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Filing year 2024

SHEAR FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania·EIN 47-1833006·NTEE P12 · Human Services·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$14M
Total assets
$225.8M
Total expenses
$12.9M
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. SHEAR FAMILY FOUNDATION INC reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Treasurer
Asst. Secr./asst. Treasurer
Vice President
Vice President

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$9M

Itemized grants

78

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- CHARLES SCHWABPITTSBURGH, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$951k
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INCTEANECK, NJFOOD INSECURITY$600k
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PAVARIOUS PROGRAMS$600k
AMERIAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FUNDWASHINGTON, DCAIEF$450k
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGASLAS VEGAS, NVTHE PRACTICE - MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING CLINIC$400k
JEWISH NATIONAL FUNDNORTHBROOK, ILLOTEM, VARIOUS PROGRAMS$380k
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADODENVER, COMEDICAL RESEARCH$350k
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITYPITTSBURGH, PACENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HEALTH$300k
GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOODBANKDUQUESNE, PAFOOD INSECURITY$300k
JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES OF PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PAFAMILY SUPPORT$300k
ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY SERVICESWEST PALM BEACH, FLFOOD INSECURITY$250k
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATIONPITTSBURGH, PATHE PITTSBURGH STUDY (TPS) LAUNCH$250k
FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIESWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL CAMPAIGN$250k
PALM BEACH COUNTY FOODBANKLAKE WORTH BEACH, FLFOOD INSECURITY$250k
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCESCHICAGO, ILGENERAL CAMPAIGN$231k
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI)LAS VEGAS, NVMENTAL ILLNESS SUPPORT$225k
ERADICATE HATE GLOBAL SUMMITPITTSBURGH, PASUPPORT FOR SUMMIT$200k
FRIENDS OF IR DAVIDNEW YORK, NYOPERATING GRANT$200k
MAGEE WOMEN'S RESEARCHPITTSBURGH, PAMEDICAL RESEARCH$200k
UCLA FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CACAPPS RESEARCH$200k
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOMPALM BEACH GARDENS, FLMOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT$150k
CENTRAL FUND OF ISRAELCEDARHURST, NYCYBERWELL OPERATING SUPPORT$150k
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ISRAEL SPORT CENTER FOR THE DISABLEDNORTHFIELD, ILREHABILITATION- PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL THROUGH SPORTS$125k
HUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATIONSALT LAKE CITY, UTMEDICAL RESEARCH$100k
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI)ARLINGTON, VAENHANCE TELEHEALTH/CONFERENCE SOFTWARE AND EQUIP- HOTLINE$100k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

SHEAR FAMILY FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$5.7M
$14.2M
2023
$14M
$12.9M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Human Services executives earn in Pennsylvania

SHEAR FAMILY FOUNDATION INC reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable human services organization in Pennsylvania earns a median of $89,802.

25th percentile
$44k
Median
$89,802
75th percentile
$153k
90th percentile
$250k

These are human services sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,311 organizations across 1,311 filings (2020 – 2024).

See full Human Services pay data for Pennsylvania
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What are SHEAR FAMILY FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, SHEAR FAMILY FOUNDATION INC reported $14M in total revenue and $12.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.