The Joan Shafran and Ron Haimes Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Somerville, MA · EIN 01-0850218 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes
250grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$896Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 250 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K 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
211 Tremont St Apt 5
Somerville, MA 02143-4162
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Mendelsohn ANNUAL FUND | Cleveland, OH | $250,000 |
| Boston Architectural College MOBILE MAKERS BOSTON FUND | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Mobile Makers BOSTON FUND | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History SHAFRAN PLANETARIUM | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 |
| The Cultural Landscape Foundation ANNUAL FUND | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| The Cultural Landscape Foundation THE LANDSCAPE PRIZE | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History THE NATHAN AND FANNYE SHAFRAN PLANETARIUM | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 |
| The Cultural Landscape Foundation NY TIMES NEW LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARD | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Boston Architectural College SOCIAL INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History ANNUAL FUND | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 |
| The Cultural Landscape Foundation ANNUAL FUND | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| The Cultural Landscape Foundation ANNUAL FUND | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Boston Architectural College BAC EXHIBITION PROGRAM | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Chicago Mobile Makers ANNUAL FUND | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Boston Architectural College SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND BAC EXHIBITION PROGRAM | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Boston Architectural College SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND BAC EXHIBITION PROGRAM | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Boston Architectural College WALTER HOOD NATIVE(S) EXHIBIT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute Inc CLL RESEARCH | Brookline, MA | $10,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology ANNUAL FUND | Cambridge, MA | $8,500 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute Inc LEUKEMIA RESEARCH AND CCL | Brookline, MA | $5,000 |
| The Cultural Landscape Foundation SOAK IT UP CONFERENCE | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| American Jewish Committee ANNUAL FUND | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute CLL RESEARCH | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| The Cultural Landscape Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT PRESS MURIEL COOPER DESIGN FUND/MEDIA LAB DISCRETIONARY FUND | Boston, MA | $4,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT PRESS MURIEL COOPER DESIGN FUND AND MIT MEDIA LAB DISCRETIONARY FUND | Cambridge, MA | $4,000 |
| ACLU Foundation ANNUAL FUND | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| ACLU Foundation ANNUAL FUND | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| American Jewish Committee ANNUAL FUND | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Brennan Center for Justice ANNUAL FUND | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Chicago Mobile Makers NEW BEDFORD SEAPORT ART WALK INSTALLATION | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Free Speech for People ANNUAL FUND | Amherst, MA | $2,500 |
| Free Speech for People ANNUAL FUND | Amherst, MA | $2,500 |
| Israel21c ANNUAL FUND | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Lahaina Restoration Foundation ANNUAL FUND | Puunene, HI | $2,500 |
| New Israel Fund ANNUAL FUND | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| New Israel Fund ANNUAL FUND | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| Passim CLUB PASSIM | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 |
| Project Education ANNUAL FUND | Bellingham, WA | $2,500 |
| Public Media Company PUBLIC MEDIA BRIDGE FUND | Boulder, CO | $2,500 |
| Trustees of Boston University FUND FOR WBUR | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Trustees of Boston University FUND FOR WBUR | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation ANNUAL FUND | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation ANNUAL FUND | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Friends of Horseshoe Lake SAVE HORSESHOE LAKE | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 |
| Israel21c ANNUAL FUND | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Kaatsbaan International Dance Center KAATSBAAN KITCHEN UPGRADE | Tivoli, NY | $2,500 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc ANNUAL FUND | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| New Bedford Light ANNUAL FUND | New Bedford, MA | $2,500 |
| New Israel Fund ANNUAL FUND | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| Passim ANNUAL FUND | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 |
| Project Education ANNUAL FUND | Brookline, MA | $2,500 |
| Trustees of Boston University WBUR | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation ANNUAL FUND | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| American Jewish Committee ANNUAL FUND | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Israel21c ANNUAL FUND | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| New Israel Fund ANNUAL FUND | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| Passim ANNUAL FUND | Cambridge, MA | $2,500 |
| Project Education ANNUAL FUND | Brookline, MA | $2,500 |
| Trustees of Boston University WBUR | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
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