The Sidney and Betty Shames
Private foundation · White Plains, NY · EIN 22-3255723 · reported 2023–2025
20grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$2.0Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 20 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2,000 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable | Boston, MA | $1,783,598 |
| Fidelity Charitable | Boston, MA | $108,853 |
| Jcc OF Mid Westchester | Scarsdale, NY | $20,100 |
| Feeding Westchester | Elmsford, NY | $20,000 |
| Doctors Without Border | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Hias | Silver Springs, MD | $5,000 |
| Jcc ON the Hudson | Tarrytown, NY | $2,000 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committe INC (jdc) | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Uja Federation | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Ossining Children's Centerildren | Ossining, NY | $2,000 |
| Autistic Self Advocacy Network INC | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Phelps Memorial Hospital | Sleepy Hollow, NY | $1,000 |
| Westchester Medical Center Foundation | Valhalla, NY | $1,000 |
| Thirteenwnet | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Camp Nejeda | Stillwater, NJ | $1,000 |
| New York Public Radio (wnyc Radio) | New York, NY | $500 |
| Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | $500 |
| Yivo | New York, NY | $500 |
| SPCA OF Westchester | Briarcliff Manor, NY | $500 |
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