The Shepherds Hand Inc
Lakeland, FL · EIN 38-2092191. Reported 373 grants totalling $2,084,953 to 167 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. The Shepherds Hand Inc 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $8,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $23,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qplace | Wheaton, IL | $61,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keys for Kids Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bair Lake Bible Camp | Jones, MI | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sat-7 | Easton, MD | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| His House Christian Fellowship | East Lansing, MI | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach Every Nation | Atlanta, GA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Village Ministries International | Oklahoma City, OK | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camp Hemlock Inc | Silver Springs, MD | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dare 2 Share | Arvada, CO | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Ministries | Lakeland, FL | $42,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Focus on the Family | Colorado Springs, CO | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rio Grande Bible Institute | Edinburg, TX | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific Garden Mission | Chicago, IL | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Straight Ahead Ministries Inc | Worcester, MA | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baptist Mid-Missions | Cleveland, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reach the Forgotten | Grand Rapids, MI | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Answers in Genesis | Hebron, KY | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| For the Children | Santa Ana, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Village Ministries Internation | Yukon, OK | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Haven | Rives Junction, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youth Haven Ranches | Rives Junction, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Students for Life of America | Fredericksburg, VA | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Life Ministries | Naples, FL | $25,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth for Christ of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Slavic Gospel Association | Loves Park, IL | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Huron Forest Camp Cedarridge Inc | Plymouth, MI | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bible League International | Crete, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cef of Florida's Heartland | Lakeland, FL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Growthtrac Ministries | Algonquin, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heartland Institute | Arlington Heights, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Huron Forrest Camp Cedar Ridge | Walled Lake, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Omf International | Littleton, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Royal Family Kids | Santa Ana, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women at Risk International | Wyoming, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth for Christ | Hazel Park, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Woman's Choice Inc | Lakeland, FL | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Calm Organization Inc | Niceville, FL | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Empower Ministries International | Huntersville, NC | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakes Church | Lakeland, FL | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pure Life Ministries | Dry Ridge, KY | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rocky Bayou Christian School | Niceville, FL | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cru | Orlando, FL | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Family Forum | Lansing, MI | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jesus Online Ministries | Higley, AZ | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Finisterre Vision | Gilbert, AZ | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Laban Ministries | Taylor, MI | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Laban Ministries International | Columbia, TN | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Proshare Inc | Adrian, MI | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | Charlotte, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute in Basic Life Principles | Big Sandy, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Public Interest Legal Foundation | Adrian, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cef of Michigan Inc | Lansing, MI | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Berean Call | Bend, OR | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Patrick Henry College | Purcellville, VA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Interest Legal | Indianapolis, IN | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Life of Belleville | Belleville, MI | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Slavic Gospel Mission | Loves Park, IL | $12,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bread of Life Rescue Mission | Crossville, TN | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indopartners Agency | Gilbert, AZ | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life Legal Defense Foundation | Napa, CA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Life of Belleville | Colorado Springs, CO | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Door of Hope | Pinellas Park, FL | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Therapeutic Choice | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity | Warroad, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brian's Safe House | Beckley, WV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Forgotten Man Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| George Faile Foundation | Rome, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| George Fraile Foundation | Rome, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good News Productions International | Joplin, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Idols Aside Ministries | Paducah, KY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jesus Online Minstries | Higley, AZ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Life Training Institute | Newman, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Life Training Institute | Colorado Springs, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wallbuilder Presentations Inc | Aledo, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Thousand Hills | Merrifield, VA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Back 2 Back Ministries | Mason, OH | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brian's Safehouse | Mt Hope, WV | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capital Ministries | Phoenix, AZ | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mackinac Center | Midland, MI | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Search for the Truth Ministries | Midland, MI | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Victory Christian Academy | Lakeland, FL | $8,361 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Victory Christian Academy | Valparaiso, IN | $8,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Film & Television Co | Camarillo, CA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christian Film & Television Commission | Camsrillo, CA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Interaction | Mineral Springs, NC | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Interaction | Wheaton, IL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mackinac Center for Public Pol | Midland, MI | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Life of Washtenaw County | Colorado Springs, CO | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Hope Church | Tawas, MI | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bibles for the World | Colorado Springs, CO | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Farmington Young Life | Farmington, MI | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Idolsaside Ministries | Auburndale, FL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Student Ministry Essentials Inc | Lakeland, FL | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Afc Growth Fund | Dallas, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Afc Growth Fund | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Detroit Rescue Mission | Detroit, MI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Faith Riders Motorcycle Ministry | Fleming Island, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Farmington Young Life | Harlan, IA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Veritas | Mamaroneck, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Thousand Hills | Lake Mary, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alpha Women's Center | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chosen People Ministries | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faithriders | Fleeming Island, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Heritage Baptist Church | Harrisville, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Idols Aside Ministries | Auburndale, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alpha Womens Center Inc | Grand Rapids, MI | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Christ Community Presbytarian Church | Lakeland, FL | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Decency Association | Fremont, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Medical Progress | Irvine, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christ Community Presbyterian | Lakeland, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prison Fellowship | Merrifield, VA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Search for the Truth Publications | Midland, MI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washtenaw County Young Life | Ann Arbor, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 410 Bridge | Alpharetta, GA | $3,744 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Compassion International | Colorado Springs, CO | $3,648 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission of Hope | Cedar Park, TX | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries | Detroit, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Research Council | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gospel Revival Ministries | Blue Eye, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvesthands Outreach Inc | Niceville, FL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parents Television and Media Concil | Burbank, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sutton Baptist Church | Sutton, WV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Association of Scholars | Princeton, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sidewalk Advocates | Allen, TX | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| America First Legal Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crosspoint Church | Niceville, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dream Center of Lakeland Inc | Lakeland, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Lakeland, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity | Alexandria, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fresh Start Fellowship | Keystone Heights, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| From the Ground Up Ministries | Cape Coral, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| House of Bread Ministries | Brawley, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Hope USA Inc | Zeeland, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kingdom Encounters International Corporation | Kissimmee, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Liberty Justice Center | Austin, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Aviation | Nampa, ID | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Onelife for Life | Grand Blac, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sidewalk Advocates for Life | Allen, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Student Ministry Essentials | Birmingham, AL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Talllahassee Christian | Tallahassee, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teen Missions International Inc | Merritt Is, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thomas More Society | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Day of Prayer Task Force | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ardella Baptist Church | Lakeland, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baptist Hurricane Relief | Carry, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridgewater Church | Fairfield Township, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Election Fairness Institute Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Franklin News Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope for the Hungry | Belton, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute | Wilmington, DE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mission Aviation Fellowship | Nampa, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Navigators | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thomas More Society | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bible Basics International | Odessa, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charity Navigator | Saddle Brook, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart of the Bride | Niceville, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Missioserve | Port Richey, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Association of Scholars | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Team Blueline | Sterling, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Tax Foundation | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wingman Nation | Lakeland, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
116 of 167 (69%) 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 79%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Qplace
CHRISTIAN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY - Youth for Christ of Detroit
INNER CITY YOUTH MINISTRY - Royal Family Kids
CHRISTIAN FOSTER KIDS CAMP - Alliance for Therapeutic Choice
MENTAL HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 163 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 95 | $512,174 | $4,000 |
| 2022 | 92 | $605,020 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 88 | $464,634 | $4,500 |
| 2024 | 98 | $503,125 | $4,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 25% of this one's giving went to organizations in Michigan. 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 $5,000. 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 Michigan.
- 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 The Shepherds Hand Inc'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: 2333 Little Cypress Drive, Lakeland, FL, 33810. 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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