Funding search · EIN 522135634 · Baltimore, MD

The Shepard Family Private Foundation

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

117
grants reported
$3.7M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Memorial Hermann Foundation3 grants · $353,993
  • Catholic Charites Daf1 grant · $350,815
  • Texas Public Policy Foundation3 grants · $231,918
  • Catholic Charities2 grants · $212,313
  • Frontera Healthcare Network2 grants · $208,647
  • Tunnels To Towers2 grants · $208,041
  • US Chamber of Commerce2 grants · $207,984
  • Catholic Charities Daf1 grant · $150,250
  • Jensen Project1 grant · $101,979
  • Tunnels To Towers Foundation1 grant · $100,761

Giving over time

$834,670
2022
$751,772
2023
$889,371
2024
$1.2M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 117 grants.

  • $350,815

    Catholic Charites Daf · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    General fund

  • $252,481

    Memorial Hermann Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $150,250

    Catholic Charities Daf · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    General fund

  • $130,162

    Texas Public Policy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $112,205

    Catholic Charities · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    General fund

  • $104,850

    Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025

    General fund

  • $104,850

    US Chamber of Commerce · Washington, DC · 2025

    Hiring our heros program

  • $104,660

    Frontera Healthcare Network · Menard, TX · 2024

    General fund

  • $103,987

    Frontera Healthcare Network · Menard, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $103,191

    Tunnels To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024

    General fund

  • $103,134

    US Chamber of Commerce · Washington, DC · 2024

    Hiring our heros program

  • $101,979

    Jensen Project · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $100,761

    Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    General fund

  • $100,761

    US Chamber of Commerce · Washington, DC · 2023

    General fund

  • $100,108

    Catholic Charities · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    General fund

  • $100,000

    Delta Waterfowl Foundation · Bismarck, ND · 2023

    General fund

  • $76,756

    Texas Public Policy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024

    General fund

  • $51,876

    Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022

    General fund

  • $51,512

    Memorial Hermann Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024

    General fund

  • $50,000

    Friends of Mason County Sheriff · Shelton, WA · 2025

    General fund

  • $50,000

    San Angelo Area Foundation · San Angelo, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $50,000

    Memorial Hermann Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023

    General fund

  • $50,000

    Memorial Hermann Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $30,885

    Zach Johnson Foundation · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2024

    In memory of jack kenney

  • $30,000

    Rural Health Initiative · Raeligh, NC · 2025

    General fund

  • $30,000

    Zach Johnson Foundation · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023

    General fund

  • $29,096

    American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To · New York, NY · 2024

    General fund

  • $29,095

    Autism Speaks · New York, NY · 2024

    General fund

  • $26,355

    University of Texas Md Anderson · Austin, TX · 2024

    Cancer center

  • $25,999

    Ut Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $25,149

    The Als Association · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General fund

  • $25,000

    Texas Public Policy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023

    General fund

  • $25,000

    University of Texas Md Anderson Center · Austin, TX · 2023

    General fund

  • $25,000

    Barrier Islands Center · Machipongo, VA · 2022

    General fund

  • $25,000

    Committ Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2022

    General fund

  • $25,000

    Texas Public Policy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $25,000

    University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $21,813

    Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Ctr · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    general fund

  • $21,370

    Marine Corps Law Enforcement · Tuckahoe, NY · 2024

    General fund

  • $20,708

    Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation · Tuckahoe, NY · 2025

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Angel Reach · Conroe, TX · 2024

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Angel Reach - for Wings & Strings · Conroe, TX · 2023

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Marine Corps Law Enforcement · Tuckahoe, NY · 2023

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Angel Reach · Conroe, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Marine Corp Law Enforcemetn · Tuckahoe, NY · 2022

    General fund

  • $15,664

    Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Ctr · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Dr roger blumenthal

  • $15,000

    George W Bush Presidential Center · Dallas, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $15,000

    Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    General fund

  • $15,000

    Mason Volunteer Fire Department · Mason, WV · 2023

    General fund

  • $10,443

    Teneo Network · Austin, TX · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,212

    Montgomery County Food Bank · Conroe, TX · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    American Junior Golf Association · Braselton, GA · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Angel Reach · Conroe, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    At&T Performance Arts Centre · Dallas, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Borderlands Research Institute · Valley Village, CA · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Cynthia Woods Pavilion · The Woodlands, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Gloucester Institute · Gloucester, VA · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Mason Food Bank · Mason, TX · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Mason Volunteer Fire Dept · Mason, WV · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction · New York, NY · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Savannah Wildlife Rescue Center · Savannah, GA · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    St Jude Children'S Research · Memphis, TN · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Sunshine Acres Childrens Home · Mesa, AZ · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    The Jensen Project · Irving, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $10,000

    American Junior Golf Association · Braselton, GA · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Borderlands Research Institute · Valley Village, CA · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    George W Bush Presidential Center · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Gloucester Institute · Gloucester, VA · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Mason Food Bank · Mason, TX · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Mason Volunteer Fire Dept · Mason, WV · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction · New York, NY · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Savannah Wildlife Rescue Center · Savannah, GA · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    St Jude Children'S Research · Memphis, TN · 2024

    General fund

  • $10,000

    American Junior Golf Association · Braselton, GA · 2023

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Borderlands Research Institute · Valley Village, CA · 2023

    General fund

  • $10,000

    George W Bush Presidential Center · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Mason County Food Bank · Mason, TX · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Montgomery County Tx Food Bank · Conroe, TX · 2023

    General fund

  • $10,000

    National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction · New York, NY · 2023

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Teneo To Towers · Austin, TX · 2023

    General fund

  • $10,000

    American Junior Golf Assoc · Braselton, GA · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Borderlands Research Institute · Valley Village, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    George W Bush Library · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    John'S Hopkins University & Medicine · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Mason County Food Bank · Mason, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Montgomery County Tx Food Bank · Conroe, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    National Foudnation for Facial Reconstruction · New York, NY · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Teneo Network · Austin, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    The Jensen Project · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Trees Forever · Marion, IA · 2022

    General fund

  • $10,000

    Zach Johnson Foundation · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022

    General fund

  • $5,441

    Mason Tennis Association · Mason, TX · 2024

    General fund

  • $5,438

    Marion School Foundation · Marion, IA · 2024

    General fund

  • $5,438

    Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024

    General fund

  • $5,424

    University of Chicago Booth School · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Marion School Foundation · Marion, IA · 2025

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Mason Booster Club · Mason, WV · 2025

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Mason Tennis Association · Mason, TX · 2025

    General fund

  • $5,000

    University of Chicago Booth School · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General fund

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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.