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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-4504844

The Shafmaster Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Newington, NH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $147,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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 2024

    $147,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,222,689

  • Tax year 2023

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,060,764

  • Tax year 2022

    $134,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,781,914

  • Tax year 2021

    $137,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,733,946

  • Tax year 2020

    $127,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $178,267

  • Tax year 2019

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $175,673

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Salud Que Transforma USA IncVenice, FL

    General support / program

    $35,000
  2. Locker ProjectPortland, ME

    General support / program

    $25,000
  3. Youth Full MaineBiddeford, ME

    General support / program

    $20,000
  4. GatherPortsmouth, NH

    General support / program

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    [individual]

    $7,500
  6. Individual

    [individual]

    $7,500
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,500
  12. Step Up ParentsPortsmouth, NH

    General support / program

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

5 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Salud Que Transforma USA IncVenice, FL

    General support / program

    $35,000
  2. Locker ProjectPortland, ME

    General support / program

    $30,000
  3. Step Up ParentsPortsmouth, NH

    General support / program

    $20,000
  4. Individual

    General support / program

    $2,000
  5. Individual

    General support / program

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $45,00047% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $35,00037% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $15,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine2 grants $45,000
  2. Florida1 grant $35,000
  3. New Hampshire2 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Jonathan ShafmasterDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Clive WangDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • John PatersonPRESIDENT/DI Hours 5Pay $0
  • Cristin O'HaraDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jeffrey S TowersSECRETARY/DI Hours 5Pay $0
  • Becky L KochTREASURER/DI Hours 5Pay $0
  • John B EmoryDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Michael MulliganDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kathryn L BibersteinDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Jennifer GrayDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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