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The Shen Family Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $1.2 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Shen Family Foundation, a private foundation in Charlottesville, VA, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $1,246,380 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 30, 2026. The largest was $256,780 to Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, AL for general.
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- EIN
- 226627837
- Based in
- Charlottesville, VA
- Assets
- $13,724,559
- Grants paid
- $1,246,380
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed June 30, 2026, IRS object ID 202621819349100617. It reported $1,246,380 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival | Montgomery, AL | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $256,780 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $190,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Institute of Arts | Brooklyn, NY | General | $163,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Masters School | Bobbs Ferry, NY | General | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prospect Theater Company | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alabama Values | Montgomery, AL | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green-Wood Historic Fund | Brooklyn, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | General | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering | New York, NY | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Packer Collegiate Institute | Brooklyn, NY | General | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Signature Theatre Inc | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hope Program | Brooklyn, NY | General | Employment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Jersey Ballet Company | Florham Park, NJ | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Princeton Ballet Society | Princeton, NJ | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Here & There Collective | Brooklyn, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jerome Robbins Ballet Festival | New York, NY | General | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ny Jazzharmonic | New York, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY | General | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Squash | Bronx, NY | General | Recreation and sports | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Art Fund | New York, NY | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum | Ridgefield, CT | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Acting Company | New York, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202543099349102024. It reported $1,230,835 in grants paid; 28 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Institute of Arts | Brooklyn, NY | General | $186,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ballet Society Inc | New York, NY | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Princeton Ballet Society | Princeton, NJ | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Masters School | Bobbs Ferry, NY | General | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering | New York, NY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Transport Group | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green-Wood Historic Fund | Brooklyn, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alabama Shakespeare Festival | Montgomery, AL | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Packer Collegiate Institute | Brooklyn, NY | General | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prospect Theater Company | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mastervoices | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Out of the Box Theatrics | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Classic Stage Company | New York, NY | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Psclassics | Palm Springs, CA | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York City Center | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hope Program | Brooklyn, NY | General | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Symphony Space | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bay Street Theatre Festival Inc | Sag Harbor, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,085 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Foley Music Project Inc | New York, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bric | Brooklyn, NY | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY | General | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Squash | Bronx, NY | General | Recreation and sports | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Art Fund | New York, NY | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum | Ridgefield, CT | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Acting Company | New York, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,460,865 |
| Education | $50,000 |
| Employment | $35,000 |
| Environment | $5,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $1,962,435 |
| Alabama | $319,780 |
| New Jersey | $120,000 |
| Connecticut | $60,000 |
| California | $15,000 |
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Updated June 30, 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.