Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation
Historical FunderBoston, Massachusetts · EIN 04-6111826 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$972K
Organizations funded73
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$29.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $8,000 and $18,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | THOMAS E COURY GARDINER HOWLAND SHA |
|---|---|
| Address | 355 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116 |
| Phone | 7813661215 |
| Form and materials | WRITTEN PROPOSAL |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | ORGANIZATIONS MUST DEAL WITH THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE REHABILITATION OF CRIMINALS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
5% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Resources for Justice | Boston, MA | Support for the greater boston coming home offender resource directory. | $70,000 |
| Prisoners Legal Services | Boston, MA | Support for the prison brutality legal advocacy project. | $30,000 |
| Worcester Common Ground | Worcester, MA | Support for the worcester county coming home directory. | $30,000 |
| Center for Law Brain and Behavior | Boston, MA | Support for the emerging adult offender project. | $25,000 |
| Citizens for Juvenile Justice | Boston, MA | Support for the statewide juvenile justice reform initiative. | $25,000 |
| Mass Inc | Boston, MA | Support for the criminal justice reform research initiative. | $22,500 |
| Clark University | Worcester, MA | Support for the larc prison education initiative. | $20,000 |
| Emerson College | Boston, MA | Support for the prison education initiative. | $20,000 |
| Massachusetts Community Action Network | Dorchester, MA | Support for the community criminal justice reform project. | $20,000 |
| New England Innocence Project | Cambridge, MA | Support for legal advocacy for wrongfully convicted individuals. | $20,000 |
| Old Colony YMCA | Brockton, MA | Support for the s.o.a.r. offender re-entry program. | $20,000 |
| One Can Help Inc | Waban, MA | Support for the juvenile offender assistence project. | $20,000 |
| One for Health | Walpole, MA | Support for the youth health development program. | $20,000 |
| Petey Greene Program | Cambridge, MA | Support for the prison and jail tutoring program. | $20,000 |
| Rfk Community Alliance | Lancaster, MA | Support for the juvenile detention diversion project. | $20,000 |
| Second Chance Cars | Concord, MA | Support for car donation assistance program for returning citizens. | $20,000 |
| Second Street Chances | Pittsfield, MA | Support for the offender re-entry project in hampshire county. | $20,000 |
| Trinity Boston Connects | Boston, MA | Support for the at-risk youth counseling project. | $20,000 |
| Merrimack College | North Andover, MA | Support for the prison education project. | $18,000 |
| Amazing Grace of Cape Cod | Centerville, MA | Support for the summer camp program for children with incarcerated parents. | $15,000 |
| Brocton Interfaith Community Inc | Brockton, MA | Support for the community criminal justice reform project. | $15,000 |
| Communities for Restorative Justice | Boston, MA | Support for statewide restorative justice programs. | $15,000 |
| Community Legal Aid | Worcester, MA | Support for the cori criminal records assistance project. | $15,000 |
| Community Servings Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | Support for the culinary arts training program for parolees. | $15,000 |
| Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators | Hingham, MA | Support for the best practices research project. | $15,000 |
| Dismas House of Ma | Worcester, MA | Support of ex-offender re-entry services in worcester county. | $15,000 |
| Edinburg Center | Bedford, MA | Support for the social worker/police ride along program. | $15,000 |
| Father's Uplift Inc | Dorchester, MA | Support for the fathers parenting support and assistance project. | $15,000 |
| Friends of Boston's Homeless | Jamaica Plain, MA | Support for homeless services for ex-offenders. | $15,000 |
| Heart to Heart | Hull, MA | Support for the suffolk county jail offender counseling project. | $15,000 |
| Ria Inc | Framingham, MA | Support for the female offender victims of violence assistance project. | $15,000 |
| Straight Ahead Ministries | Worcester, MA | Support for the juvenile offender community transition project. | $15,000 |
| Strategies for Youth | Cambridge, MA | Support for the police training project. | $15,000 |
| Thrive Communities of Ma | Lowell, MA | Support for the community re-entry project. | $15,000 |
| Farm to Institution New England | Hartland, VT | Support for the prison food service development project. | $12,000 |
| Freedom Ministries Inc | Boston, MA | Support for the volunteer juvenile facilities visitation program.. | $12,000 |
| Amirah Inc | Beverly, MA | Support for the domestic violence victims housing assistance project. | $10,000 |
| Children's Law Center of Ma | Lynn, MA | Support of the juvenile justice legal advocacy project. | $10,000 |
| Children's Trust | Boston, MA | Support for the berkshire county jail parentng program. | $10,000 |
| Essex County Community Organization | Lynn, MA | Support for the community based crime prevention program. | $10,000 |
| Everyday Boston | Jamaica Plain, MA | Support for the community ex-offender counseling and support program. | $10,000 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services | Boston, MA | Support for the cori criminal records reform project. | $10,000 |
| Inner-City Weightlifting | Boston, MA | Support for the gang intervention and at-risk youth development program. | $10,000 |
| Lawyers Clearinghouse | Boston, MA | Support for the offender housing advocacy project. | $10,000 |
| Lc Media Productions Filmmakers Collaborative | Cambridge, MA | Support for offender re-entry film. | $10,000 |
| Lynn Street Outreach Advocacy Project | Lynn, MA | Support for the youth violence intervention program. | $10,000 |
| Mass Bar Foundation | Boston, MA | Support for the gants statewide re-entry initiative. | $10,000 |
| New Garden Society | Boston, MA | Support for the female offender horticultural vocational training project. | $10,000 |
| Partakers Inc | Auburndale, MA | Support for the offender education assistance project. | $10,000 |
| Prison Book Program | Quincy, MA | Support for the book distribution project to prisons and jails. | $10,000 |
| Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation | Boston, MA | Support for the minority women's prosecutorial recruitment project. | $10,000 |
| The Appeal Inc | Landers, CA | Support for criminal justice journalism. | $10,000 |
| Council on Foundations | Philadelphia, PA | Annual support. | $8,000 |
| Cultural Center of Cape Cod | South Yarmouth, MA | Support for the visual arts and writing program for female offenders. | $8,000 |
| Self Esteem Boston | Jamaica Plain, MA | Support for the women's counseling program for female offenders. | $8,000 |
| Rodman Ride for Kids | Foxboro, MA | Support for the celebration for kids event. | $7,500 |
| Plymouth County Sheriff's Department | Plymouth, MA | Support for offender pre-apprenticeship training program. | $7,000 |
| Philanthropy Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Annual support. | $5,460 |
| Adolescent Consultation Services Inc | Cambridge, MA | Support for the juvenial justice court clinic advocacy project. | $5,000 |
| Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | Support for tbf civic fund. | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 73 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $971,660 | 73 |
| 2023 | $913,242 | 74 |
| 2022 | $962,681 | 65 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 27, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543009349100959
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-6111826
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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