Funding search · EIN 621540372 · Los Angeles, CA
Shayne 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.
- 60
- grants reported
- $3.1M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $6,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program2 grants · $1.1M
- Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program2 grants · $542,900
- The Gay and Lesbian Fund of Vermont2 grants · $362,700
- The Gay and Lesbian Fund of Vermont2 grants · $318,000
- The Schoolhouse3 grants · $153,900
- The Schoolhouse1 grant · $122,800
- Meharry Medical College1 grant · $100,000
- California Community Foundation1 grant · $82,500
- World Education2 grants · $50,000
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center2 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 60 reported grants, largest first.
- $558,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Boston, MA · 2025
A donor-advised fund to grant assets to public charities
- $516,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Boston, MA · 2024
A donor-advised fund to grant assets to charities
- $360,400
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Boston, MA · 2023
Increase philanthropic giving by administering a donor-advised fund to grant assets to charities
- $186,000
The Gay and Lesbian Fund of Vermont · Randolph, VT · 2025
Promote the substantive, valuable contributions lgbtqa donors make to the broader community
- $182,500
The Gay and Lesbian Fund of Vermont · Randolph, VT · 2022
Promote the substantive, valuable contributions LGBTQA donors make to the broader community
- $182,500
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Boston, MA · 2022
Increase philanthropic giving by administering a donor-advised fund to grant assets to charities
- $180,200
The Gay and Lesbian Fund of Vermont · Randolph, VT · 2023
Promote the substantive, valuable contributions LGBTQA donors make to the broader community
- $132,000
The Gay and Lesbian Fund of Vermont · Randolph, VT · 2024
Promote the substantive, valuable contributions lgbtqa donors make to the broader community
- $122,800
The Schoolhouse · Burlington, VT · 2025
Educational scholarships & grants
- $100,000
Meharry Medical College · Nashville, TN · 2022
Support for one of the nation's oldest and largest historically black academic health science centers dedicated to educating physicians, dentists, researchers, and health policy experts.
- $92,200
The Schoolhouse · S Burlington, VT · 2024
Educational-scholarships & grants
- $82,500
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Build Community Wealth by helping a broad base of local donors invest back into California's communities.
- $31,500
The Schoolhouse · S Burlington, VT · 2023
Educational-scholarships & grants
- $30,200
The Schoolhouse · S Burlington, VT · 2022
Educational-scholarships & grants
- $25,000
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
Independent non-profit organization that provides medical services throughout Middle Tennessee
- $25,000
World Education · Boston, MA · 2023
Improves the quality of life through education for half a million children and adults in 22 countries
- $25,000
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
Independent non-profit organization that provides medical services throughout Middle Tennessee
- $25,000
World Education · Boston, MA · 2022
Improves the quality of life through education for half a million children and adults in 22 countries
- $20,000
Vermont Stage · Burlington, VT · 2024
Support performing arts in burlington, vy
- $15,000
New Israel Fund · New York, NY · 2023
International development & relief services
- $15,000
New Israel Fund · New York, NY · 2022
International development & relief services
- $10,000
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies · New York, NY · 2023
Pardes cultivates a life-long love of Jewish learning, the Jewish people and Israel
- $10,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn · Nashville, TN · 2023
Food Assistance for Needy
- $10,000
Room in the Inn · Nashville, TN · 2022
To provide programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, for the homeless
- $10,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tn · Nashville, TN · 2022
Food Assistance for Needy
- $10,000
The Temple-Congregation Ohabai Shalom · Nashville, TN · 2022
Religious Education
- $9,000
The Temple-Congregation Ohabai Shalom · Nashville, TN · 2023
Religious Education
- $7,500
Land Trust for Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2023
Working with communities and individuals to identify our natural and historic assets and protect them forever
- $6,000
Nashville Public Radio · Nashville, TN · 2023
Commercial-free radio programing
- $6,000
University School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Educational-scholarships & grants
- $6,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2023
To provide an excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world
- $6,000
Nashville Public Radio · Nashville, TN · 2022
Commercial-free radio programing
- $6,000
University School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Educational-scholarships & grants
- $6,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2022
To provide an excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Provides Emergency aid and medical care around the globe.
- $5,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Provide legal representation to prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, etc.
- $5,000
Room in the Inn · Nashville, TN · 2023
To provide programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, for the homeless
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Provides Emergency aid and medical care around the globe.
- $5,000
Land Trust for Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2022
Working with communities and individuals to identify our natural and historic assets and protect them forever
- $4,500
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Provide legal representation to prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, etc.
- $4,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Create lasting solutions to our biggest environmental challenges.
- $4,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
Protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and insure a safe and healthy environment for all livings things
- $3,500
Nashville Food Project · Nashville, TN · 2023
Bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city.
- $3,500
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Create lasting solutions to our biggest environmental challenges.
- $3,500
Nashville Public Television · Nashville, TN · 2022
Commercial-free television programing
- $3,500
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2022
Inspires, entertains, and educates through excellence in musical performance
- $3,500
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
Protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and insure a safe and healthy environment for all livings things
- $3,000
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tn · Naahville, TN · 2023
To Advance, defend and enforce the legal rights of low-income and vulnerable people.
- $3,000
Nashville Symphony · Nashville, TN · 2023
Inspires, entertains, and educates through excellence in musical performance
- $3,000
Unicefusa · New York, NY · 2023
Fighting for children's rights and delivering the essentials every child needs for an equitable chance in life
- $3,000
Civil Rights Corps · Washington, DC · 2022
Innovative, systememic civil rights litigation aimed at resensitizing our culture to the injustices of the contemporary American legal system
- $3,000
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tn · Naahville, TN · 2022
To Advance, defend and enforce the legal rights of low-income and vulnerable people.
- $3,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation
- $2,500
Open Table Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
Housing initiatives. Committed to relational outreach which involves journeying with un-housed and precariously housed individuals and families.
- $2,500
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation
- $2,500
The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2022
Nonprofit, online journalism organization focusing on issues related to criminal justice in the US.
- $2,000
American Jewish Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Advocate of religious freedom worldwide
- $2,000
The Contributor · Nashville, TN · 2023
Help homeless neighbors establish their own micro-business and work their way into housing through selling an award-winning street newspaper
- $2,000
Nashville Food Project · Nashville, TN · 2022
Bringing people together to grow, cook and share nourishing food, with the goals of cultivating community and alleviating hunger in our city.
- $2,000
Open Table Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
Housing initiatives. Committed to relational outreach which involves journeying with un-housed and precariously housed individuals and families.
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