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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 22-6460210

Shepherd Foundation

A private foundation in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 2 grants and $422,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2021

    $422,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $798,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $412,405

Grants paid in 2021

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Bov Foundation IncHopewell, NJ

    Various medical, civic & art causes

    $211,000
  2. Bessemer Giving FundNew York, NY

    Various medical, civic & art causes

    $211,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $211,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey1 grant $211,000
  2. New York1 grant $211,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Charles V Schaefer IIITRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lynn S BovenizerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • George BovenizerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carol SchaeferTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark BovenizerADVISOR Hours 10Pay $3,000

The return

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