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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-7159068

The Shores Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $923,104 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $923,104

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $17,564,721

  • Tax year 2024

    $601,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $17,237,876

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,218,334

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $16,581,691

  • Tax year 2022

    $722,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $16,950,965

  • Tax year 2021

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $17,251,959

  • Tax year 2020

    $630,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $16,348,928

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The CityNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $575,000
  2. Tate Americas FoundationNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $183,104
  3. Friends of the High LineNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $150,000
  4. MITCambridge, MA

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $333,104100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $908,104
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Michael L RyanTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Jamie AlterTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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