Funding search · EIN 043014763 · Boston, MA
The Shane 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.
- 134
- grants reported
- $369,750
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,125
- 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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Top recipients
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- Mowgli Holt Elwell Memorial Fdn'S Hope To Be1 grant · $100,000
- Princeton University - Project 791 grant · $25,000
- Boston Health Care for the Homeless3 grants · $15,000
- Belmont Hill School3 grants · $15,000
- American Repertory Theatre3 grants · $12,000
- Miss Hall'S School3 grants · $12,000
- Princeton University3 grants · $11,500
- Schwab Charitable1 grant · $10,000
- Mass General Hospital3 grants · $8,500
- Friends of the Public Garden3 grants · $7,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 134 grants.
- $100,000
Mowgli Holt Elwell Memorial Fdn'S Hope To Be · Hebron, NH · 2024
General
- $25,000
Princeton University - Project 79 · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General
- $10,000
Schwab Charitable · Orlando, FL · 2024
General
- $5,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2024
General
- $5,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $5,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2023
General
- $5,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $5,000
American Repertory Theatre · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General
- $5,000
Belmont Hill School · Belmont, MA · 2022
General
- $5,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $5,000
Miss Hall'S School · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
General
- $5,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
General
- $4,500
Sommerset County Soil & Water Conservation Society · Skowhegan, ME · 2023
General
- $4,000
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $3,500
American Repertory Theatre · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
- $3,500
Miss Hall'S School · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
General
- $3,500
American Repertory Theatre · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General
- $3,500
Miss Hall'S School · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
General
- $3,500
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General
- $3,000
Friends of the Public Garden · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $3,000
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $3,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General
- $3,000
Beth Israel Lahey Health · Burlington, MA · 2022
General
- $3,000
Cure Alzheimers Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
General
- $3,000
Eima of the Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2022
General
- $3,000
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $3,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $2,500
Harvard Kennedy School · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
- $2,500
Lahey Hospital · Burlington, MA · 2024
General
- $2,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2024
General
- $2,500
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $2,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2023
General
- $2,500
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $2,500
Friends of the Public Garden · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $2,500
Harvard Kennedy School · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General
- $2,500
Mill Reef Fund · Detroit, MI · 2022
General
- $2,500
Mowglis School of the Open · Hebron, NH · 2022
General
- $2,500
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $2,500
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $2,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2022
General
- $2,500
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $2,000
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Cure Alzheimers Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Eima of the Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Mill Reef Fund · Detroit, MI · 2024
General
- $2,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Beth Israel Lahey Health · Burlington, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Cure Alzheimers Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Eima of the Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Friends of the Public Garden · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Harvard Kennedy School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Mill Reef Fund · Detroit, MI · 2023
General
- $2,000
Mowglis School of the Open · Hebron, NH · 2023
General
- $2,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Museum of Science · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Sommerset County Soil & Water Conservation Society · Skowhegan, ME · 2022
General
- $1,500
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $1,500
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $1,500
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $1,250
Steppingstone Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Anna Jacques Hospital · Newburyport, MA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Boston Sports and Shoulder Ctr · Waltham, MA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
- $1,000
Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Concord Academy · Concord, MA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Hamilton Hall · Salem, MA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Ne Baptist Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2024
General
- $1,000
New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Oberlin College · Oberlin, OH · 2024
General
- $1,000
Rockport Music · Rockport, ME · 2024
General
- $1,000
St Columbkille'S Parish · Brighton, MA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Wenham Museum · Wenham, MA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Care Dimensions · Danvers, MA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Catholic Extension · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
- $1,000
New England Aquarium · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Rockport Music · Rockport, ME · 2023
General
- $1,000
St Columbkille'S · Papillion, NE · 2023
General
- $1,000
Wenham Museum · Wenham, MA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Avian Haven · Freedom, ME · 2022
General
- $1,000
Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Care Dimensions · Danvers, MA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Concord Academy · Concord, MA · 2022
General
- $1,000
French Cultural Center · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Friends of Bonobos · Durham, NC · 2022
General
- $1,000
Friends of Switzerland · Weston, MA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Maine Public Radio · Bangor, ME · 2022
General
- $1,000
Marblehead Dugout Club · Marblehead, MA · 2022
General
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