The Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on local community infrastructure in Florida, notably large unrestricted grants to county-level nonprofits and congregations. The foundation’s support skews toward community housing and county foundation development, with occasional direct funding of local churches. Grants appear targeted and place-based rather than broad national philanthropy.
The Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation shows a strong preference for targeted, place-based support, with its largest recent award going to Community Housing Coalition of Madison Co for $112,500 in 2025. That grant points to one of the foundation’s clearest patterns: backing local housing and community infrastructure in smaller communities rather than broad, unrestricted national philanthropy. The portfolio also includes meaningful support for county-level nonprofit organizations such as Union County Foundation, which received $30,000 in 2023, and recurring support for community-serving groups in Florida, Ohio, and Puerto Rico. Grants in the recent record are generally modest to mid-sized, but several awards cluster around community housing, local capacity, and faith-linked service organizations. The foundation’s giving appears focused on organizations that anchor civic life in specific places, including community coalitions, county foundations, congregations, and local service groups. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is less about many small one-off awards and more about sustained support for a limited set of local institutions and community projects.
Community housing is a core theme in the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $112,500 to Community Housing Coalition of Madison Co for general support, and it also gave $7,700 in 2024 to the same organization. County-level nonprofit infrastructure is another clear area: Union County Foundation received $30,000 in 2023, with additional support going to local Union County initiatives such as Care Train of Union County and the Union County Fair Building Campaign. Faith-based and congregational support also appears in the record, including a $20,000 grant in 2025 to First Baptist Church of Crestview for general support. The foundation also backs community service organizations tied to local needs, such as Embrace Florida Kids in Pace and Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida in Orlando.
Typical grant size sits in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $6,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent record shows some larger exceptions, but most awards remain in that general range. The foundation appears to make repeat grants to the same recipients across multiple years, including recurring support for Community Housing Coalition of Madison Co, Sanctuary Collective, Care Train of Union County, Union County Fair Building Campaign, Vieques Humane Society, and Vieques Historical Trust Scholarship Program. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants shown are general support awards, suggesting flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project-only giving.
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$242K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, small portfolio: few but relatively large unrestricted grants focused on a handful of local organizations; repeat or multi-year relationships are possible though data shows one dominant housing grantee that receives the largest share.
Notable grantees: Community Housing Coalition of Madison County, Union County Foundation, First Baptist Church of Crestview
The foundation gives nationally, but the grants cluster in a few places. Florida accounts for 29% of grants, and recent recipient cities there include Crestview, Pace, Orlando, Fort Walton Beach, and Maitland. Puerto Rico is the top state-equivalent recipient area by grant count, with repeated grants to Vieques. Ohio is another frequent destination, especially Marysville and Columbus. Outside those areas, recent grants also reached Marshall, North Carolina, and Florala, Alabama, showing a geographically selective but not state-limited pattern.
The grant-size profile is tightly grouped: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $6,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent record also includes larger outliers, such as $112,500 for Community Housing Coalition of Madison Co.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Community Housing Coalition of Madison Co, Sanctuary Collective, Care Train of Union County, Union County Fair Building Campaign, Vieques Humane Society, and Vieques Historical Trust Scholarship Program.
The recent grants list includes county-level foundations, community housing coalitions, local churches, food banks, humane societies, scholarship programs, and family-service organizations. Examples include Union County Foundation, First Baptist Church of Crestview, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, and Vieques Humane Society.
Puerto Rico is the top recipient area by grant count. Florida is also significant, with 29% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state, and Ohio appears frequently as well, especially in Marysville and Columbus.
The recent grants shown are all labeled general support. That includes major awards such as $112,500 to Community Housing Coalition of Madison Co and $30,000 to Union County Foundation, along with smaller general-support grants throughout the record.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN IN CRISIS | FORT WALTON BEACH, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| UNION COUNTY CARE TRAIN | MARYSVILLE, OH | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SHEPHERD CHURCH | BAKER, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| EMBRACE FLORIDA KIDS | PACE, FL | $12,500 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SANCTUARY COLLECTIVE | COLUMBUS, OH | $12,500 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SUPPORT OUR SCHOLARS (SOS) | MAITLAND, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| COREFI - CONCERNED RESIDENTS FOR IMPROVEMENT INC | VIEQUES, PR | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| VIEQUES HUMANE SOCIETY | VIEQUES, PR | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CANCER FREEZE | FLORALA, AL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MID OHIO FOOD COLLECTIVE | GROVE CITY, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PANHANDLE EQUINE RESCUE | CANTONMENT, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| VIEQUES HISTORICAL TRUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | VIEQUES, PR | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| UNION COUNTY FOUNDATION | MARYSVILLE, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CITY HARVEST | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| UNION COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY | MARYSVILLE, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| COMMUNITY HOUSING COALITION OF MADISON CO | MARSHALL, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| OUR COMMUNITY TABLE | PALM CITY, FL | $7,500 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE FOUNDATION ACADEMY STUDIO SCHOOL | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR EXTRAORDINARY MINDS | KENSINGTON, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PILOTS TO THE RESCUE | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| COMMUNITY HOUSING COALITION OF MADISON CO | MARSHALL, NC | $112,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CRESTVIEW | CRESTVIEW, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| EMBRACE FLORIDA KIDS | PACE, FL | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SANCTUARY COLLECTIVE | COLUMBUS, OH | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CARE TRAIN OF UNION COUNTY | MARYSVILLE, OH | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CITY HARVEST | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| UNION COUNTY FAIR BUILDING CAMPAIGN | MARYSVILLE, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| IMPACT60 | MARYSVILLE, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| VIEQUES HUMANE SOCIETY | VIEQUES, PR | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SUPPORT OUR SCHOLARS (SOS) | MAITLAND, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| VIEQUES HISTORICAL TRUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | VIEQUES, PR | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| OUR COMMUNITY TABLE | PALM CITY, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FOUNDATION ACADEMY (TFA) STUDIO SCHOOL | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SANCTUARY COLLECTIVE | COLUMBUS, OH | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| VIEQUES HUMANE SOCIETY | VIEQUES, PR | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CANCER FREEZE | FLORALA, AL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CARE TRAIN OF UNION COUNTY | MARYSVILLE, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FAIRBANKS PANTHERS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS | MILFORD CENTER, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FRANKLINTON FARMS | COLUMBUS, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| VIEQUES HISTORICAL TRUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | VIEQUES, PR | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| UNION COUNTY FAIR BUILDING CAMPAIGN | MARYSVILLE, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | ORLANDO, FL | $9,200 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| EMBRACE FLORIDA KIDS | PACE, FL | $7,700 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| LIFT ORLANDO | ORLANDO, FL | $7,700 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| COMMUNITY HOUSING COALITION OF MADISON CO | MARSHALL, NC | $7,700 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CITY MEALS ON WHEELS | NEW YORK, NY | $6,200 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CHILDREN IN CRISIS | FORT WALTON BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PANHANDLE EQUINE RESCUE | CANTONMENT, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
UNION COUNTY CARE TRAIN
$15,000GENERAL
SHEPHERD CHURCH
$15,000GENERAL
SUPPORT OUR SCHOLARS (SOS)
$10,000GENERAL
COREFI - CONCERNED RESIDENTS FOR IMPROVEMENT INC
$10,000GENERAL
VIEQUES HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,000GENERAL
CANCER FREEZE
$10,000GENERAL
PANHANDLE EQUINE RESCUE
$10,000GENERAL
VIEQUES HISTORICAL TRUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
$10,000GENERAL
UNION COUNTY FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
UNION COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,000GENERAL
OUR COMMUNITY TABLE
$7,500GENERAL
THE FOUNDATION ACADEMY STUDIO SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL
PARTNERSHIP FOR EXTRAORDINARY MINDS
$5,000GENERAL
PILOTS TO THE RESCUE
$2,500GENERAL
COMMUNITY HOUSING COALITION OF MADISON CO
$112,500GENERAL
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CRESTVIEW
$20,000GENERAL
CARE TRAIN OF UNION COUNTY
$12,500GENERAL
UNION COUNTY FAIR BUILDING CAMPAIGN
$10,000GENERAL
IMPACT60
$10,000GENERAL
VIEQUES HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,000GENERAL
SUPPORT OUR SCHOLARS (SOS)
$10,000GENERAL
VIEQUES HISTORICAL TRUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
$10,000GENERAL
OUR COMMUNITY TABLE
$5,000GENERAL
FOUNDATION ACADEMY (TFA) STUDIO SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL
VIEQUES HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,000GENERAL
CANCER FREEZE
$10,000GENERAL
CARE TRAIN OF UNION COUNTY
$10,000GENERAL
FAIRBANKS PANTHERS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS
$10,000GENERAL
FRANKLINTON FARMS
$10,000GENERAL
VIEQUES HISTORICAL TRUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
$10,000GENERAL
UNION COUNTY FAIR BUILDING CAMPAIGN
$10,000GENERAL
EMBRACE FLORIDA KIDS
$7,700GENERAL
PANHANDLE EQUINE RESCUE
$5,000GENERAL