Shirar Family Foundation
Shirar Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Marshalltown, Iowa. In its 2025 filing, it reported making 11 grants totaling $86,950 to charitable organizations, including churches, disaster-relief and medical-support organizations, and groups providing veterans and community support.
Shirar Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Shirar Family Foundation gave $87K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), top state North Carolina. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $86,950
- +55.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,905
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $688,588
- +0.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (3 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (46% 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 Shirar Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2310 Knollway Drive, Marshalltown, IA 50158
Phone: (641) 691-0426
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Shirar Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Samaritan's Purse ($25K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $87K.
Grant Size Distribution
46 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 46 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, recipients in North Carolina received 46% of grant dollars, recipients in Iowa received 37%, and recipients in Illinois received 17%. The listed grants also included a $200 award to an organization in Oklahoma.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Shirar Family Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 10 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $317; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $250 first-time, $15K repeat.
- 30% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 125% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 149% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2020) to $87K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $87K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vermilion United Methodist Church Vermilion, IL | Church Projects | $15,000 |
| Our Savior's Lutheran Church Radcliffe, IA | Church Projects | $15,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | Persecuted Christians | $15,000 |
| Retrieving Freedom Waverly, IA | Veterans Support | $15,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | Disaster Relief | $10,000 |
| Make-a-Wish Central & Western NC Greensboro, NC | Medical Support | $10,000 |
| Diaper Bank of North Carolina Hillsborough, NC | Community Support | $5,000 |
| YMCA Annual Campaign Marshalltown, IA | Community Support | $1,000 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #839 Marshalltown, IA | Veterans Support | $500 |
| Plainsmen Robotics Belle Plains, IA | Community Support | $250 |
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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 | $688,588 | $94,071 | $87,617 | $86,950 | 11 | $86,950 | $32,923 | $58,417 |
| 2024 | $682,134 | $112,397 | $56,411 | $56,000 | 7 | $56,000 | $34,188 | — |
| 2023 | $604,892 | $110,181 | $45,361 | $43,600 | 12 | $43,600 | $19,852 | $31,541 |
| 2022 | $532,986 | $11,596 | $40,448 | $38,650 | 8 | $38,650 | $11,596 | $28,884 |
| 2021 | $561,838 | $157,197 | $50,273 | $57,600 | 8 | $48,600 | $31,584 | $26,854 |
| 2020 | $454,914 | $186,448 | $28,441 | $26,100 | 8 | — | $12,810 | $13,302 |
| 2019 | $296,907 | $105,409 | $46,616 | $43,957 | 6 | — | $8,655 | $13,543 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Shirar Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $58K 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
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants included support for church projects, persecuted Christians, disaster relief, medical support, veterans, community programs, and mission support.
Among its grantees, Samaritan’s Purse describes itself as a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to people affected by war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine. Diaper Bank of North Carolina says it provides diapers and other personal-care supplies to families living in poverty and recovering from natural disasters.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 11 grants totaling $86,950. Grant amounts ranged from $200 to $15,000, with a median grant of $10,000. Notable awards included $15,000 each to Vermilion United Methodist Church for church projects, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church for church projects, Samaritan’s Purse for persecuted Christians, and Retrieving Freedom for veterans support. Other grants included $10,000 to Samaritan’s Purse for disaster relief, $10,000 to Make-A-Wish Central & Western NC for medical support, and $5,000 to Diaper Bank of North Carolina for community support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kirk Shirar as president; Cynthia Shirar as treasurer/secretary; and Tyler Nullmeyer, Sarah Nullmeyer, Jacob Shirar, Kyrsten Shirar, and Hannah Shirar as directors.
Shirar Family Foundation is led by Kirk D. Shirar, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kirk D. Shirar
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hannah Shirar
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Shirar
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyrsten Shirar
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Nullmeyer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Nullmeyer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia A. Shirar
Treasurer & Secretary
Treasurer & Secretary → Treasurersecretary, 2023
Treasurersecretary → Treasurer & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Shirar Family Foundation
How much does Shirar Family Foundation give each year?
Shirar Family Foundation gave $87K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $56K across 7 grants.
What is Shirar Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Shirar Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $7,905, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Shirar Family Foundation that year got $317 on average.
Where does Shirar Family Foundation give grants?
Shirar Family Foundation's top state is North Carolina, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Iowa (37%) and Illinois (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boone, NC (2 grants) and Marshalltown, IA (2 grants).
Does Shirar Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Shirar Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Support" (3 grants).
Who are Shirar Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Shirar Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Samaritan's Purse ($25,000 across 2 grants), Vermilion United Methodist Church ($15,000) and Our Savior's Lutheran Church ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Shirar Family Foundation?
Shirar Family Foundation reported $689K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $87K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $58K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Shirar Family Foundation fund?
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants included support for church projects, persecuted Christians, disaster relief, medical support, veterans, community programs, and mission support. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Shirar Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Shirar Family Foundation's EIN?
Shirar Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1010205. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Shirar Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
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 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Shirar Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/shirar-family-foundation-morg_3b6497cc5c4a4a6eaf93f7403df3ed69
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