What does Shepherds Foundation Inc fund most often?

Its active programs focus on need-based scholarships for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recurring support for Shepherds College operations, campus improvements and expansion, and in-kind partnership support. The recent grants also show repeated ministry support to connected organizations in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

What is the typical grant size?

The grant-size distribution is high and narrow: p25 is $1,634,660, median is $1,724,067, and p75 is $1,810,942. That suggests the foundation gives large awards in a fairly consistent range.

Does Shepherds Foundation Inc support recipients outside Wisconsin?

No. The recipient country distribution is 100% United States, and 100% of grants go to recipients in Wisconsin. The recent grants list also points to Union Grove, Wisconsin recipients.

Are recurring gifts part of its giving structure?

Yes. The active programs include Partners for Change, described as monthly recurring giving that supports Shepherds College operations and students. The foundation also promotes recurring donor tools such as qualified charitable distributions and appreciated securities gifts.

Who are the recent grant recipients?

The recent grants list includes Shepherds Ministries Inc, Shepherds Ministries Inc again in a later year, and Shepherds Baptist Ministries Inc. All three awards are listed as ministry support.

Shepherds Foundation

Name: Shepherds Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
Creator: Kindora

ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism

Union Grove, WIWebsite2628785620

About Shepherds Foundation

The charitable purpose of Shepherds Foundation, Inc. is to exclusively benefit Shepherds College.

Focus Areas

Intellectual and developmental disabilitiesPost-secondary educationChristian educationStudent scholarshipsIndependence and life skills

Who They Fund

congregants / faith community membersclergy and religious leaderslocal faith-based organizationscommunity members served by ministries

Funding Style

general operating supportcapacity buildingprogrammatic support

About Shepherds Foundation

Shepherds Foundation Inc directs its grantmaking to one beneficiary family: Shepherds Ministries and Shepherds College. The largest recent award on file is $1,897,817 to Shepherds Ministries Inc for ministry support, followed by a $1,724,067 award in 2025 for the same purpose. A third recent grant of $1,545,253 went to Shepherds Baptist Ministries Inc for ministry support in 2023. That pattern shows a foundation that functions as a dedicated supporter of a connected ministry and education ecosystem rather than a broad grantmaker. Across the active programs, the foundation’s work centers on need-based scholarships, monthly recurring support, campus improvements, in-kind partnerships, and planned-giving tools. The stated purpose is to fuel Shepherds College’s mission by supporting young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through scholarships, program support, campus improvements, and expansion within a Christ-centered framework. One recurring thread is access: the scholarship funds are designed for students whose financial need would otherwise prevent enrollment. Another is sustainability: the monthly giving program supports operations, students, vocational training, and independent living skills. The overall picture is of an affiliated foundation providing direct, sustained support for a specific faith-based postsecondary mission.

What Shepherds Foundation Funds

Scholarship support is a core theme. The Shepherds College Scholarship Fund provides annual and endowed scholarships for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the Annual Scholarship Fund is also described as need-based support for students who otherwise could not afford enrollment. Operational and student support also run through recurring giving. Under Partners for Change, monthly donors support Shepherds College operations and students, including vocational training and independent living skills. Capital and partnership activity is another strand. Shepherds Foundation Inc also raises funds for campus expansion and accepts in-kind donations for campus projects and student life. In addition, the foundation promotes gifts of appreciated securities and qualified charitable distributions as donor giving options.

How Shepherds Foundation Gives

The foundation’s grant sizes are tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $1,634,660, the median is $1,724,067, and the 75th percentile is $1,810,942. That pattern points to large, relatively consistent awards rather than a wide spread of small grants. The recent grants list also shows repeated support over multiple years, including grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Shepherds Foundation Inc appears to operate as a dedicated affiliated foundation focused on Shepherds Ministries and Shepherds College, with general operating, scholarship, and program support all appearing in its active programs.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$1.8M

Total Assets

$3.6M

Total Revenue

$2.8M

Total Expenses

$2.8M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $1.6M and $1.8M, with a median of $1.7M.

25th Percentile

$1.6M

Median

$1.7M

75th Percentile

$1.8M

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

Low

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
SHEPHERDS MINISTRIES INC	UNION GROVE, WI	$1,795,615	2026	MINISTRY SUPPORT
Shepherds Ministries Inc	—	$1,724,067	2025	Ministry Support
Shepherds Ministries Inc	Union Grove, WI	$1,897,817	2024	Ministry Support
Shepherds Baptist Ministries Inc	Union Grove, WI	$1,545,253	2023	Ministry support

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Who are the recent grant recipients?

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In-kind support & corporate partnership opportunities (e.g., Weidner Cares! partnership, corporate fundraisers)