William J Shaw Family Foundation

POTOMAC, MD EIN: 52-2177437

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.3M

+21.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$170K

-38.7% YoY

Grant Count

6

-45.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$28K

+12.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$329K$657K$986K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,265,447$1,865,439$1,998,224
Revenue$631,329$87,906$66,773
Expenses$181,381$290,250$217,378
Qualifying Distributions$172,425$279,357$200,776
Net Investment Income$616,126$72,859$47,850
Distributable Amount$302,392$252,194$233,491

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$95K$190K$285K$380K12 grants202012 grants202112 grants202211 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

ALL ABOUT YOU ADOPTIONS$50KDVS LEGAL SERVICES$50KLEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCI…$50KBULLIS SCHOOL INC$8KCONNELLY SCHOOL OF THE H…$7KPOTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOUR…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants across all recorded years

42<$50K9$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WILLIAM SHAWPREISDENT & TREASURER
JENNIFER FOSKOVICE PRESIDENT
AMY SHAW PALUMBOVICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY
KAREN BROWNSR. VICE PRESIDENT AND COO

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AnnapolisBaltimoreBethesdaColgateKensingtonNew YorkOcean CityPotomacRockvilleRye BrookSioux FallsWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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