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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6497465

Miriam Shaw Fund UW

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $391,124 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

    $391,124

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,809,428
  • Tax year 2024

    $478,084

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,291,803
  • Tax year 2023

    $357,004

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,933,667
  • Tax year 2022

    $539,980

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,097,520
  • Tax year 2021

    $587,566

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,974,025
  • Tax year 2020

    $462,150

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,586,821
  • Tax year 2019

    $461,974

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,376,152
  • Tax year 2018

    $341,974

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,362,405

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boston Symphony Orchestra IncBoston, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $97,780
  2. UMASS Memorial Health Care IncLeominster, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $97,780
  3. Greater Lowell Community FoundationLowell, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $61,114
  4. Harvard Public Library TrustHarvard, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $48,891
  5. North CNTL Massachusetts Community FDNFitchburg, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $48,891
  6. Town of HarvardHarvard, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $36,668

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $97,78047% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $61,11429% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $48,89124% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts6 grants $391,124

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bank of AmericaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $109,512

The return

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