Funding search · EIN 626047221 · Birmingham, AL

Elizabeth Buford Shepherd Scholarship

Name: Elizabeth Buford Shepherd Scholarship grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

101
grants reported: $286,500
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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University of Tennessee at Knoxville2 grants · $39,000
The University of Tn Knoxville1 grant · $24,000
University of Tennessee Knoxville1 grant · $19,500
University1 grant · $13,500
University of Mississippi4 grants · $12,000
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga2 grants · $9,000
Lee University3 grants · $9,000
Tennessee Technological University2 grants · $7,500
University of Alabama3 grants · $7,500
Tn Technological University2 grants · $7,500

Giving over time

$90,000

2022

$76,500

2023

$60,000

2024

$60,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 101 grants.

$24,000
The University of Tn Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$21,000
University of Tennessee at Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2025
Scholarships
$19,500
University of Tennessee Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$18,000
University of Tennessee at Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Scholarships
$13,500
University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Scholarships
$4,500
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
Scholarships
$4,500
Tn Technological University · Cookeville, TN · 2024
General operating
$4,500
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2024
Scholarships
$4,500
Tennessee Technological University · Cookeville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$4,500
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2023
Scholarships
$4,500
Lee University · Cleveland, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$4,500
The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022
Scholarships
$4,500
The University of Tn Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Lipscomb University · Nashville, TN · 2025
Scholarship
$3,000
Tn Technological University · Cookeville, TN · 2025
Scholarships
$3,000
University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2025
Scholarships
$3,000
Lee University · Cleveland, TN · 2024
General operating
$3,000
University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2024
General operating
$3,000
University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
University of Tennessee Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Uthsc College of Pharmacy · Memphis, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$3,000
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Tennessee Technological University · Cookeville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
Uthsc College of Pharmacy · Memphis, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Bethel University · St Paul, MN · 2025
Scholarship
$1,500
Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Furman University · Greenville, SC · 2025
Scholarship
$1,500
Jacksonville State University · Jacksonville, AL · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Lee University · Cleveland, TN · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Mississippi State University · Ms State, MS · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Murray State University · Murray, KY · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
University of California - Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General operating
$1,500
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Ut Health & Science Center · Memphis, TN · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2025
Scholarships
$1,500
Berry College · Mt Berry, GA · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green, OH · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Bryan College · Dayton, TN · 2024
General operating
$1,500
College of William and Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Scholarships
$1,500
Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Institute of Technology · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Jacksonville State University · Jacksonville, AL · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Murray State University · Murray, KY · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2024
General operating
$1,500
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
General operating
$1,500
University of California - Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Scholarships
$1,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating
$1,500
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General operating
$1,500
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Ut Health & Science Center · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Villanova University · Villanova, PA · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
General operating
$1,500
Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
Berry College · Mount Berry, GA · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green, OH · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
East Tn State University · Johnson City, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship
$1,500
Middle Tennessee State University · Mufreesboro, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
Scholarships
$1,500
Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Berry College · Mount Berry, GA · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Bryan College · Dayton, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Columbia University · New York City, NY · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
East Tn State University · Johnson City, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Keiser University Flagship Campus · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Lipscomb University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Milligan College · Milligan College, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
St Louis University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
The University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
United States Military Academy · West Point, NY · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
University of Alabama Birmingham · South Birmingham, AL · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
University of Alabama Huntsville · Huntsville, AL · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2022
Scholarships

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.