California · Private foundation
The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $316k
- Granted FY2017
- 32
- Grants FY2017
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
98% of The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation’s FY2018 grant dollars went to The Jewish Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 9 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 20 organizations, $316k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $106,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 6
- Total assets, FY2017
- $128k
- 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 2018.
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, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concern Foundation | $106,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Ventura County | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| United Way of Ventura County Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Southern California Hillel Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| American Jewish University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Jewish Congress (American Section) Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Libi Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 26 grantees
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($154k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation 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 The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation
- How much does The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation give?
- The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation reported 32 grants totaling $316,393 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (95%), Health (2%), Youth Development (1%).
- Who are The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Concern Foundation ($106k), Breakthrough T1d ($25k), Humane Society of Ventura County ($25k).
- Does The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family 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 The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation based?
- The Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Foundation is based in CA.
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