Shaw Family Charitable Foundation
The site shawfamilycharitable.org presents the Shaw Family Charitable Trust, a Florida private grantmaking entity focused on animal welfare. The site includes an Apply page, a Select Grantees page, and contact details ([email protected]), matching public filings for the Shaw Family Charitable Foundation in Florida.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-size organizations seeking modest operating support, especially those with local community ties or mission overlap with the foundation’s stated interests.
Good Fit
- • Requests for small operational or programmatic grants (hundreds to a few thousand dollars).
- • Established local or regional presence in the states the foundation has funded, particularly New York or Florida.
- • Clear, concise application materials that fit into a short online form or brief request.
- • Mission alignment with the foundation’s stated focus areas (community services/animal welfare as indicated on the site).
Geography
Grants in the latest year were recorded across four states, but dollar volume was heavily concentrated in New York (about 94% of 2024 dollars), so the observed footprint is multi-state in reach but highly weighted to a single state.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 9–15 distinct recipients each year across the three years observed and recorded nine new recipients in the latest year, indicating a fairly broad set of independent grantees despite financial concentration in one large award.
New Applicants
There is an online Apply page and a posted application window, and the latest year shows many new grantees, which suggests unfamiliar applicants can be considered; however the foundation also signals a preselection-style process, so openness is plausible but not fully transparent.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
