Virginia · Private foundation
George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $210k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 19
- Grants FY2024
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $90,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 16 to 17
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 8
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 19 | $210k | 16% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $189k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $191k | 18% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $196k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $196k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity School of Christianity | $450,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Church of the Epiphany | $100,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Forkids Inc | $85,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Reach Foundation Inc (Reach Enriches All Children) | $37,500 | 5 | 1% |
| House of Ruth | $35,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Mustard Seed Catholic Worker Community Inc | $29,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Isaiahs Promise Inc | $15,000 | 4 | 38% |
| YMCA - South Hampton Roads | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Good Counsel Inc | $10,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Sister of Mary Boystown and Girlstown Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity School of Christianity | $450,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Church of the Epiphany | $100,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Forkids Inc | $85,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Reach Foundation Inc (Reach Enriches All Children) | $37,500 | 5 | 1% |
| House of Ruth | $35,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Mustard Seed Catholic Worker Community Inc | $29,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Isaiahs Promise Inc | $15,000 | 4 | 38% |
| YMCA - South Hampton Roads | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Good Counsel Inc | $10,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Sister of Mary Boystown and Girlstown Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The George Washington University | $9,000 | 5 | 0% |
| St Joseph's House Ltd | $8,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Family Missions Company | $8,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Urban Renewal Center | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| United Animal Nations Dba Redrover | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Homeless Animals | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Samaritan House Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($148k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation
- How much does George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation give?
- George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation reported 19 grants totaling $210,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 17 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (61%), Education (11%), Human Services (10%).
- Who are George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Unity School of Christianity ($450k), Church of the Epiphany ($100k), Forkids Inc ($85k).
- Does George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, National Philanthropic Trust, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation based?
- George Clarence & Dorothy Shaffer Charitable Foundation is based in VA.
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