Funding search · EIN 810740828 · Mill Valley, CA
The Shinemaker 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.
- 46
- grants reported
- $1.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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.
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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.
- Every Mother Counts3 grants · $250,000
- Eb Research Partnership3 grants · $130,000
- The Etheridge Foundation2 grants · $100,000
- Vetpaw2 grants · $95,000
- Valentino Achak Deng Foundation3 grants · $76,136
- Wild Tomorrow Fund3 grants · $75,910
- Northern Light School3 grants · $65,000
- Road Recovery Foundation3 grants · $60,185
- Community Foundation of Jackson Hole3 grants · $42,000
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation2 grants · $40,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 46 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
Every Mother Counts · New York, NY · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $75,000
Every Mother Counts · New York, NY · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $75,000
Vetpaw · Tampa, FL · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $75,000
Every Mother Counts · New York, NY · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $50,000
The Etheridge Foundation · Encino, CA · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $50,000
Eb Research Partnership · New York, NY · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $50,000
The Etheridge Foundation · Encino, CA · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $50,000
Eb Research Partnership · New York, NY · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $32,685
Road Recovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $30,910
Wild Tomorrow Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $30,000
Eb Research Partnership · New York, NY · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $30,000
Valentino Achak Deng Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $30,000
Valentino Achak Deng Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $25,000
Northern Light School · Oakland, CA · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $25,000
Wild Tomorrow Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $22,500
Road Recovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $20,000
Back To Earth Nature Connection · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $20,000
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $20,000
Global Forest Generation · The Plains, VA · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $20,000
Northern Light School · Oakland, CA · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $20,000
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $20,000
Global Forest Generation · The Plains, NY · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $20,000
Northern Light School · Oakland, CA · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $20,000
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Princeton, NJ · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $20,000
Vetpaw · Tampa, FL · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $20,000
Wild Tomorrow Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $16,136
Valentino Achak Deng Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $15,000
Believe Ranch and Rescue · Sant Ynez, CA · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $12,000
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $10,000
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Jackson, WY · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $10,000
Empowerment Works · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $10,000
Our Children'S Trust · Eugene, OR · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $6,750
The Foundation for Tomorrow · Charlotte, NC · 2024
General donation to public charity
- $6,750
The Foundation for Tomorrow · Charlotte, NC · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $6,180
The Foundation for Tomorrow · Charlotte, NC · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $5,154
Jail Guitar Doors · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $5,000
Road Recovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $5,000
Animas Valley Institute · Durango, CA · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $5,000
Indigineous Peyote Conservation Initiative · Boulder, CO · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $4,216
Donorschooseorg · New York, NY · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $2,596
Nova Ukraine · Stanford, CA · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $2,575
Razom · New York, NY · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $1,040
Colorado Gives Foundation · Arvada, CO · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $267
Onetreeplanted · Shelburne, VT · 2022
General donation to public charity
- $50
Inside Circle Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General donation to public charity
- $-10,000
Empowerment Works · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General donation to public charity
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