About Shinemaker Foundation
The Shinemaker Foundation concentrates its giving on a small set of mission-driven organizations, providing unrestricted/general support to causes spanning maternal health, medical research for rare diseases, and veteran-led conservation. Grants are sizable and often repeated to the same organizations, indicating a preference for sustaining a few trusted partners rather than broad, one-off funding. The foundation also gives to other private foundations, suggesting an interest in supporting intermediary or peer philanthropic efforts.
Focus Areas
Maternal health and pregnancy outcomes (Every Mother Counts)Rare disease medical research — epidermolysis bullosa (EB Research Partnership)Support for small private/peer foundations and intermediary funders (The Etheridge Foundation)Veteran-led conservation, workforce transition and environmental stewardship (Vetpaw)
Who They Fund
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About Shinemaker Foundation
The Shinemaker Foundation’s giving is marked by repeated, sizable support for a small set of organizations rather than one-off awards. Across the recent grants list, it returns to Every Mother Counts, EB Research Partnership, The Etheridge Foundation, Vetpaw, and Wild Tomorrow Fund, often at levels in the $20,000 to $100,000 range. That pattern points to a funder that sustains a few trusted partners across several years, with grants used for general support and partnership work rather than narrow project funding. Maternal health is one of the clearest threads in the record. The foundation gave Every Mother Counts $100,000 in 2024 and followed with additional grants of $75,000 in both 2023 and 2025. It also backs medical research tied to epidermolysis bullosa through EB Research Partnership, including $50,000 grants in 2023 and 2024 and a $30,000 grant in 2025. A separate line of giving supports veteran-led conservation and workforce transition through Vetpaw, which received $75,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2023. The foundation also appears in partnership-based philanthropy, including a psilocybin study with The Etheridge Foundation and the University of British Columbia, plus grants linked to conservation, education, and human rights organizations.
What Shinemaker Foundation Funds
Maternal health is a central part of the portfolio. The Shinemaker Foundation gave $100,000 to Every Mother Counts in 2024, then renewed support with $75,000 grants in 2023 and 2025. Medical research is another recurring area, especially work related to epidermolysis bullosa. EB Research Partnership received $50,000 in 2023, $50,000 in 2024, and $30,000 in 2025. The foundation also funds veteran-led conservation and environmental stewardship. Vetpaw received $75,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2023, and the site describes that partnership in connection with conservation and anti-poaching capacity building. Education and youth-focused community work appear as well. Northern Light School in Oakland received $25,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025, while Back to Earth Nature Connection Inc received $20,000 in 2025.
How Shinemaker Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the middle of the distribution, with a p25 of $6,750, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $30,000. The recent record shows repeat awards across multiple years to the same organizations, including multi-year support rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The pattern is consistent with general operating, unrestricted, or partnership-based support rather than a formal open application program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$445K
Total Assets
$3.1M
Total Revenue
$137K
Total Expenses
$677K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
National10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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