Grants paid by The Sheppard Foundation
EIN 22-6388719 · CT · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Sheppard Foundation of CT (EIN 22-6388719) reported 70 grants paid totaling $3,917,304 to 26 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,917,304
70 grants
Recipients
26
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | $225,000 | — |
| 2021 | 19 | $275,000 | — |
| 2022 | 17 | $325,000 | — |
| 2023 | 17 | $1,975,244 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $1,117,060 | — |
Top recipients
The 26 recipients receiving the most from The Sheppard Foundation, by grants paid, out of 26 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The John & Lynn Sheppard Family Fd | U | St Louis, MO | 4 | $2,372,172 | 2024 |
| Amagansett Historical Assn 11-6036242 | B | Amagansett, NY | 4 | $220,000 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | U | Greenwich, CT | 5 | $215,000 | 2024 |
| The Ann & Frank Mores Family Fund | U | St Louis, MO | 2 | $207,566 | 2023 |
| The Wade Sheppard & Grace Gao- -Sheppard Family Fund | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $157,566 | 2023 |
| The Taft School 06-0646921 | D | Watertown, CT | 4 | $155,000 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | U | New York, NY | 7 | $115,000 | 2023 |
| Museum of Darien | U | Darien, CT | 3 | $83,000 | 2023 |
| Friends of Gorhams Pond | U | Darien, CT | 4 | $55,000 | 2023 |
| The Wade Sheppard & Grace Gao- Sheppard Famly Fund | U | St Louis, MO | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | U | Staten Island, NY | 3 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Fisher House Foundation 11-3158401 | C | Rockville, MD | 3 | $45,000 | 2022 |
| Darien Community Association 06-0763897 | B | Darien, CT | 3 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Amagansett Village Improvement Soci 11-6028593 | C | Amagansett, NY | 3 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Darien Historical Society 06-6068553 | B | Darien, CT | 1 | $21,000 | 2020 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | U | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Rowayton United Methodist | U | Norwalk, CT | 4 | $16,000 | 2023 |
| Kenyon College | U | Gambier, OH | 3 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| National Outdoor Leadership School 83-0204184 | B | Lander, WY | 3 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Middlebury Institute of Intl Studie | U | Monterey, CA | 3 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| The Nature Conservancy | U | New Haven, CT | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Gary Sinese Foundation 80-0587086 | D | Nashville, TN | 2 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of South Georg 58-2210876 | C | Thomasville, GA | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad 52-0583872 | B | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $7,000 | 2022 |
| Shady Grove Medical Center Foundati | U | Rockville, MD | 1 | $1,500 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland Medical Ctr 52-1103228 | C | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $1,500 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 70 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The John & Lynn Sheppard Family Fd St Louis, MO | U | $850,191 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521329349101002 |
| 2024 | The John & Lynn Sheppard Family Fd St Louis, MO | U | $206,869 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521329349101002 |
| 2024 | American Red Cross Farmington, CT | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521329349101002 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of South Georg Thomasville, GA | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202521329349101002 |
| 2023 | The John & Lynn Sheppard Family Fd St Louis, MO | U | $1,215,112 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | The Ann & Frank Mores Family Fund St Louis, MO | U | $157,566 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | The Wade Sheppard & Grace Gao- -Sheppard Family Fund St Louis, MO | U | $157,566 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | The John & Lynn Sheppard Family Fd St Louis, MO | U | $100,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | Amagansett Historical Assn Amagansett, NY | B | $55,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | The Ann & Frank Mores Family Fund St Louis, MO | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | The Wade Sheppard & Grace Gao- Sheppard Famly Fund St Louis, MO | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | American Red Cross Farmington, CT | U | $45,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | The Taft School Watertown, CT | D | $35,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | Museum of Darien Darien, CT | U | $31,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | Tunnel to Towers Foundation Philadelphia, PA | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | The Nature Conservancy New York, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | The Nature Conservancy New Haven, CT | U | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | Darien Community Association Darien, CT | B | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | Friends of Gorhams Pond Darien, CT | U | $10,000 | paid | CONSERVATION | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | Amagansett Village Improvement Soci Amagansett, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202421349349103612 |
| 2023 | Rowayton United Methodist Rowayton, CT | U | $4,000 | paid | RELIGIOUS | 202421349349103612 |
| 2022 | Amagansett Historical Assn Amagansett, NY | B | $55,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | American Red Cross Greenwich, CT | U | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | The Taft School Watertown, CT | D | $40,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Museum of Darien Darien, CT | U | $31,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | The Nature Conservancy New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Friends of Gorhams Pond Darien, CT | U | $20,000 | paid | CONSERVATION | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Fisher House Foundation Rockville, MD | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | The Nature Conservancy New York, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Darien Community Association Darien, CT | B | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Amagansett Village Improvement Soci Amagansett, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Gary Sinese Foundation Nashville, TN | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Bethesda, MD | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | National Outdoor Leadeship School Lander, WY | C | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Middlebury Institute of Intl Studie Monterey, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202321329349102782 |
| 2022 | Rowayton United Methodist Norwalk, CT | U | $4,000 | paid | RELIGIOUS | 202321329349102782 |
| 2021 | Amagansett Historical Assn Amagansett, NY | B | $55,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | American Red Cross Greenwich, CT | U | $40,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | The Taft School Watertown, CT | D | $40,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Museum of Darien Darien, CT | U | $21,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | The Nature Conservancy New York, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Friends of Gorhams Pond Darien, CT | U | $15,000 | paid | CONSERVATION | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Fisher House Foundation Rockville, MD | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | The Nature Conservancy New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Gary Sinese Foundation Nashville, TN | D | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Middlebury Institute of Intl Studie Monterey, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Darien Community Association Darien, CT | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Amagansett Village Improvement Soci Amagansett, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | National Outdoor Leadeship School Lander, WY | C | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Rowayton United Methodist Norwalk, CT | U | $4,000 | paid | RELIGIOUS | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Bethesda, MD | B | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | University of Maryland Medical Ctr Baltimore, MD | C | $1,500 | paid | SCIENTIFIC | 202241309349101339 |
| 2021 | Shady Grove Medical Center Foundati Rockville, MD | U | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202241309349101339 |
| 2020 | Amagansett Historical Assn Amagansett, NY | B | $55,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | The Taft School Watertown, CT | D | $40,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | American Red Cross Greenwich, CT | U | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | Darien Historical Society Darien, CT | B | $21,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | The Nature Conservancy New York, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | Fisher House Foundation Rockville, MD | C | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | Friends of Gorhams Pond Darien, CT | U | $10,000 | paid | CONSERVATION | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | The Nature Conservancy New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | National Outdoor Leadership School Lander, WY | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | Middlebury Institute of Intl Studie Monterey, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202141939349100214 |
| 2020 | Rowayton United Methodist Norwalk, CT | U | $4,000 | paid | RELIGIOUS | 202141939349100214 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202521329349101002 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202421349349103612 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321329349102782 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202241309349101339 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202141939349100214 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/226388719.json.
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