Private foundation · New York, NY

The Shores Foundation

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Typical grant size
$15K – $73K – $147K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
18
Repeat grantees
3
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Michael L Ryan
TRUSTEE
Elizabeth Jamie Alter
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
3.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
38
Total grants awarded
$3.6M
Total amount
$95K
Average grant
$400K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$601K
8 grants
2023
$1.2M
12 grants
2022
$722K
6 grants
2021
$420K
4 grants
2020
$630K
8 grants

Top recipients

The City
5 grants · NY
$887K
2 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$425K
Lacma(los Angeles County Museum of Art
2 grants · CA
$400K
Obama Foundation
1 grant · IL
$333K
Lacma(los Angeles County Museum of Art)
1 grant · CA
$200K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$166K
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$150K
2 grants · CT · ✓ Exact match
$135K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$125K
High Line
1 grant · NY
$100K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Tate Americas Foundation
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$161K
Friends of the High Line
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$150K
The City
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$150K
Vera Institute of Justice
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Care Inc
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
FL · TY 2024
$15K
University of Durham
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NC · TY 2024
$10K
The Public Theater
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$10K
Friends of Seva Mandir
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NJ · TY 2024
$5K
The City
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$400K
Obama Foundation
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
IL · TY 2023
$333K
Rand Corporation
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$200K
Lacma(los Angeles County Museum of Art
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$200K
Hudson River Park
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$25K
Pbs Foundation
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
VA · TY 2023
$15K
The 19th News
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
TX · TY 2023
$10K
Cambridge in America
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$10K
The Public Theater
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$10K
Ballet Hispanico
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$8K
Tate Americas Foundation
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Harbor House
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$3K
Rand Corporation
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CA · TY 2022
$225K
Lacma(los Angeles County Museum of Art
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CA · TY 2022
$200K
The City
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2022
$137K
Calarts
CHARITABLE
CA · TY 2022
$75K
Wesleyan University
CHARITABLE
CT · TY 2022
$60K
New Visions
ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NY · TY 2022
$25K
Lacma(los Angeles County Museum of Art)
CHARITABLE
CA · TY 2021
$200K
High Line
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2021
$100K
The City
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2021
$70K
Rockefeller University
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2021
$50K
The City
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2020
$130K
California Institute of the Arts
CHARITABLE
CA · TY 2020
$125K
Injustice Watch
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2020
$75K
Studio Museum in Harlem
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2020
$75K
Wesleyan University
CHARITABLE
CT · TY 2020
$75K
Wits
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2020
$50K
New Visions for Public Schools
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2020
$50K
Brown University
CHARITABLE
RI · TY 2020
$50K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.