Funding search · EIN 720920599 · Lake Charles, LA
Shearman 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.
- 130
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- 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.
- McNeese Univ Foundation3 grants · $197,500
- Imperial Calcasieu Museum3 grants · $150,000
- Trinidad State College2 grants · $125,000
- Lcmh Foundation3 grants · $100,100
- St Nicholas Center3 grants · $74,000
- Episcopal Day School1 grant · $51,000
- United Against Human Trafficking2 grants · $40,000
- McNeese Athletic Foundation3 grants · $28,510
- Sowela Foundation3 grants · $22,500
- Great Commission Fellowship1 grant · $20,900
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 130 grants.
- $115,000
McNeese Univ Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $100,000
Imperial Calcasieu Museum · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $80,000
McNeese Univ Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $75,000
Trinidad State College · Trinidad, CO · 2022
Donation
- $51,000
Episcopal Day School · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $50,000
Trinidad State College · Trinidad, CO · 2023
Donation
- $45,600
Lcmh Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $30,000
St Nicholas Center · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $29,000
St Nicholas Center · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $27,500
Lcmh Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $27,000
Lcmh Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $25,000
Imperial Calcasieu Museum · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $25,000
United Against Human Trafficking · Houston, TX · 2023
Donation
- $25,000
Imperial Calcasieu Museum · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $20,900
Great Commission Fellowship · Harvey, LA · 2023
Donation
- $20,000
Fishers Island Recreational Path Fdn · Fisher Island, NY · 2024
Donation
- $20,000
Colorado Creative Industries · Denver, CO · 2023
Donation
- $20,000
Wheaton College · Norton, MA · 2023
Donation
- $20,000
Community Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $15,000
St Nicholas Center · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $15,000
United Against Human Trafficking · Houston, TX · 2024
Donation
- $15,000
Ar Mitchell Museum · Trinidad, CO · 2023
Donation
- $15,000
Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $15,000
United Against Hunger · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $12,500
Community Foundat of Swla · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $12,500
Sowela Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $12,000
McNeese Athletic Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Fishers Island People'S Project · Fisher Island, NY · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Fishers Island Union Chapel · Fisher Island, NY · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Community Fdn of Eastern Connecticut · New London, CT · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Polo for Life · Wellington, FL · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
St Louis Catholic High School · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Walsh Park Benevolent · Fisher Island, NY · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Polo for Life · Wellington, FL · 2022
Donation
- $10,000
Walsh Park Benevolent · Fisher Island, NY · 2022
Donation
- $8,510
McNeese Athletic Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $8,000
McNeese Athletic Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $7,500
Iccs School · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $7,500
Women'S Commission of Swla · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $7,000
Oberlin Girls Basketball · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $7,000
Oberlin Girls Basketball · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $6,000
Fishers Island Community · Fisher Island, NY · 2022
Donation
- $5,100
Carc · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $5,000
Ar Mitchell Museum · Trinidad, CO · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Autism Services of Southwest Louisiana · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Banners at McNeese · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Carc · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Sowela Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Banners at McNeese · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Christus St Patrick Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Sowela Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Water'S Edge · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Christus St Patrick Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $4,750
McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $4,505
Anacoco High School · Anacoco, LA · 2023
Donation
- $3,500
Northwood Highschool · Lena, LA · 2024
Donation
- $3,000
Cyi · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $3,000
Anacoco H S Boys Basketball · Anacoco, LA · 2022
Donation
- $3,000
Oberlin Girls Basketball · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $2,650
Hope House of Dequincy · Dequincy, LA · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
Christus St Patrick Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
First Apostolic Church · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
Holden'S Hope · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
Lake Charles Symphony · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
McNeese Univ Foundation · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
Whistle Stop · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
Yale New Haven Hospital Office of Development · New Haven, CT · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
First Apostolic Church · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $2,500
Fishers Island Library Association · Fisher Island, NY · 2023
Donation
- $2,500
Banners at McNeese · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
Southern Tennis Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
Sulphur Christian · Sulphur, LA · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
Whistle Stop · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
Women'S Commission of Swla · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $2,400
Salvation Army · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $2,000
Calcasieu Parish School Board · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,000
McNeese Alumni Association · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,000
McNeese Unsty Fdn Tennis · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $2,000
Fishers Island Union Chapel · Fisher Island, NY · 2023
Donation
- $2,000
McNeese Alumni Association · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $2,000
McNeese Unsty Fdn Tennis · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $2,000
Tsjc Educational Foundation · Trinidad, CO · 2022
Donation
- $1,800
First Presbyterian Church · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $1,700
Oberlin High School · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $1,500
Big Red Tiger Backers · Dequincy, LA · 2024
Donation
- $1,500
West Cal-Cam Hospital Foundation · Sulphur, LA · 2024
Donation
- $1,500
Big Red Tiger Backers · Dequincy, LA · 2023
Donation
- $1,500
Calcasieu Parish School Board · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $1,500
Big Red Tiger Backers · Dequincy, LA · 2022
Donation
- $1,500
Calcasieu Parish School Board · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $1,483
Potter'S House · Lake Charles, LA · 2022
Donation
- $1,250
Anacoco High School · Anacoco, LA · 2024
Donation
- $1,200
Reins of Hope · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $1,200
Salvation Army · Lake Charles, LA · 2023
Donation
- $1,000
Gymnastic Etc Parent Booster Club · Sulphur, LA · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Junior League of Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
The Children'S Theatre · Lake Charles, LA · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Eastgate United Pentecostal · Vidor, TX · 2023
Donation
- $1,000
Gymnastic Etc Parent Booster Club · Sulphur, LA · 2023
Donation
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