Private foundation
THE SHEPHERDS HAND
LAKELAND, FLEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
LAKELAND, FLEIN
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 FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
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.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $1,125,150 | $815,005 | $627,043 | $10,617,876 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 38% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VILLAGE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONALYUKON, OK | MISSIONS | $25,000 | 2025 | |
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. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Porter | PRESIDENT | 10.00 | $8,250 |
| Sharon Porter | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Amanda Nielsen | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $10,617,407 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $454,203 | $686,381 | $523,767 | $10,308,802 | $10,307,262 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | −$143,959 | $649,401 | $484,510 | $10,540,646 | $10,539,440 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $3,395,948 | $732,097 | $620,764 | $11,334,301 | $11,332,800 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $839,818 | $610,072 | $527,966 | $8,674,379 | $8,668,949 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $675,196 | $574,103 | $504,459 | $8,444,679 | $8,439,660 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $390,689 | $572,343 | $503,567 | $8,343,163 | $8,338,567 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $430,212 | $556,502 | $486,565 | $8,524,192 | $8,520,221 |
| FY2017amended | 990-PF | $628,311 | $544,491 | $477,742 | $8,650,111 | $8,646,511 |
| FAMILY MINISTRIES |
| $25,000 |
| 2017 |
| VILLAGE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONALOKLAHOMA CITY, OK | FOREIGN MISSIONS | $23,000 | 2021 |
| VILLAGE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONALOKLAHOMA CITY, OK | FOREIGN MISSIONS | $22,000 | 2022 |
| HAVEN HORSE RANCHST AUGUSTINE, FL | YOUTH REHAB | $21,000 | 2017 |
| FULFILLING ENDEAVORSLAKELAND, FL | FAMILY MINISTRIES | $20,500 | 2018 |
| QPLACEWHEATON, IL | CHRISTIAN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY | $20,000 | 2022 |
| QPLACEWHEATON, IL | MINISTRY | $20,000 | 2025 |
| BAIR LAKE BIBLE CAMPJONES, MI | KIDS CAMP MINISTRY | $18,000 | 2019 |
| KEYS FOR KIDS MINISTRIESGRAND RAPIDS, MI | CHRISTIAN MINISTRY | $18,000 | 2022 |
| CHRISTWAY MINISTRIESFREEVILLE, NY | HOME MISSION | $17,500 | 2017 |
| HURON FOREST CAMP CEDARRIDGE INCPLYMOUTH, MI | CHRISTIAN KIDS CAMP | $17,000 | 2017 |
| IDOLSASIDE MINISTRIESAUBURNDALE, FL | YOUTH MINISTRY | $15,200 | 2017 |
| QPLACEWHEATON, IL | CHRISTIAN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY | $15,052 | 2018 |
| LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIESLAKELAND, FL | MINISTRY | $15,000 | 2025 |
| VILLAGE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONALOKLAHOMA CITY, OK | FOREIGN MISSIONS | $15,000 | 2019 |
| HURON FORREST CAMP CEDAR RIDGEWALLED LAKE, MI | KIDS CAMP | $15,000 | 2025 |
| BAIR LAKE BIBLE CAMPJONES, MI | KIDS CAMP MINISTRY | $15,000 | 2022 |
| SAT-7EASTON, MD | MISSION ORGANIZATION | $15,000 | 2022 |
| CAMP HEMLOCK INCCOLESVILLE, MD | KIDS CAMP MINISTRIES | $15,000 | 2021 |
| ROYAL FAMILY KIDSMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SANTA ANA, CA | CHRISTIAN FOSTER KIDS CAMP | $15,000 | 2019 |
| HAVEN HORSE RANCHST AUGUSTINE, FL | YOUTH REHAB | $15,000 | 2018 |
| YOUTH FOR CHRIST OF DETROITMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.DETROIT, MI | INNER CITY YOUTH MINISTRY | $15,000 | 2022 |
| LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIESLAKELAND, FL | RESCUE MISSION | $15,000 | 2022 |
| YOUTH HAVENRIVES JUNCTION, MI | KIDS' CAMP FOR THE POOR | $15,000 | 2019 |
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202511349349100616
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202432499349100008
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202342199349100019
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202202099349100110
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202131809349100118
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202032309349100238
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201941929349100109
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017 · amended
Filing id 201811799349100311
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.