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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4264871

Shepard McCaskill Foundation

A private foundation in St Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $1.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,609,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,104,980

  • Tax year 2024

    $325,200

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,112,122

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,361,605

  • Tax year 2022

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,624,487

  • Tax year 2021

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,687,896

  • Tax year 2020

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $399,591

  • Tax year 2019

    $111,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $530,986

  • Tax year 2018

    $239,600

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $544,724

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Amethyst Place IncKansas City, MO

    Long-term supportive housing program for women and children recovering from generational poverty, substance use, and trauma

    $330,000
  2. True North of Columbia IncColumbia, MO

    To empower all to create a safer community by providing safety, shelter, education, and transitional support for those who have been affected by intimate partner violence, sexual violence, stalking and sex trafficking.

    $330,000
  3. Center for Women in TransitionSaint Louis, MO

    Mentoring & advocacy program provides a one-on-one mentoring relationship with a woman who has been incarcerated for non-violent offences by helping her establish and stay focused on healthy and productive goals.

    $330,000
  4. Sheffield PlaceKansas City, MO

    To empower homeless mothers and their children to heal from their trauma and become self-sufficient.

    $330,000
  5. Lydias HouseSaint Louis, MO

    Provide residents with the guidance and support they need to heal through: case management services, job training and employment, childcare programs, support groups, one on one advocacy and more.

    $275,000
  6. Rescue and Reclaim Reformation MinistrySaint Louis, MO

    Ministering to prisoners and ex-offenders

    $10,000
  7. Create A LoopUniversity City, MO

    To help in bringing rigorous and ambitious computer science instruction to students in the saint louis metropolitan area

    $2,500
  8. World Pediatric ProjectRichmond, VA

    Diagnostic and medical care for children.

    $1,000
  9. Marshfield United Methodist ChurchMarshfield, MO

    Work to make the community an even better place to live. Through worship, service, fellowship and learning events.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter2 grants $605,00038% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $340,00021% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $330,00021% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $330,00021% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $2,500<1% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri9 grants $1,609,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joseph A ShepardOFFICER/CO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Claire C McCaskillOFFICER/CO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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