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The Shepard Family Private Foundation: 31 grants to organizations, $1.2 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Shepard Family Private Foundation, a private foundation in Baltimore, MD, paid 31 grants to organizations totaling $1,182,055 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 11, 2026. The largest was $252,481 to Memorial Hermann Foundation in Houston, TX for general fund.
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- EIN
- 522135634
- Based in
- Baltimore, MD
- Assets
- $22,584,103
- Grants paid
- $1,182,055
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202641319349101019. It reported $1,182,055 in grants paid; 31 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | Houston, TX | General fund | Health care | $252,481 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | General fund | Public and societal benefit | $130,162 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities | Baltimore, MD | General fund | $112,205 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnels To Towers | Staten Island, NY | General fund | $104,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Chamber of Commerce | Washington, DC | Hiring our heros program | $104,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frontera Healthcare Network | Menard, TX | General fund | $103,987 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Mason County Sheriff | Shelton, WA | General fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Angelo Area Foundation | San Angelo, TX | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rural Health Initiative | Raeligh, NC | General fund | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ut MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | General fund | $25,999 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center | Baltimore, MD | general fund | $21,813 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation | Tuckahoe, NY | General fund | Education | $20,708 | apps.irs.gov |
| George W Bush Presidential Center | Dallas, TX | General fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| AT&T Performance Arts Centre | Dallas, TX | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Junior Golf Association | Braselton, GA | General fund | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Angel Reach | Conroe, TX | General fund | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Borderlands Research Institute | Valley Village, CA | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cynthia Woods Pavilion | The Woodlands, TX | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gloucester Institute | Gloucester, VA | General fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mason Food Bank | Mason, TX | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mason Volunteer Fire Dept | Mason, WV | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction | New York, NY | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Savannah Wildlife Rescue Center | Savannah, GA | General fund | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | General fund | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research | Memphis, TN | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sunshine Acres Childrens Home | Mesa, AZ | General fund | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jensen Project | Irving, TX | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marion School Foundation | Marion, IA | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mason Booster Club | Mason, WV | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mason Tennis Association | Mason, TX | General fund | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago Booth School | Chicago, IL | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202533189349102358. It reported $889,371 in grants paid; 33 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontera Healthcare Network | Menard, TX | General fund | $104,660 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnels To Towers | Staten Island, NY | General fund | $103,191 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Chamber of Commerce | Washington, DC | Hiring our heros program | $103,134 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Charities | Baltimore, MD | General fund | $100,108 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | General fund | Public and societal benefit | $76,756 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | Houston, TX | General fund | Health care | $51,512 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zach Johnson Foundation | Cedar Rapids, IA | In memory of jack kenney | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,885 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To | New York, NY | General fund | $29,096 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Autism Speaks | New York, NY | General fund | $29,095 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Texas MD Anderson | Austin, TX | Cancer center | $26,355 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Als Association | Arlington, VA | General fund | $25,149 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Corps Law Enforcement | Tuckahoe, NY | General fund | $21,370 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Angel Reach | Conroe, TX | General fund | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center | Baltimore, MD | Dr roger blumenthal | $15,664 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teneo Network | Austin, TX | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,443 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montgomery County Food Bank | Conroe, TX | General fund | $10,212 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Junior Golf Association | Braselton, GA | General fund | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Borderlands Research Institute | Valley Village, CA | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| George W Bush Presidential Center | Dallas, TX | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gloucester Institute | Gloucester, VA | General fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mason Food Bank | Mason, TX | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mason Volunteer Fire Dept | Mason, WV | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction | New York, NY | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Savannah Wildlife Rescue Center | Savannah, GA | General fund | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research | Memphis, TN | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mason Tennis Association | Mason, TX | General fund | Youth development | $5,441 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marion School Foundation | Marion, IA | General fund | $5,438 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | General fund | Health care | $5,438 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago Booth School | Chicago, IL | General fund | $5,424 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coe College | Cedar Rapids, ID | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mason Booster Club | Mason, WV | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mason Puncher Club | Mason, TX | Support local sponsorships and athletic programs at Mason Independent School District. | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Mississippi for Catherine Waterhouse | Mississippi, MS | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $319,431 |
| Public and societal benefit | $206,918 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $91,328 |
| Education | $45,708 |
| Human services | $40,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $20,000 |
| Animal-related | $20,000 |
| Youth development | $10,441 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $963,008 |
| New York | $328,310 |
| Maryland | $249,790 |
| District of Columbia | $207,984 |
| Washington | $50,000 |
| Virginia | $45,149 |
| Iowa | $41,323 |
| Georgia | $40,000 |
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Updated May 11, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.