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Private foundation (trust)EIN 741938157Est. 1977-06

SHIELD-AYRES FOUNDATION

AUSTIN, TX 78746

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$35.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

121

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$18K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$6K–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

See website (www.shield-ayresfoundatio…

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.2M

Total Expenses

$2.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.3M

Distributable Amount

$1.7M

Min. Investment Return

$1.7M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

121 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $6K through median $10K to maximum $500K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $2.3M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

SHIELD RANCH FOUNDATION
$1.7M
3 grants
AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$750K
2 grants
BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE
$190K
5 grants
EL BUEN SAMARITANO
$115K
5 grants
H E BUTT FAMILY FND
$110K
1 grant
TEXAS LAND TRUST COUNCIL
$100K
4 grants
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$95K
4 grants
WESTCAVE OUTDOOR DISCOVERY CENTER
$95K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
289
grants
$10–50K
205
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Texas
$8.5M
92% of total
District of Columbia
$320K
3% of total
New York
$160K
2% of total
Tennessee
$85K
1% of total
Illinois
$75K
1% of total
North Carolina
$20K
0% of total
California
$20K
0% of total
Hawaii
$15K
0% of total
New Jersey
$10K
0% of total
Kentucky
$10K
0% of total

+3 more states

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