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Earl & Brenda Shapiro Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $3.6 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Earl & Brenda Shapiro Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $3,554,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $2,000,000 to Brown University in Providence, RI for to support program and operational expenses.
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- EIN
- 450524597
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $22,490,844
- Grants paid
- $3,554,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202513169349101811. It reported $3,554,000 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | Providence, RI | To support program and operational expenses | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | To support program and operational expenses | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago - Division Social Science | Chicago, IL | To support program and operational expenses | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | To support program and operational expenses | Social science | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | Chicago, IL | To support program and operational expenses | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | To support program and operational expenses | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nourishing Hope | Chicago, IL | To support program and operational expenses | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | To support program and operational expenses | Social science | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support program and operational expenses | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One World Network of Schools | New York, NY | To support program and operational expenses | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | To support program and operational expenses | Animal-related | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yale School of Architecture | New Haven, CT | To support program and operational expenses | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support program and operational expenses | $34,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | To support program and operational expenses | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Via Art Fund | New York, NY | To support program and operational expenses | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago High School for the Arts | Chicago, IL | To support program and operational expenses | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Math4science | Lincolnville, ME | To support program and operational expenses | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Social science | $225,000 |
| Education | $115,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 |
| Animal-related | $70,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Rhode Island | $2,000,000 |
| Illinois | $514,000 |
| New Jersey | $500,000 |
| New York | $315,000 |
| District of Columbia | $100,000 |
| Oregon | $70,000 |
| Connecticut | $50,000 |
| Maine | $5,000 |
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Updated November 12, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.