Funding search · EIN 236209783 · Wilmington, DE
Thomas H & Mary Williams Shoemaker Fd
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
- $2.2M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $43,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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.
- Thee Quaker Project2 grants · $250,000
- Byberry Friends Meeting4 grants · $217,000
- Friends World Committee for Consultation3 grants · $205,052
- School of the Spirit Ministry3 grants · $174,088
- Pendle Hill2 grants · $172,952
- Earlham School of Religion3 grants · $166,000
- Faith & Play Stories2 grants · $150,000
- Greater Philadelphia Film Office2 grants · $120,000
- Beacon Hill Friends House2 grants · $87,500
- Wellesley Monthly Meeting of Friends1 grant · $87,375
Giving over time
Grant history
All 46 reported grants, largest first.
- $125,000
Thee Quaker Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
For general administrative
- $125,000
Thee Quaker Project · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
For general administrative
- $100,000
Friends World Committee for Consultation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Quaker connect
- $100,000
Friends World Committee for Consultation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Ym tech support
- $96,103
Pendle Hill · Wallingford, PA · 2022
Unrestricted support during
- $87,375
Wellesley Monthly Meeting of Friends · Wellesley, MA · 2021
Black quaker project
- $85,700
Byberry Friends Meeting · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General operating
- $84,088
School of the Spirit Ministry · Arden, NC · 2021
Faithful meetings program
- $79,500
Earlham School of Religion · Richmond, IN · 2022
Quaker center for
- $78,500
Earlham School of Religion · Richmond, IN · 2023
Quaker center for
- $76,849
Pendle Hill · Wallingford, PA · 2023
Unrestricted support during
- $75,000
Faith & Play Stories · Laytonsville, MD · 2024
General operating
- $75,000
Faith & Play Stories · Laytonsville, MD · 2023
General operating
- $75,000
Radnor Friends Meeting · Marlton, NJ · 2022
General operating
- $75,000
Detroit Monthly Meeting · Detroit, MI · 2021
Permanent quaker
- $75,000
Greater Philadelphia Film Office · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
George lakey documentary
- $68,600
Byberry Friends Meeting · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General operating
- $60,000
Friends General Conference · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
For general administrative
- $54,700
Byberry Friends Meeting · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General operating & support
- $47,500
Beacon Hill Friends House · Boston, MA · 2022
For general administrative
- $45,000
School of the Spirit Ministry · Arden, NC · 2024
Faithful meetings program
- $45,000
Greater Philadelphia Film Office · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
George lakey documentary
- $45,000
School of the Spirit Ministry · Arden, NC · 2023
Faithful meetings program
- $41,000
South Jersey Quakers · Villanova, PA · 2022
General operating
- $40,000
Beacon Hill Friends House · Boston, MA · 2023
For general administrative
- $40,000
Quaker Voluntary Service · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General operations
- $39,000
Friends United Meeting · Richmond, IN · 2024
Belize leadership project
- $37,500
Merion Friends Meeting · Merion Station, PA · 2024
Community engagement
- $30,000
Arch Street Meeting House · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Historic vistior-exhibit
- $27,489
Arch Street Meeting House · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Exhibit area project phase
- $21,450
Westtown Monthly Meeting · West Chester, PA · 2021
Creating equity centered
- $20,000
Historic Fair Hill · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
For general administrative
- $18,000
Sandy Springs Freinds Meeting · Sandy Spring, MD · 2024
Incubator for public
- $15,000
Public Friends · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Member model
- $8,000
Westtown School · West Chester, PA · 2022
For quakerism
- $8,000
Byberry Friends Meeting · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General operating
- $8,000
Earlham School of Religion · Richmond, IN · 2021
Quaker center for
- $8,000
Greene Street Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General operations
- $8,000
Westtown School · West Chester, PA · 2021
For quakerism
- $6,000
Media Providence Friends School · Media, PA · 2021
General operations
- $5,052
Friends World Committee for Consultation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Ym tech support
- $4,800
Friends Fiduciary · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support relief during the
- $4,800
Friends Fiduciary · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Support relief during the
- $4,000
Providence Friends Meeting · Media, PA · 2022
General support
- $2,817
Burlington Meeting House · Burlington, NJ · 2022
General operating
- $2,000
Providence Friends Meeting · Media, PA · 2021
General support
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