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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-3640810

The Shaara Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Frederick, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $14,050 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

    $14,050

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $101,837

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,310

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $102,120

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $94,441

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,816

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $93,991

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,036

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $118,818

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $114,818

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $124,903

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $107,387

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Adams County Community FoundationGettysburg, PA

    Contribution

    $6,500
  2. Adams County Historical SocietyGettysburg, PA

    Contribution

    $4,500
  3. Gettysburg Area School DistrictGettysburg, PA

    Contribution

    $1,000
  4. American Battlefield TrustWashington, DC

    Contribution

    $1,000
  5. Gettysburg FoundationGettysburg, PA

    Contribution

    $500
  6. Historic Gettysburg Adams CountyGettysburg, PA

    Contribution

    $250
  7. Land Conservancy of Adams CountyGettysburg, PA

    Contribution

    $200
  8. Dwight D Eisenhower SocietyGettysburg, PA

    Contribution

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $6,50076% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $1,85022% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $2002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania7 grants $13,050
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jeffrey M ShaaraDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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