The Good Shepherd Foundation
Private foundation · Birmingham, AL · EIN 63-0871643 · reported 2023–2025
97grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$150smallest grant
$334Ktotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 97 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $92K 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
1407 Avon Cir
Birmingham, AL 35213-3411
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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Highland Presbyterian Church MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $40,084 |
| Beeson Divinity School FACULTY DISCRETIONARY FUND | Birmingham, AL | $27,000 |
| South Highland Presbyterian Church MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $24,439 |
| South Highland Presbyterian Church MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $24,232 |
| University of the Cumberlands MOUNTAIN OUTREACH, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WORKSHIP PROGRAM AND CHRISTMAS MINISTRIES | Williamsburg, KY | $24,000 |
| University of the Cumberlands MOUNTAIN OUTREACH, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WORKSHIP PROGRAM AND CHRISTMAS MINISTRIES | Williamsburg, KY | $24,000 |
| God's Word for Warriors - Co Dr Tom Seales MINISTRY TO PROVIDE MORAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALING TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ACCLIMATING | Nashville, TN | $15,000 |
| University of Mary Washington JUSTIN ARTHUR STEINBURG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Fredericksburg, VA | $10,000 |
| University of the Cumberlands MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Williamsburg, KY | $10,000 |
| Beeson Divinity School FACULTY DISCRETIONARY FUND | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 |
| God's Word for Warriors - Co Dr Tom Seales MINISTRY TO PROVIDE MORAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALING TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ACCLIMATING | Nashville, TN | $7,500 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation BUILDS SMART HOMES FOR CATASTOPHICALLY INJURED VETERANS & FIRST RESPONDERS, MORTGAGE FREE HOMES, ASS | Staten Island, NY | $7,500 |
| Samford University HILDA HICKS SCHOLARSHIP IN GERMAN STUDIES | Birmingham, AL | $7,500 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation BUILDS SMART HOMES FOR CATASTOPHICALLY INJURED VETERANS & FIRST RESPONDERS, MORTGAGE FREE HOMES, ASS | Staten Island, NY | $7,500 |
| Samford University HILDA HICKS SCHOLARSHIP IN GERMAN STUDIES & MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $5,031 |
| God's Word for Warriors - Co Dr Tom Seales FOR TEACHING MILITARY VETERANS ABOUT GOD'S WORD AND HELPING VETERANS WITH PTSD | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Greater Birmingham Humane Society MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $5,000 |
| Fisher House Foundation PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR MILITARY, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN FAMILY MEMBERS ARE HOSP | Rockville, MA | $3,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation BUILDS HOMES FOR WOUNDED SERVICE MEMBERS | Lewiston, MA | $3,000 |
| Samford University HILDA HICKS SCHOLARSHIP IN GERMAN STUDIES | Birmingham, AL | $3,000 |
| Semper FI & America's Fund SERVICE MEMBER & FAMILY SUPPORT AS WELL AS TRANSITION PROGRAMS FOR COMBAT WOUNDED & CATASTROPHICALLY | Oceanside, CA | $2,500 |
| The Foundry ALCOHOL AND ADDICTION RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Bessemer, AL | $2,500 |
| American Bible Society PROVIDES BIBLES & BIBLE TRANSLATIONS TO MILITARY AROUND THE WORLD | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Greater Birmingham Humane Society MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $2,500 |
| Semper FI & America's Fund SERVICE MEMBER & FAMILY SUPPORT AS WELL AS TRANSITION PROGRAMS FOR COMBAT WOUNDED & CATASTROPHICALLY | Oceanside, CA | $2,500 |
| American Bible Society PROVIDES BIBLES TO THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 |
| Fisher House Foundation PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR MILITARY, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN FAMILY MEMBERS ARE HOSP | Rockville, MA | $2,500 |
| Semper FI & America's Fund SERVICE MEMBER & FAMILY SUPPORT AS WELL AS TRANSITION PROGRAMS FOR COMBAT WOUNDED & CATASTROPHICALLY | Oceanside, CA | $2,500 |
| The Foundry ALCOHOL AND ADDICTION RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Bessemer, AL | $2,500 |
| Chimala Mission & Hospital FOR HOSPITAL & GENERAL MISSION MAINTENANCE | Montgomery, AL | $2,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project ASSISTS WOUNDED WARRIORS MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY WITH FINANCIAL WELLNESS, CAREER COUNSELLING PEER CONNE | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 |
| Fisher House Foundation PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR MILITARY, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN FAMILY MEMBERS ARE HOSP | Rockville, MA | $2,000 |
| Chimala Mission & Hospital FOR HOSPITAL & GENERAL MISSION MAINTENANCE | Montgomery, AL | $2,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse TRUST THAT CONTAINS SERMONS OF DR. MARTIN LLOYD JONES TO PUBLIC | Boone, NC | $2,000 |
| Hillsdale College MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Hillsdale, MI | $1,500 |
| Wounded Warrior Project ASSISTS WOUNDED WARRIORS MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY WITH FINANCIAL WELLNESS, CAREER COUNSELLING PEER CONNE | Jacksonville, FL | $1,500 |
| Hillsdale College MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Washington, DC | $1,050 |
| American Bible Society PROVIDES BIBLES TO THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation RESEARCH AND OUTREACH FOR CROHN'S DISEASE & COLITIS PATIENTS | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute MAINTENANCE OF CANCER RESEARCH & PATIENT CARE | Brookline, MA | $1,000 |
| Greater Birmingham Humane Society MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| Hillsdale College MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Hillsdale, MI | $1,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| Salvation Army MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| Wgib Radio MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| Firehouse Shelter MAINTENANCE OF SHELTER FOR HOMELESS MEN | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| The Foundry ALCOHOL AND ADDICTION RECOVERY AND REHAVILITATION CENTER | Bessemer, AL | $1,000 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation RESEARCH AND OUTREACH FOR CROHN'S DISEASE & COLITIS PATIENTS | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute MAINTENANCE SERVICESMAINTENANCE SERVICES | Brookline, MA | $1,000 |
| Wgib Radio MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| Chimala Mission FOR HOSPITAL & GENERAL MISSION MAINTENANCE | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 |
| Salvation Army MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation RESEARCH AND OUTREACH FOR CROHN'S DISEASE & COLITIS PATIENTS | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute MAINTENANCE OF CANCER RESEARCH & PATIENT CARE | Brookline, MA | $1,000 |
| Salvation Army MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| Wgib Radio MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES | Birmingham, AL | $1,000 |
| American Center for Law and Justice PROTECTS RELIGIOUS AND CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS. | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Brother Bryan Mission SUPPORT & REHABILITATE HOMELESS MEN | Birmingham, AL | $500 |
| Community Food Bank of Central Alabama PROVIDES FOOD TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | Birmingham, AL | $500 |
| Firehouse Shelter MAINTENANCE OF SHELTER FOR HOMELESS MEN | Birmingham, AL | $500 |
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