Shield-Ayres Foundation
Austin, TX · EIN 74-1938157. Reported 480 grants totalling $7,697,508 to 214 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Shield-Ayres Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $2,250 and the largest $600,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield Ranch Foundation | Austin, TX | $1,100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Austin Community Foundation | Austin, TX | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bread for the World Institute | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Land Trust Council | Wimberley, TX | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| El Buen Samaritano | Austin, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Great Springs Project | Austin, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save Barton Creek Association | Austin, TX | $80,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hfcc (housing First Community Coalition) | San Antonio, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Land Trust Alliance Inc | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | San Antonio, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hill Country Alliance | Austin, TX | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center | Round Mountain, TX | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Rocha USA | Wheaton, IL | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Youthworks | Austin, TX | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation | Dallas, TX | $65,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Audubon Texas | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texans Care for Children | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas Advocacy Project Inc | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Safe Alliance | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ut Foundation Benefitting Literacy First | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Wildlife Federation - Scrc | Austin, TX | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Food Bank | San Antonio, TX | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Waterloo Greenway Conservancy | Austin, TX | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Bend Conservation Alliance | Alpine, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity Center at St David's Church | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Roots | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| US Fund for Unicef | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Workers Defense Project | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Amala Foundation | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Gateways | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asian Family Support Services of Austin | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Austin Youth River Watch | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Avance Inc | San Antonio, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA of Travis County | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Families in Nature | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation Communities | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shoal Creek Conservancy | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Land Conservancy | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas Water Trade | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Healthcare Clinic | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wonders & Worries | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas State University Development Foundation - Meadows Center | San Marcos, TX | $43,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Austin Classical Guitar | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Caritas of Austin | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Bereavement Center | San Antonio, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Health Development Inc | Uvalde, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conspirare Inc | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hill Country Conservancy | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| I Live Here I Give Here | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| People's Community Clinic | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rise Recovery | San Antonio, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Welcome Table Inc | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Child Advocates San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Community Services | San Antonio, TX | $35,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry Inc (samministries) | San Antonio, TX | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Native Seeds - Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute - Texas A&m | Kingsville, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Texas Tribune | Austin, TX | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Armstrong Community Music School | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Austin Clubhouse | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Austin Parks Foundation | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Avance-Austin | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Austin | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brighton Center | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Aranzazu Inc | Rockport, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA Marianella | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Child Protection | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Defense Fund - Texas | Bellaire, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community of St Mary Southern Province | Sewanee, TN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creative Action | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Drive a Senior Central Texas Dba Chariot | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Equity Kids | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foster Angels of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends Committee on National Legislation Education Fund | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Cibolo Wilderness Dba Cibolo Nature Center & Farm | Boerne, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gemini Ink | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Headwaters at Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healthy Futures of Texas | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hospice Austin | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keep Austin Fed | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Manos De Cristo | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marfa Public Radio | Marfa, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| NAMI Central Texas | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Open Door Preschools | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Refugee Services of Texas | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Save Our Springs Alliance | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seedling Foundation | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texan By Nature | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Beef Initiative | Dripping Springs, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas CASA Inc | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas Children in Nature | Manchaca, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Freedom Network Education Fund | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas Gun Sense | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Arc of the Capital Area | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The New Philanthropists | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Trail Conservancy | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thrive Youth Center Inc | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vela | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Amnesty International USA | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Survivors of Torture | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Con Mi Madre | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pelotonu | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Food Center | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Travis Audubon | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth and Family Alliance Dba Lifeworks | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Corazon Ministries Inc | San Antonio, TX | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Austin Child Guidance Center | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Austin Explore Dba Explore Austin | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Austin Groups for the Elderly Dba Age of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Austin Habitat for Humanity | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Barton Springs Conservancy | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camp Allen | Navasota, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childsafe | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Comal County Conservation Alliance | Canyon Lake, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Western Nc | Asheville, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Esperanza Peace and Justice Center | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Every Texan | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Eldercare | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Farmshare Austin | Cedar Creek, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Empowerment Network | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Healy-Murphy Center | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Helping Hand Home for Children | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Magdalene House of Austin | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Martinez St Women's Center Empower House | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Central Texas | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Measure | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neo Philanthropy Co Daughters for Earth | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pease Park Conservancy | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seton Home | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Cumberland Community Fund | Monteagle, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sugarloaf Pictures LLC | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas After Violence Project | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Austin Center for Grief & Loss | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Literacy Coalition of Central Texas | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army Austin Metro | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Todos Juntos Learning Center | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Travis County Parks Foundation | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Turtle Island Restoration Network | Forest Knolls, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vecina | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women's Storybook Project of Texas | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Austin | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Orchestras of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Zach Theatre | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| People Fund (imputed Interest) | Austin, TX | $17,583 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Borderlands Research Institute | Alpine, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute | Fort Davis, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cibolo Nature Center & Farm | Boerne, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clarity Child Guidance Center | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Explore Austin | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Empowerment Network (formerly Genaustin) | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Justice Mission | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lone Star Circle of Care | Georgetown, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Capital | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Multicultural Refugee Coalition | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Real Estate Advocacy and Defense Coalition | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Conservation Fund | Nacogdoches, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ecumenical Center | San Antonio, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Headwaters at the Comal | New Braunfels, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nueces Canyon Opportunities for Recreation and Education | Camp Wood, TX | $14,175 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Austin Partners in Education | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Austin Tan Cerca De La Frontera | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty | Waco, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bihl Haus Arts Inc | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital Area Counseling | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of West Kentucky | Paducah, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders (msf) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Service Association of San Antonio Inc | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food for the Poor Inc | Coconut Creek, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girlforward | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Gallatin United Way | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Texas A&m University C | Corpus Christi, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Merced Housing Texas | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raising Austin Dba TOGETHER4CHILDREN | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Restore Education | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Louise House | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Antonio AIDS Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Antonio Botanical Garden Society Inc | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Antonio Clubhouse Inc | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Antonio Public Library Foundation | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southwest School of Art | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Mary's University | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Superhumans Ukraine | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Brigades | New Braunfels, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Fair Defense Project | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Water Foundation | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Good Samaritan Center | Fredericksburg, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Refuge for Dmst | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Refugee Collective (formerly Multicultural Refugee Coalition ) | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin - Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexu | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Treefolks | Del Valle, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utsa Southwest (aka Utsa Arts Formerly Southwest School of Art) | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vincare Services Dba Saint Louise House | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vincare Services of Austin Foundation Dba Saint Louise House | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vivent Health (formerly AIDS Services of Austin) | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zilker 351 | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado River Alliance | Austin, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conservation History Association of Texas | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Pantry of Jeff Davis County | Fort Davis, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peoplefund | Austin, TX | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
150 of 214 (70%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 56%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Shield Ranch Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 323 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 129 | $2,268,250 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 116 | $1,862,083 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 114 | $1,429,250 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 121 | $2,137,925 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Shield-Ayres Foundation has 169 of them, worth $6,837,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Shield Ranch Foundation | Austin, TX | $2,000,000 |
| Shield Ranch Foundation | Austin, TX | $1,500,000 |
| Hfcc (housing First Community Coalition) | San Antonio, TX | $75,000 |
| El Buen Samaritano | Austin, TX | $60,000 |
| Bread for the World Institute | Washington, DC | $60,000 |
| Housing First Community Coalition | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 |
| Bread for the World Institute | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Land Trust Alliance Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $45,000 |
| Community Health Development Inc | Uvalde, TX | $40,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation - Scrc | Austin, TX | $40,000 |
| Rise Recovery | San Antonio, TX | $40,000 |
| Waterloo Greenway Conservancy | Austin, TX | $40,000 |
| Hill Country Alliance | Austin, TX | $40,000 |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust | San Antonio, TX | $40,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 91% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Shield-Ayres Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3939 Bee Caves Road Bldg C-100, Austin, TX, 78746. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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