Funding search · EIN 043541595 · Needham, MA
The Shapiro 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.
- 246
- grants reported
- $24.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- 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.
What they fund
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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.
- Choose Love2 grants · $2.1M
- Boston Children'S Hospital3 grants · $1.9M
- International Refugee Assistance Project (Irap)3 grants · $1.6M
- Miles4migrants3 grants · $1.4M
- Boston Medical Center3 grants · $1.1M
- Alight3 grants · $1.1M
- Airbnborg1 grant · $1.1M
- The Rashi School3 grants · $959,072
- World Relief2 grants · $807,000
- Welcome Fund2 grants · $677,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 246 grants.
- $1.3M
Choose Love · New York, NY · 2023
International relief
- $1.1M
Miles4migrants · New Orleans, LA · 2023
International relief
- $1.1M
Airbnborg · San Francisco, CA · 2023
International relief
- $1.0M
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Medical research
- $902,500
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Medical research
- $802,000
Choose Love · New York, NY · 2022
International relief
- $656,667
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
International relief
- $600,000
International Refugee Assistance Project (Irap) · New York, NY · 2022
International relief
- $550,000
Welcome Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Domestic needs
- $528,000
World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2022
International relief
- $513,000
The Rashi School · Dedham, MA · 2022
Education
- $500,000
International Refugee Assistance Project (Irap) · New York, NY · 2024
International relief
- $500,000
International Refugee Assistance Project (Irap) · New York, NY · 2023
International relief
- $450,000
Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023
Medical research
- $413,000
The Rashi School · Dedham, MA · 2023
Education
- $405,429
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
International relief
- $400,000
The American Service · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Domestic needs
- $363,258
World Learning · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
- $350,000
Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024
Medical research
- $350,000
Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2022
Medical research
- $324,000
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Usccb) · Washington, DC · 2022
Re
- $309,195
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Domestic needs
- $303,537
Horizons for the Homeless Children · North Hills, CA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $300,000
Friends of the University of Ottawa · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
- $300,000
Social Finance · Boston, MA · 2023
Domestic needs
- $295,000
Pathways International US · Washington, WA · 2024
International relief
- $279,000
World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2023
International relief
- $275,000
Miles4migrants · New Orleans, LA · 2022
International relief
- $265,000
Refugee Home Project · New York, NY · 2022
International relief
- $255,000
Internation Institute of New England · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
- $253,000
Social Finance · Boston, MA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $251,955
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $250,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Education
- $250,000
Home Is Here Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $250,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2022
Medical research
- $213,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $200,000
Focusing Philanthropy · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $200,000
Labor Mobility Partnerships (Lamp) · Washington, DC · 2024
Domestic needs
- $200,000
Focusing Philanthropy · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
International relief
- $200,000
Focusing Philanthropy · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
International relief
- $194,614
Duet · Boston, MA · 2023
Education
- $190,000
Refugee Home Project · New York, NY · 2023
International relief
- $178,591
The Niskanen Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Domestic relief
- $169,434
Duet · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
- $150,000
Lions Club International · Oak Brook, IL · 2022
International relief
- $137,000
Global Development Incubator · Washington, DC · 2024
Domestic needs
- $136,000
Refuge Home Project · New York, NY · 2024
International relief
- $133,000
The Ethiopian Community Development Council (Ecdc) · Arlington, VA · 2022
Education
- $127,500
Welcome Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Domestic needs
- $125,940
Israaid · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
International relief
- $124,500
Bridge2rwanda · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Education
- $124,000
Immigrant Family Services Institute (Ifsi) · Mattapan, MA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $120,830
The Niskanen Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Domestic needs
- $113,886
Southern New Hampshire University · Hooksett, NH · 2022
Education
- $112,500
Immigrant Family Services Institute (Ifsi) · Mattpan, MA · 2023
International relief
- $111,800
Karam Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
International relief
- $110,000
Open Collective · Walnut, CA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $105,392
The Niskanen Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Domestic needs
- $105,000
Malengo · Dover, DE · 2024
Domestic needs
- $100,000
Home Is Here Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $100,000
Social Finance · Boston, MA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $100,000
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
International relief
- $100,000
Edesia · North Kingstown, RI · 2022
International relief
- $99,000
American Friends of Uja of Greater Toronto · Whippany, NJ · 2022
Domestic needs
- $96,714
Humanitarian Innovation Group (Hig) · New York, NY · 2024
Domestic needs
- $92,250
Acs Anthens · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Education
- $91,936
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
International relief
- $90,209
Refugepoint · Cambridge, MA · 2023
International relief
- $83,000
Agahozo Shalom Youth Village · New York, NY · 2024
International relief
- $83,000
Every Campus a Refuge · Greensboro, NC · 2023
International relief
- $80,918
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (Uscri) · Arlington, VA · 2024
Domestic relief
- $78,335
Temple Beth Elohim · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $77,922
Southern New Hampshire University · Hooksett, NH · 2023
Education
- $68,000
Japan Icu Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
International relief
- $65,000
Anu Foundation USA · New York, NY · 2024
Education
- $64,400
Beaver Country Day School · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
Education
- $62,500
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
International relief
- $61,627
Beaver Country Day School · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Education
- $60,562
UCLA Foundation - Anderson · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Education
- $60,000
Humanity Rises · Boaton, MA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $60,000
UCLA Foundation - Anderson · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
- $60,000
Humanity Rises · Boston, MA · 2023
Domestic needs
- $60,000
Humanity Rises · Boston, MA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $60,000
UCLA Foundation - Anderson · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
- $58,974
Beaver Country Day School · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
Education
- $55,000
Every Campus a Refuge · Greensboro, NC · 2022
International relief
- $53,899
Temple Beth Elohim · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Domestic needs
- $52,750
Bates College · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Education
- $52,000
Karam Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Domestic needs
- $50,500
Bates College · Lewiston, ME · 2023
Education
- $50,000
Border Servant Corps · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
Education
- $50,000
Japan Icu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
International relief
- $50,000
Jewish Family Services · Waltham, MA · 2023
Domestic needs
- $50,000
Karam Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
International relief
- $50,000
Open Collective · Walnut, CA · 2023
Domestic needs
- $50,000
Bates College · Lewiston, ME · 2022
Education
- $49,588
Temple Beth Elohim · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Domestic needs
- $40,000
Political Asylum Immigration Rep (Pair) · Boston, MA · 2022
International relief
- $39,558
Miles4migrants · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Domestic needs
- $34,000
Refugee Council USA (Rcusa) · Washington, DC · 2022
Domestic needs
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- Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund3,620 grants · $914.9M
- Mass General Brigham Incorporated &472 grants · $3.11B
Similar purposes
- Pennsylvania Coalition Against242 grants · $153.6M
- Louisiana Bar Foundation202 grants · $49.5M
- California Physicians' Service Fdn283 grants · $77.1M
Similar grant size
- The Ayco Charitable Foundation15,303 grants · $2.05B
- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
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