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Robert and Virginia Shiller Foundation: 18 grants to organizations, $740,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
Robert and Virginia Shiller Foundation, a private foundation in Belmont, MA, paid 18 grants to organizations totaling $740,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $425,000 to PBS Foundation in Arlington, VA for to assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose..
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- EIN
- 460538779
- Based in
- Belmont, MA
- Assets
- $20,079,041
- Grants paid
- $740,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202621349349102937. It reported $740,500 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBS Foundation | Arlington, VA | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Arts, culture and humanities | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Propublica | New York, NY | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation America | Washington, DC | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute | West Beavertown, OR | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Food Institute | Washington, DC | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| League of Women Voters | Washington, DC | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NHPBS | Durham, NH | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex County | Middletown, CT | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hole in the Wall Gang | New Haven, CT | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Players Philanthropy Fund | Towson, MD | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sentient Media | San Francisco, CA | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Children's Chorus | Boston, MA | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southport School | Southport, CT | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202501359349101480. It reported $602,500 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weta | Arlington, VA | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | New Haven, CT | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Propublica | New York, NY | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Food Institute | Washington, DC | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Players Philanthropy Fund | Towson, MD | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex County | Middletown, CT | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamden Hall Country Day School | Hamden, CT | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hole in the Wall Gang | New Haven, CT | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southport School | Southport, CT | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Give Kids the World Village | Kissimmee, FL | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Sunshine | Casco, ME | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $450,000 |
| Health care | $100,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $40,000 |
| Education | $37,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $35,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 |
| Animal-related | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $775,000 |
| District of Columbia | $160,000 |
| New York | $135,000 |
| Connecticut | $125,000 |
| Massachusetts | $40,500 |
| Oregon | $30,000 |
| Maryland | $30,000 |
| Arizona | $25,000 |
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Updated May 14, 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.