish World Service3 grants · $10,000
- Innocence Project New Orleans3 grants · $10,000
- Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies2 grants · $10,000
- Teach for America3 grants · $10,000
- Bnai Jeshurun3 grants · $9,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $150,000
Jewish Communal Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $115,000
Jewish Communal Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $75,000
Jewish Communal Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $25,000
International Committee for Red Cro · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Jewish Agency for Israel · New York, NY · 2024
None
- $25,000
International Committee for Red Cro · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Jewish Agency for Israel · New York, NY · 2023
None
- $13,750
Sar Academy · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $13,000
Chabad of Harlem · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $7,500
Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
American Jewish World Service · Etna, NH · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Bnai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Innocence Project New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $3,000
So Ca Education Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $3,000
The New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
- $3,000
Chabad of Harlem · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,500
American Jewish World Service · Etna, NH · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Bnai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Innocence Project New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,500
American Jewish World Service · Etna, NH · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Innocence Project New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Hillel at Stanford · Stanford, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Jewish Community Day School New Orl · Metairie, LA · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Uja Federation of Ny · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Bnai Jeshurun · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,500
The New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
- $1,500
The New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Sar Academy · Bronx, NY · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Core Knowledge Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Hillel at Stanford · Stanford, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Jewish Community Day School New Orl · Metairie, LA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
So Ca Education Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Uja Federation of Ny · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Core Knowledge Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Hillel at Stanford · Stanford, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Jewish Community Day School New Orl · Metairie, LA · 2022
General support
- $500
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
General support
- $500
Uja Federation of Ny · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $250
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
General support
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