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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-4232561

Dina Lewisohn Shaw Foundation

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $87,364 paid in grants.

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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $87,364

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $313,493
  • Tax year 2024

    $78,032

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $302,938
  • Tax year 2023

    $90,152

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $213,611
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $202,339

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Provide reproductive and sexual healthcare and education

    $29,000
  2. The Jewish Center of PrincetonPrinceton, NJ

    Religious org

    $23,103
  3. First Colonial High SchoolRichmond, VA

    Education

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    Support aged in the community

    $5,018
  5. Individual

    Support social services

    $5,000
  6. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Educational

    $5,000
  7. Princeton Mobile Food PantryPrinceton, NJ

    Community outreach

    $2,572
  8. Individual

    Educational

    $2,253
  9. Individual

    Educational

    $1,854
  10. Individual

    Educational

    $1,634
  11. CACNA1A FoundationNorwalk, CT

    Educational

    $1,287
  12. Individual

    Education, religious

    $460
  13. Sundane Institute NYNew York, NY

    Educational

    $183

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,00080% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,28720% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey3 grants $30,675
  2. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $1,287
  4. New York1 grant $183

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Dina L ShawPresident Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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