Mission
To support other charitable organizations and undertake other charitable endeavors.
Small Public Charity
Gentle Shepherd Charities
Gentle Shepherd Charities is a private foundation categorized as Small Public Charity based in Roanoke, VA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $5K, expenses of $2K, total assets of $33K. Imperigo tracks 3 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $287K.
EIN: 541755452
Roanoke, VA
Public Foundations
NTEE: T30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5K
Total Expenses$2K
Total Assets$33K
Grants Given3
Grant Total$287K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Gentle Shepherd Charities
How Gentle Shepherd Charities divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $100 for programs
$100
Contributions to charitable organizations
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
General Fund
$225,200
General Fund
$36,840
General Fund
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Secretary/Treas
Cary Mangus
President
Donald A Eckenroth Iii
Vice President
Donald A Eckenroth Jr
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5K | $2K | $33K |
| 2024 | $8K | $4K | $31K |
| 2023 | $25K | $34K | $27K |
| 2022 | $16K | $24K | $36K |
| 2021 | $125K | $251K | $44K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $125K to $5K (-96%), with total assets most recently reported at $33K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in VA.
VA
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.