Funding search · EIN 472541417 · Temple, TX
Garlyn & Lajuan Shelton Christian
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 221
- grants reported
- $3.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Dallas Baptist University1 grant · $1.0M
- 21 Century Wilberforce Initiative3 grants · $310,000
- First Baptist Church of Salado4 grants · $280,000
- Samaritan'S Purse4 grants · $196,000
- Restoration Fellowship3 grants · $130,000
- Family Promise4 grants · $115,000
- Institure for Global Engagement1 grant · $100,000
- Fellowship of Christians & Jews1 grant · $100,000
- Stamford First Baptist Church4 grants · $81,000
- Avoca Methodist Church4 grants · $80,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 221 grants.
- $1.0M
Dallas Baptist University · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
- $110,000
21 Century Wilberforce Initiative · Falls Church, VA · 2022
General fund
- $100,000
Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund
- $100,000
Institure for Global Engagement · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund
- $100,000
21 Century Wilberforce Initiative · Falls Church, VA · 2023
General fund
- $100,000
21 Century Wilberforce Initiative · Falls Church, VA · 2023
General fund
- $90,000
First Baptist Church of Salado · Salado, TX · 2024
General support
- $65,000
First Baptist Church of Salado · Salado, TX · 2023
General support
- $65,000
First Baptist Church of Salado · Salado, TX · 2023
General support
- $60,000
First Baptist Church of Salado · Salado, TX · 2022
General support
- $58,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
Gerneral fund
- $56,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Gerneral fund
- $52,275
Stamford Hospital District · Stamford, TX · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Restoration Fellowship · Cleveland, TN · 2023
General fund
- $50,000
Restoration Fellowship · Cleveland, TN · 2023
General fund
- $41,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
Gerneral fund
- $41,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
Gerneral fund
- $40,000
Family Promise · Temple, TX · 2023
General support
- $40,000
Family Promise · Temple, TX · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Restoration Fellowship · Cleveland, TN · 2024
General fund
- $25,000
Body of Christ Community Clinic · Belton, TX · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Body of Christ Community Clinic · Belton, TX · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Temple Community Clinic · Temple, TX · 2023
Caringball donation
- $25,000
Temple Community Clinic · Temple, TX · 2023
Caringball donation
- $25,000
Family Promise · Temple, TX · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Temple Community Clinic · Temple, TX · 2022
Caringball donation
- $21,000
Montessori Schools of Central Texas · Temple, TX · 2022
General fund
- $20,500
Stamford First Baptist Church · Stamford, TX · 2023
General fund
- $20,500
Stamford First Baptist Church · Stamford, TX · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
Avoca Baptist Church · Avoca, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Avoca Methodist Church · Avoca, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Bell County Sheriff'S Department · Belton, TX · 2024
Disaster relief fund
- $20,000
Freedom Bible Fellowship · Belton, TX · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Stamford First Baptist Church · Stamford, TX · 2024
General fund
- $20,000
Wildwood Baptist Church · Temple, TX · 2024
General fund
- $20,000
Avoca Baptist Church · Avoca, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Avoca Baptist Church · Avoca, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Avoca Methodist Church · Avoca, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Avoca Methodist Church · Avoca, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Freedom Bible Fellowship · Belton, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Freedom Bible Fellowship · Belton, TX · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Wildwood Baptist Church · Temple, TX · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
Wildwood Baptist Church · Temple, TX · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
Avoca Baptist Church · Avoca, TX · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Avoca Methodist Church · Avoca, TX · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Freedom Bible Fellowship · Belton, TX · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Stamford First Baptist Church · Stamford, TX · 2022
General fund
- $20,000
Wildwood Baptist Church · Temple, TX · 2022
General fund
- $18,000
Freedom Road Biker Church · Belton, TX · 2022
General fund
- $15,000
Christians United for Israel · San Antonio, TX · 2024
General support
- $15,000
American Center of Law & Justice · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
American Center of Law & Justice · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Salvation Army · Temple, TX · 2023
General fund
- $15,000
Salvation Army · Temple, TX · 2023
General fund
- $15,000
Stamford Vip · Stamford, TX · 2022
General fund
- $12,000
Churches Touching Lives for Christ · Temple, TX · 2024
General fund
- $12,000
Helping Hands Ministry of Belton · Belton, TX · 2023
General fund
- $12,000
Helping Hands Ministry of Belton · Belton, TX · 2023
General fund
- $12,000
Helping Hands Ministry of Belton · Belton, TX · 2022
General fund
- $11,000
Hope Pregnancy Centers · Killeen, TX · 2024
Banquet sponsorship
- $10,000
Family Promise · Temple, TX · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Montessori Schools of Central Texas · Temple, TX · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Stamford Vip · Stamford, TX · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Christians United for Israel · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Christians United for Israel · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General support
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Baptist World Alliance · Falls Church, VA · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Christians United for Israel · San Antonio, TX · 2022
General support
- $10,000
First Cedar Valley Baptist Church · Salado, TX · 2022
Genreal fund
- $10,000
Stamford Ems · Stamford, TX · 2022
General fund
- $7,500
Stamford Vip · Stamford, TX · 2023
General fund
- $7,500
Stamford Vip · Stamford, TX · 2023
General fund
- $5,500
Hope Pregnancy Centers · Killeen, TX · 2023
Banquet sponsorship
- $5,500
Hope Pregnancy Centers · Killeen, TX · 2023
Banquet sponsorship
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Meals On Wheels · Arlington, VA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Meals On Wheels · Arlington, VA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Central Texas Christian School · Temple, TX · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Stamford Goodfellows · Stamford, TX · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Troy Sobriety Foundation · Waco, TX · 2022
General fund
- $4,500
Hope for the Hungry · Belton, TX · 2023
General fund
- $4,500
Hope for the Hungry · Belton, TX · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
In Touch Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General fund
- $4,000
The Winning Walk · Houston, TX · 2022
Gerneral fund
- $3,857
Freedom Road Biker Church · Belton, TX · 2024
General fund
- $3,600
Prison Fellowship · Merrifield, VA · 2023
General fund
- $3,600
Prison Fellowship · Merrifield, VA · 2023
General fund
- $3,500
Hearts & Hands Ministry - Salado · Salado, TX · 2023
General fund
- $3,500
Hearts & Hands Ministry - Salado · Salado, TX · 2023
General fund
- $3,040
Freedom Road Biker Church · Belton, TX · 2023
General fund
- $3,040
Freedom Road Biker Church · Belton, TX · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Hope for the Hungry · Belton, TX · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
In Touch Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Central Texas Food Bank · Austin, TX · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Hendrick Hospice Care · Abilene, TX · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Hendrick Hospice Care · Abilene, TX · 2023
General fund
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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