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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-0927124

Burt & Stanley Shaffer Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $410,100 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2024

    $410,100

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $7,815,229

  • Tax year 2023

    $405,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $7,650,427

  • Tax year 2022

    $475,100

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $7,610,736

  • Tax year 2021

    $475,100

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $7,960,735

  • Tax year 2020

    $430,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $7,799,320

  • Tax year 2019

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $7,756,284

  • Tax year 2018

    $415,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $7,775,206

  • Tax year 2017

    $402,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $7,938,873

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Childrens Education Foundation - VietnamBeacon, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  2. Vatsalya Gram Akhand Param DhamRancho Palos Verdes, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  3. Childrens Museum of the East EndBridgehampton, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $40,000
  4. Museums at Mitchel Grant AwardGarden City, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $40,000
  5. Island HarvestMelville, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $30,000
  6. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL

    Unrestricted use

    $30,000
  7. St Judes HospitalMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted use

    $30,000
  8. Casa VivaWheaton, IL

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  9. Make A Wish Greater Bay AreaOakland, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $20,000
  10. Austins Compassion Exchange Lending ClosetPalmer, AK

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  11. Donors ChooseNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  12. Peconic Land Trust IncSouthampton, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  13. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  14. Blazing Wisdom InstituteAlbany, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $10,100
  15. Riley Hawkins Avengers FDN IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted use

    $10,000
  16. New Community Cinema Club IncHuntington, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $5,000
  17. Southhampton Township Wild Fowl AssociationQuogue, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $5,000
  18. Spikenard Farm Honeybee SanctuaryFloyd, VA

    Unrestricted use

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $50,00023% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $45,00021% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $40,00019% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $30,00014% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $25,00012% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $15,0007% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,1005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $225,100
  2. California2 grants $70,000
  3. Florida1 grant $30,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $30,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $25,000
  6. Alaska1 grant $15,000
  7. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Burt ShafferPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Abby LinkDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Louis ShafferSECRETARY, DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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