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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 22-1714042

Ralph & Clara Shuster Foundation

A private foundation in Providence, RI. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 16 grants and $101,400 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $101,400

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,824,110
  • Tax year 2022

    $111,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,830,355
  • Tax year 2021

    $134,521

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,834,231
  • Tax year 2020

    $101,641

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,811,867
  • Tax year 2019

    $90,155

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,743,476
  • Tax year 2018

    $113,559

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $1,749,663
  • Tax year 2017

    $133,120

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $1,810,074

Grants paid in 2023

16 grants, largest first

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

  1. Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $25,000
  2. Congregation Beth ShalomProvidence, RI

    General charitable

    $15,000
  3. Johnson Wales UniversityProvidence, RI

    General charitable

    $15,000
  4. Temple Beth ElProvidence, RI

    General charitable

    $10,000
  5. Chain Reaction FoundationWarwick, RI

    General charitable

    $9,000
  6. Jewish Community Day SchoolProvidence, RI

    General charitable

    $8,200
  7. Temple EmanuelProvidence, RI

    General charitable

    $4,000
  8. Individual

    General charitable

    $3,600
  9. Bradley HospitalEast Providence, RI

    General charitable

    $1,800
  10. Hadar InstituteNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $1,800
  11. St Mary's Orthodox ChurchPawtucket, RI

    General charitable

    $1,800
  12. Individual

    General charitable

    $1,800
  13. Individual

    General charitable

    $1,800
  14. Individual

    General charitable

    $1,000
  15. Special Olympics Rhode IslandSmithfield, RI

    General charitable

    $1,000
  16. Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode IsProvidence, RI

    General charitable

    $600

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00059% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $9,00021% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $8,20019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island10 grants $66,400
  2. New York2 grants $26,800

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mathew ShusterDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Grace GoldbergDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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