Sheepgate Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Alta Loma, CA EIN: 46-4367903

Sheepgate Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Alta Loma, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $423K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 11 grants totaling $346K. Net investment income was $13K.

Key facts about Sheepgate Foundation

In short: Sheepgate Foundation gave $346K across 11 grants in 2024 (avg $31K), top state California. 9% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
46-4367903
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$346,485
Grants made (2024)
11
Average grant
$31,499
Median grant
$15,319
New grantees (estimate)
9% first-time grantees (1 of 11, 2024)
Total assets
$422,528
Primary geography
California (27% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$423K

+21.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$346K

+13.2% YoY

Grant Count

11

+10.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$31K

+2.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sheepgate Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Sheepgate Foundation open to new grantees?

9%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 1 of 11 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $30K; repeat grants $32K. How we count

Medians: $30K first-time, $14K repeat.

  • 91% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 70% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 11 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

States

Cities

UplandOntarioReddingSanta AnaFontanaOceanside

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K8 grants20208 grants202110 grants202210 grants202311 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Mighty Men Water Drilling: $123KMighty Men Water Drilling$123KAna Si Copiii Foundation: $61KAna Si Copiii Foundation$61KEmpowering Lives International: $45KEmpowering Lives International$45KRefuge Center Romania: $37KRefuge Center Romania$37KDynamic Church Planting Internation: $30KDynamic Church PlantingInternation$30KEl Shaddai Ministries: $15KEl Shaddai Ministries$15KJoy Springs School: $12KJoy Springs School$12KOntario Christian School: $11KOntario Christian School$11KCalvary Chapel Costa Mesa: $6KCalvary Chapel Costa Mesa$6KIluliana Toader: $5KIluliana Toader$5K

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

43<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MIGHTY MEN WATER DRILLING provide water to rural villages$123,445
ANA SI COPIII FOUNDATION SUPPORT UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN$60,585
EMPOWERING LIVES INTERNATIONAL Upland, CASUPPORT CHILDREN$45,000
REFUGE CENTER ROMANIA TO RESTORE HOPE AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORPHANS$37,240
DYNAMIC CHURCH PLANTING INTERNATION Oceanside, CATRAINING CHURCH PLANTERS$30,000
EL SHADDAI MINISTRIES TRAIN, EQUIP, AND EDUCATE THE YOUNG ADULTS OF KENYA IN BUSINESS, AGRICULTURE, AND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.$15,319
JOY SPRINGS SCHOOL FEED, EDUCATE, TRAIN, CLOTHE, AND HELP THE CHILDREN AND ADULTS RESIDING IN THE KIVERS SLUM OF NAIROBI KENYA.$12,038
ONTARIO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Ontario, CATO SUPPORT AND FURTHER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION$11,401
CALVARY CHAPEL COSTA MESA Santa Ana, CACHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SUPPORT$6,000
ILULIANA TOADER SERVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS THROUGH CONSELING, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.$4,555

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$422,528$347,899$279,284
Revenue$427,326$369,477$163,607
Expenses$353,622$312,309$266,687
Qualifying Distributions$353,622$312,309$266,687
Net Investment Income$12,592$4,237$7,172
Distributable Amount$9,926$9,519$13,450

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sheepgate Foundation is led by Steven E Belko, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Steven E Belko

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Toni D Belko

    CFO & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Sheepgate Foundation

How much does Sheepgate Foundation give each year?

Sheepgate Foundation gave $346K across 11 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $306K across 10 grants.

What is Sheepgate Foundation's typical grant size?

Sheepgate Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $15,319, and its average grant was $31,499, across 11 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sheepgate Foundation that year got $30K on average.

Where does Sheepgate Foundation give grants?

Sheepgate Foundation's top state is California, with 27% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Does Sheepgate Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Sheepgate Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Sheepgate Foundation's largest grantees?

Sheepgate Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Mighty Men Water Drilling ($123,445), Ana Si Copiii Foundation ($60,585) and Empowering Lives International ($45,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Sheepgate Foundation?

Sheepgate Foundation reported $423K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $354K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Sheepgate Foundation?

Sheepgate Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Alta Loma, CA. It holds $423K in total assets as of 2024.

What is Sheepgate Foundation's EIN?

Sheepgate Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4367903. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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