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Shepherds Way Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Harrisonburg, Virginia · EIN 874263775

Shepherds Way Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Harrisonburg, Virginia. In tax year 2023 it gave $69,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was down from $82,990 the year before.

17% of its 2023 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$82,99010$627,677
2023$69,0007$606,663

How to apply

ContactThomas Watson
202 Dinkel Avenue, Bridgewater, VA 22812
Phone or email(540) 294-8573, watsontl72@gmail.com
What to submitApplicants may submit a written request of the board for funding. Then a formal application will be sent to the applicant.
DeadlinesOctober 1 of the current year.
RestrictionsRestricted to mission organizations.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Shepherds Way Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia6$66,000
Minnesota1$3,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Grace Covenant Church
Harrisonburg, VA
Support of kenya mission$20,000
Train 2 Send
Verona, VA
Missionary training$16,000
Advancing Native Missions
Afton, VA
Missionary support$13,000
Greater Hope Ministries
Broadway, VA
Ministry support$10,000
Advancing Native Missions
Afton, VA
Missionary support$3,500
Pregnancy Support CT Southside Va
Farmville, VA
Crisis prgnancy support$3,500
Frontier Fellowship
Richfield, MN
Missionary support$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shepherds Way Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: October 1 of the current year..

How much does Shepherds Way Foundation Inc give?

$69,000 in tax year 2023, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Shepherds Way Foundation Inc?

Its 2023 filing lists Thomas Watson (President), Mark A Graham (Executive Di), Daniel M Woodworth (Director) and Susan L Woodworth (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Shepherds Way Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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