Shaffer Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 80-0964556
Foundation Overview
Based in Templeton, CA, Shaffer Family Foundation has awarded 79 grants totaling $915,875 to organizations in Florida, California and 5 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $75,000, with a median award of $5,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 10 recipients (40%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
76% of all grants are concentrated in California, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within California, funding concentrates in Bakersfield (65%), San Luis Obispo (10%), Paso Robles (8%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 32% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (48%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Shaffer Family Foundation'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Freedom Alliance | $40,000 | Encino, CA, US | To Build An International Coalition Of Citizens Of The West Which Involves Writers, Academic Thinkers, And Citizens From All Around The World, Who Will Join Together Through Seminars, Conferences, Publications And Activist Networks, To Promote And Protect Moral Values, Democracy And Freedom. | 2024 |
| Covenant Community Services | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Restore Lives And Transform Generations For Current And Former Foster Youth | 2024 |
| Woods Humane Society | $2,500 | San Luis Obispo, CA, US | To Support Its Mission Of Rescuing, Sheltering, And Adopting Homeless Animals, While Promoting Responsible Pet Ownership Through Education, Spay/neuter Programs, And Community Outreach. | 2024 |
| Valley Baptist Church | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Make Disciples, Or Fully Devoted Followers Of Jesus, Through Evangelism And Missions. | 2024 |
| Casa - Slo | $2,500 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Support And Promote Court-appoionted Volunteer Advocacy So Every Child Who Has Experienced Abuse Or Neglect Can Be Safe, Have A Permanent Home, And The Opportunity To Thrive. | 2024 |
| Atascadero Bible Church | $5,000 | Atascadero, CA, US | To Support Its Mission Of Serving The Community Through Christian Ministry, Worship, Discipleship, And Outreach Programs. | 2024 |
| Xl Ministries Inc | $5,000 | Roanoke, TX, US | To Help Churches Train And Equip Their Members To Be Leaders In Their Local Church. | 2024 |
| Must Charities | $2,500 | Paso Robles, CA, US | To Help Manage Giving That Inspires And Creates Lasting Solutions To Critical Community Needs. | 2024 |
| Mare | $2,500 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Manage Social Giving That Inspires And Creates Lasting Solutions To Critical Community Needs. | 2024 |
| Royal Family Kids Camp | $2,500 | Waxahachie, TX, US | To Create Life Changing Moments For Children Of Abuse. | 2024 |
| American Freedom Alliance | $60,000 | Encino, CA, US | To Build An International Coalition Of Citizens Of The West Which Involves Writers, Academic Thinkers, And Citizens From All Around The World, Who Will Join Together Through Seminars, Conferences, Publications And Activist Networks, To Promote And Protect Moral Values, Democracy And Freedom. | 2023 |
| Covenant House | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Provide Immediate And Long-term Support For Young People Facing Homelessness And Survivors Of Trafficking. | 2023 |
| Covenant Communty Services | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Restore Lives And Transform Generations For Current And Former Foster Youth | 2023 |
| Wounded Warriors | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Honor And Empower Wounded Warriors And Their Families. | 2023 |
| K-love Ministries | $5,000 | Rocklin, CA, US | To Create And Distribute Quality And Compelling Media That Inspires And Encourages People To Have A Meaningful Relationship With Jesus Christ. | 2023 |
| Casa | $5,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Supports And Promotes Court-appointed Volunteer Advocacy So Every Child Who Has Experienced Abuse Or Neglect Can Be Safe, Have A Permanent Home, And The Opportunity To Thrive. | 2023 |
| Partners In Equestrian Therapy | $2,500 | San Luis Obispo, CA, US | To Empowers Children, Adults, And Volunteers Through A Superior Equine-assisted Therapeutic Program Led By A Team Of Certified Instructors, Trained Staff, Enthusiastic Volunteers, And Gentle And Willing Horses. | 2023 |
| Mare | $2,500 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Provide Therapeutic Equine Assisted Activities For The Benefit Of People Living With Special Needs And Disabilities. | 2023 |
| Must Charities | $2,500 | Paso Robles, CA, US | To Help Manage Social Giving That Inspires And Creates Lasting Solutions To Critical Community Needs. | 2023 |
| Royal Family Kids Camp | $5,000 | Waxahachie, TX, US | To Create Life Changing Moments For Children Of Abuse. | 2023 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $5,000 | Memphis, TN, US | To Advance Cures, And Means Of Prevention, For Pediatric Catastrophic Diseases Through Research And Treatment. | 2023 |
| Wood's Humane Society | $2,000 | San Luis Obispo, CA, US | To Serve, Protect And Shelter Homeless Companion Animals; To Place Animals Into Humane Environments; To Promote Responsible Pet Ownership, Provide Humane Education, And Reduce Animal Overpopulation; And To Celebrate The Human-animal Bond. | 2023 |
| Xl Ministries | $45,000 | Roanoke, TX, US | To Help Churches Train And Equip Their Members To Be Leaders In Their Local Church. | 2023 |
| Valley Baptist Church | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Make Disciples, Or Fully Devoted Followers Of Jesus, Through Evangelism And Missions. | 2023 |
| Grace Central Coast | $5,000 | San Luis Obispo, CA, US | To Equip God's People To Follow Jesus And Sending Them Out To Not-yet-christians To Help Them Begin To Follow Jesus | 2023 |
| Living Grace Community Church | $35,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Continue The Tradition Of Proclaiming The Gospel In Bakersfield And Around The World. | 2022 |
| Bakersfield Angels | $2,500 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Walk Alongside Children, Youth, And Families In The Foster Care Community By Offering Consistent Support Through Intentional Giving, Relationship Building, And Mentorship. | 2022 |
| Covenant Communty Services | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Restore Lives And Transform Generations For Current And Former Foster Youth | 2022 |
| Wood's Humane Society | $5,000 | San Luis Obispo, CA, US | To Serve, Protect And Shelter Homeless Companion Animals; To Place Animals Into Humane Environments; To Promote Responsible Pet Ownership, Provide Humane Education, And Reduce Animal Overpopulation; And To Celebrate The Human-animal Bond. | 2022 |
| Mare | $2,500 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Provide Therapeutic Equine Assisted Activities For The Benefit Of People Living With Special Needs And Disabilities. | 2022 |
| Must Charities | $2,500 | Paso Robles, CA, US | To Help Manage Social Giving That Inspires And Creates Lasting Solutions To Critical Community Needs. | 2022 |
| Royal Family Kids Camp | $5,000 | Waxahachie, TX, US | To Create Life Changing Moments For Children Of Abuse. | 2022 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $2,500 | Memphis, TN, US | To Advance Cures, And Means Of Prevention, For Pediatric Catastrophic Diseases Through Research And Treatment. | 2022 |
| Desiring God | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | To Spread A Passion For The Supremacy Of God In All Things For The Joy Of All Peoples Through Jesus Christ. | 2022 |
| For The Children | $5,000 | Santa Ana, CA, US | To Mobilize The Local Church To Create Life-changing Moments For Children Who Have Experienced Relational Trauma. | 2022 |
| Ethos 360 | $6,000 | Sanford, FL, US | To Assist The Ministry Of The Local Church Through The Mobilizing, Equipping And Coordinating Of Believers To Evangelize Unreached People Groups, Translate The Scriptures And See Indigenous Churches Established That Glorify God. | 2022 |
| American Freedom Alliance | $60,000 | Encino, CA, US | To Build An International Coalition Of Citizens Of The West Which Involves Writers, Academic Thinkers, And Citizens From All Around The World, Who Will Join Together Through Seminars, Conferences, Publications And Activist Networks, To Promote And Protect Moral Values, Democracy And Freedom. | 2022 |
| Living Grace Community Church | $35,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Continue The Tradition Of Proclaiming The Gospel In Bakersfield And Around The World. | 2022 |
| Bakersfield Angels | $2,500 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Walk Alongside Children, Youth, And Families In The Foster Care Community By Offering Consistent Support Through Intentional Giving, Relationship Building, And Mentorship. | 2022 |
| Covenant Communty Services | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Restore Lives And Transform Generations For Current And Former Foster Youth | 2022 |
| Wood's Humane Society | $5,000 | San Luis Obispo, CA, US | To Serve, Protect And Shelter Homeless Companion Animals; To Place Animals Into Humane Environments; To Promote Responsible Pet Ownership, Provide Humane Education, And Reduce Animal Overpopulation; And To Celebrate The Human-animal Bond. | 2022 |
| Mare | $2,500 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Provide Therapeutic Equine Assisted Activities For The Benefit Of People Living With Special Needs And Disabilities. | 2022 |
| Must Charities | $2,500 | Paso Robles, CA, US | To Help Manage Social Giving That Inspires And Creates Lasting Solutions To Critical Community Needs. | 2022 |
| Royal Family Kids Camp | $5,000 | Waxahachie, TX, US | To Create Life Changing Moments For Children Of Abuse. | 2022 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $2,500 | Memphis, TN, US | To Advance Cures, And Means Of Prevention, For Pediatric Catastrophic Diseases Through Research And Treatment. | 2022 |
| Desiring God | $2,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | To Spread A Passion For The Supremacy Of God In All Things For The Joy Of All Peoples Through Jesus Christ. | 2022 |
| For The Children | $5,000 | Santa Ana, CA, US | To Mobilize The Local Church To Create Life-changing Moments For Children Who Have Experienced Relational Trauma. | 2022 |
| Ethos 360 | $6,000 | Sanford, FL, US | To Assist The Ministry Of The Local Church Through The Mobilizing, Equipping And Coordinating Of Believers To Evangelize Unreached People Groups, Translate The Scriptures And See Indigenous Churches Established That Glorify God. | 2022 |
| American Freedom Alliance | $60,000 | Encino, CA, US | To Build An International Coalition Of Citizens Of The West Which Involves Writers, Academic Thinkers, And Citizens From All Around The World, Who Will Join Together Through Seminars, Conferences, Publications And Activist Networks, To Promote And Protect Moral Values, Democracy And Freedom. | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $2,500 | Jacksonville, FL, US | To Honor And Empower Wounded Warriors Who Incurred A Physical Or Mental Injury, Illnesses, Or Wound, Co-incident To Your Military Service On Or After September 11, 2001 | 2021 |
| Hoffman Hospice | $2,500 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Celebrate The Sanctity Of Life, To Provide Compassionate End-of-life Care, And To Comfort The Grieving. | 2021 |
| Covenant Communty Services | $10,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Restoring Lives And Transforming Generations For Current And Former Foster Youth | 2021 |
| Bakersfield Angels | $2,500 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Walk Alongside Children, Youth, And Families In The Foster Care Community By Offering Consistent Support Through Intentional Giving, Relationship Building, And Mentorship. | 2021 |
| Must Charities | $1,000 | Paso Robles, CA, US | To Help Manage Social Giving That Inspires And Creates Lasting Solutions To Critical Community Needs. | 2021 |
| Royal Family Kids Camp | $5,000 | Waxahachie, TX, US | To Create Life Changing Moments For Children Of Abuse. | 2021 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $2,500 | Memphis, TN, US | To Advance Cures, And Means Of Prevention, For Pediatric Catastrophic Diseases Through Research And Treatment. | 2021 |
| Mare | $2,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Provide Therapeutic Equine Assisted Activities For The Benefit Of People Living With Special Needs And Disabilities. | 2021 |
| American Freedom Alliance | $60,000 | Dulles, VA, US | To Advance The American Heritage Of Freedom By Honoring And Encouraging Military Service, Defending The Sovereignty Of The United States And Promoting A Strong National Defense. | 2021 |
| Living Grace Church | $75,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Worship, Grow And Serve God. | 2020 |
| Covenant Community Services | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Restore Lives And Transform Generations For Former Foster Youth. | 2018 |
| Hoffman Hospice | $2,500 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Celebrate The Sanctity Of Life, Provide Compassionate End-of-life Care And Comfort The Grieving. | 2018 |
| Children To Love | $2,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Provide Help And Assistance To Empower 'the Least Of These'. | 2018 |
| Royal Family Kids | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | Royal Family Kids Is The Nation's Leading Network Of Camps, Clubs And Mentoring For Children Of Abuse, Abandonment And Neglect. | 2018 |
| Living Grace Church | $65,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Worship, Grow And Serve God. | 2018 |
| Covenant Community Services | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Restore Lives And Transform Generations For Former Foster Youth. | 2017 |
| Hoffman Hospice | $2,500 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Celebrate The Sanctity Of Life, Provide Compassionate End-of-life Care And Comfort The Grieving. | 2017 |
| Living Grace Church | $35,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Worship, Grow And Serve God. | 2017 |
| Mare | $2,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | Therapeutic Riding Center That Uses The Horse As A Tool For Individuals With Physical And Mental Disabilites. | 2017 |
| Royal Family Kids | $10,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | Royal Family Kids Is The Nation's Leading Network Of Camps, Clubs And Mentoring For Children Of Abuse, Abandonment And Neglect. | 2017 |
| Radius International | $15,000 | San Diego, CA, US | To Assist Evangelical Church And Missions Community By Providing Pre-field Missionary Training. | 2017 |
| Living Grace Church | $50,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Worship, Grow And Serve God. | 2016 |
| Mare | $1,250 | Bakersfield, CA, US | Therapeutic Riding Center That Uses The Horse As A Tool For Individuals With Physical And Mental Disabilites. | 2016 |
| V-h Families Foundation | $8,625 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Provide Programs And Services To Local Families | 2016 |
| Royal Family Kids | $15,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | Royal Family Kids Is The Nation's Leading Network Of Camps, Clubs And Mentoring For Children Of Abuse, Abandonment And Neglect. | 2016 |
| Valley Feeding Project | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Make Food Affordable For The Community. | 2016 |
| Falcons Football Youth Program | $1,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Contribute To Individual And Community Well-being | 2016 |
| Conenant Community Services | $10,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help Restore Lives And Transform Generations For Former Foster Youth. | 2016 |
| Teen Challenge | $10,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Help You Build Your Relationship With God And Heal Your Mind, Body And Spirit From The Damages Caused By Addiction. | 2016 |
| Hoffman Hospice | $5,000 | Bakersfield, CA, US | To Celebrate The Sanctity Of Life, Provide Compassionate End-of-life Care And Comfort The Grieving. | 2016 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Shaffer Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 80-0964556 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 16620 JOHNSON RD Bakersfield, CA 93314-0000 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Shaffer Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President/ceo | Danny R Shaffer |
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| Vice-president/cfo | Diane L Shaffer |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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