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JOHN SHIELDS JR TRUST FBO BESSIE SHIELDS FOUNDATION 89359-00-4

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

12recipients FY2016–24
$419,728giving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
NationalNational funder, 5 states and territories

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A national funder — 5 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 7 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, D, E, H, K, N.

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A L H FOUNDATION INCBALTIMORE, MDprogram funder1
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ALICE A PAXTON CHARITABLE TRUSTBUFFALO, NYprogram funder1
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS AND AQUARIUMS INCSILVER SPRING, MDprogram funder1
ANDERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder1
ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATIONBALTIMORE, MDlarge program funder1
ARCH W SHAW FOUNDATIONBIRCH TREE, MOprogram funder1
ARCUS FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYprogram funder1
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder1
ARKES FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder1
ARTHUR D COLLINS JR FOUNDATIONNAPLES, FLprogram funder1
ATLANTA-FULTON COUNTY ZOO INCATLANTA, GAprogram funder1
BANFIELD FOUNDATIONVANCOUVER, WAprogram funder1
BEATRICE P DELANEY CHAR FDNCHICAGO, ILprogram funder1
BERGHORST FOUNDATION INCWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder1
BESSON COOPER FUND INCMIAMI BEACH, FLprogram funder1
BESSONS LANDING FOUNDATION INCMIAMI BEACH, FLprogram funder1
BETTINGER-MARSHALL FOUNDATIONINCprogram funder1
BISSELL PET FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MIprogram funder1
BRIAN AND LISA WAGNER FAMILY FOUNDATIONAKRON, OHprogram funder1
BROWN ADVISORY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCBALTIMORE, MDprogram funder1
BROWN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCBUTLER, MDprogram funder1
BUCKINGHAM SCHOOL OF FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLANDBALTIMORE, MDprogram funder1
C F HOLDSHIP CHARITABLE TRUSTPITTSBURGH, PAprogram funder1

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATIONNY62024$70,325
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYIL72024$49,000
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYIL72024$44,501
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSONS RESEARCHNY72024$38,000
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL72024$30,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALSNY62024$21,779
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICADC32024$17,276
MARYLAND FOOD BANK INCMD22020$8,500
MARYLAND SPCA INCMD22020$8,500
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL22019$20,000
WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INCIL12018$6,000
PARMA HOSPITAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATIONOH12018$2,500