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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 56-2010297

The Shepherd Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, NC. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 5 grants and $175,632 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

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

  • Tax year 2022

    $175,632

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,950

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $178,474

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $139,854

Grants paid in 2022

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $172,482
  2. Angel MinistriesRaleigh, NC

    Religious activities

    $1,000
  3. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  4. Individual

    Religious activities

    $600
  5. Individual

    Religious activities

    $550

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lee A WhitehurstPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann D WhitehurstSEC/TREAS Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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