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Private foundation (trust)EIN 621842982Est. 2001-07

THE SHEPERDS FOUNDATION

FRANKLIN, TN 370696933

Total Assets

$27.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

5

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$773K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$3.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Direct support to needing families

Program 2

Provide donations to various nashville area charities

Program 3

Development of an art museum

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.2M

Total Expenses

$4.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.9M

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

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

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $20K to maximum $3.1M, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $3.9M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

9 grants

THE MIKE AND TERESA FOUNDATION
$3.1M
1 grant
DIOCESE OF NASHVILLE
$710K
1 grant
AVERY & HAYLEY HEAD
$50K
1 grant
KAREN CROSS
$50K
1 grant
HUNTER GARSTIN
$20K
1 grant
FOURTEENTH AVENUE BAPTIST
$20K
1 grant
FADICA
$10K
1 grant
FOUDATION & DONORS INTEREST
$10K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants

<$10K
3
grants
$10–50K
4
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Tennessee
$3.9M
98% of total
California
$50K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
1% of total

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