The Shapiro Pogrebin Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application.
- Its grants have gone to Jewish religious and educational bodies, schools and universities, medical and health organisations, museums and theatres, and other human-services charities, and the filing states no geographic focus.
- About 8 in 10 of its 128 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $100,000, with a median of $18,000 and a largest of about $335,000, so a modest request is the realistic size if an invitation comes.
- Repeat giving is substantial, with 76% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests that existing relationships matter more than a new approach.
- The filing gives no timing or deadlines, so there is nothing to plan around beyond waiting for an invitation.
Overview
The Shapiro Pogrebin Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants for general purposes, not stated programme fields. Recipients include Jewish religious and educational institutions, including a synagogue and yeshiva; Jewish cultural and learning organisations; schools and universities; a medical school and health organisations; museums and theatres; and other public-interest and human-services charities. Grants therefore reach a varied range of charitable organisations rather than one dominant recipient type. The filed application information says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted. The documents do not state selection priorities or eligible locations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 76% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 128 grants to organisations were $18,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations The Shapiro Pogrebin Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 2% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 55 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $18,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Shalom Hartman Institute of North America · General$333,3332024 tax year
- Child Mind Institute · General$250,0002024 tax year
- Doe Fund · General$250,0002024 tax year
- Yeshivat Chovevei Torah · General$118,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Broadcasting Service · General$78,0002024 tax year
- Central Synagogue · General$78,0002024 tax year
- Hillel International · General$50,0002024 tax year
- Evolve Foundation · General$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Abigail S Pogrebin — Director
- David P Shapiro — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,538,145 | $1,217,101 | $43,419,358 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,981,475 | $1,761,920 | $56,472,895 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,360,720 | $2,086,170 | $68,328,812 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- New York, NY