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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “shepards”
Where the money went
Largest: $145,000 to Shepards Way — general expenses
Largest: $60,000 to LOVING SHEPARD MINISTRIES — general operating support
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $576,280 · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to Sacred Heart Parish — support as follows: sarto $5k; a just harvest $1k; mission of our lady of angels $5k; providence soup kitchen $5k; house of good shepard $1k; women's center $1k; kenwood soup kitch…
Largest: $20,000 to THE UCLA FOUNDATION — ucla school of law - the shepard broad scholarship fund
Largest: $4,000 to COASTAL GERMAN SHEPARD RESCUE — general & unrestricted
Largest: $25,000 to GOOD SHEPARD INDIA — public charity
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to MATTHEW SHEPARD FOUNDATION — for general support.
Largest: $30,000 to GOOD SHEPARD CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES — support of charitable mission
Donna and Jim Stephenson FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL
2 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2023Largest: $1.0M to SHEPARD CENTER — shepard center's mission is to help people with temporary or permanent disability caused by injury or disease.
Main Street Community FoundationBristol, CTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $47,275 · through 2025Largest: $18,250 to SHEPARD MEADOWS THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC — grants for community development, animal-related, and mental health
Largest: $10,000 to SHEPARD'S HAND FREE CLINIC — project/program support
Largest: $10,000 to THE SHEPARD FOUNDATION — community outreach
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →