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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7483764

Alice Shaver Foundation

A private foundation in Williamstown, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 109 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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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

    $1,040,000

    Grants listed
    109
    Assets, end of year
    $14,556,023

  • Tax year 2024

    $879,000

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $14,863,173

  • Tax year 2023

    $775,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $14,239,800

  • Tax year 2022

    $805,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $14,032,113

  • Tax year 2021

    $743,000

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $14,096,191

  • Tax year 2020

    $788,000

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $13,828,550

  • Tax year 2019

    $802,000

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $13,886,717

  • Tax year 2018

    $725,000

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $13,912,240

Grants paid in 2025

109 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. American Red Cross-No Ca CoastalNapa, CA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  2. Reproductive Freedom for AllWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $25,000
  3. Individual

    Charitable

    $20,000
  4. Cool the EarthGreenbrae, CA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  5. VivalonSan Rafael, CA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  6. Individual

    Charitable

    $20,000
  7. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $20,000
  8. Iona Senior ServicesWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $20,000
  9. Individual

    Charitable

    $20,000
  10. CasaHyattsville, MD

    Charitable

    $20,000
  11. Individual

    Charitable

    $20,000
  12. Williamstown Theatre FestivalWilliamstown, MA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  13. Manna Food CenterGaithersburg, MD

    Charitable

    $15,000
  14. House of Ruth MarylandBaltimore, MD

    Charitable

    $15,000
  15. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $15,000
  16. Individual

    Charitable

    $15,000
  17. Art EnablesWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $15,000
  18. Manna Food CenterGaithersburg, MD

    Charitable

    $15,000
  19. Individual

    Charitable

    $15,000
  20. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  21. Potomac ConservancyBethesda, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  22. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  23. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  24. House of Ruth MarylandBaltimore, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  25. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  26. Stepping Stones ShelterRockville, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  27. DC Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  28. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  29. Woolly Mammoth Theatre CoWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  30. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  31. Berkshire Food ProjectNorth Adams, MA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  32. Berkshire Nursing FamiliesAdams, MA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  33. Davidson Middle SchoolSan Rafael, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  34. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  35. Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  36. Project AvarySan Rafael, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  37. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  38. WildcareSan Rafael, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  39. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  40. Second Street Second ChancesPittsfield, MA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  41. Ritter CenterSan Rafael, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  42. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  43. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  44. Center for Domestic PeaceSan Rafael, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  45. Canal AllianceSan Rafael, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  46. Berkshire Food ProjectNorth Adams, MA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  47. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  48. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  49. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  50. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  51. Stepping Stones ShelterRockville, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  52. DC Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  53. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  54. Calvary Womens ServicesWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  55. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  56. Small Things MatterRockville, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  57. Greater DC Diaper BankSilver Spring, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  58. My Sisters PlaceWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  59. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  60. Albert Einstein HS Booster ClubKensington, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  61. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  62. Woolly Mammoth TheatreWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  63. Springsong MuseumSilver Spring, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  64. Homes Not BordersLandover, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  65. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  66. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  67. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  68. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  69. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  70. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  71. Manna Food CenterSilverspring, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  72. Caring Matters IncGaithersburg, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  73. The Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Charitable

    $10,000
  74. Takoma RadioTakoma Park, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  75. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  76. Friends of the National ArboretumWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  77. Whyy IncPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $8,000
  78. Individual

    Charitable

    $8,000
  79. First BookWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  80. Williamstown Garden ClubWilliamstown, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  81. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  82. Gala Hispanic TheatreWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  83. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  84. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  85. The Opportunity NetworkNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  86. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  87. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  88. Wednesdays GiftSan Rafael, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  89. Prisoners Literature ProjectSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  90. Art of Yoga ProjectPalo Alto, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  91. Pyramid Atlantic Arts CenterHyattsville, MD

    Charitable

    $5,000
  92. Actors Net of Bucks CountyMorrisville, PA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  93. Greenagers IncS Egremont, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  94. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  95. Opportunity NetworkNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  96. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  97. Heads Up Hartford IncBloomfield, CT

    Charitable

    $2,000
  98. Friends of Camden Animal ShelterLindenwold, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  99. Haddon Heights Hist SocietyHaddon Heights, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  100. Hancock Shaker VillagePittsfield, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  101. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  102. Pine Cobble SchoolWilliamstown, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  103. Ability ProductionPenn Valley, CA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  104. Ellenville Public Library MuseumEllenville, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  105. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  106. Misfit ManorPottstown, PA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  107. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  108. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  109. Capital Health FoundationPennington, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services14 grants $153,00037% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture6 grants $70,00017% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid4 grants $45,00011% of the total
  4. Environment4 grants $45,00011% of the total
  5. Arts and culture4 grants $38,0009% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter3 grants $30,0007% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $38,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia15 grants $185,000
  2. Maryland16 grants $180,000
  3. California14 grants $151,000
  4. Massachusetts9 grants $67,000
  5. Pennsylvania3 grants $14,000
  6. New York3 grants $11,000
  7. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  8. New Jersey3 grants $3,000
  9. Connecticut1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Andrew R LaitmanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $33,488
  • Catherine L BurkeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth L HughesTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $33,489
  • Paul L BurkeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $33,488

The return

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