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The William and Jacqueline Shaw Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Manhattan Beach, California · EIN 133948877

The William and Jacqueline Shaw Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Manhattan Beach, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $131,000 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $40,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $107,000 the year before.

14% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$107,00019$2.7 million
2024$131,00021$2.5 million

How to apply

The William and Jacqueline Shaw Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The William and Jacqueline Shaw Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts8$61,000
New York4$31,000
California6$22,000
Rhode Island1$10,000
Texas1$5,000
District of Columbia1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Operating support$40,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
New York, NY
Operating support$20,000
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI
Operating support$10,000
Chemocessories
Redondo Beach, CA
Operating support$6,000
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
New York, NY
Operating support$5,000
Bay Cove Human Services
Boston, MA
Operating support$5,000
Cure Alzheimer's Fund
Wellesley Hills, MA
Operating support$5,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Operating support$5,000
Jewish National Fund
New York, NY
Operating support$5,000
Susan G Komen
Dallas, TX
Operating support$5,000
The Wright Institute
Berkeley, CA
Operating support$5,000
Unreported Story Society
Marina del Ray, CA
Operating support$5,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
Operating support$3,000
The Children's Room
Arlington, MA
Operating support$3,000
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
Operating support$2,000
Torrance Memorial Foundation
Torrance, CA
Operating support$2,000
Emerson Health Care Foundation
Concord, MA
Operating support$1,000
National Ms Society
New York, NY
Operating support$1,000
The Survivor Mitzvah Project
Los Angeles, CA
Operating support$1,000
William James College
Newton, MA
Operating support$1,000
Pine Psychoanalytic Society of New Engalnd
Needham, MA
Operating support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The William and Jacqueline Shaw Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The William and Jacqueline Shaw Family Foundation Inc give?

$131,000 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The William and Jacqueline Shaw Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Deborah Shaw (Co-President/Co-Treasurer), Bruce Goodman (Co-President/Co-Treasurer), Alexandra Shaw Sevy (Vice President/Secretary) and Melissa Goodman (Vice President/Secretary).

What does The William and Jacqueline Shaw Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and human services.

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