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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-3024646

Shoval Foundation

A private foundation in Wilkes Barre, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 82 grants and $141,655 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

    $141,655

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $3,047,859

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,993

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $2,982,195

  • Tax year 2023

    $179,894

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $2,836,571

  • Tax year 2022

    $261,285

    Grants listed
    88
    Assets, end of year
    $2,653,698

  • Tax year 2021

    $192,454

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $3,377,033

  • Tax year 2020

    $160,215

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $3,401,018

  • Tax year 2019

    $87,286

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $3,270,867

  • Tax year 2018

    $144,571

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $2,787,046

Grants paid in 2025

82 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dinners for Kids IncEdwardsville, PA

    Unrestricted

    $12,000
  2. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Jimmy FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,500
  3. Spotlight PAHarrisburg, PA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. Allied Services FoundationClarks Summit, PA

    Unrestricted

    $7,500
  5. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Great Barrington Land ConservatoryGreat Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. National Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $4,850
  9. Hevreh of Southern BerkshireGT Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $3,013
  10. Baystate Health FoundationSpringfield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  11. Berkshire GrownGT Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  12. Berkshire Regional Community CenterGreat Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  13. BridgeWilkes Barre, PA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  14. Community Health Programs IncGT Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  15. Elizabeth Freeman CenterPittsfield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  16. Greenagers IncS Egremont, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  17. Hebrew Immigrant Aid SocietyPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  18. Institute of Afrofuturist Ecology IncHillsdale, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  19. NAACP Berkshire County BranchPittsfield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  20. Planned Parenthood of NepaTreverton, PA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  21. Railroad Street Youth ProjectGT Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  22. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  23. The Peace & Justice CenterWilkes Barre, PA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  24. Wyoming SeminaryForty Fort, PA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  25. Harmony Homestead & Wholeness CenterHillsdale, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  26. Triplex CinemaGT Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  27. Berkshire BountyGreat Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  28. Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds IncPittsfield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  29. Close Encounters with MusicGreat Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  30. Great Barrington Public TheatreGreat Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  31. Temple IsraelWilkes Barre, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,350
  32. Medical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance FundKingston, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,250
  33. Reform Israel AppealMilwaukee, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,250
  34. People's PantryGreat Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,062
  35. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  36. Barrington Stage CompanyPittsfield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  37. Bloomsburg Children's MuseumBloomsburg, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  38. Blue Chip Farm Animal RefugeDallas, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  39. Construct IncGreat Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  40. Dewey Memorial HallSheffield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  41. EarthseedState College, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  42. Morningside Center for Teaching Social ResponsibilityNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  43. NAMI Berkshire CountyWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  44. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  45. No Paws Left BehindNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  46. The Option Institute International Learning & Training CenterSheffield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  47. Music Box Dinner PlayhouseSwoyersville, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  48. Ronald McDonald House Charities NY MetroQueens, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  49. Salisbury Winter Sports AssociationSalisbury, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  50. Berkshire Theater GroupPittsfield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $950
  51. Jewish Women's Foundation of the BerkshiresPittsfield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $750
  52. Becket-Chimney Corners YMCABecket, MA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  53. Berkshire Natural Resources CouncilPittsfield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  54. The Du Bois Freedom CenterGreat Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  55. Jacob's Pillow Dance FestivalBecket, MA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  56. Lawyers for Children IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $500
  57. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  58. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Unrestricted

    $350
  59. Appalachain Mountain ClubBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $275
  60. Appalachain Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WV

    Unrestricted

    $275
  61. Berkshire MuseumPittsfield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  62. Great Barrington Little LeagueWilkesbarre, PA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  63. Housatonic Valley AssociationSouth Lee, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  64. National Organization for WomenMerrifield, VA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  65. Pan Mass Challenge Danny BakerWorcester, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  66. Race to Erase MSEaston, PA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  67. Rural IntelligenceKingston, NY

    Unrestricted

    $250
  68. Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $200
  69. Fjc-Ny Jewish WeekNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $200
  70. NaumkeagStockbridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $200
  71. Childrens Hospital CorporationBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $180
  72. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $150
  73. Great Barrington Historical SocietyGT Barrington, MA

    Unrestricted

    $150
  74. Norman Rockwell MuseumStockbridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $150
  75. Berkshire Botanical GardenStockbridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $100
  76. Bikes Not BombsRoxbury, MA

    Unrestricted

    $100
  77. King's CollegeWilkes Barre, PA

    Unrestricted

    $100
  78. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $100
  79. The Sanctuary of HaafsvilleNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $100
  80. Union for Reform JudaismNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $100
  81. US Holocaust Memorial MuseumAlbert Lea, MN

    Unrestricted

    $100
  82. Friedman JCCKingston, PA

    Unrestricted

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture5 grants $18,21225% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $16,60022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture5 grants $15,35021% of the total
  4. Health4 grants $11,18015% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $3,0134% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid2 grants $3,0004% of the total
  7. 6 other causes6 grants $6,8509% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts39 grants $58,230
  2. Pennsylvania19 grants $49,800
  3. New York13 grants $25,300
  4. Alabama1 grant $2,500
  5. Illinois2 grants $2,250
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $1,100
  7. Connecticut1 grant $1,000
  8. California1 grant $500
  9. Minnesota2 grants $450
  10. West Virginia1 grant $275

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Susan W ShovalPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rebecca A ShovalTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Deborah L ShovalBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Karyn E Gunnet-ShovalBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0

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