Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation
Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation is a private foundation, based in Clive, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K. Net investment income was $830.
Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation at a glance
In short: Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $18,664
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Faith Lutheran Church ($1K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $2K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Faith Lutheran Church Clive, IA | Operations | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,664 | $830 | $1,332 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | $830 | $942 |
| 2024 | $19,166 | — | $1,000 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | — | $991 |
| 2023 | $20,166 | — | $1,596 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | — | $1,033 |
| 2022 | $21,762 | $20,000 | $564 | — | — | — | — | $593 |
| 2021 | $2,326 | $-3 | $2,015 | $1,500 | 1 | $1,500 | — | $164 |
| 2020 | $4,344 | $1 | $2,031 | $1,500 | 1 | — | $1 | $264 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation reported a distributable amount of $942 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation is led by Robert D. Shaw, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert D. Shaw
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca D. Shaw
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation
How much does Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation give each year?
Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 1 grant.
How large is Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation?
Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation reported $19K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $942 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation operate?
Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation's EIN?
Robert and Rebecca Shaw Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1447458. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 2, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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