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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-4090870

Shipps Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $46,500 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

    $46,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $815,560
  • Tax year 2024

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $761,298
  • Tax year 2023

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $709,213
  • Tax year 2022

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $721,286
  • Tax year 2021

    $53,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $757,364
  • Tax year 2020

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $737,845
  • Tax year 2019

    $38,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $756,778
  • Tax year 2018

    $29,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $753,367

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Women's Prison AssociationNew York, NY

    Operational

    $10,500
  2. Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA

    Operational

    $10,000
  3. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Operational

    $10,000
  4. Citizens Union FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Operational

    $6,000
  5. New York Junior LeagueNew York, NY

    Operational

    $5,000
  6. NY Landmarks Preservation FDNNew York, NY

    Operational

    $5,000

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 $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $36,500
  2. California1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Christina DavisPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • V Allison Davis O'KeefeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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