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Shanken Family Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 13-4027049 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1.1M
Grants reported
35
Typical grant
$13.6K
Future commitments
Not reported

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Contact
Marvin Shanken - Shanken Foundation
Deadlines
Applications are accepted at any time. Notice of approval or rejection are usually sent in
Application materials
Brief history of charity and charitable purpose.

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Original filing text
Contact
MARVIN SHANKEN - SHANKEN FOUNDATION
Address
825 EIGHTH AVENUE 33RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY, 10019
Phone
2126844884
Deadlines
APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME. NOTICE OF APPROVAL OR REJECTION ARE USUALLY SENT IN
Application materials
BRIEF HISTORY OF CHARITY AND CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
Restrictions
NONE

Reported organization name: SHANKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202514$425.9K
202421$624.3K

Where Shanken Family Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Congregation Emanu-El

New York, NY

$147.5KTax year 2025

Charity

Els for Autism

Jupiter, FL

$120KTax year 2024

Charity

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, NY

$100KTax year 2024

Charity

Film Society of Lincoln Center

New York, NY

$90.3KTax year 2024

Charity

Film Society of Lincoln Center

New York, NY

$87KTax year 2025

Charity

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Shanken Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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