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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-6072215

Jacob S Shapiro Foundation

A private foundation in Baltimore, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $241,821 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $241,821

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $3,932,839

  • Tax year 2023

    $251,438

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $3,679,263

  • Tax year 2022

    $278,150

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $3,855,785

  • Tax year 2021

    $224,421

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $3,980,700

  • Tax year 2020

    $250,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $3,874,997

  • Tax year 2019

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $3,717,776

  • Tax year 2018

    $339,500

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $3,799,743

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Associated Jewish Community FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Annual campaign

    $65,000
  2. American Endowment FoundationHudson, OH

    General

    $64,821
  3. Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MD

    General

    $10,000
  4. Enoch Pratt Free LibraryBaltimore, MD

    General

    $10,000
  5. ThreadBaltimore, MD

    General

    $10,000
  6. Gilman School Scholarship FundBaltimore, MD

    General

    $7,500
  7. Central Scholarship BureauOwings Mills, MD

    Scholarships

    $7,000
  8. Sarasota Cuban Ballet SchoolSarasota, FL

    General

    $7,000
  9. Baltimore Leadership School for Young WomenBaltimore, MD

    Foundation for the baltimore leadership school for young women

    $5,000
  10. Baltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore, MD

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  11. Bryn Mawr SchoolBaltimore, MD

    General

    $5,000
  12. Maryland Public TelevisionBaltimore, MD

    MPT foundation

    $5,000
  13. The Seed School of MarylandBaltimore, MD

    General

    $5,000
  14. University of Maryland School of Social WorkBaltimore, MD

    Social work community outreach/jbr scholarship/promise heights

    $5,000
  15. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General

    $4,000
  16. Baltimore School for the ArtsBaltimore, MD

    General

    $3,000
  17. Etz Chaim Center IncBaltimore, MD

    General

    $2,000
  18. Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegeBaltimore, MD

    General

    $2,000
  19. Park SchoolBrooklandville, MD

    The promise of park campaign

    $2,000
  20. Sheppard Pratt Health SystemBaltimore, MD

    Sheppard and enoch pratt foundation

    $2,000
  21. Torah Institute of BaltimoreOwings Mills, MD

    General

    $2,000
  22. Walters Art MuseumBaltimore, MD

    General

    $2,000
  23. American Technion SocietyNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  24. American Visionary Art MuseumBaltimore, MD

    General

    $1,000
  25. Art with A HeartBaltimore, MD

    General

    $1,000
  26. Johns Hopkins Medicine - Dept of Gynecology and ObstetricsBaltimore, MD

    The edward e wallach MD fellowship fund

    $1,000
  27. Johns Hopkins University Dept of NeurologyBaltimore, MD

    Project restore division fund

    $1,000
  28. Nature SacredBaltimore, MD

    The co-founders vision fund

    $1,000
  29. Planned Parenthood of MarylandBaltimore, MD

    General

    $1,000
  30. RYR-1 FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $1,000
  31. Beth Am SynagogueBaltimore, MD

    General

    $500
  32. Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD

    Goucher prison ecucation partnership

    $500
  33. Hand in HandPortland, OR

    General

    $500
  34. Israel Tennis & Education CentersDeerfield Beach, FL

    General

    $500
  35. Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD

    General

    $500
  36. Polycystic Kidney DiseaseKansas City, MO

    General

    $500
  37. Special OlympicsBaltimore, MD

    General

    $250
  38. Vassar College Office of Alumni AffairsPoughkeepsie, NY

    General

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $65,82157% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $23,00020% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $6,0005% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $4,0003% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $2,0002% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $4,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland29 grants $162,250
  2. Ohio1 grant $64,821
  3. Florida2 grants $7,500
  4. Alabama1 grant $4,000
  5. New York2 grants $1,250
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
  7. Missouri1 grant $500
  8. Oregon1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James R ShapiroTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jane Baum RodbellTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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