David S Shapira Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-1711993. Reported 272 grants totalling $15.1M to 130 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. David S Shapira Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,125. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $26,000; the smallest was $180 and the largest $1,766,738. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies | New York, NY | $3,390,534 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,275,725 | 15 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $2,914,875 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,004,997 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Foundation | Carlisle, PA | $669,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $535,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Onetable | New York, NY | $475,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Day School | Pittsburgh, PA | $360,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moishe House | Encinitas, CA | $359,511 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $301,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh, PA | $169,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Food Society | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kavod | Denver, CO | $100,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brigham and Womens Hospital | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Penn State Hillel | State College, PA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eradicate Hate | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tamid Group | Silver Spring, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prizmah | New York, NY | $73,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Squirrel Hill Health Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $52,375 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Mosaic United | Southfield, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sar Academy | Riverdale, NY | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shadyside Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yashrut North America | Los Angeles, CA | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Funders Network | Philadelphia, PA | $30,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | Duquesne, PA | $30,125 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kollel Jewish Learning Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Achieva | Pittsburgh, PA | $29,875 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Mosaic United | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Poale Zedeck | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Life Male Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Halachic Education Center | Englewood, NJ | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Assistance Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adat Shalom | Cheswick, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Amherst College | Amherst, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kidsvoice | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rodef Shalom | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wqed Multimedia | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ncjw | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pa Alliance Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sefaria | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Foundation of the Neo-Renaissance | Los Angeles, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chatham University | Pittsburgh, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Power | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chasdei Avos | Lakewood, NJ | $7,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Idf | New York, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chasdei Avos | Flushing, NY | $6,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alumni Theater Company | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Library of Pitsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Livnot U' Lehibanot | Boca Raton, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of Ny | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH | $3,666 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 905 Wesa | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ncjw Pittsburgh Section | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Youth Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornelia Connelly Center | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uja - Federation of Ny | New York, NY | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council | New York, NY | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jchai | Bryn Mawr, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Jewish Publication and Education Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Beit Hatfutsot | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbiabarnard Hillel | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gratz College | Melrose Park, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewbelong Inc | Verona, NJ | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orphan Disease Pathway Project | Hartford, CT | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ramaz School | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry Inc | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Distinguished Daughters of Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 92Y | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Sun Rising | Millvale, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The District Association of Fox Chapel Area | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Wider Bridge | San Francisco, CA | $773 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $610 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $610 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sewickley Public Library | Sewickley, PA | $610 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy | Balacynwyd, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citizens for Pennsylvanias Future | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Dor Hadash | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cure Jm Foundation | Leesburg, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Stroudsburg University Foundation | East Stroudsburg, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fox Chapel District Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judaism & Democracy Action Alliance of North America | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Avenues to Independence Inc | Cleveland, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Clubhouse | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Lippman School | Akron, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Tree of Life Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Variety the Children's Charity | Wexford, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Jewish Federation | Birmingham, AL | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Fertility Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $309 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridge to the Mountains | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Florida Hillel | Oviedo, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Shaarey Zedek | Southfield, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Iup | Indiana, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Womens Cancer | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hadassah Wzoa | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Women's Forum | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewels School | Pikesville, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Sisterhood | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewishcolorado | Denver, CO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Main Line Health Homecare and Hospice | Wayne, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mid Ohio Food Collective | Grove City, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Breast Cancer Foundation | Frisco, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Western Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Senator John Heinz History Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Federation of North America | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upmc Hillman Cancer Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adat Shalom Synagogue | Farmington Hills, MI | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
62 of 130 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 56%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
SUPPLEMENTAL - BIRTHRIGHT ONWARD ISRAEL - Onetable
POWERED BY ONETABLE PROJECT - Moishe House
JEWISH LEARNING COLLABORTIVE - Carnegie Mellon University
COLLABORATORY AGAINST HATE - Chatham University
PA CENTER FOR WOMAN & POLITICS SUMMER INSTITUTE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 187 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | $4,859,615 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 80 | $4,208,915 | $3,600 |
| 2023 | 88 | $4,222,127 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 34 | $1,855,978 | $21,250 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
44% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,125. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from David S Shapira Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 38683, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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