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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “shapiro”
Where the money went
Arden Wolff Trust UwAtlantic City, NJ
9 matching grants · $550,559 · through 2025Largest: $332,068 to Ruth Newman Shapiro Cancer & Heart Memorial Fund — beneficiary of trust
Nat R & Martha M KnasterBoynton Beach, FL
7 matching grants · $180,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to BARUCH COLLEGE FUND — aaron shapiro scholarship fund for students at baruch college
Largest: $25,000 to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIT ISSIE SHAPIRO — to aid the donee organization in carrying out their exempt functions.
Largest: $20,000 to UNIV OF MD COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION — rebounders/women's basketball program, umd terrapin club impact fund, shapiro & duncan endowment scholarship
Largest: $100,000 to BRENT SHAPIRO FOUNDATION FOR DRUG AWARENESS — charitble contribution - general operating support
Largest: $100,000 to JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND — the john m. shapiro and shonni j. silverberg philanthropic fund - medical, environment, poverty, education
Largest: $50,000 to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIT ISSIE SHAPIRO — to promote charitable, educational, literary & scientific research.
Largest: $35,500 to BRENT SHAPIRO FOUNDATION FOR DRUG AWARENESS — general & unrestricted
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
4 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to BRENT SHAPIRO FOUNDATION FOR DRUG AWARENESS — for general operating support
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
3 matching grants · $375,000 · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to Jesse Shapiro — macarthur foundation fellow award - applied microeconomist
Largest: $7,000 to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIIT ISSIE SHAPIRO — general operating
Largest: $10,000 to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIT ISSIE SHAPIRO — general operating
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →