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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-6303202

Ryan Shaw Foundation

A private foundation in Wakefield, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $203,322 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $203,322

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,500

  • Tax year 2024

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,270

  • Tax year 2023

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    -$25

  • Tax year 2022

    $212,679

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $26,981

  • Tax year 2020

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,531

  • Tax year 2019

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,682

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Johns PrepDanvers, MA

    Funding for the Ryan Shaw 15 entrepreneur education program and center for scholarships

    $75,000
  2. Mustard Seed Communities IncNeedham HGTS, MA

    Provide lifelong residential care to children and adults with disabilities.

    $75,000
  3. The Haven Project IncLynn, MA

    Equip train and empower at risk homeless young adults.

    $53,322

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $75,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $203,322

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Scott ShawDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joanne ShawDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Madison ShawDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Connor ShawDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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