Grants awarded
Who does James R Shields Private Foundation fund?
James R Shields Private Foundation has awarded $3.1 million across 113 grants to 69 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $15,000 and $25,000.
Total awarded
$3.1M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
69
Grants
113
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Individual recipient | $437K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Turnstone Center for Children & Adults W Disabilities (turnston) | $185K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Fort Wayne Trails INC (fwtrails) | $160K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Bishop Dwenger High School | $125K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IN | |
| A Allen Co - Ft Wayne Historical Society INC | $90K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cincinnati Children's Hospital (cnchildh) | $80K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Riley Children's Foundation (riley Ch) | $80K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Euell a Wilson Center INC (euell A) | $80K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bishop Dwenger High School (bisdwehs) | $80K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Parkview Foundation INC (prkviewf) | $75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Fort Wayne Zoological Society INC (fwzoosoc) | $75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana INC (chfoodni) | $75K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana INC (juniorsd) | $65K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Matthew 25 INC (mat25inc) | $65K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mayo Clinic (mayoclin) Department of Development | $65K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Canterbury School | $60K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Headwater's Junction INC (hdwtrjun) | $55K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Jude's Catholic School (st Jude) | $55K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Turnstone Center for Children & Adults W Disabilities | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana INC | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Vincent Village INC (vinvilge) | $45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Riley Children's Foundation | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fort Wayne Trails INC | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cincinnati Children's Hospital | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend (cathchaw) | $35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Harvest Food Bank | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E Euell a Wilson Center INC | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Women's Care Center INC (women'sd) | $30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Fort Wayne Trails INC
|
$30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IN | |
| V Vincent Village INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fort Wayne Zoological Society INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Parkview Health Foundation INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Community Transportation Network INC
|
$25K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| B Bishop Dwenger High School | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Big Brother Big Sister of Northeast Indiana INC (big Bros) | $25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne INC (boys Gdo) | $25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Jude's Catholic School | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bishop Luers High School | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Matthew 25 INC | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Community Transportation Network | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Indiana University Foundation (4880) | $20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Fort Wayne Zoological Society INC
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IN | |
| P Parkview Foundation INC | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Allen Co Ft Wayne Historical Society INC | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mayo Clinic Department of Development | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities INC
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IN | |
| M Mayo Clinic | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IN | |
| M Matthew 25 INC | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Mary's Catholic School (stmary) | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Womens Care Center INC | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Euell a Wilson Center INC
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IN | |
| W Women's Care Center | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kate's Kart INC (katekart) | $13K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y Yellow Brick Road Project | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IN | |
| C Catholic Charities of the Diocese | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Childrens Hospital Med Center | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Yellow Brick Road Project (the Yell) | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Kate's Kart INC
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$7K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IN | |
| H House of Pins Adaptive Recreational Venue Company | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kate's Kart INC | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Heart of the City Mission Foundation (heardfd) | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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