Shaffer Family Foundation
Private foundation · Bakersfield, CA · EIN 80-0964556 · reported 2023–2025
35grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$268Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 35 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $95K 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 116
Templeton, CA 93465-0116
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Freedom Alliance TO BUILD AN INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF CITIZENS OF THE WEST WHICH INVOLVES WRITERS, ACADEMIC THINKER | Encino, CA | $60,000 |
| XL Ministries TO HELP CHURCHES TRAIN AND EQUIP THEIR MEMBERS TO BE LEADERS IN THEIR LOCAL CHURCH. | Roanoke, TX | $45,000 |
| American Freedom Alliance TO BUILD AN INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF CITIZENS OF THE WEST WHICH INVOLVES WRITERS, ACADEMIC THINKER | Encino, CA | $40,000 |
| XL Ministries Inc TO HELP CHURCHES TRAIN AND EQUIP THEIR MEMBERS TO BE LEADERS IN THEIR LOCAL CHURCH. | Roanoke, TX | $15,000 |
| Atascadero Bible Church TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, WORSHIP, DISCIPLESHIP, A | Atascadero, CA | $5,000 |
| Rock Harbor Church TO SHARE JESUS THE MESSIAH, MAKING THE GOSPEL KNOWN CLEARY AND FAITHFULLY TO THOUSE AROUND US. | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| Covenant House TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS AND SURVIVORS OF TRA | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Covenant Communty Services TO HELP RESTORE LIVES AND TRANSFORM GENERATIONS FOR CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| Wounded Warriors TO HONOR AND EMPOWER WOUNDED WARRIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| K-Love Ministries TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE QUALITY AND COMPELLING MEDIA THAT INSPIRES AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO HAVE A | Rocklin, CA | $5,000 |
| Casa TO SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES COURT-APPOINTED VOLUNTEER ADVOCACY SO EVERY CHILD WHO HAS EXPERIENCED ABUSE | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| Royal Family Kids Camp TO CREATE LIFE CHANGING MOMENTS FOR CHILDREN OF ABUSE. | Waxahachie, TX | $5,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital TO ADVANCE CURES, AND MEANS OF PREVENTION, FOR PEDIATRIC CATASTROPHIC DISEASES THROUGH RESEARCH AND | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Valley Baptist Church TO MAKE DISCIPLES, OR FULLY DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS, THROUGH EVANGELISM AND MISSIONS. | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| Grace Central Coast TO EQUIP GOD'S PEOPLE TO FOLLOW JESUS AND SENDING THEM OUT TO NOT-YET-CHRISTIANS TO HELP THEM BEGIN | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| Covenant Community Services TO HELP RESTORE LIVES AND TRANSFORM GENERATIONS FOR CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| Valley Baptist Church TO MAKE DISCIPLES, OR FULLY DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS, THROUGH EVANGELISM AND MISSIONS. | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 |
| Atascadero Bible Church TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, WORSHIP, DISCIPLESHIP, A | Atascadero, CA | $5,000 |
| XL Ministries Inc TO HELP CHURCHES TRAIN AND EQUIP THEIR MEMBERS TO BE LEADERS IN THEIR LOCAL CHURCH. | Roanoke, TX | $5,000 |
| Covenant Community Services TO HELP RESTORE LIVES AND TRANSFORM GENERATIONS FOR CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 |
| For the Children TO MOBILIZE THE LOCAL CHURCH TO CREATE LIFE-CHANGING MOMENTS FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED RELAT | Santa Ana, CA | $2,500 |
| Partners in Equestrian Therapy TO EMPOWERS CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND VOLUNTEERS THROUGH A SUPERIOR EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,500 |
| Mare TO PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC EQUINE ASSISTED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH SPECIAL NEED | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 |
| Must Charities TO HELP MANAGE SOCIAL GIVING THAT INSPIRES AND CREATES LASTING SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS | Paso Robles, CA | $2,500 |
| Woods Humane Society TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION OF RESCUING, SHELTERING, AND ADOPTING HOMELESS ANIMALS, WHILE PROMOTING RESPO | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,500 |
| Casa - Slo TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE COURT-APPOIONTED VOLUNTEER ADVOCACY SO EVERY CHILD WHO HAS EXPERIENCED ABUSE | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 |
| Must Charities TO HELP MANAGE GIVING THAT INSPIRES AND CREATES LASTING SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS. | Paso Robles, CA | $2,500 |
| Mare TO HELP MANAGE SOCIAL GIVING THAT INSPIRES AND CREATES LASTING SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 |
| Royal Family Kids Camp TO CREATE LIFE CHANGING MOMENTS FOR CHILDREN OF ABUSE. | Waxahachie, TX | $2,500 |
| Mare TO HELP MANAGE SOCIAL GIVING THAT INSPIRES AND CREATES LASTING SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS | Bakersfield, CA | $2,000 |
| Wood's Humane Society TO SERVE, PROTECT AND SHELTER HOMELESS COMPANION ANIMALS; TO PLACE ANIMALS INTO HUMANE ENVIRONMENTS; | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,000 |
| Woods Humane Society TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION OF RESCUING, SHELTERING, AND ADOPTING HOMELESS ANIMALS, WHILE PROMOTING RESPO | San Luis Obispo, CA | $1,500 |
| Casa - Slo TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE COURT-APPOIONTED VOLUNTEER ADVOCACY SO EVERY CHILD WHO HAS EXPERIENCED ABUSE | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project TO HELP WOUNDED WARRIERS FIND RENEWED PURPOSE, BUILD CONNECTIONS IN HER COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE VIT | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 |
| Casa of Kern County TO SPEAK FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE COURT PROC | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 |
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