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Shames Family Foundation: 25 grants to organizations, $233,300 (tax year ended May 2025)
Shames Family Foundation, a private foundation in Wilton, CT, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $233,300 in its tax year ended May 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 15, 2026. The largest was $95,000 to Davidson College Annual Fund in Davidson, NC for general.
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- EIN
- 061520789
- Based in
- Wilton, CT
- Assets
- $6,779,209
- Grants paid
- $366,905
- Tax year ended
- May 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202601069349100100. It reported $366,905 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed, and 27 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson College Annual Fund | Davidson, NC | General | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family & Childrens Agency Inc | Norwalk, CT | General | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | General | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Campaign Legal Center Inc | Washington, DC | General | Crime and legal-related | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Better Chance of Wilton Inc | Wilton, CT | General | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT Inc | Danbury, CT | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pallative Care for Uganda LLC | Norwalk, CT | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renaissance School Annual Fund | Charlottesville, VA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Rodeph Sholom | New York, NY | General | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | General | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ethical Culture Fieldstone School | New York, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Bnai Chaim | Georgetown, CT | General | $4,175 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 92ND Street Y | New York, NY | General | $3,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| League of Women Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tuck School | Hanover, NH | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilton Library Association | Wilton, CT | General | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlottesville Free Clinic | Charlottesville, VA | General | Health care | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buck Squad | Charlottesville, VA | General | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlottesville Community Baseball Inc | Charlottesville, VA | General | Recreation and sports | $625 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Wilton, CT | General | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thirteenwnet | New York, NY | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202521059349100332. It reported $389,255 in grants paid; 28 grants to organizations are listed, and 10 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT Inc | Danbury, CT | General | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family & Childrens Agency Inc | Norwalk, CT | General | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Davidson College Annual Fund | Davidson, NC | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Campaign Legal Center Inc | Washington, DC | General | Crime and legal-related | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Better Chance of Wilton Inc | Wilton, CT | General | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anti Defamation League | New York, NY | General | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Country School & Camp Treetops | Lake Placid, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | General | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Rodeph Sholom | New York, NY | General | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Bnai Chaim | Georgetown, CT | General | $5,420 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ethical Culture Fieldstone School | New York, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pallative Care for Uganda LLC | Norwalk, CT | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Child Center of Ny | Forest Hills, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renaissance School Annual Fund | Charlottesville, VA | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| League of Women Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tuck School | Hanover, NH | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Coastal Fairfield | Bridgeport, CT | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilton Library Association | Wilton, CT | General | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| 92ND Street Y | New York, NY | General | $2,285 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JDRF International | New York, NY | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlottesville Free Clinic | Charlottesville, VA | General | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Wilton, CT | General | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ambler Farms | Wilton, CT | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | General | Crime and legal-related | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thirteenwnet | New York, NY | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $51,000 |
| Education | $40,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $26,100 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 |
| Health care | $3,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,200 |
| Recreation and sports | $625 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $263,195 |
| North Carolina | $110,000 |
| New York | $58,985 |
| District of Columbia | $45,300 |
| Virginia | $17,625 |
| Minnesota | $15,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $5,000 |
| New Hampshire | $5,000 |
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Updated April 15, 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.