The Shapira Foundation makes a small number of targeted, impact-driven grants focused on direct services that meet urgent family and child needs. Their funding prioritizes practical, tangible interventions — housing construction/placement for low-income families and children, adaptive medical equipment for children with disabilities, and arts education for elementary students — often delivered through local nonprofits. They tend to support organizations repeatedly to enable specific projects (home builds, equipment purchases, program costs) rather than broad policy or research work.
The Shapira Foundation’s grantmaking is built around direct help for children and families: home construction for impoverished households, adaptive equipment for children with disabilities, food access, emergency shelter, and support for children facing grief or crisis. One of its clearest patterns is repeat support for project-specific needs rather than broad operating support, with the same organizations appearing across multiple years for the same purpose. A recurring example is Community Development Projects Inc Dba Project Mercy, which received grants to build a home for an impoverished family in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Another is Wheel to Walk Foundation, funded in multiple years to purchase medical and adaptive equipment for children with disabilities. The foundation also backs child-centered community services, including arts education for elementary students through Play It Forward and crisis support through safe housing, shelter, and family services. Recent grants show a narrow, practical approach: small awards tied to a defined project, often delivered through local nonprofits in Oregon and a few out-of-state partners for specific needs.
Housing and shelter are a clear thread in the foundation’s work. It gave $6,000 in 2024 to Kindred Partners for safe housing for children facing family substance abuse and housing instability, and $5,000 in 2025 to Jericho Road Inc for its emergency homeless shelter program. The foundation also supports food access: Cascade Aids Project received $5,000 in 2025 for Esther’s Food Pantry to feed people in need in the Portland metro area. Child and family support shows up in grief and trauma-related grants as well. Dougy Center received $5,000 in 2024 to support children, teens, and families grieving a family member with advanced serious illness like ALS, while Als Northwest received $5,000 in 2025 for holistic support to children and youth facing a loved one’s terminal disease. Education-related giving includes $10,000 to Play It Forward in 2025 for free musical lessons and instruments for elementary school students.
Typical awards are clustered at the small-project level: p25 is $2,500, median is $5,000, and p75 is $5,000. That spread points to a grantmaker that often uses round-number checks, with a meaningful share of awards at $5,000 and a smaller number at $10,000 or $6,800 for larger project costs. The recent grants list also shows repeat support across multiple years, especially for the same purpose at the same nonprofit, which suggests ongoing project-based funding rather than one-off relationship building. The foundation funds individuals, and the available data identifies its support as program- and project-specific rather than PRIs. Unsolicited applications are accepted in several active grant programs.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Concentrated, project-focused giving: a small number of mid-sized grants with repeat funding to a handful of local direct-service organizations; funds are directed to concrete, one-off purchases or builds rather than general operating support or broad programmatic initiatives.
Notable grantees: Community Development Projects Inc (dba Project Mercy), Wheel to Walk Foundation, Play It Forward, Kindred Partners
Giving is concentrated in Oregon, with 71% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Portland appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, alongside Beaverton, Aloha, and Redmond. Outside Oregon, the foundation has funded recipients in Poway and Costa Mesa, California; San Diego, California; Dallas, Texas; and a broad national-reach grant to Jerusalem Institue of Justice USA. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 31 grants and no non-U.S. recipients in the available data.
Its typical award sizes are small and tightly scoped: p25 is $2,500, median is $5,000, and p75 is $5,000. In the recent grants list, most awards cluster at $5,000, with a few higher grants at $6,000, $6,800, and $10,000.
Yes. The same nonprofits appear across multiple years for the same project type. Community Development Projects Inc Dba Project Mercy received support in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to build a home for an impoverished family, and Wheel to Walk Foundation was funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for medical and adaptive equipment.
The foundation supports direct-service work for children and families, including housing construction and safe housing, adaptive medical equipment for children with disabilities, food pantry operations, emergency shelter, grief support, and elementary music education with instrument purchases.
Its giving is regional and concentrated in Oregon. The top state by grant count is OR, and 71% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Oregon recipients include Portland, Beaverton, Aloha, and Redmond organizations.
Yes. The active grant programs listed for health and human services, education, and children’s programs all accept unsolicited applications, including programs focused on hunger, homelessness, domestic violence, education, and youth services.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Shapira Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations whose project or program meets the foundation's guidelines and relates to its areas of emphasis. The foundation supports children in need and campership programs.
Deadline: Annual grant cycle; Letter of Inquiry due June 30 each year.
Who can apply: Organizations whose project or program meets the foundation's guidelines and relates to its areas of emphasis, especially programs serving disadvantaged or disabled individuals in the Portland metropolitan area.
Deadline: Annual grant cycle; Letter of Inquiry due June 30 each year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2026 | TO PURCHASE MEDICAL AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. |
| PLAY IT FORWARD | BEAVERTON, OR | $10,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE FREE MUSICAL LESSONS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS & PURCHASE INSTRUMENTS |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INC DBA PROJECT MERCY | POWAY, CA | $7,000 | 2026 | TO BUILD HOME FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILY |
| COMMUNITY TRANSITION SCHOOL | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | TUITION FREE PRIVATE SCHOOL DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. |
| CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF CHP EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN OFFICERS |
| CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDREN | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ANNUAL FAMILY CAMP WEEKEND TO ENABLE FAMILIES TO TO BUILD A SUPPORT NETWORK |
| UN WATCH - USA | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | FURTHER THE UN WATCH MISSION OF MONITORING THE UN BY THE YARDSTICK OF ITS OWN CHARACTER. |
| MT HOOD KIWANIS CAMP | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY |
| CAMP ROSENBAUM FUND | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE LIFE-ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH MENTORING, CAMP, AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. |
| MERRY HEART CHILDREN'S CAMP | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH WITH HEART CONDITIONS ATTEND A SUMMER CAMP DEDICATED TO THEM |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF OREGON INC | PORTLAND, OR | $4,000 | 2026 | TO FUND GRANTING WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES IN OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON. |
| PLAY IT FORWARD | BEAVERTON, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE FREE MUSICAL LESSONS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS & PURCHASE INSTRUMENTS |
| WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PURCHASE MEDICAL AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INC DBA PROJECT MERCY | POWAY, CA | $6,800 | 2025 | TO BUILD HOME FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILY |
| JERICHO ROAD INC | REDMOND, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER PROGRAM |
| CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF CHP EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN OFFICERS |
| JERUSALEM INSTITUE OF JUSTICE USA | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | PURSUING JUSTICE & RESTITUTION FOR ISRAELI SURVIVORS OF TERRORISM |
| RAPHAEL HOUSE OF PORTLAND | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FAMILIES WHO HAVE ESCAPED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
| CASCADE AIDS PROJECT | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | ESTHER'S FOOD PANTRY FOR FEEDING PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA |
| ALS NORTHWEST | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH AS THEY CONFRONT THE CHALLENGES OF A LOVED ONE'S DIAGNOSIS WITH A TERMINAL DISEASE |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF OREGON INC | PORTLAND, OR | $4,000 | 2025 | TO FUND GRANTING WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES IN OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON. |
| WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $7,500 | 2024 | TO PURCHASE MEDICAL AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INC DBA PROJECT MERCY | POWAY, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | TO BUILD HOME FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILY |
| KINDRED PARTNERS | ALOHA, OR | $6,000 | 2024 | SAFE HOUSING FOR CHILDREN FACING FAMILY SUBSTANCE ABUSE & HOUSING INSTABILITY |
| PORTLAND BACKPACK | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE LUNCHES TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS |
| DOUGY CENTER | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE FUNDS TO A SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND FAMILIES WHO ARE GRIEVING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS ADVANCED SERIOUS ILLNESS LIKE ALS |
| MT HOOD KIWANIS CAMP | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY |
| CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF CHP EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN OFFICERS |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF OREGON INC | PORTLAND, OR | $4,000 | 2024 | TO FUND GRANTING WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES IN OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON. |
| PLAY IT FORWARD | BEAVERTON, OR | $2,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE FREE MUSICAL LESSONS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS & PURCHASE INSTRUMENTS |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INC DBA PROJECT MERCY | POWAY, CA | $6,000 | 2023 | TO BUILD HOME FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILY |
| WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | TO PURCHASE MEDICAL AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. |
| MT HOOD KIWANIS CAMP | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY |
| CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF CHP EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN OFFICERS |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF OREGON INC | PORTLAND, OR | $4,000 | 2023 | TO FUND GRANTING WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES IN OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON. |
| MERRY HEART CHILDREN'S CAMP | PORTLAND, OR | $3,500 | 2023 | THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH WITH HEART CONDITIONS ATTEND A SUMMER CAMP DEDICATED TO THEM |
| JERICHO ROAD INC | REDMOND, OR | $3,500 | 2023 | EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER PROGRAM |
| DOUGY CENTER | PORTLAND, OR | $2,500 | 2023 | PROVIDE FUNDS TO A SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND FAMILIES WHO ARE GRIEVING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS ADVANCED SERIOUS ILLNESS LIKE ALS |
| GENERATE HOPE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR HOUSING & THERAPY FOR SURVIOVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING |
| KINDRED PARTNERS | ALOHA, OR | $2,500 | 2023 | SAFE HOUSING FOR CHILDREN FACING FAMILY SUBSTANCE ABUSE & HOUSING INSTABILITY |
| CASCADE AIDS PROJECT | PORTLAND, OR | $2,500 | 2023 | ESTHER'S FOOD PANTRY FOR FEEDING PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA |
| NATIONAL PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $1,000 | 2023 | HELP THOSE IN NEED AND FIND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY PANCREATIC CANCER |
WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION
$10,000TO PURCHASE MEDICAL AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
PLAY IT FORWARD
$10,000PROVIDE FREE MUSICAL LESSONS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS & PURCHASE INSTRUMENTS
TO BUILD HOME FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILY
TUITION FREE PRIVATE SCHOOL DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF CHP EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN OFFICERS
CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDREN
$5,000SUPPORT ANNUAL FAMILY CAMP WEEKEND TO ENABLE FAMILIES TO TO BUILD A SUPPORT NETWORK
UN WATCH - USA
$5,000FURTHER THE UN WATCH MISSION OF MONITORING THE UN BY THE YARDSTICK OF ITS OWN CHARACTER.
MT HOOD KIWANIS CAMP
$5,000TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY
CAMP ROSENBAUM FUND
$5,000PROVIDE LIFE-ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH MENTORING, CAMP, AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.
MERRY HEART CHILDREN'S CAMP
$5,000THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH WITH HEART CONDITIONS ATTEND A SUMMER CAMP DEDICATED TO THEM
TO FUND GRANTING WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES IN OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
PLAY IT FORWARD
$10,000PROVIDE FREE MUSICAL LESSONS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS & PURCHASE INSTRUMENTS
WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION
$10,000TO PURCHASE MEDICAL AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
TO BUILD HOME FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILY
JERICHO ROAD INC
$5,000EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER PROGRAM
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF CHP EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN OFFICERS
JERUSALEM INSTITUE OF JUSTICE USA
$5,000PURSUING JUSTICE & RESTITUTION FOR ISRAELI SURVIVORS OF TERRORISM
ESTHER'S FOOD PANTRY FOR FEEDING PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA
TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH AS THEY CONFRONT THE CHALLENGES OF A LOVED ONE'S DIAGNOSIS WITH A TERMINAL DISEASE
TO FUND GRANTING WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES IN OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION
$7,500TO PURCHASE MEDICAL AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
TO BUILD HOME FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILY
KINDRED PARTNERS
$6,000SAFE HOUSING FOR CHILDREN FACING FAMILY SUBSTANCE ABUSE & HOUSING INSTABILITY
PORTLAND BACKPACK
$5,000PROVIDE LUNCHES TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
PROVIDE FUNDS TO A SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND FAMILIES WHO ARE GRIEVING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS ADVANCED SERIOUS ILLNESS LIKE ALS
MT HOOD KIWANIS CAMP
$5,000TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF CHP EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN OFFICERS
TO FUND GRANTING WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES IN OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
PLAY IT FORWARD
$2,500PROVIDE FREE MUSICAL LESSONS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS & PURCHASE INSTRUMENTS
TO BUILD HOME FOR IMPOVERISHED FAMILY
WHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION
$5,000TO PURCHASE MEDICAL AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
MT HOOD KIWANIS CAMP
$5,000TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF CHP EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN OFFICERS
TO FUND GRANTING WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES IN OREGON AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
MERRY HEART CHILDREN'S CAMP
$3,500THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH WITH HEART CONDITIONS ATTEND A SUMMER CAMP DEDICATED TO THEM
JERICHO ROAD INC
$3,500EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER PROGRAM
PROVIDE FUNDS TO A SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND FAMILIES WHO ARE GRIEVING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS ADVANCED SERIOUS ILLNESS LIKE ALS
SAFE HOUSING FOR CHILDREN FACING FAMILY SUBSTANCE ABUSE & HOUSING INSTABILITY
ESTHER'S FOOD PANTRY FOR FEEDING PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA
NATIONAL PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION
$1,000HELP THOSE IN NEED AND FIND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY PANCREATIC CANCER
