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Shaw Brothers Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Shaw Brothers Family Foundation Inc

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.

$181k
Granted FY2024still arriving
31
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0181% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$1.1MRecreation & Sports$98kHuman Services$78kEducation$72kArts & Culture$55kFood & Nutrition$54kPublic Safety & Disaster$31kPhilanthropy$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k28 grants · $50k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $32k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$29M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MAINE MEDICAL CENTER$100,000
CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE$21,500
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE OF ME$10,000
WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES$7,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
SUSAN CURTIS FOUNDATION$5,000
AOPA FOUNDATION$5,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MAINE$5,000
MAINE 4H FOUNDATION$2,500
TRAVIS MILLS FOUNDATION$2,500
PINE TREE COUNCIL$2,500
CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
CRESSEY ROAD UNITED METHODIST$2,000
TOWN OF WINDHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT$1,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 33% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $25k → 14%WINDHAM NEIGHBORS HELP NEIGHBORS: $11k → 7%WINDHAM NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS: $11k → 7%WINDHAM NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS: $10k → 7%WINDHAM NEIGHBORS HELP NEIGHBORS: $6k → 7%WINDHAM NEIGHBORS HELP NEIGHBORS: $6k → 7%WINDHAM NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS: $5k → 7%RIDING TO THE TOP: $500 → 7%RIDING TO THE TOP: $500 → 7%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 41 repeat orgs$164k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against +28% for those funded once.

41 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2024, 19 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
36

Total granted

$1.5M
$148k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+28%

Still filing today

44%
19%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • M
    MaineHealth
    7× · 2018–2024 · $1.0M · revenue +205%
  • CS
    CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $69k · revenue +12%
  • WN
    WINDHAM NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
    6× · 2017–2023 · $49k · revenue +66%

Funded once

  • MC
    MORRISON CENTER - OPPORTUNITY FARM
    one grant, 2019 · $50k
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +23%
  • MH
    Mercy Hospital Northern Light Mercy Hospitalgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $25k · revenue +57%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
MaineGeneral Health

To enhance, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. We do that through a range of health care services for people of all ages, in a variety of care settings.

Health
2
Penobscot Bay Medical Center

Penobscot Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is an acute care hospital that offers inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, patient and community education, and a full range of specialty services through…

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3
Coastal Mountains Land Trust

We conserve land permanently to benefit the natural and human communities of western the Penobscot Bay region.

Environment
4
Maine Medical Association

To support maine physicians, advance the quality of medicine in maine, and promote the health of all maine people.

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5
Maine Behavioral Healthcare

Maine Behavioral Healthcare provides a seamless and compassionate continuum of care through a community of providers collaborating to promote recovery and the overall mental and physical well-being of those we are privileged to serve.

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6
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust

To preserve and protect land surrounding the appalachian trail in maine for public benefit.

Environment
7
Midcoast Conservancy

The mission of Midcoast Conservancy is to protect vital lands and waters on a scale that matters and to inspire wonder and action on behalf of all species and the Earth.

Environment
8
Southern Maine Health Care

Southern Maine Health Care exists to improve the health and health care of the communities we serve.

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9
Maine Cancer Foundation

Maine Cancer Foundation is dedicated to reducing cancer incidence and mortality rates in Maine. 100% of funds raised by the Foundation are used to benefit the people of Maine.

Health
10
Maine Community Foundation Inc

The Maine Community Foundation brings people and resources together to build a better Maine.

Philanthropy
11
Central Maine Healthcare Corporation

To provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustful environment through the expertise, committment, and compassion of our family of caregivers.

Health
12
Maine Media College

Maine Media Workshops & College educates and inspires visual artists and storytellers to achieve their creative potential. We provide lifelong learning opportunities for those pursuing the fine arts and media-related professions. We are…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine; the most unlike its peers is Walk a Mile in Their Shoes. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 86 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
18/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MaineHealth: $1,000,250 · HealthMaineHealthLifeFlight Foundation: $101,000 · HealthLifeFlight Foundation+3 more: $27,000 · HealthMORRISON CENTER - OPPORTUNITY FARM: $50,000 · OtherMORRISON CENTER -…CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE OF ME: $40,000 · OtherCHILDREN'S MUSEUM…Individual grant recipient: $17,500 · OtherIndividual grant …WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES: $17,000 · OtherWALK A MILE IN TH…UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM INC: $11,000 · OtherREED ALLEN COMMUNITY FUND: $8,500 · Other+62 more: $105,459 · Other+62 moreCAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC: $68,500 · Recreation & SportsThe Susan L Curtis Foundation: $15,100 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL OLYMPICS MAINE INC: $3,000 · Recreation & Sports+2 more: $1,800 · Recreation & SportsWINDHAM NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS: $49,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $25,000 · Human Services+1 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesTrustees of Saint Joseph's College Saint Joseph's College of Maine: $50,000 · EducationPINE TREE SOCIETY INC: $7,700 · EducationCHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE OF MAINE: $10,000 · Arts & CultureMAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $5,000 · Arts & CultureTHE AOPA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Health$1,128,250Other$249,459Recreation & Sports$88,400Human Services$75,000Education$57,700Arts & Culture$15,000Public Safety & Disaster$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMaineHealth: $1,000,250 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLifeFlight Foundation: $101,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetCAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC: $68,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetTrustees of Saint Joseph's College Saint Joseph's College of Maine: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWINDHAM NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS: $49,000 over 6y, 22% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Hospital Northern Light Mercy Hospital: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES: $17,000 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetThe Susan L Curtis Foundation: $15,100 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE OF MAINE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPINE TREE SOCIETY INC: $7,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AOPA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MAINE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTRAVIS MILLS FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPORTLAND REGIONAL CHAMBER: $3,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MAINE INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN: $2,600 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMaine Farmland Trust: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPresumpscot Regional Land Trust: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCamp O-AT-KA Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRIDING TO THE TOP: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCumberland Farmers Club: $800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMAINE FARM BUREAU ASSOCIATION: $534 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLoon Echo Land Trust Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Portland Public Schools: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds MaineHealth ↗
  • Who funds LifeFlight Foundation ↗
  • Who funds CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC ↗
  • Who funds Trustees of Saint Joseph's College Saint Joseph's College of Maine ↗
  • Who funds WINDHAM NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds Mercy Hospital Northern Light Mercy Hospital ↗
  • Who funds WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES ↗
  • Who funds The Susan L Curtis Foundation ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE OF MAINE ↗
  • Who funds PINE TREE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE AOPA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MAINE INC ↗
  • Who funds TRAVIS MILLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PORTLAND REGIONAL CHAMBER ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS MAINE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds Rotary Club of Westbrook Gorham ↗
  • Who funds Maine Farmland Trust ↗
  • Who funds Presumpscot Regional Land Trust ↗

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.

Maine Community Found…Saco & Biddeford Savi…Davis Family Foundati…Martin's Point Health…Vincent B and Barbara…Lunder FoundationNarragansett Number O…Simmons Foundation - …Sam L Cohen FoundationBangor Savings Bank F…The Robert and Doroth…Libra Foundation
Maine Community Foundation IncME25.9× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation · Davis Family Foundation · Martin's Point Health Care Inc · Vincent B and Barbara G Welch Supporting Organization · Lunder Foundation · Narragansett Number One Foundation · Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompson · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · The Robert and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Foundation · Libra Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Shaw Brothers Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Shaw Brothers Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 86 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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