About Shapiro Foundation
The Shapiro Foundation gives a small number of very large grants focused on emergency relief and humanitarian assistance—especially support for migrants, refugees, and crisis-affected populations—while also funding high-impact medical research in pediatrics. Their partners include direct-service relief organizations, innovative platform-based housing responses, and a major children's hospital, indicating a mix of humanitarian crisis response and targeted health philanthropy.
Focus Areas
Emergency international relief for refugees and migrantsAirbnb.org-style platform partnerships for crisis housing and shelterAirline-mile and travel-based resettlement/transportation assistance (e.g., Miles4Migrants)Pediatric medical research at major hospital centers
Who They Fund
international crisis-affected populationsdomestic low-income / vulnerable communitiespatients and medical research communities
Giving Approach
Very concentrated giving: few (four) large grants of roughly equal size, prioritizing high-dollar, mission-focused partners rather than many small awards; emphasis on program-level relief interventions and institutional grants.
About Shapiro Foundation
The Shapiro Foundation’s recent giving is defined by large, repeated support for refugee relief and lawful pathways, alongside a second track of pediatric medical research. A 2024 grant of $1,285,000 to Choose Love shows the scale of its emergency-response work, and the same year it gave $1,130,000 to Miles4Migrants for international relief. Those awards sit within a broader pattern of funding organizations that help displaced people move, resettle, and meet immediate needs. The foundation also backs institutions that connect relief work to longer-term services. It awarded $1,100,000 to Airbnb.org in 2024, reflecting interest in shelter and crisis housing responses, while Boston Children’s Hospital received seven-figure and near-seven-figure support across multiple years for medical research. The recent grants list also includes the International Refugee Assistance Project, World Relief, Alight, and Pathways International US, indicating a portfolio built around crisis assistance, legal and resettlement support, and partner-led implementation. With annual grants of $24.8 million and a median grant size of $25,000, the foundation combines very large program grants with smaller awards to a wide set of operating partners.
What Shapiro Foundation Funds
Refugee and migrant assistance is the central theme in the recent grants. In 2024, The Shapiro Foundation gave $656,667 to Alight for international relief, and in 2023 it gave $528,000 to World Relief for the same broad purpose. It also supported the International Refugee Assistance Project with $600,000 in 2023 and another $500,000 in 2024, pointing to sustained interest in legal and resettlement-related work. Housing and transport are another clear strand. The foundation gave $1,100,000 to Airbnb.org in 2024, and $1,130,000 to Miles4Migrants in 2024, with another $275,000 to Miles4Migrants in 2023. That pattern shows funding for both shelter responses and travel logistics. A third area is education and employment for displaced people. Grants include $363,258 to World Learning in 2025, $300,000 to Friends of the University of Ottawa in 2024, and $255,000 to the Internation Institute of New England in 2024. The foundation also supported The Rashi School in Dedham, Massachusetts, with $513,000 in 2023 and $413,000 in 2024.
How Shapiro Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.2M
Total Assets
$123.7M
Total Revenue
$7M
Total Expenses
$8.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $114K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$114K
Geographic Reach
Regional27 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Shapiro Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Shapiro Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 245 | $24.8M | 99.6% |
| 2 | Japan | 1 |
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