Martin & Arlyn Shields Family Foundation
Private foundation · The Woodlands, TX · EIN 45-3199581 · reported 2023–2025
38grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$312Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 38 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 7835
The Woodlands, TX 77387-7835
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Love Must Act Build schools | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Love Must Act Build schools | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $30,000 |
| Love Must Act Build schools | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $30,000 |
| Door County Med Center Foundation Assist the hospital to provide quality care for all residents and visitors of Door County. | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $15,000 |
| Door County Med Center Foundation Assist the hospital to provide quality care for all residents and visitors of Door County. | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $13,500 |
| Door County Med Center Foundation Assist the hospital to provide quality care for all residents and visitors of Door County. | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $13,500 |
| My Life Speaks Human needs assistance | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $10,000 |
| My Life Speaks Human needs assistance | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| My Life Speaks Human needs assistance | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army Human needs assistance | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| God's Garage Vehicle repairs for those in need | Conroe, TX | $5,000 |
| Brownsville Society for Crippled Ch Rehabilitative services to children with special needs | Brownsville, TX | $5,000 |
| Operation Pets Alive Animal Rescue | The Woodlands, TX | $5,000 |
| Leap Global Missions Provide medical care to countries that do not have access to quality medical care. | Dallas, TX | $5,000 |
| The Woodlands First Religious Support | The Woodlands, TX | $5,000 |
| Salvation Army Human needs assistance | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Leap Global Missions Provide medical care to countries that do not have access to quality medical care. | Dallas, TX | $5,000 |
| The Woodlands First Religious Support | The Woodlands, TX | $5,000 |
| Salvation Army Human needs assistance | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Leap Global Missions Provide medical care to countries that do not have access to quality medical care. | Dallas, TX | $5,000 |
| Brownsville Society for Crippled Ch Rehabilitative services to children with special needs | Brownsville, TX | $3,000 |
| Operation Pets Alive Animal Rescue | The Woodlands, TX | $3,000 |
| Brownsville Society for Crippled Ch Rehabilitative services to children with special needs | Brownsville, TX | $3,000 |
| Operation Pets Alive Animal Rescue | The Woodlands, TX | $3,000 |
| God's Garage Vehicle repairs for those in need | Conroe, TX | $2,000 |
| God's Garage Vehicle repairs for those in need | Conroe, TX | $2,000 |
| Tennessee Baptist Children's Home Family Assistance | Brentwood, TN | $1,000 |
| Houston SPCA Animal Rescue | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Yeloline Initiative Take hope to the incarcerated and unseen population of our society to encourage them in their indivi | Meadville, PA | $1,000 |
| Tennessee Baptist Children's Home Family Assistance | Brentwood, TN | $1,000 |
| Houston SPCA Animal Rescue | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Yeloline Initiative Take hope to the incarcerated and unseen population of our society to encourage them in their indivi | Meadville, PA | $1,000 |
| Tennessee Baptist Children's Home Family Assistance | Brentwood, TN | $1,000 |
| Houston SPCA Animal Rescue | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Yeloline Initiative Take hope to the incarcerated and unseen population of our society to encourage them in their indivi | Meadville, PA | $1,000 |
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