Illinois · Private foundation
Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $199k
- Granted FY2018
- 85
- Grants FY2018
- 80
- Organizations funded FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $250
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $50,000
- States reached, FY2018
- 10
- Total assets, FY2018
- $11M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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, FY2018 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Chicago | $16,300 | 1 | 0% |
| Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ravinia Festival Association | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Window to the World Communications Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 48 grantees
Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($61k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I supplied at peak.
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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 Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I
- How much does Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I give?
- Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I reported 85 grants totaling $199,360 in its FY2018 IRS filing.
- What does Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2018, its largest causes are Education (2%), Religion (1%), Arts & Culture (1%).
- Who are Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2018: Johns Hopkins University ($50k), University of Chicago ($16k), Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago ($15k).
- Does Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I 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 Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I based?
- Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust I is based in IL.
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