Shah Charitable Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 81-5082563
Foundation Overview
Based in Boston, MA, Shah Charitable Foundation has awarded 166 grants totaling $16,266,302 to organizations in Massachusetts, New York and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $1,300,000, with a median award of $5,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
7 of 10 recipients (70%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.
Geographic Focus
64% of grants are awarded in Massachusetts, with additional funding distributed across 11 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Boston (44%), Hyannis (8%), Needham (7%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 86% decrease over 6 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Dual focus on general purposes (75%) and education, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Shah Charitable Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $670 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2024 |
| Boston Medical Center | $22,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2024 |
| City Of Hope | $250 | Duarte, CA, US | General Purpose | 2024 |
| Christina Noble Childrens Foundation | $500 | Tallahassee, FL, US | General Purpose | 2024 |
| Falmouth Road Race Inc | $273 | Falmouth, MA, US | General Purpose | 2024 |
| Foundation For Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics | $264 | Austin, TX, US | General Purpose | 2024 |
| March Of Dimes | $518 | Arlington, VA, US | General Purpose | 2024 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $770 | Needham, MA, US | General Purpose | 2024 |
| Mental Health America | $100 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Purpose | 2024 |
| Museum Of Fine Arts | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2024 |
| Boston Public Schools | $10,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Boston Schools Fund | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $273 | Hyannis, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $250 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation | $50,000 | West Palm Beach, FL, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Golf Fights Cancer | $525 | Norton, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Heritage Museums & Gardens | $10,000 | Sandwich, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Innercity Weigthtlifting | $675 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $1,000 | Rye Brook, NY, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | $2,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| New England Patriots Foundation | $10,000 | Foxborough, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $771 | Needham, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Project Bread | $250 | East Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Rosies Place | $5,000 | Providence, RI, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | $125,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Vincent Club | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Waltham Partnership For Youth | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| West End House | $500 | Carmel, IN, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Whittier Street Health Center | $10,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| With Hope | $265 | Placentia, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc | $614 | Newton, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Boston Public Schools | $10,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Boston Schools Fund | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $273 | Hyannis, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $250 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Emergency Assistance Foundation | $50,000 | West Palm Beach, FL, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Golf Fights Cancer | $525 | Norton, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Heritage Museums & Gardens | $10,000 | Sandwich, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Innercity Weigthtlifting | $675 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $1,000 | Rye Brook, NY, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | $2,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| New England Patriots Foundation | $10,000 | Foxborough, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $771 | Needham, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Project Bread | $250 | East Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Rosies Place | $5,000 | Providence, RI, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | $125,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Vincent Club | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Waltham Partnership For Youth | $1,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| West End House | $500 | Carmel, IN, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Whittier Street Health Center | $10,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| With Hope | $265 | Placentia, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc | $614 | Newton, MA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Achilles International | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Aidslifecycle | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Bagly Inc | $20,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Boston Education Development Fund | $5,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Boston Foundation | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $273 | Hyannis, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | $1,000,000 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $1,000,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cranberry Sunset Farm | $2,500 | Marston Mills, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $250 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Ednavigator Inc | $250,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Eliot Innovation School | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Family Reach Foundation | $505 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Indiaspora | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Inner-city Scholarship Fund | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | $1,300,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Wonderfund | $100,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Missionsafe | $20,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Movember | $250 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $1,280 | Needham, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Pathways For Children | $10,000 | Gloucster, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $25,875 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Project Bread | $265 | East Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Providence College | $100,000 | Providence, RI, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | $225,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Teacher Collaborative | $35,000 | Somerville, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| United South End Settlements | $2,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Vincent Club | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Yuvaan Tiwari Foundation | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation | $700 | Carmel, IN, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Achilles International | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Aidslifecycle | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Bagly Inc | $20,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Boston Education Development Fund | $5,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Boston Foundation | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $273 | Hyannis, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | $1,000,000 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $1,000,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cranberry Sunset Farm | $2,500 | Marston Mills, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $250 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Ednavigator Inc | $250,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Eliot Innovation School | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Family Reach Foundation | $505 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Indiaspora | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Inner-city Scholarship Fund | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | $1,300,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Wonderfund | $100,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Missionsafe | $20,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Movember | $250 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $1,280 | Needham, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Pathways For Children | $10,000 | Gloucster, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $25,875 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Project Bread | $265 | East Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Providence College | $100,000 | Providence, RI, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | $225,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Teacher Collaborative | $35,000 | Somerville, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| United South End Settlements | $2,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Vincent Club | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Yuvaan Tiwari Foundation | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation | $700 | Carmel, IN, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Achilles International | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Aidslifecycle | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Bagly Inc | $20,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Boston Education Development Fund | $5,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Boston Foundation | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $273 | Hyannis, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | $1,000,000 | Orlando, FL, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $1,000,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Cranberry Sunset Farm | $2,500 | Marston Mills, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $250 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Ednavigator Inc | $250,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Eliot Innovation School | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Family Reach Foundation | $505 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Indiaspora | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Inner-city Scholarship Fund | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | $1,300,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Wonderfund | $100,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Missionsafe | $20,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Movember | $250 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $1,280 | Needham, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Pathways For Children | $10,000 | Gloucster, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | $25,875 | Cambridge, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Project Bread | $265 | East Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Providence College | $100,000 | Providence, RI, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | $225,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Teacher Collaborative | $35,000 | Somerville, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| United South End Settlements | $2,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Vincent Club | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Yuvaan Tiwari Foundation | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation | $700 | Carmel, IN, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Boston University | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $273 | Hyannis, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| City Of Boston | $96,685 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| City Of Chelsea | $1,300,000 | Chelsea, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| I2 Learning Foundation | $425,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Inner Explorer | $12,600 | Franklin, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Massinc | $2,909 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| New England Patriots Foundation | $25,000 | Foxboro, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | $250 | Denver, CO, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $1,018 | Needham, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Project Bread | $250 | East Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Rehearsal For Life | $5,000 | Jamiaca Plain, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Walk With Hope | $263 | Hyannis, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters | $500 | Boston, MA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $526 | Hyannis, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | $265 | Denver, CO, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $256 | Needham, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Project Bread | $258 | East Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Strategic Grant Partners | $586,383 | Boston, MA, US | All Funds Must Be Expended For Charitable, Scientific, Literary Or Educational Purposes. | 2020 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $100 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | $500 | New York City, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| City Of Hope | $200 | Duarte, CA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | $500 | Hyannis, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Strategic Grant Partners | $553,781 | Boston, MA, US | All Funds Must Be Expended For Charitable, Scientific, Literary Or Educational Purposes. | 2018 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 81-5082563 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 251 NEWBURY ST Boston, MA 02116-2496 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Shah Charitable Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Jill Shah |
|---|---|
| Treasurer | Niraj Shah |
| Manager | Ross Wilson |
Forms 990-PF
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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