Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation
The Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. It reported 21 grants totaling $215,000 in filing year 2025, supporting organizations working in areas including children’s services, animal welfare, education, food assistance, and community support.
Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation gave $215K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state Florida. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $215,000
- -14.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,238
- -42.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $2,807,863
- -0.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (6 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s 2024 filing says to submit a written request. It identifies Charles Shanklin as the contact, reports no deadlines, and states that there are no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Charles Shanklin
Mailing address: 22 10Th Avenue South Unit B, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Phone: (850) 897-4378
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children in Crisis ($20K). Together the top 10 received $125K.
Grant Size Distribution
102 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 101 grants of 102 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were reported as 42% to Florida, 27% to Ohio, 14% to Puerto Rico, 6% to New York, and 5% to Alabama. Listed 2025 recipients also included an organization in Marshall, North Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 21 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $11K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 43% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $140K (2022) to $250K (2024). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $215K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children in Crisis Fort Walton Beach, FL | General | $20,000 |
| Shepherd Church Baker, FL | General | $15,000 |
| Union County Care Train Marysville, OH | General | $15,000 |
| Embrace Florida Kids Pace, FL | General | $12,500 |
| Sanctuary Collective Columbus, OH | General | $12,500 |
| Cancer Freeze Florala, AL | General | $10,000 |
| City Harvest Brooklyn, NY | General | $10,000 |
| Community Housing Coalition of Madison CO Marshall, NC | General | $10,000 |
| Corefi - Concerned Residents for Improvement Inc Vieques, PR | General | $10,000 |
| Mid Ohio Food Collective Grove City, OH | General | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,807,863 | $227,766 | $241,529 | $215,000 | 21 | $215,000 | $205,892 | $198,249 |
| 2024 | $2,832,911 | $206,433 | $273,835 | $250,000 | 14 | $250,000 | $188,009 | $188,240 |
| 2023 | $2,900,313 | $99,347 | $172,717 | $151,000 | 23 | $151,000 | $82,601 | $170,824 |
| 2022 | $2,973,683 | $13,564 | $169,936 | $140,000 | 18 | $140,000 | $59,563 | $171,339 |
| 2021 | $3,130,528 | $387,577 | $182,450 | $160,000 | 26 | $160,000 | $369,951 | $187,051 |
| 2020 | $2,921,044 | $104,998 | $184,374 | $165,000 | 29 | — | $86,966 | $166,594 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $198K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. For example, Children in Crisis says it provides homes and hope to abused, neglected, and abandoned children in several Florida counties, while Sanctuary Collective says it serves women at risk of sexual exploitation in central Ohio. Support Our Scholars describes its mission as helping college-bound women complete an undergraduate education through preparation, scholarships, and guidance. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 21 grants totaling $215,000. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $20,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest awards included $20,000 to Children in Crisis in Fort Walton Beach, Florida; $15,000 each to Shepherd Church in Baker, Florida, and Union County Care Train in Marysville, Ohio; and $12,500 each to Embrace Florida Kids in Pace, Florida, and Sanctuary Collective in Columbus, Ohio. Other listed awards included $10,000 to Cancer Freeze in Florala, Alabama, and $10,000 to City Harvest in Brooklyn, New York.
Other 2025 grantees included Union County Humane Society, which says it connects people with animals and provides care and resources, and Pilots to the Rescue, which says it transports at-risk animals to improve their chances of adoption.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Charles R. Shanklin, Ann E. Shanklin, Thomas E. Shanklin, and Jean C. Brooks as trustees.
Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann E. Shanklin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles R. Shanklin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean C. Brooks
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas E. Shanklin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation
How much does Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation give each year?
Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation gave $215K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $250K across 14 grants.
What is Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,238, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation give grants?
Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation's top state is Florida, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Ohio (27%) and Puerto Rico (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Marysville, OH (3 grants), Vieques, PR (3 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).
Does Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (21 of 21) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Children in Crisis ($20,000), Shepherd Church ($15,000) and Union County Care Train ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 23% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation?
Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $215K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $198K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation?
The foundation’s 2024 filing says to submit a written request. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Bernice R Shanklin Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0873610. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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