Good Shepherd Fund-Ima-Main

About Good Shepherd Fund-Ima-Main

Good Shepherd Fund-ima-main’s largest recent grant was $151,000 to Flagler College, combining an annual giving campaign gift with $150,000 for repairs and restoration. That pattern captures much of the funder’s profile: support for institutions that need both operating help and capital funding, alongside conservation grants tied to specific places and species. In recent years, the foundation has also backed the James River Association with a $116,000 award that included founders fund support and freshwater mussel restoration, showing an interest in sustaining organizations while funding environmental work on the ground. The funder’s giving is not broad-based in the usual sense. It is project-specific and targeted, with awards that attach to named campaigns, restoration efforts, construction initiatives, and conservation acquisitions. Among the recent recipients are Roanoke College, Selc, Little Hands Va, The Nature Conservancy of Virginia, and Call of the Uplands Quail Forever. The mix suggests a regional donor that supports colleges, community organizations, and conservation groups through restricted grants rather than generalized, open-ended funding. Recurring support also appears in the presence of annual giving campaign gifts across multiple years, often paired with a second, more specific line item.

What Good Shepherd Fund-Ima-Main Funds

Education and institutional support are a visible part of the portfolio. The funder gave $51,000 to Roanoke College for an annual giving campaign, and it also made a $10,000 grant to Vcu Rice Rivers Center for an undergraduate initiative in STEM fields. Those gifts point to interest in higher education, including both operating support and program-specific academic work. Environmental grants reach several distinct conservation themes. A $50,000 award to The Nature Conservancy(of Virginia) supported a 28 acre Buzgw tract, while $10,000 to Southern Environmental Law Center supported VA national forests. The foundation also backed protected-lands acquisition through a $10,000 grant to The Nature Conservancy in Florida for acquire protected acreage FL panther & wildlife, and $5,000 to Marine Resource Council for plant mangroves along the shores of Indian River. This is paired with freshwater restoration work, including mussel population recovery through James River Association.

How Good Shepherd Fund-Ima-Main Gives