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Private foundation (trust)EIN 630871643Est. 1984-04

THE GOOD SHEPHERD FOUNDATION

BIRMINGHAM, AL 35213

Total Assets

$2.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$116K

FY 2023

Grants Made

32

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$150–$40K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$116K

See attached schedule of contributions, gifts, grants, etc.

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$141K

Total Expenses

$122K

Qualifying Distributions

$122K

Distributable Amount

$99K

Min. Investment Return

$100K

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

32 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $150 through median $1K to maximum $40K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $116K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

97 grants

SOUTH HIGHLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$103K
4 grants
BEESON DIVINITY SCHOOLSAMFORD UNIVERSITY
$59K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS
$38K
4 grants
BEESON DIVINITY SCHOOL
$27K
1 grant
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
$26K
2 grants
GOD'S WORD FOR WARRIORS - CO DR TOM SEALES
$20K
3 grants
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
$8K
2 grants
SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND
$7K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

97 grants

<$10K
89
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Alabama
$244K
69% of total
Kentucky
$38K
11% of total
Tennessee
$23K
6% of total
Massachusetts
$16K
5% of total
California
$10K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$7K
2% of total
New York
$5K
1% of total
VI
$5K
1% of total
Illinois
$2K
1% of total
Florida
$2K
1% of total

+3 more states

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