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EIN 226388719

THE SHEPPARD FOUNDATION

DARIEN, CT 06820

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

17

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$116K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$4K–$1.2M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$5K

Awards for religious, charitable, scientific, public safety testing,literary,educational, and prevention of cruelty to children or animals within the u.s.

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$161K

Total Expenses

$2.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.0M

Distributable Amount

$144K

Min. Investment Return

$146K

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

17 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $4K through median $35K to maximum $1.2M, 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 $2.0M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

66 grants

THE JOHN & LYNN SHEPPARD FAMILY FD
$1.3M
2 grants
AMAGANSETT HISTORICAL ASSN
$220K
4 grants
THE WADE SHEPPARD & GRACE GAO-
$208K
2 grants
THE ANN & FRANK MORES FAMILY FUND
$208K
2 grants
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$165K
4 grants
THE TAFT SCHOOL
$155K
4 grants
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$125K
8 grants
MUSEUM OF DARIEN
$83K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

66 grants

<$10K
31
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Missouri
$1.7M
62% of total
Connecticut
$530K
19% of total
New York
$410K
15% of total
Maryland
$55K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$20K
1% of total
Wyoming
$15K
1% of total
California
$15K
1% of total
Ohio
$15K
1% of total
Tennessee
$10K
0% of total

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