Accepts applications739 grants on file · $12.3M · FY2019–2024IRS 990-PF · FY2024
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
No parsed e-filed return is on record for this organization yet, so year-by-year financials are not available.
Asset, income and revenue figures come from the IRS master file (the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File), a coarse annual extract. Year-by-year figures appear once the organization's e-filed returns are in the database.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 60% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIELD RANCH FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $600,000 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Shield Ayres | FOUNDER,TRUSTEE | 1.50 | $0 |
| Vera Ayres Bowen | PRESIDENT | 3.00 | $0 |
| Margaret Bowers Ayres | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.50 | $0 |
| Robert Atlee Ayres | TREASURER | 3.00 | $0 |
| Marshall Ayres Bowen | SECRETARY | 1.50 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Ayres Domenech | TRUSTEE | 1.50 | $0 |
| Gentry Shield Bowen | TRUSTEE | 1.50 | $0 |
| Cindy Raab | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $131,248 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| $600,000 |
| 2020 |
| SHIELD RANCH FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $500,000 | 2024 |
| AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $400,000 | 2020 |
| AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $350,000 | 2022 |
| H E BUTT FAMILY FNDKERRVILLE, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $120,000 | 2019 |
| H E BUTT FAMILY FNDKERRVILLE, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $110,000 | 2020 |
| BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $50,000 | 2021 |
| BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $50,000 | 2020 |
| BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $50,000 | 2022 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERSNEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $45,000 | 2024 |
| EL BUEN SAMARITANOAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $40,000 | 2024 |
| TEXAS LAND TRUST COUNCILWIMBERLEY, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $40,000 | 2023 |
| COMMUNITY OF ST MARY SOUTHERN PROVINCESEWANEE, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $35,000 | 2020 |
| COMMUNITY OF ST MARY SOUTHERN PROVINCESEWANEE, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $35,000 | 2019 |
| BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $30,000 | 2024 |
| COMMUNITY OF ST MARY SOUTHERN PROVINCESEWANEE, TN | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $30,000 | 2021 |
| GREAT SPRINGS PROJECTAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $30,000 | 2019 |
| TEXAS LAND TRUST COUNCILWIMBERLEY, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2022 |
| EL BUEN SAMARITANOAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2019 |
| HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCEAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2021 |
| TEXAS WATER TRADEAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2021 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCYSAN ANTONIO, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2023 |
| MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INCAUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2020 |
| LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INCWASHINGTON, DC | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2021 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413139349100931
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202323179349103477
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202242669349100714
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202122679349100312
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202023179349102877
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