Shirar Family Foundation
Private foundation · Marshalltown, IA · EIN 82-1010205 · reported 2023–2025
30grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$187Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 30 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $79K 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
2310 Knollway Dr
Marshalltown, IA 50158-4300
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vermilion United Methodist Church Religious | Vermilion, IL | $22,500 |
| Vermilion United Methodist Church CHURCH PROJECTS | Vermilion, IL | $15,000 |
| Our Savior's Lutheran Church CHURCH PROJECTS | Radcliffe, IA | $15,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS | Boone, NC | $15,000 |
| Retrieving Freedom VETERANS SUPPORT | Waverly, IA | $15,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Disaster Relief | Boone, NC | $12,500 |
| Samaritan's Purse DISASTER RELIEF | Boone, NC | $10,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Central & Western NC MEDICAL SUPPORT | Greensboro, NC | $10,000 |
| Vermilion United Methodist Church Religious | Vermilion, IL | $10,000 |
| Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Community Development | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Diaper Bank of North Carolina COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Hillsborough, NC | $5,000 |
| Tms Global Mission Suport | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| Retrieving Freedom Veteran Support | Waverly, IA | $5,000 |
| Global Christian Relief Mission Support | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Disaster Relief | Boone, NC | $5,000 |
| My Kinsman Ministries Mission Support | Marshalltown, IA | $5,000 |
| Our Savior's Lutheran Church Church Projects | Radcliffe, IA | $5,000 |
| Central Iowa Center for Independent Living Community support | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 |
| Tama Police Department K9 Fundraiser | Tama, IA | $2,500 |
| Diaper Bank of NC Commuity Support | Hillsborough, NC | $2,500 |
| YMCA Annual Campaign COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Marshalltown, IA | $1,000 |
| First Congregational Church RELIGIOUS DISASTER RELIEF | Marshalltown, IA | $1,000 |
| YMCA of Marshalltown Community Support | Marshalltown, IA | $1,000 |
| YMCA of Marshalltown Community Support | Marshalltown, IA | $1,000 |
| Humanitarian Scholarship Fund of Iowa | Waukee, IA | $600 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #839 VETERANS SUPPORT | Marshalltown, IA | $500 |
| Guiding Star Community Support | Marshalltown, IA | $500 |
| Open the Bilbe Mission Support | Barrington, IL | $500 |
| Plainsmen Robotics COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Belle Plains, IA | $250 |
| Global Ventures Ministry MISSION SUPPORT | Catoosa, OK | $200 |
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