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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-0609473

James R Shields Private Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $560,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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

    $560,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $10,918,367
  • Tax year 2024

    $453,477

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $10,637,115
  • Tax year 2023

    $540,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $10,199,119
  • Tax year 2022

    $569,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $10,348,147
  • Tax year 2021

    $437,093

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $11,034,921
  • Tax year 2020

    $572,297

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $10,121,392
  • Tax year 2019

    $465,353

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $10,101,311
  • Tax year 2018

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $9,728,693

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana IncFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Turnstone Center for Children & Adults W DisabilitiesFort Wayne, IN

    General support - pediatrics and children's equipment

    $50,000
  3. Cincinnati Children's HospitalCincinnati, OH

    To support genetic research

    $40,000
  4. Fort Wayne Trails IncFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $40,000
  5. Riley Children's FoundationIndianapolis, IN

    To support developmental pediatrics

    $40,000
  6. Euell A Wilson Center IncFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $30,000
  7. Bishop Dwenger High SchoolFort Wayne, IN

    To support the saints alive program

    $25,000
  8. Fort Wayne Zoological Society IncFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Parkview Health Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN

    To support the parkview cancer research center

    $25,000
  10. St Jude's Catholic SchoolFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $25,000
  11. Vincent Village IncFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $25,000
  12. Bishop Luers High SchoolFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $25,000
  13. Allen Co - Ft Wayne Historical Society IncFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $20,000
  14. Canterbury SchoolFort Wayne, IN

    General support. To assist accessibility

    $20,000
  15. Community Transportation NetworkFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $20,000
  16. Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana IncFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $20,000
  17. Mayo Clinic Department of DevelopmentRochester, MN

    To support breast cancer research

    $20,000
  18. Matthew 25 IncFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $15,000
  19. Women's Care CenterSouth Bend, IN

    General support

    $15,000
  20. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South BendFort Wayne, IN

    To support the hope to healing program.

    $10,000
  21. Yellow Brick Road ProjectNew Rochelle, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Kate's Kart IncFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $5,000
  23. House of Pins Adaptive Recreational Venue CompanyFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation2 grants $70,00022% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $55,00017% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $50,00015% of the total
  4. Human services4 grants $40,00012% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $60,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana20 grants $490,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $40,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $20,000
  4. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Rockefeller Trust Company NATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $130,947

The return

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