The Shoreland Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Lloyd Harbor, NY EIN: 11-3241828

The Shoreland Foundation is a private foundation established in 1994, located in Lloyd Harbor, New York. The foundation operates as a family foundation with a focus on supporting higher education institutions and arts organizations, particularly museums.

Key facts about The Shoreland Foundation

EIN: 11-3241828
Latest 990 filing: Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024): $5,204,106
Grants made (2024): 32
Average grant: $162,628
Median grant: $10,000
New grantees (estimate): 44% first-time grantees (14 of 32, 2024)
Total assets: $7,338,339
Primary geography: New York (95% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who The Shoreland Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for The Shoreland Foundation's 32 itemized 2024 grants were New York (95%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (22 grants). 59% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Fundraising Event" (5 grants).

Is The Shoreland Foundation open to new grantees?

44%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 14 of 32 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $280K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.

50% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
Giving grew 271% from 2021 to 2024. Method
In 2024 it paid out 278% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$7.3M

-37.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.2M

+58.9% YoY

Grant Count

-13.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$163K

+83.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Shoreland Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.9M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation gives primarily to higher education and the arts, including museums. The foundation uses investment income proceeds to enhance its grant-making activities.

Grantmaking

The Shoreland Foundation made 28 grants in 2024. Recent major grants include:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

New York $4.9M (95%)

Massachusetts $203K (4%)

California $37K (1%)

District of Columbia $10K (0%)

Utah $10K (0%)

All other $19K (0%)

Share of all 32 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

States

Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Connecticut District of Columbia Georgia Illinois Massachusetts Maryland Mississippi New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Texas Utah Virginia Vermont

Cities

New YorkSan FranciscoHuntingtonNeedhamNew HavenRadnorWashingtonCold Spring HarborGreenwichWelleslyHoustonWellesleyBentonvilleBostonBrooklineBrooklynCamarilloChicagoFairfieldHamden

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of December 2024:

Total Assets: $7,338,339
Total Revenues: $877,289
Total Expenses: $5,217,189
Number of Employees: 0

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	$7,338,339	$11,676,026	$14,790,964
Revenue	$877,289	$308,378	$133,364
Expenses	$5,217,189	$3,291,620	$2,703,959
Qualifying Distributions	$5,214,140	$3,288,131	$2,673,543
Net Investment Income	$874,240	$304,889	$130,965
Distributable Amount	$1,872,249	$1,897,174	$2,044,488

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

March 2, 2026 IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

160 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include Columbia University ($2,505,000), Rockefeller University ($1,325,657), Metropolitan Museum of Art ($589,519).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York, NY	BUSINESS SCHOOL, CHAZEN INSTITUTE, AND LCW PROFESSORSHIP	$2,505,000
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY New York, NY	ANNUAL FUND, PRISM, CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND FELLOWSHIP	$1,325,657
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART New York, NY	EXHIBITION SUPPORT, ANNUAL FUND, MEMBERSHIP, AND CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING EVENT	$589,519
ASIA SOCIETY New York, NY	ANNUAL FUND, EXHIBITION AND EVENT SUPPORT, AND MEMBERSHIP	$325,423
WELLESLEY COLLEGE Wellesley, MA	ENDOWMENT AND ANNUAL FUND	$200,000
FILMMAKERS COLLABORATIVE SF San Francisco, CA	AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL DOCUMENTARY	$37,417
WOMEN'S FORUM OF NY INC New York, NY	ELLY AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIP	$21,250
COMMITTEE OF 100 (C100) New York, NY	ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND MEMBERSHIP	$18,500
ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL New York, NY	CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING EVENT	$15,000
CLARION CHOIR & ORCHESTRA New York, NY	GENERAL SUPPORT	$15,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2024 IRS filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
Anthony W Wang	Vice President	1	—
Lulu C Wang	President	2	—
Carol-Ann Mealey	Secretary	5	—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Frequently Asked Questions

What does The Shoreland Foundation fund?

The foundation gives primarily to higher education and the arts, including museums. The foundation uses investment income proceeds to enhance its grant-making activities.

How do I apply for a grant from The Shoreland Foundation?

The Shoreland Foundation made 28 grants in 2024. Recent major grants include: • The Rockefeller University: $1,325,657 (Annual Fund, Prism, Charitable Fundraising Events and Fellowship) • Metropolitan Museum of Art: $589,519 (Exhibition Support, Annual Fund, Membership, and Charitable Fundraising Event) • The Asia Society: $325,423 (Annual Fund, Exhibition and Event Support, and Membership) The foundation distributed a total of approximately $2.9 million in grants across 28 organizations in 202…

What size grants does The Shoreland Foundation award?

In 2024, The Shoreland Foundation awarded 32 grants totaling $5.2M — an average of about $163K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

How much is The Shoreland Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, The Shoreland Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.9M on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.