The Good Shepherd's Heart Ministry | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 33-0579899

Foundation Overview

Based in San Juan Capistrano, CA, The Good Shepherd's Heart Ministry has awarded 196 grants totaling $4,416,498 to organizations in California, Tennessee and 15 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $100 to $532,141, with a median award of $4,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$4,416,498
Total Assets
$179,697
Median Grant (all grants)
$4,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
64
Median Grant
$5,000
% Median Grant Growth
+54% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Growth-Minded: 61%

39 of 64 recipients (61%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.

Geographic Focus
California

59% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 18 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in Mission Viejo (12%), San Juan Capistrano (8%), See Attached Detail (7%).

Funding Trajectory
+168%

Strong 168% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects

Highly focused on community projects with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Good Shepherd's Heart Ministry's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Artists In Christian Testimony $3,000 Brentwood, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
All People's Christian Ministries $3,000 San Diego, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
And Initiatives $12,500 Franklin, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
Battle Cry Church $200 Mission Viejo, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Beloved Asheville $10,000 Asheville, NC, US Charitable Support 2024
Betty Fund $7,000 Laguna Niguel, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Boy Scouts Of America-qc Council $3,000 Orange, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Bridge Church $200 Spring Hill, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
Camp Alandale $11,000 Idyllwild, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Campero Webb Atenas $4,802 Columbia, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
Campus Crusade For Christ Inc (Cru) $9,500 Orlando, FL, US Charitable Support 2024
Carroll Milton $14,761 Germantown, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
Champion Ministries Dba Groundwire $10,000 Castle Rock, CO, US Charitable Support 2024
Christian Writer's & Artists Dba God Reports $3,000 Capistrano Beach, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Digby Jeremy $13,677 Fullerton, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Dream Center Foundation $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Dwelling Place Anaheim $20,000 Anaheim, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Endow Diana $925 San Gabriel, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Family Church $350 Mission Viejo, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
First Love Ministries $15,000 Irvine, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Flower Of Justice $16,000 Southampton, ENGLAND, UK Charitable Support 2024
Friendship Shelter $4,000 Laguna Beach, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Global Network $3,900 Laguna Niguel, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Griffiths Alison $1,624 Lawrenceville, GA, US Charitable Support 2024
Harbor's Light International $7,445 Hollywood, FL, US Charitable Support 2024
Heaven's South Inc Dba The Store $5,000 Nashville, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
Homefront America $15,949 San Juan Capistrano, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Hope For Congo Ministries $5,000 Lexington, KY, US Charitable Support 2024
King's Table Foundation $7,276 San Diego, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Kiser Tiffany $3,158 Nashville, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
Laguna Beach Networks $5,000 Laguna Beach, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Last Is First Philanthropies $19,500 Mission Viejo, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Leblanc Da11as $827 Huntington Beach, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Lions Heart $1,000 Anaheim Hills, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Living Bread International Church $5,000 Femandia Beach, FL, US Charitable Support 2024
Living Free Ministries $5,500 Lake Forest, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Living Well Pregnancy Center $30,500 Orange, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Lo Lambert $6,000 Santa Ana, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Marshall Graham $8,797 Franklin, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
Mourning To Gladness Church (Mtg) $10,000 Gardena, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Nelson Mary Ann $2,000 Aliso Viejo, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Oasis Sanctuaries Inc $2,500 Oklahoma City, OK, US Charitable Support 2024
Oak Christian Church $5,000 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Olive Crest $3,500 Santa Ana, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Operation Helo $15,000 Maiden, NC, US Charitable Support 2024
Orange County Rescue Mission $4,000 Tustin, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Orphan's Hope $5,000 Wenatchee, WA, US Charitable Support 2024
Parkway Ford Heritage Mission $2,500 Costamesa, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Principle Based Leadership (Core 300) $22,000 Westlake Village, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Rescue 1 Global $5,000 Brentwood, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
Rascon Britt $4,000 Lake Forest, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Rubies & Rogues $5,000 Spring Hill, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
Schoonen Margaret $2,000 Butte, MT, US Charitable Support 2024
Smile Train $3,000 New York, NY, US Charitable Support 2024
Solutions For Change $20,000 Vista, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Stop Soldier Suicide $205 Durham, NC, US Charitable Support 2024
Swamidass Gaeta $2,500 Orange, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Tucker's House $10,000 Franklin, TN, US Charitable Support 2024
Uniforms For Hope $1,000 Mission Viejo, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Vega Andrew $850 Wilmington, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Whole Heart International $15,000 Laguna Niguel, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Wilson Denise $1,500 Muskegon, MI, US Charitable Support 2024
Zameni Kamron $5,000 Irvine, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Savior's Road Inc Dba Charity On Wheels $5,000 Anaheim, CA, US Charitable Support 2024
Artists In Christian Testimony $2,000 Brentwood, TN, US General Support 2023
All People's Christian Ministries $2,000 San Diego, CA, US General Support 2023
Battle Cry Church $7,500 Mission Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
Oneoc Dba Building Block Foundation Fund $500 Santa Ana, CA, US General Support 2023
Camp Alandale $13,000 Idyllwild, CA, US General Support 2023
Capistrano Valley Christian Schools $5,902 San Juan Capistrano, CA, US General Support 2023
Compassion International $2,695 Colorado Springs, CO, US General Support 2023
Principal Based Leadership (Core 300) $10,000 Westlake Village, CA, US General Support 2023
Campus Crusade For Christ Inc (Cru) $14,500 Orlando, FL, US General Support 2023
Dan Misty Hitchcock $5,000 Angelus Oaks, CA, US General Support 2023
Denise Wilson $1,500 Muskegon, MI, US General Support 2023
Epic Days Foundation $5,000 Laguna Hills, CA, US General Support 2023
Equip Net $10,000 Alamo, CA, US General Support 2023
Esteban Contrerras $1,000 San Juan Capistrano, CA, US General Support 2023
Family Church $3,750 Mission Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
First Love Ministries $20,000 Irvine, CA, US General Support 2023
Friendship Shelter $2,000 Laguna Beach, CA, US General Support 2023
Jacob Kohler $4,000 Orange, CA, US General Support 2023
Champion Ministries Dba Groundwire $10,000 Castle Rock, CO, US General Support 2023
Harbor's Light International $5,500 Hollywood, FL, US General Support 2023
Homefront America $15,920 San Juan Capistrano, CA, US General Support 2023
La Rue Miller Elementary School $500 Midlothian, TX, US General Support 2023
Laguna Beach Networks $3,000 Laguna Beach, CA, US General Support 2023
Last Is First Philanthropies $3,000 Mission Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
Lions Heart $1,000 Anaheim Hills, CA, US General Support 2023
Living Bread International Church $2,000 Fernandia Beach, FL, US General Support 2023
Living Free Ministries $3,800 Lake Forest, CA, US General Support 2023
Living Well Pregnancy Center $25,830 Orange, CA, US General Support 2023
Lou Engle Ministries $1,000 Colorado Springs, CO, US General Support 2023
Love For Romania $5,000 Mission Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
Margaret Schoonen $500 Butte, MT, US General Support 2023
Mary Ann Nelson $2,500 Aliso Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
Michael Leehan $1,500 Edmond, OK, US General Support 2023
Milton Carroll $4,000 Germantown, TN, US General Support 2023
Mission Enablers International $16,500 Bentonville, AR, US General Support 2023
Mtg Church $2,500 Gardena, CA, US General Support 2023
Families In Rich Encounters $1,030 Mission Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
Oasis Sanctuaries Inc $9,500 San Gabriel, CA, US General Support 2023
Diana Endow $4,070 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2023
Orange County Rescue Mission $3,000 Tustin, CA, US General Support 2023
Orphan's Hope $5,000 East Wenatchee, WA, US General Support 2023
Pediatric Cancer Research $250 Irvine, CA, US General Support 2023
Rescue 1 Global $13,067 Brentwood, TN, US General Support 2023
Campus Crusade For Christ Inc Dba International School Project $23,000 Orlando, FL, US General Support 2023
Set Free Ministries $10,000 Clairmont, CA, US General Support 2023
Smile Train $2,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Solutions For Change $38,554 Vista, CA, US General Support 2023
Special Olympics $250 Mission, KS, US General Support 2023
Speech & Language Center $5,000 Mclean, VA, US General Support 2023
St Jude Children's Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US General Support 2023
The Belonging Co $200 Virginia Beach, VI, US General Support 2023
The Betty Fund $4,470 Laguna Niguel, CA, US General Support 2023
The Dream Center Foundation $2,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2023
The Epoch Times Association Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Tiffany Kiser $2,700 Nashville, TN, US General Support 2023
Whole Heart International $5,000 Laguna Niguel, CA, US General Support 2023
World Outreach Church $200 Murfreesboro, TN, US General Support 2023
Youth With A Mission Of Montana (Ywam) $3,500 Lakeside, MT, US General Support 2023
Kathryn Smirke Ohanas Lahaina Relie $1,000 San Juan Capistrano, CA, US General Support 2023
Our Rescue (Operation Underground Railroad) $250 Murray, UT, US General Support 2023
Bandit's Buddies Inc $100 Fresno, CA, US General Support 2023
Flower Of Justice $15,000 Southampton, ENGLAND, UK General Support 2023
Artists In Christian Testimony $2,000 Brentwood, TN, US General Support 2023
All People's Christian Ministries $2,000 San Diego, CA, US General Support 2023
Battle Cry Church $7,500 Mission Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
Oneoc Dba Building Block Foundation Fund $500 Santa Ana, CA, US General Support 2023
Camp Alandale $13,000 Idyllwild, CA, US General Support 2023
Capistrano Valley Christian Schools $5,902 San Juan Capistrano, CA, US General Support 2023
Compassion International $2,695 Colorado Springs, CO, US General Support 2023
Principal Based Leadership (Core 300) $10,000 Westlake Village, CA, US General Support 2023
Campus Crusade For Christ Inc (Cru) $14,500 Orlando, FL, US General Support 2023
Dan Misty Hitchcock $5,000 Angelus Oaks, CA, US General Support 2023
Denise Wilson $1,500 Muskegon, MI, US General Support 2023
Epic Days Foundation $5,000 Laguna Hills, CA, US General Support 2023
Equip Net $10,000 Alamo, CA, US General Support 2023
Esteban Contrerras $1,000 San Juan Capistrano, CA, US General Support 2023
Family Church $3,750 Mission Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
First Love Ministries $20,000 Irvine, CA, US General Support 2023
Friendship Shelter $2,000 Laguna Beach, CA, US General Support 2023
Jacob Kohler $4,000 Orange, CA, US General Support 2023
Champion Ministries Dba Groundwire $10,000 Castle Rock, CO, US General Support 2023
Harbor's Light International $5,500 Hollywood, FL, US General Support 2023
Homefront America $15,920 San Juan Capistrano, CA, US General Support 2023
La Rue Miller Elementary School $500 Midlothian, TX, US General Support 2023
Laguna Beach Networks $3,000 Laguna Beach, CA, US General Support 2023
Last Is First Philanthropies $3,000 Mission Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
Lions Heart $1,000 Anaheim Hills, CA, US General Support 2023
Living Bread International Church $2,000 Fernandia Beach, FL, US General Support 2023
Living Free Ministries $3,800 Lake Forest, CA, US General Support 2023
Living Well Pregnancy Center $25,830 Orange, CA, US General Support 2023
Lou Engle Ministries $1,000 Colorado Springs, CO, US General Support 2023
Love For Romania $5,000 Mission Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
Margaret Schoonen $500 Butte, MT, US General Support 2023
Mary Ann Nelson $2,500 Aliso Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
Michael Leehan $1,500 Edmond, OK, US General Support 2023
Milton Carroll $4,000 Germantown, TN, US General Support 2023
Mission Enablers International $16,500 Bentonville, AR, US General Support 2023
Mtg Church $2,500 Gardena, CA, US General Support 2023
Families In Rich Encounters $1,030 Mission Viejo, CA, US General Support 2023
Oasis Sanctuaries Inc $9,500 San Gabriel, CA, US General Support 2023
Diana Endow $4,070 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2023
Orange County Rescue Mission $3,000 Tustin, CA, US General Support 2023
Orphan's Hope $5,000 East Wenatchee, WA, US General Support 2023
Pediatric Cancer Research $250 Irvine, CA, US General Support 2023
Rescue 1 Global $13,067 Brentwood, TN, US General Support 2023
Campus Crusade For Christ Inc Dba International School Project $23,000 Orlando, FL, US General Support 2023
Set Free Ministries $10,000 Clairmont, CA, US General Support 2023
Smile Train $2,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Solutions For Change $38,554 Vista, CA, US General Support 2023
Special Olympics $250 Mission, KS, US General Support 2023
Speech & Language Center $5,000 Mclean, VA, US General Support 2023
St Jude Children's Hospital $1,000 Memphis, TN, US General Support 2023
The Belonging Co $200 Virginia Beach, VI, US General Support 2023
The Betty Fund $4,470 Laguna Niguel, CA, US General Support 2023
The Dream Center Foundation $2,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2023
The Epoch Times Association Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Tiffany Kiser $2,700 Nashville, TN, US General Support 2023
Whole Heart International $5,000 Laguna Niguel, CA, US General Support 2023
World Outreach Church $200 Murfreesboro, TN, US General Support 2023
Youth With A Mission Of Montana (Ywam) $3,500 Lakeside, MT, US General Support 2023
Kathryn Smirke Ohanas Lahaina Relie $1,000 San Juan Capistrano, CA, US General Support 2023
Our Rescue (Operation Underground Railroad) $250 Murray, UT, US General Support 2023
Bandit's Buddies Inc $100 Fresno, CA, US General Support 2023
Flower Of Justice $15,000 Southampton, ENGLAND, UK General Support 2023
See Attached Statement $525,418 See Attached Detail, CA, US General Support 2022
See Attached Statement $525,418 See Attached Detail, CA, US General Support 2022
See Attached Statement $525,418 See Attached Detail, CA, US General Support 2022
See Attached Statement $381,890 See Attached Detail, CA, US General Support 2021
See Attached Statement $532,141 See Attached Detail, CA, US General Support 2020
See Attached Statement $312,027 See Attached Detail, CA, US General Support 2018
See Attached Statement $265,192 See Attached Detail, CA, US General Support 2017
See Attached Statement $167,972 See Attached Detail, CA, US General Support 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Good Shepherd's Heart Ministry as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 33-0579899
Website N/A
Address 30012 HILLSIDE TERRACE San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-0000

Key People (6)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Good Shepherd's Heart Ministry's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President Gary P Stache
Secretary/treasurer Teresa Stache
Director Anthony Delorenzo
Director Patrick Scruggs
Director Hannah Dunlap

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.