Illinois · Private foundation
The Howard and Jackie Shapiro 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.
- $559k
- Granted FY2017
- 10
- Grants FY2017
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to National Philanthropic Trust, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year The Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $559k. 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
- $40,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $170,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 4
- Total assets, FY2017
- $17M
- 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 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc | $220,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Center for American Progress | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| GreenInfo Network | $80,000 | 2 | 3% |
| J Street Education Fund Inc | $51,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| John Alexander Project | $25,000 | 1 | 54% |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Writers Theatre Inc | $22,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brain Research Foundation | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc | $220,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Center for American Progress | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| GreenInfo Network | $80,000 | 2 | 3% |
| J Street Education Fund Inc | $51,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| John Alexander Project | $25,000 | 1 | 54% |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Writers Theatre Inc | $22,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brain Research Foundation | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Bright Pink Nfp | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| DC Greens Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Parkinson's Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Mitchell College | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($3k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Howard and Jackie Shapiro 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.
Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare The Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation with peer funders
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About The Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation
- How much does The Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation give?
- The Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $559,000 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does The Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (88%), Education (4%), Civil Rights (2%).
- Who are The Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc ($220k), Center for American Progress ($150k), The Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress ($100k).
- Does The Howard and Jackie Shapiro 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 Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation based?
- The Howard and Jackie Shapiro Foundation is based in IL.
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