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Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 237015570

Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $10.0 million in 83 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $1.4 million. 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 down from $10.5 million the year before.

10% 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$10.5 million99$219 million
2024$10.0 million83$238 million

How to apply

Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 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 Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida33$3.1 million
Massachusetts23$2.5 million
North Carolina3$1.8 million
New Jersey2$625,000
Pennsylvania3$570,000
Utah1$493,086
California13$467,500
Colorado2$325,000
Illinois1$55,000
District of Columbia1$30,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 83 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bridge to Turkiye
Chapel Hill, NC
Dormitories project$1.4 million
Boston University
Boston, MA
Shipley center for digital learning & innovation$1.3 million
Miami-Dade College Foundation
Miami, FL
Support of scholarships and campus food pantries$1.1 million
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
For helen shipley hunt fund for practical engineering applictions and graduate alumni annual giving fund$550,000
Best Friends Animal Society
Kanab, UT
For shipley dog lodges$493,086
Catalyst Fund
Philadelphia, PA
General support$290,000
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Support research by dr steven dow on monocyte targeted immunotherapy$275,000
Bridge to Turkiye
Chapel Hill, NC
Al tindag- shipley scholarships$250,000
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
For projects addressing substance use disorder$250,000
Pine Street Inn
Williamsport, PA
Veterans service and housing$200,000
Bridge to Turkiye
Chapel Hill, NC
Capacity building grant$175,000
Camillus House
Miami, FL
General operating support fund$150,000
Humane Society International
Boston, MA
Earthquake relief fund in turkey$150,000
Mass Down Syndrome Congress
Burlington, MA
For dsc2u program and for mdsc buddy walk- taylan's troopers$150,000
Voices for Children
Miami, FL
General operating support$150,000
Friends of Miami Animal Foundation
Miami, FL
General operating support$115,000
Friends of the Commodore Trail
Coconut Grove, FL
General operating support$110,000
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
Addiction fellowship program$100,000
Farm Share
Waltham, MA
General operating support$100,000
Great Plains Conservation Foundation
Jupiter, FL
Support of project rewild and school feeding program$100,000
National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions
Los Angeles, CA
General operating support$100,000
Sundari Foundation
Miami, FL
Support work of lotus house$100,000
Florida Immigrant Coalition
Miami, FL
General operating support$85,000
Project Bread
Boston, MA
General operating support$85,000
American Friend Services Committee
Philadelphia, PA
Support work with immigrants and refugees in miami-dade county$80,000
Centro Campesino Farmworkers Center
Homestead, FL
For general operating support$75,000
Plast Conference Inc
West Windsor, NJ
General support$75,000
Rebuilding Together Miami- Dade
Miami, FL
General operating support$75,000
English for New Bostonians Inc
Boston, MA
General operating support$70,000
St Alban's Child Enrichment Center
Miami, FL
General operating support$70,000
Community Health of South Florida
Miami, FL
For coconut grove health center$65,000
Denovo Center for Justice and Healing
Cambridge, MA
General operating support$60,000
Family Action Network
Evanston, IL
General operating support$55,000
Florida International University
Miami, FL
Student success fund-for support of students in need$55,000
Political Asylum Immigration Representation
Boston, MA
General operating support$55,000
Breaking Through Miami
Miami, FL
General operating support; ctr on forced displacement; annual fund; med school$50,000
Coconut Grove Cares
Miami, FL
General operating support$50,000
Colorado-Rapid Avalanche Deployment
Frisco, CO
General operating support$50,000
Empower U Community Health Center
Miami, FL
To combat substance use disorder$50,000
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, CA
Support of theranostics program$50,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 give?

$10.0 million in tax year 2024, across 83 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496?

Its 2024 filing lists Richard C Shipley (President), Thomas P Jalkut (Treasurer), Julia Satti Cosentino (Clerk) and Karen L Shipley (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, food and hunger and science and research.

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