Funding search · EIN 471833006 · Pittsburgh, PA

Shear Family Foundation

Name: Shear Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

222
grants reported: $27.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $50,000
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

food insecurity mental animal rescue health research family

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

University of Pittsburgh3 grants · $2.8M
Donor Advised Funds- Charles Schwab2 grants · $2.2M
American Friends of Leket Israel3 grants · $1.9M
Jewish National Fund6 grants · $1.4M
Amerian Israel Education Fund3 grants · $1.3M
University of Nevada Las Vegas3 grants · $1.0M
University of Colorado3 grants · $1.0M
Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank3 grants · $900,000
Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces3 grants · $839,500
American Friends of Magen David Adom3 grants · $800,800

Giving over time

$9.5M

2022

$9.1M

2023

$9.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 222 grants.

$1.2M
Donor Advised Funds- Charles Schwab · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Donor advised funds
$1.1M
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Various programs
$1.1M
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Various programs
$951,000
Donor Advised Funds- Charles Schwab · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$705,500
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Food insecurity
$655,800
Charles Schwab Charitable Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General support
$600,000
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Food insecurity
$600,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Various programs
$550,000
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Food insecurity
$500,000
Jewish National Fund · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Lotem, various programs
$500,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2022
Mobile intensive care unit
$450,000
Amerian Israel Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Aief
$408,500
Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces · Chicago, IL · 2023
General campaign
$400,000
University of Nevada Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
The practice - mental health training clinic
$400,000
Amerian Israel Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$400,000
University of Nevada Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
The practice - mental health training clinic
$400,000
Amerian Israel Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Aief
$380,000
Jewish National Fund · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Lotem, various programs
$350,000
University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Medical research
$350,000
University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Medical research
$323,500
Jewish National Fund · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Lotem, various programs
$300,000
Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Center for integrative health
$300,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank · Duquesne, PA · 2024
Food insecurity
$300,000
Jewish Family & Community Services of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Family support
$300,000
Friends of Ir David · New York, NY · 2023
Operating grant
$300,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank · Duquesne, PA · 2023
Food insecurity
$300,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Services of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Family support
$300,000
Children'S Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
The pittsburgh study (tps) launch
$300,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank · Duquesne, PA · 2022
Coronavirus support
$300,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Services of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Family support
$300,000
University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
Medical research
$250,000
Alpert Jewish Family Services · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Food insecurity
$250,000
Children'S Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
The pittsburgh study (tps) launch
$250,000
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2024
General campaign
$250,000
Palm Beach County Foodbank · Lake Worth Beach, FL · 2024
Food insecurity
$250,000
Children'S Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
The pittsburgh study (tps) launch
$250,000
Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Center for integrative health
$250,000
Alpert Jewish Family & Childrens Services Palm Beach Cty · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Food insecurity
$247,500
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Capps research
$244,200
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2023
General campaign
$231,000
Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces · Chicago, IL · 2024
General campaign
$225,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness (Nami) · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Mental illness support
$225,000
University of Nevada Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
The practice - mental health training clinic
$200,000
Eradicate Hate Global Summit · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Support for summit
$200,000
Friends of Ir David · New York, NY · 2024
Operating grant
$200,000
Magee Women'S Research · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Medical research
$200,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Capps research
$200,000
Eradicate Hate Global Summit · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Support for summit
$200,000
Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Center for integrative health
$200,000
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$200,000
Friends of Ir David · New York, NY · 2022
Operating grant, covid relief
$200,000
Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces · Chicago, IL · 2022
Coronavirus support
$200,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Capps research
$175,000
Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Precision medicine oncology
$175,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
Food insecurity
$175,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Coronavirus support
$150,800
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2023
Mobile intensive care unit
$150,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
Mobile intensive care unit
$150,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2024
Cyberwell operating support
$150,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2023
Cyberwell operating support
$150,000
Three Square Food Bank · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Food insecurity
$150,000
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Coronavirus support
$150,000
Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Global anti-hate conference
$125,000
American Friends of Israel Sport Center for the Disabled · Northfield, IL · 2024
Rehabilitation- physical and emotional through sports
$125,000
American Friends of Israel Sport Center for the Disabled · Northfield, IL · 2023
Rehabilitation- physical and emotional through sports
$125,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness (Nami) · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Mental illness support
$125,000
American Friends of Israel Sport Center for the Disabled · Northfield, IL · 2022
Rehabilitation- physical and emotional through sports
$125,000
Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Precision medicine oncology
$125,000
Grow Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Youth program- training urban farmers- covid relief
$125,000
The Steadman Clinic · Vail, CO · 2022
Duchenne muscular dystrophy research
$120,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2022
Cyberwell operating support
$111,000
Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2023
Jewish community security
$102,500
National Alliance On Mental Illness (Nami) · Arlington, VA · 2023
Enhance telehealth/conference software and equip- hotline
$100,000
Huntsman Cancer Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Medical research
$100,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness (Nami) · Arlington, VA · 2024
Enhance telehealth/conference software and equip- hotline
$100,000
Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Soldiers Save Lives · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Jewish causes
$100,000
Three Square Food Bank · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Food insecurity
$100,000
Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Program support
$100,000
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Sw Florida · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Hurricane relief; food insecurity
$100,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness (Nami) · Arlington, VA · 2022
Enhance telehealth/conference software and equip- hotline
$100,000
National Alliance On Mental Illness (Nami) · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Mental illness support
$100,000
Three Square Food Bank · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Food insecurity
$92,000
Jewish National Fund · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
Special in uniform, firefighters
$76,000
Connecting Champions · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Cancer journey support
$75,000
Jcfs Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Duman opportunity center
$75,000
Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2024
Jewish community security
$75,000
West Palm Beach Center for Arts & Technology · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Executive director salary
$75,000
Connecting Champions · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Cancer journey support
$75,000
Healthnetwork Foundation · Chagrin Falls, OH · 2023
Mission & long range stability
$75,000
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Coronavirus support
$75,000
Jcfs Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Duman opportunity center
$75,000
West Palm Beach Center for Arts & Technology · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Executive director salary
$75,000
Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Program support
$75,000
Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2022
Jewish community security
$75,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
Food insecurity
$75,000
Vibe Israel · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General support
$72,000
Jewish National Fund · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
Special in uniform, firefighters
$72,000
Jewish National Fund · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
Special in uniform, firefighters
$60,000
Friends of the Daniel Centers for Progressive Judiasm · Chevy Chase, MD · 2023
Israeli causes

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