Sheldon Shapiro Charitable Foundation
The foundation's official presence appears as a page hosted on the Shapiro & Duncan company website describing the Sheldon Shapiro Charitable Foundation, its origin after Sheldon Shapiro's death, and its support for scholarships and local construction-training organizations. The page lists a Rockville, MD mailing address (14620 Rothgeb Drive) and donation instructions but there is no separate foundation domain.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Maryland-based college, scholarship program, or local construction/job-training nonprofit with local ties and a program scale appropriate for grants in the $1k–$25k range.
Good Fit
- • Programmatic focus on scholarships, higher education, or construction/job training.
- • Organizational presence or activities in Maryland or nearby DC/VA/PA.
- • An established relationship or introduction from a prior grantee, board contact, or local institution.
- • Budget needs aligned with typical grant sizes observed (mostly under $25,000).
- • Ability to partner with or complement repeat grantees (universities, community colleges, trade training groups).
Geography
Giving is regionally concentrated: roughly three quarters of 2023 dollars went to Maryland, but grants also appear in Virginia, DC and Pennsylvania (four states observed).
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 18 distinct recipients across higher education, scholarships, and local training groups with a mix of returning (10) and new (8) grantees, indicating a broadly distributed recipient set for this foundation's size.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates it makes awards to preselected organizations rather than via an open application; although eight new grantees appeared in 2023, those additions appear invitation-driven and direct entry by an unfamiliar applicant is unlikely based on the stated preselection policy.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
