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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7015570

Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 83 grants and $10 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $9,977,586

    Grants listed
    83
    Assets, end of year
    $159,579,193
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,515,314

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $157,560,695
  • Tax year 2022

    $10,742,675

    Grants listed
    96
    Assets, end of year
    $159,363,598
  • Tax year 2021

    $9,207,075

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $165,803,425
  • Tax year 2020

    $9,007,075

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $194,100,178

Grants paid in 2024

83 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bridge to TurkiyeChapel Hill, NC

    Dormitories project

    $1,400,000
  2. Boston UniversityBoston, MA

    Shipley center for digital learning & innovation

    $1,310,000
  3. Miami-Dade College FoundationMiami, FL

    Support of scholarships and campus food pantries

    $1,055,000
  4. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    For helen shipley hunt fund for practical engineering applictions and graduate alumni annual giving fund

    $550,000
  5. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    For shipley dog lodges

    $493,086
  6. Catalyst FundPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $290,000
  7. Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO

    Support research by DR steven dow on monocyte targeted immunotherapy

    $275,000
  8. Bridge to TurkiyeChapel Hill, NC

    Al tindag- shipley scholarships

    $250,000
  9. University of Miami Miller School of MedicineMiami, FL

    For projects addressing substance use disorder

    $250,000
  10. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    Veterans service and housing

    $200,000
  11. Bridge to TurkiyeChapel Hill, NC

    Capacity building grant

    $175,000
  12. Camillus HouseMiami, FL

    General operating support fund

    $150,000
  13. Humane Society InternationalBoston, MA

    Earthquake relief fund in turkey

    $150,000
  14. Mass Down Syndrome CongressBurlington, MA

    For dsc2u program and for MDSC buddy walk- taylan's troopers

    $150,000
  15. Voices for ChildrenMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $150,000
  16. Friends of Miami Animal FoundationMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $115,000
  17. Friends of the Commodore TrailMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $110,000
  18. Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA

    Addiction fellowship program

    $100,000
  19. Farm ShareHomestead, FL

    General operating support

    $100,000
  20. Great Plains Conservation FoundationJupiter, FL

    Support of project rewild and school feeding program

    $100,000
  21. National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer CoalitionsLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  22. Sundari FoundationMiami Beach, FL

    Support work of lotus house

    $100,000
  23. Florida Immigrant CoalitionMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $85,000
  24. Project BreadBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $85,000
  25. American Friend Services CommitteePhiladelphia, PA

    Support work with immigrants and refugees in miami-dade county

    $80,000
  26. Centro Campesino Farmworkers CenterHomestead, FL

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  27. Plast Conference IncMorristown, NJ

    General support

    $75,000
  28. Rebuilding Together Miami- DadeMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $75,000
  29. English for New Bostonians IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $70,000
  30. St Alban's Child Enrichment CenterMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $70,000
  31. Community Health of South FloridaCutler Bay, FL

    For coconut grove health center

    $65,000
  32. Denovo Center for Justice and HealingCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $60,000
  33. Family Action NetworkEvanston, IL

    General operating support

    $55,000
  34. Florida International UniversityMiami, FL

    Student success fund-for support of students in need

    $55,000
  35. Political Asylum Immigration RepresentationBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $55,000
  36. Breaking Through MiamiMiami, FL

    General operating support; CTR on forced displacement; annual fund; med school

    $50,000
  37. Coconut Grove CaresMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  38. Colorado-Rapid Avalanche DeploymentDillon, CO

    General operating support

    $50,000
  39. Empower U Community Health CenterMiami, FL

    To combat substance use disorder

    $50,000
  40. Loma Linda University HealthLoma Linda, CA

    Support of theranostics program

    $50,000
  41. Razia's Ray of HopeWellesley, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  42. Sanibel Captiva Conservation FoundationSanibel, FL

    Annual fund and general operations

    $50,000
  43. Thelma Gibson Health IniativeCoconut Grove, FL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  44. Third Sector New EnglandBoston, MA

    Future chefs

    $50,000
  45. Children's Bereavement CenterMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $40,000
  46. Social Innovation ForumBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $40,000
  47. The Watershed ProjectRichmond, CA

    General operating support

    $37,500
  48. Community Water CenterVisalia, CA

    General operating support

    $35,000
  49. New Hope CorpsHomestead, FL

    For work in miami to combat substance use

    $35,000
  50. Refugee Assistance AllianceCoral Gables, FL

    General operating support

    $35,000
  51. Self Help EnterprisesVisalia, CA

    For general operating support

    $35,000
  52. Urban Food Initiative Daily TableRoxbury, MA

    To support the work of the daily table

    $35,000
  53. Bay Area Community ServicesOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  54. Bridge to HopeCulter Bay, FL

    General operating support

    $30,000
  55. IcanWashington, DC

    Support of women in afghanistan

    $30,000
  56. Irc's Center of Economic Opportunity IncSan Diego, CA

    Support of economic opportunity center

    $30,000
  57. Israaid (US) Global Humanitarian AssistanceBeverly Hills, CA

    For humanitarian relief efforts

    $30,000
  58. La Colaborativa IncChelsea, MA

    Hunger relief efforts

    $30,000
  59. Miami FoundationMiami, FL

    Benefit of radical partners accelerating social impact fund

    $30,000
  60. Miami Veterinary FoundationMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $30,000
  61. Mira CoalitionBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  62. Native American Health CenterWest Roxbury, MA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  63. PAWS4YOU RescueMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $30,000
  64. Agassiz VillageFramingham, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  65. Centro Legal de la RazaOakland, CA

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  66. Earth Island InstituteBerkeley, CA

    For use by food shift

    $25,000
  67. Lee Memorial Health Systems FoundationFort Myers, FL

    Center for cardiothoracic surgery, innovation, education and research endowment

    $25,000
  68. Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsBoston, MA

    Support work at the northeast animal shelter

    $25,000
  69. Miami Childrens MuseumMiami, FL

    General support

    $25,000
  70. Newton Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA

    Annual fund

    $25,000
  71. Oasis RescueLaredo, TX

    Unrestricted grant

    $25,000
  72. Planting JusticeOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  73. Sogorea Te'land TrustOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  74. The Miami FoundationMiami, FL

    Miami-dade county homesless trust

    $25,000
  75. Urban Oasis ProjectMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $25,000
  76. Miami Animal RescuePalmetto Bay, FL

    General operating support

    $20,000
  77. Miami Diaper BankMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $20,000
  78. Overtown Children and Youth CoalitionMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $20,000
  79. Student Clinic for Immigrant JusticeBoston, MA

    General opperating support

    $20,000
  80. Wings of RescueVan Nuys, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  81. Waltham Partners for YouthWaltham, MA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  82. Tufts UniversityBoston, MA

    Annual fund of cummings school of veterinary medicine

    $10,000
  83. Elayne FivensonBrookline, MA

    Bernard n. Fields prize for microbiology (elayne fivenson PHD )

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety5 grants $1,905,00031% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $1,715,00028% of the total
  3. Animals4 grants $638,08610% of the total
  4. Human services8 grants $470,0008% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture2 grants $375,0006% of the total
  6. Environment7 grants $307,5005% of the total
  7. 10 other causes14 grants $770,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida33 grants $3,095,000
  2. Massachusetts23 grants $2,467,000
  3. North Carolina3 grants $1,825,000
  4. New Jersey2 grants $625,000
  5. Pennsylvania3 grants $570,000
  6. Utah1 grant $493,086
  7. California13 grants $467,500
  8. Colorado2 grants $325,000
  9. Illinois1 grant $55,000
  10. District of Columbia1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Richard C ShipleyPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Thomas P JalkutTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Richard C ShipleyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Julia Satti CosentinoCLERK Hours 5Pay $0
  • Thomas P JalkutDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Julia Satti CosentinoDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Karen L ShipleyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jason R ShipleyVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jason R ShipleyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Feyza Altindag ShipleyDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth S HuntDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

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