Alice Shaver Foundation
Private foundation · Williamstown, MA · EIN 13-7483764 · reported 2023–2025
254grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.7Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 254 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $15K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 147
Williamstown, MA 01267-0147
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| San Rafael HS | San Rafael, CA | $40,000 |
| Berkshire Food Project | North Adams, MA | $30,000 |
| American Red Cross-No CA Coastal | Napa, CA | $25,000 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| American Red Cross | Napa, CA | $25,000 |
| Cool the Earth | Kentfield, CA | $25,000 |
| House of Ruth Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 |
| Naral Pro-Choice | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Public Radio Exchange | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| Vivalon | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 |
| American Red Cross | Napa, CA | $25,000 |
| House of Ruth Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 |
| Public Radio Exchange | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| NY Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Cool the Earth | Kentfield, CA | $20,000 |
| Vivalon | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Montgomery Coun | Gaithersburg, MD | $20,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Iona Senior Services | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Takoma Park | Takoma Park, MD | $20,000 |
| Casa | Hyattsville, MD | $20,000 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| A Wider Circle | Bethesda, MD | $20,000 |
| Alvert Einstein HS Booster Club | Kensington, MD | $20,000 |
| Davidson PTA | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| DC Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Heads UP Foundation | SA Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| Project Avery | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| Provincetown Jazz Festival | Provincetown, MA | $20,000 |
| Second Street Second Chance | Pittsfield, MA | $20,000 |
| SO Others Might Eat | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| The Textile Museum | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| A Wider Circle | Bethesda, MD | $20,000 |
| Arena Stage | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Berkshire Food Project | North Adams, MA | $20,000 |
| Cool the Earth | Kentfield, CA | $20,000 |
| Davidson PTA | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| DC Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Potomac Conservancy | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 |
| Provincetown Jazz Festival | Provincetown, MA | $20,000 |
| San Rafael HS | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| SO Others Might Eat | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| The Textile Museum | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Vivalon | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| Woolly Mammoth Theatre | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Springsong Museum | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Montgomery Cty | Gaithersburg, MD | $20,000 |
| Williamstown Theatre Festival | Williamstown, MA | $15,000 |
| Manna Food Center | Gaithersburg, MD | $15,000 |
| House of Ruth Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Fresh Farm | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Art Enables | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Manna Food Center | Gaithersburg, MD | $15,000 |
| Public Radio Exchange | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Manna Food Center | Gaithersburg, MD | $15,000 |
| Williamstown Theatre Festival | Williamstown, MA | $15,000 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
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