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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-6686148

Sir Peter Shaffer Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $230,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Dennis Aspland
11601 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1960
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 858-2200
Form and materials
Written statement on letterhead identifying the organization, stating that the organization is in fact an exempt charitable organization recognized by the internal revenue service.
Deadlines
No specific deadline as long as requests are received within a reasonable period of time prior to TH
Restrictions
Prospective donees must be an accredited college or university and be located in the us & qualify under irc sec 501(c)(3) as an exempt organization.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,844,980

  • Tax year 2023

    $223,333

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,018,330

  • Tax year 2022

    $223,333

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,439,995

  • Tax year 2021

    $223,333

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,043,189

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,147,655

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,103,922

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $790,976

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Associates of the National TheatreNew York, NY

    3rd installment of pledge

    $100,000
  2. Playwright HorizonsNew York, NY

    Third year grant payment

    $55,000
  3. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Yale repertory theatre

    $40,000
  4. Cambridge in AmericaNew York, NY

    Trinity student support - to establish the sir peter shaffer award for playwriting

    $35,000

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 $35,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $190,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Alan U Schwartz EsqTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $26,016

The return

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