Shp Christian Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · EIN 91-2017312. Reported 136 grants totalling $18.8M to 67 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Shp Christian Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $111,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $4,638,225. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Emergency Housing Lot E | San Jose, CA | $4,638,225 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glad Tidings Community Development Corp | Hayward, CA | $2,443,844 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crazy Love Ministries | San Francisco, CA | $2,106,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dignitymoves | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Roads Publications | Lawrenceville, GA | $919,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healing Grove Health Center | San Jose, CA | $912,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| River of Life Christian Church | Santa Clara, CA | $895,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Worldwide Bible Society | Sunnyvale, CA | $637,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Hope San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chinese Christian Mission | Petaluma, CA | $564,183 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Wehope | East Palo Alto, CA | $433,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River of Life Foundation | Santa Clara, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tdcma | Milpitas, CA | $279,710 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Epa Apostolic Church | East Palo Alto, CA | $233,309 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ambassadors for Christ | Roswell, GA | $220,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bridging Nations International | Lees Summit, MO | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pop's Foundations | Livermore, CA | $197,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Dawn | Los Altos, CA | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Sweet Home Church | East Palo Alto, CA | $171,550 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Menlo Church | Menlo Park, CA | $161,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| U Channel Foundation | Santa Clara, CA | $121,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shiloh United School | South San Francisco, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Double Portion Media | Santa Clara, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Street Life Ministries | Redwood City, CA | $98,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ihopkc - Missionary Support | Kansas City, MO | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Media Evangelism Association | Milpitas, CA | $71,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Vision US | Federal Way, WA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joyful Noise Express | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sobem (usa) | Fremont, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Apa Family Support Services | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chinese Christian Herald Crusades | Brooklyn, NY | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Area School of Ministry | Redwood City, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Self Help for the Elderly | Cupertino, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ark Baptist Church | Milpitas, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian Health and Service Center | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Baptist Church | Fresno, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Antioch Ministries International | Waco, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chinese Bible Society | San Ramon, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I2 Ministries | La Habre, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Peninsula Church | Foster City, CA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cathedral of Faith | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Palo Alto, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Showers of Blessing Evangelistic USA | Fremont, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Life Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Horizon East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | $19,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Brighter Day Youth Work Program | Belmont, CA | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Acmla | Temple City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | East Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latino Community Council of Redwood City | Redwood City, CA | $5,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Life Christian Center | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Children With Special Needs | Fremont, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lord's Grace Christian Church | Mountain View, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Core House Ministries | Medina, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Transforming the Bay With Christ | Hollister, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caring and Enriching Hearts | Palo Alto, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Bridges Inc | Oakland, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pablove Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tianlu Music | Saratoga, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University AME Zion Church | Palo Alto, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens Division Christian Service | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ccmpfba | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| My New Red Shoes | Redwood City, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford - the Hong | Stanford, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Mark AME Zion Church | East Palo Alto, CA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Menlo Atherton High School | Atherton, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
34 of 67 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 90 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | $2,342,508 | $18,000 |
| 2022 | 35 | $5,205,609 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 34 | $7,044,531 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $4,186,223 | $30,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 92% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Shp Christian Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2600 El Camino Real Suite 410, Palo Alto, CA, 94306. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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