The Oregon State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-1306729

The Shapira Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Oswego, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $66,000 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Cathy Thompson
16869 65th Avenue 505
Lake Oswego, OR 970357865
(503) 758-2398
[email protected]
Form and materials
Send 1-2 page letter describing your organization and its experience in the field, what you propose to do, why the project is needed, who will be served, in what geographic areas, how project or program relates to our areas of emphasis, amount of grant request, how funds would be used, and amount of total project or program budget. We will evaluate, inform you whether or not your project or program appears to meet our guidelines or interests, and may invite you to submit a full grant application. Information may be obtained at www.shapirafoundation.org.
Deadlines
No deadline
Restrictions
Grants will not be made to individuals, athletic teams, events, debt reduction drives, political organizations, or for benefit tickets, religious purposes, or lobbying activities.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,091,979

  • Tax year 2024

    $60,800

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,183,644

  • Tax year 2023

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $810,982

  • Tax year 2022

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $830,168

  • Tax year 2021

    $34,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $873,125

  • Tax year 2020

    $47,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $869,913

  • Tax year 2019

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $890,651

  • Tax year 2018

    $21,300

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $911,032

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Play It ForwardPortland, OR

    Provide free musical lessons to elementary school students & purchase instruments

    $10,000
  2. Wheel to Walk FoundationPortland, OR

    To purchase medical and adaptive equipment for children with disabilities.

    $10,000
  3. Community Development Projects Inc DBA Project MercyPoway, CA

    To build home for impoverished family

    $7,000
  4. Camp Rosenbaum FundPortland, OR

    Provide life-enhancing opportunities for low income young people through mentoring, camp, and athletic programs.

    $5,000
  5. Candlelighters for ChildrenBeaverton, OR

    Support annual family camp weekend to enable families to to build a support network

    $5,000
  6. CHP 11-99 FoundationCosta Mesa, CA

    To provide scholarships to children of CHP employees and support for families of fallen officers

    $5,000
  7. Community Transition SchoolPortland, OR

    Tuition free private school dedicated to the educational needs of children experiencing homelessness.

    $5,000
  8. Merry Heart Children's CampPortland, OR

    The purpose of the grant is to support our youth with heart conditions attend a summer camp dedicated to them

    $5,000
  9. Mt Hood Kiwanis CampPortland, OR

    To provide equitable access to programming for individuals with develomental disabilities in the community

    $5,000
  10. Un Watch - USAWashington, DC

    Further the un watch mission of monitoring the un by the yardstick of its own character.

    $5,000
  11. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon IncPortland, OR

    To fund granting wishes of children with critical illnesses in oregon and clark county, washington.

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $19,00056% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00029% of the total
  3. Mutual benefit1 grant $5,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon8 grants $49,000
  2. California2 grants $12,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Anne L ShapiraTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elijahu ShapiraTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Cathy ThompsonPROGRAM DIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (health), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Vivian Milhon Foundation BPortland, OR 4 grants Preselected only $50,284 giving
  2. Multiplying the HarvestWest Linn, OR 3 grants Preselected only $45,000 giving
  3. Francis Cheney Family FoundationBlack Butte Ranch, OR 10 grants Preselected only $45,000 giving
  4. Ralph & Adolph Jacobs FoundationPortland, OR 12 grants Preselected only $44,500 giving
  5. The Portland Clinic FoundationPortland, OR 36 grants Preselected only $100,000 giving