Dina L and Michael J Shaw Foundation
Private foundation · Princeton, NJ · EIN 85-4232561 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Dina Lewisohn Shaw Foundation
37grants reported
$3,104median award
$1,000lower quartile
$183smallest grant
$256Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 37 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $49K 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
185 Clover LN
Princeton, NJ 08540-4060
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION | New York, NY | $29,000 |
| Greenwood House SUPPORT AGED IN THE COMMUNITY | Ewing Township, NJ | $27,375 |
| The Hun School of Princeton EDUCATION | Princeton, NJ | $25,000 |
| The Jewish Center of Princeton RELIGIOUS ORG | Princeton, NJ | $23,103 |
| The Jewish Center of Princeton RELIGIOUS ORG | Princeton, NJ | $16,655 |
| Children's Scholarship Fund EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $14,327 |
| Sundane Institute NY EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $14,056 |
| Planned Parenthood PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION | New York, NY | $12,907 |
| First Colonial High School EDUCATION | Richmond, VA | $10,000 |
| Magen David Adom COMMUNITY OUTREACH | OR Yehuda | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Princeton Public Lib EDUCATIONAL | Princeton, NJ | $9,500 |
| Supportive Schools EDUCATIONAL | Princeton, NJ | $7,500 |
| Greenwood House SUPPORT AGED IN THE COMMUNITY | Ewing Township, NJ | $5,018 |
| Homefront NJ SUPPORT SOCIAL SERVICES | Lawrence Township, NJ | $5,000 |
| Princeton University EDUCATIONAL | Princeton, NJ | $5,000 |
| The Jewish Center of Princeton RELIGIOUS ORG | Princeton, NJ | $5,000 |
| Greenwood House SUPPORT AGED IN THE COMMUNITY | Ewing Township, NJ | $5,000 |
| Homefront NJ SUPPORT SOCIAL SERVICES | Lawrence Township, NJ | $4,870 |
| Misc Organizations EDUCATION, RELIGIOUS | Princeton, NJ | $3,104 |
| Homefront NJ SUPPORT SOCIAL SERVICES | Lawrence Township, NJ | $2,973 |
| Princeton Mobile Food Pantry COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Princeton, NJ | $2,572 |
| Planned Parenthood PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Na'atik Language and Culture EDUCATIONAL | Felipe Carrillo Puer | $2,253 |
| The Jewish Federation of North Amer EDUCATIONAL | Bridgewater, NJ | $2,039 |
| The Jewish Federation of North Amer EDUCATIONAL | Bridgewater, NJ | $1,854 |
| Princeton Garden EDUCATIONAL | Princeton, NJ | $1,634 |
| Cacna1a Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Norwalk, CT | $1,287 |
| Trustees of Princeton University EDUCATION | Princeton, NJ | $1,000 |
| Friends of Herrontown Woods EDUCATIONAL | Princeton, NJ | $1,000 |
| The Stanford Fund EDUCATIONAL | Stanford, CA | $989 |
| Friends of the Princeton Public Lib EDUCATIONAL | Princeton, NJ | $550 |
| Princeton Symphony COMMUNITY OUTREACH | Princeton, NJ | $500 |
| New York City Ballet EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $500 |
| Misc Organizations EDUCATION, RELIGIOUS | Princeton, NJ | $460 |
| Jewish Family Children Services EDUCATIONAL | Teaneck, NJ | $438 |
| Cornell University EDUCATION | Ithaca, NY | $401 |
| Sundane Institute NY EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $183 |
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