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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-5082563

Shah Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $75,845 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

    $75,845

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $77,099,695

  • Tax year 2023

    $258,623

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $80,597,794

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,219,898

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $85,149,769

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,870,248

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $92,794,114

  • Tax year 2020

    $588,188

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $73,055,729

  • Tax year 2019

    $245,886

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $61,918,202

  • Tax year 2018

    $555,081

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $43,869,641

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $50,000
  2. Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $22,500
  3. Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    General purpose

    $770
  4. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $670
  5. March of DimesArlington, VA

    General purpose

    $518
  6. Christina Noble Childrens FoundationTallahassee, FL

    General purpose

    $500
  7. Falmouth Road Race IncFalmouth, MA

    General purpose

    $273
  8. Foundation for Angelman Syndrome TherapeuticsAustin, TX

    General purpose

    $264
  9. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    General purpose

    $250
  10. Mental Health AmericaAlexandria, VA

    General purpose

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $50,00067% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $23,01831% of the total
  3. Medical research2 grants $9341% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $273<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts5 grants $74,213
  2. Virginia2 grants $618
  3. Florida1 grant $500
  4. Texas1 grant $264
  5. California1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jill ShahPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $0
  • Niraj ShahTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ross WilsonMANAGER Hours 40Pay $599,041

The return

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