Patricia, Donald, Christine & Patrick Shepherd Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes grants only to organisations recognised as charitable in their own jurisdictions, and only for projects that are exclusively charitable under English law, so a group that is not a charity, or whose project has non-charitable aims, should not apply.
- Its geographic focus is given as a priority for York and the UK, so York-based charities are a stated priority, though the UK is also named.
- Its grants are typically between £3,000 and £50,000, with a median of £5,000, so a request in that range fits its recent pattern.
- No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to use the contact shown to get in touch, and the foundation's annual giving total is not stated, so the scale of its budget is unknown.
Overview
Patricia, Donald, Christine & Patrick Shepherd Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1206602).
The Patricia, Donald, Christine & Patrick Shepherd Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales that operates as a grant-making charity. It supports charitable projects and organisations with grants of varying sizes and durations, and its trustees wish to support charities in and around York while also looking to support specific causes across the UK as opportunities arise.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 25 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation makes grants to charitable organisations recognised as such in their respective jurisdictions, for projects that are exclusively charitable under English law. It describes itself as supporting charitable projects and organisations through grants of varying sizes and durations. Its trustees wish to support charities based in and around York, reflecting the foundation's close connections to the area, and are keen to expand grant making to support specific causes across the UK as opportunities arise. The foundation's stated approach is to select appropriate grantees and set prudent grant terms, with monitoring and evaluation of how funds are applied where appropriate.
Geographic Focus
Priority: York; the UK.
What they don't fund
- Does not generally fund organisations other than charitable organisations recognised as such in their respective jurisdictions
- Does not fund projects that are not exclusively charitable under English law
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report or its register entry. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The trustees consider grants for organisations recognised as charitable in their own jurisdictions and for projects exclusively charitable under English law.
- The trustees select appropriate grantees and may use monitoring and evaluation to check how grant funds are applied.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- York
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 7 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £5,000 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Yorkshire Air Museum£50,000year to 31 March 2025
- The Island York£35,000year to 31 March 2025
- Shepherd Group Brass Band£15,000year to 31 March 2025
- Richard Shephard Music Foundation£5,000year to 31 March 2025
- The Hut York£5,000year to 31 March 2025
- The York Foundation for Conservation and Craftsmanship£5,000year to 31 March 2025
- Door 84£3,000year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
2 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £234,163 | £282,254 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 25 October 2026.
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