Private foundation · EIN 45-2236532 · Wichita, Kansas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Shaw Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Kansas. The foundation accepts applications (Application deadlines are posted on the website listed above.) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $85K total, median $5,000. 78% of grants stayed in Kansas. Stated restrictions: Any award restrictions or limitations can be found on the website listed above.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
18
$85K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in KS
78%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Application deadlines are posted on the
Assets
$2.2M

How to apply

The shaw foundation grant application is available online at: Https://fmiokc.com/clients/shaw-family/application. Contact: The Shaw Foundation, C/O Foundation Management Inc, Oklahoma City, Ok, 4057555571 Deadlines: Application deadlines are posted on the website listed above. Restrictions: Any award restrictions or limitations can be found on the website listed above.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kansas University Endownment AssociLawrence, KSGeneral support$16K
Exploration PlaceWichita, KSGeneral support$8,500
Union Rescue Mission of WitchitaWitchita, KSGeneral support$7,000
Wichita Childrens HomeWichita, KSGeneral support$6,400
Music Theater of WichitaWichita, KSGeneral support$6,000
Wichita Symphony SocietyWichita, KSGeneral support$6,000
BotanicaWichita, KSGeneral support$5,000
Orpheum Performing Arts CentreWichita, KSGeneral support$5,000
Phillips Fundamental Learning CenteWichita, KSGeneral support$5,000
Wichita Art MuseumWichita, KSGeneral support$5,000
Sedgewick County Zoological SocietyWitchita, KSGeneral support$5,000
Kansas Aviation MuseumWichita, KSGeneral support$2,750
Trinity Catholic Jrsr High SchoolHutchinson, KSGeneral support$2,500
Center for Behavioral and AcademicWichita, KSGeneral support$2,500
St Louis Ovarian Cancer AwarenessSt Louis, MOGeneral support$1,000
St Louis Crisis NurserySt Louis, MOGeneral support$600
Lutheran Elemntary School AssociatiSt Louis, MOGeneral support$500
Ready ReadersSt Louis, MOGeneral support$400

By state: Kansas 14 · Missouri 4

About this foundation

Shaw Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wichita, Kansas, administered in care of Richard C Shaw, tax-exempt since 2011. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Shaw Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. The shaw foundation grant application is available online at: Https://fmiokc.com/clients/shaw-family/application. Deadlines: Application deadlines are posted on the website listed above..

How much does Shaw Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $85K across 18 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Shaw Family Foundation give?

Kansas (14 grants), Missouri (4 grants), per its latest filing.

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