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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3511089

The Shillman Foundation

A private foundation in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $3.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $3,056,658

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $102,884,402
  • Tax year 2024

    $10,604,199

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $103,133,793
  • Tax year 2023

    $8,653,190

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $106,716,620
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,270,350

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $109,314,996
  • Tax year 2021

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $112,776,503
  • Tax year 2020

    $12,334,425

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $113,387,694
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,497,330

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $18,517,436
  • Tax year 2018

    $388,225

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $15,101,795

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fidelity Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    To support the community

    $2,746,658
  2. Christians United for IsraelSan Antonio, TX

    To support the community

    $265,000
  3. Club Z - Rimon ClubSan Francisco, CA

    To support the community

    $25,000
  4. Riccardo Multi Italian Opera AcademyRavenna, Italy

    To support the arts

    $20,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development1 grant $2,746,658100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky1 grant $2,746,658
  2. Texas1 grant $265,000
  3. California1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert J ShillmanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Barnett A ShillmanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Maxwell L ShillmanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Dianne M ParrotteTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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