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Norman M Shack Charitable Foundation: 14 grants to organizations, $17,760 (tax year ended December 2025)
Norman M Shack Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Reading, MA, paid 14 grants to organizations totaling $17,760 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 21, 2026. The largest was $2,500 to Foster Care Advocacy Center in Houston, TX for advocacy for foster children.
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- EIN
- 043396602
- Based in
- Reading, MA
- Assets
- $512,583
- Grants paid
- $17,760
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 21, 2026, IRS object ID 202601119349102265. It reported $17,760 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Care Advocacy Center | Houston, TX | Advocacy for foster children | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Natal | New York, NY | Assistance to indigent families | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore Hunger Project | Timonium, MD | Food and resources to kids in baltimore | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore School for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | Education and professional training | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Emanuel | Andover, MA | Innovative jewish programming | Religion-related | $1,692 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance for the Arts | Fort Myers, FL | A creative space that supports self-expression in performing arts | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence | Lawrence, MA | A safe, inclusive, and engaging environment where young peopel can reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston, MA | Research to finding a cure | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | Raise awareness and advocate for policy change about suicide | Mental health and crisis intervention | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Magen David Adom | New York, NY | Medical and disaster relief to israel | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | Assisting women by offering emergency food, shelter, and other basic needs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Armand Hyatt Scholarship Fund | Falmouth, MA | Funding for individuals who are seeking higher education | $25 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Vincent de Paul | Lowell, MA | Alleviate poverty by providing clothing, furniture, and household goods to local residents | $25 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | Research for heart disease | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $18 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202511189349100601. It reported $15,810 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Emanuel | Andover, MA | To offer innovative jewish programming | Religion-related | $3,159 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Natal | New York, NY | Assistance to indigent families | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foster Care Advocacy Center | Houston, TX | Advocacy for foster children | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of MD | Baltimore, MD | To support high quality affordable health care services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston, MA | To support in research to finding a cure | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baltimore School for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | To provide education and professional training. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence | Lawrence, MA | For full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Chris Collins Foundations | Wakefield, RI | To support heighten awareness and advance education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hampden Community Council | Baltimore, MD | To support development and improvement to neighborhood community | Community improvement and capacity building | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | To provide assistance for cancer research and treatment | Medical research | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merr Valley United Jewish Foundation | Andover, MA | Assistance to indigent families | $180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnel To Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | To support firefighter and first responders | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Catholic High School | Lawrence, MA | To support development of scholarship, leadership and moral character. | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Lawrence Public Library | Lawrence, MA | To support library programs | Education | $25 | apps.irs.gov |
| Audubon Society | New York, NY | To protects birds and the places they need,today and tomorrow. | $18 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Conservatory of Music | Portland, ME | To provide the highest quality music education | Arts, culture and humanities | $18 | apps.irs.gov |
| Suffolk University Law School | Boston, MA | To provide quality education at a reasonable cost | $10 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $12,416 |
| Maryland | $8,000 |
| New York | $6,118 |
| Texas | $4,518 |
| Florida | $1,500 |
| Rhode Island | $1,000 |
| Maine | $18 |
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Updated April 21, 2026. 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.