The Lynn Shapiro Snyder and Jeffrey M
Boca Raton, FL · EIN 52-2207437. Reported 173 grants totalling $584,242 to 112 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Lynn Shapiro Snyder and Jeffrey M checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
6 of the organizations The Lynn Shapiro Snyder and Jeffrey M funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $84,982 to them. That is 23% of the $362,838 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jewish Federation of Greater | federated giving programme | Maryland | $68,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The Miami Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Florida | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Nashville and | federated giving programme | Tennessee | $5,182 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Eau Claire Community Foundation | grantmaking organization | Wisconsin | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Communal Fund | federated giving programme | New York | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $2,820; the smallest was $61 and the largest $30,210.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | North Bethesda, MD | $68,800 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Maryland | College Park, MD | $57,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach | Boca Raton, FL | $48,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington | Rockville, MD | $43,600 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bnai Torah Congregation | Boca Raton, FL | $42,566 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Congregation of Beth El | Bethesda, MD | $37,125 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Charles E Smith Jewish Day School | Rockville, MD | $26,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood | Gaithersburg, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Charles E Smith Life Communities | North Bethesda, MD | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Politz Day School | Cherry Hill, NJ | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington | North Bethesda, MD | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan Hillel | Ann Arbor, MI | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jssa Online | Rockville, MD | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hillel Sic Online | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital Camps and Retreat | Waynesboro, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Miami Foundation | Miami, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jewish Federation of North America | New York, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville | Nashville, TN | $5,182 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bexley Lions | Bexley, OH | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Childrens Diagnostic & Treatment Center | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gesher Jewish Day School | Fairfax, VA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jewish Creative International | Orrick, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sheltering Arms Childrens and Family Service | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Living Classrooms | Baltimore, MD | $2,820 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chisuk Emuna - Jewish Foundation of Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $2,588 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crane Str | Redwood City, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crane Street Garden | Detroit, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Hillel | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Miami Hillel | Coral Gables, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Momentum Unlimited (jwrp) | Rockville, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Temple Judea | Ft Myers, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sunflower Bakery | Rockville, MD | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legal Aid DC | Washington, DC | $1,622 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $1,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation | Miami, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Arlington, VA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jcc Baltimore - Gordon Center | Owings Mills, MD | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva of Greater Washington | Silver Spring, MD | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Beth El | Fort Meyers, FL | $1,026 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Avalon Center | Williamsburg, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad Shul of Potomac | Potomac, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Beth Isra | Scotch Plains, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eau Claire Community Foundation | Eau Claire, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Assn | Bethesda, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Houston Jewish Family Services | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Invisible Hand Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jackson Health Foundation | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Community of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| John F Kennedy Center | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lefsa | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ne'eman Foundation USA | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Boone, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tamid Group | Silver Spring, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Beit Hayam | Stuart, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Emanuel of Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Silver Academy | Harrisburg, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of MD Medical System Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Capitol Historical Society | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women Business Leaders | Great Falls, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley Beth Shalom | Encino, CA | $998 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Foundation | New York, NY | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ohr Kodesh Congregation | Chevy Chase, MD | $742 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kesher Israel Congregation | Washington, DC | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avow Foundation | Naples, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| B'nai Israel Congregation | Rockville, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Birdielight | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bpan Warriors | Boca Raton, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Braintumor | Newton, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Byte Back | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Jewish Museum | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Da Blodgetts - St Johns | Grand Rapids, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freinds of Jewish Heritage in Poland | Boca Raton, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hadassah Greater Washington | Rockville, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Haron Dahan Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hospice of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jesuit High School | Tampa, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Service | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation | Norwalk, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Natural Lands' Hildacy Preserve | Media, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shalom Austin | Austin, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sulam Inc | Rockville, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team Reece | Ashburn, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburg, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womans Lotus Garden | San Jose, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yad Vashem | Jerusalem | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America | Washington, DC | $493 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Academy for Jewish Religion | Yonkers, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Best Friends Animal Sanctuary | Kanab, UT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beth El Temple | Harrisburg, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Har Shalom | Potomac, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Israel Center for Excellence Through Education | Homer Glen, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prohealth Home Care Inc | San Jose, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Kol Ami | West Bloomfield Townsh, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Emeryweiner School | Houston, TX | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| White Plains Hospital | White Plains, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women in Distress | Deerfield Beach, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Tikvah | New Hyde Park, NY | $249 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wat Lao Buddharam | Murfreesboro, TN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amputee Coalition | Washington, DC | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bnai Torah Cong | Boca Raton, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sunbiz | Tallahassee, FL | $61 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
23 of 112 (21%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 38%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 87 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 | 39 | $144,630 | $1,800 |
| 2022 | 33 | $105,530 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 33 | $100,147 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 33 | $81,780 | $1,250 |
| 2025 | 35 | $152,155 | $1,000 |
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
55% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Lynn Shapiro Snyder and Jeffrey M's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 250 S Ocean Blvd 10F, Boca Raton, FL, 33432. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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