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Private Foundation · MD

The George L Shields Foundation Inc

Bethesda, MD  ·  EIN 521851638  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$25.0M

Total Giving

$2.0M

Grants on File

95

Average Grant

$21K

Giving Radius

Where The George L Shields Foundation Inc Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $150K across 11 grants CO — $292K across 19 grants CT — $60K across 2 grants DC — $192K across 7 grants DE — no grants on file FL — $8K across 2 grants GA — $10K across 1 grant HI — no grants on file IA — $50K across 1 grant ID — no grants on file IL — $255K across 11 grants IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $10K across 1 grant MD — $574K across 23 grants ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — $5K across 1 grant MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — $10K across 1 grant NY — $228K across 7 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $25K across 3 grants RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — $103K across 3 grants VT — no grants on file WA — $4K across 1 grant WI — $2K across 1 grant WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 95 recipients across 17 states. Top concentrations: FREDERICK ($266K, 11 grants), CHICAGO ($235K, 10 grants), NEW YORK ($218K, 6 grants), WASHINGTON ($192K, 7 grants), DENVER ($153K, 10 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Craig Hospital Foundation $50K 2022
Paza Tree of Life INC $10K 2022
The Holton Arms School $48K 2022
Uddami $10K 2022
Music Benefiting Students INC $2K 2022
Free Wheelchair Mission $10K 2022
Ol Lentille Foundation $5K 2022
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention $3K 2022
Ward 8 Woods Conservancy INC $10K 2022
Uproot Colorado $5K 2022
Trips for Kids $5K 2022
Wild Animal Sanctuary $20K 2022
University of Pennsylvania $5K 2022
Thresholds $35K 2022
The Patrick & Shirley Ryan Opera Center $20K 2022
The Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs $10K 2022
Trinity Presbyterian Church $10K 2022
The Shedd Aquarium $50K 2022
The Juilliard School $80K 2022
The Nature Conservancy $50K 2022
The Friday Morning Music Club $10K 2022
The Jessye Norman School of Arts INC $10K 2022
The Homeless Garden Project $20K 2022
The Colorado Symphony $15K 2022
The Chicago Help Initiative $10K 2022

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $25.5M $1.5M $2.0M $2.5M
2022 $26.0M $1.5M $1.9M $2.5M
2021 $26.6M $1.7M $3.1M $2.3M
2020 $25.8M $1.5M $1.4M $2.4M
2019 $26.8M $1.5M $2.0M $2.4M
2015 $27.6M $1.5M $2.1M $2.2M
2014 $27.7M $1.6M $2.7M $2.1M
2013 $27.2M $1.5M $2.4M $2.0M
2012 $26.8M $1.5M $1.7M $1.9M
2011 $27.0M $1.4M $2.4M $2.0M

Section VII

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