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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2201423

Aaron Ross Shapiro Foundation

A private foundation in Boone, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $50,400 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
David Shapiro
PO Box 151
Boone, NC 28607
(678) 923-2875

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $50,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $328,404

  • Tax year 2024

    $83,333

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $289,793

  • Tax year 2023

    $45,100

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $261,510

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,897

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $250,095

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,033

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $192,042

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,752

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $126,222

  • Tax year 2019

    $10,350

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $98,837

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC

    Operations

    $50,000
  2. NC Community Disaster FundRaleigh, NC

    Operations

    $200
  3. Watauga Humane SocietyBoone, NC

    Operations

    $100
  4. Watauga County Rescue SquadBoone, NC

    Operations

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $100100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina4 grants $50,400

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • David ShapiroPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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