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National Shingles Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3601316 Website

National Shingles Foundation is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $117K in total assets.

National Shingles Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$116,565
-58.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$16,527
-91.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$183,017
-53.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who National Shingles Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

New YorkBirminghamIowa City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $40K (2020). In 2023 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
NYU School of Medicine New York, NYGeneral Assistance$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$116,565$16,527$183,017———
2024$283,055$187,595$396,553———
2023$494,533$247,230$268,360$5,000Total only$28
2022$516,992$272,755$374,018$10,0001$-131
2021$623,560$447,091$510,740$27,5002$-627
2020$734,094$652,854$457,397$40,0003$580

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Shingles Foundation is led by Louis R. Gary, CEO & Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Louis R. Gary

    CEO & Director

    On filings since 2020

    32 hrs/week

    $103K (2020) → $68K (2025)

  • John E. Kittle

    President & Director

    President & C → President & D, 2023

    President & D → President & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    32 hrs/week

    $103K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Melody Anderson

    Chair, Co-Sec & Co-Trustee

    Chairman & Director → Chair & Co-Se, 2023

    Chair & Co-Se → Chair, Co-Sec & Co-Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Ueland

    Co-Sec, Co-Trustee & Director

    Co-Secretary → Co-Sec Co-Trustee, 2023

    Co-Sec Co-Trustee → Co-Sec, Co-Trustee & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlotte Ford

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Jacobs

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lief D. Rosenblatt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard N. Podell

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loren Fishman

    Co-Sec & Co-Treasur

    Co-Secretary → Co-Sec & Co-Trustee, 2021

    Co-Sec & Co-Trustee → Co-Sec & Co-Treasur, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Logan Fulrath (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Peter Buxtun (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Frank G. Wisner (2020–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Louis R Gary — CEO, Director: $68KLouis R GaryCEO, Director$68K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $68K, to Louis R Gary (CEO, Director).

Frequently asked questions about National Shingles Foundation

How large is National Shingles Foundation?

National Shingles Foundation reported $117K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $17K.

What is National Shingles Foundation?

National Shingles Foundation is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in New York, NY. It holds $117K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does National Shingles Foundation operate?

National Shingles Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, Iowa, New York.

What is National Shingles Foundation's EIN?

National Shingles Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3601316. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 7, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 25, 2023)

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