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Five Stones Fund Inc Fka Albert Shapiro Fund

Accepts applications St Petersburg, Florida · EIN 521300277

Five Stones Fund Inc Fka Albert Shapiro Fund is a private foundation in St Petersburg, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $732,000 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $107,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $541,000 the year before.

18% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$541,00028$12.2 million
2024$732,00022$14.2 million

How to apply

ContactEileen C Shapiro
300 Beach Dr NE Unit 1704, St Pete, FL 33701
Phone or email(410) 561-4411
What to submitLetter form
RestrictionsCharitable - cultural institutions

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Five Stones Fund Inc Fka Albert Shapiro Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida10$432,500
Massachusetts4$152,000
Maine1$50,000
Maryland3$35,000
Texas1$30,000
Michigan1$20,000
California1$7,500
District of Columbia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Schools Foundation Inc
Boston, MA
Educational$107,000
Feeding Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL
Charitable$100,000
Metropolitan Ministries - Tampa
Tampa, FL
Charitable$80,000
St Vincent de Paul
St Petersburg, FL
Charitable$75,000
St Pete Free Clinic
St Petersburg, FL
Medical$75,000
Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, ME
Charitable$50,000
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Medical$30,000
University of Austin TX
Austin, TX
Education$30,000
St Anthony's Hospital Foundation
St Petersburg, FL
Medical$25,000
Casa of St Petersburg
St Petersburg, FL
Charitable$22,500
Academy Prep Center of St Petersburg
St Petersburg, FL
Education$20,000
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Education$20,000
Armory Art Center
West Palm Beach, FL
Charitable$15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL
Charitable$15,000
Fisher House Foundation
Rockville, MD
Charitable$15,000
Lawrence Catholic Academy
Hanover, MD
Education$15,000
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston, MA
Educational$10,000
Team Rubicon
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$7,500
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Orchkids
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$5,000
Lourdes-Noreen McKeen Residence
West Palm Beach, FL
Charitable$5,000
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Medical$5,000
United Service Organizations Inc
Washington, DC
Charitable$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Five Stones Fund Inc Fka Albert Shapiro Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Five Stones Fund Inc Fka Albert Shapiro Fund give?

$732,000 in tax year 2024, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Five Stones Fund Inc Fka Albert Shapiro Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Eileen C Shapiro (President, Treasurer) and Reuben E Eaves (Vice-President, Secretary).

What does Five Stones Fund Inc Fka Albert Shapiro Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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