Private foundation · Chestertown, MD

The Henry Sears Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$500 – $1K – $2K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
25
Repeat grantees
13
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Dr Henry F Sears
PRESIDENT
James a Judge
DIRECTOR
Turner B Smith
DIRECTOR
Sandra Sears
DIRECTOR
Philip W Hoon
DIRECTOR
John L Seidel
DIRECTOR
Dr Sharon Bushnell Sears
DIRECTOR
Mr Christopher Sears
VICE-PRESIDENT
Philip W Hoon Esq
SECRETARY/TREASURER
John Seidel
BOARD MEMBER
Henry Davis
BOARD MEMBER
James Judge
BOARD MEMBER
Greg Cole
BOARD MEMBER
James Gruber
BOARD MEMBER
Evan Miles
BOARD MEMBER
Douglas Gill
BOARD MEMBER

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
11.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
172
Total grants awarded
$1.5M
Total amount
$8K
Average grant
$150K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$124K
27 grants
2023
$60K
2 grants
2022
$89K
5 grants
2021
$100K
2 grants
2020
$50K
1 grants
2019
$69K
14 grants
2018
$124K
22 grants
2017
$146K
20 grants
2016
$148K
21 grants
2015
$156K
20 grants
2014
$195K
20 grants
2013
$194K
18 grants

Top recipients

8 grants · MD · ✓ Exact match
$781K
National Music Festival
4 grants · MD
$122K
7 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$115K
Center for Environment & Society
4 grants · MD
$75K
Tall Timbers Research Station
5 grants · FL
$70K
1 grant · MD · ✓ Exact match
$57K
Animal Care Shelter for Kent County
2 grants · MD
$55K
9 grants · MD · ✓ Exact match
$17K
Harvard University Art Museums
6 grants · MA
$14K
The Jackson Laboratory
1 grant · MA
$10K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

National Music Festival
ARTS - OPERATIONS
MD · TY 2024
$66K
The Jackson Laboratory
HEALTH
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Radcliffe Creek School
EDUCATIONAL
MD · TY 2024
$10K
Emmanuel Church
RELIGIOUS
MD · TY 2024
$6K
St Matthews Chapel
RELIGIOUS
NH · TY 2024
$5K
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin
RESEARCH HEATH
MD · TY 2024
$5K
Good Neighbor Fund
CHARITABLE
MD · TY 2024
$5K
Alzheimers Association
RESEARCH HEALTH
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Animal Care Shelter for Kent County
CHARITABLE
MD · TY 2024
$5K
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
HEALTH
DC · TY 2024
$5K
Sultana Education Foundation
EDUCATIONAL
MD · TY 2024
$2K
The Cathedral of All Souls
RELIGIOUS
NC · TY 2024
$1K
Nisha
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Weta
EDUCATIONAL
DC · TY 2024
$1K
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
EDUCATIONAL
MD · TY 2024
$1K
Middleton Place
CHARITABLE
SC · TY 2024
$1K
New York Public Radio
EDUCATIONAL
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Watermans Community Center
EDUCATIONAL
ME · TY 2024
$1K
North Haven Conservation Partners
CONSERVATION
ME · TY 2024
$1K
North Haven Historical Society
EDUCATIONAL
ME · TY 2024
$500
North Haven Baptist Church
RELIGIOUS
ME · TY 2024
$500
St Marks School of Southborough
EDUCATONAL
MA · TY 2024
$100
Chestertown Vol Fire Co
SAFETY
MD · TY 2024
$100
Southern Harbor Eldercare Services
ELDERLY CARE
ME · TY 2024
$100
Friends of Easter Neck Inc
CHARITABLE
MD · TY 2024
$100
The Ethel Walker School
EDUCATIONAL
CT · TY 2024
$100
Center for Environment & Society
EDUCATIONAL - OPERATIONS
MD · TY 2024
$-10,000
National Music Festival
ARTS - OPERATIONS
MD · TY 2023
$50K
Center for Environment & Society
EDUCATIONAL - OPERATIONS
MD · TY 2023
$10K
Kent Cultural Alliance
ARTS - OPERATIONS
MD · TY 2022
$57K
Center for Environment & Society
EDUCATIONAL - OPERATIONS
MD · TY 2022
$25K
National Music Festival
ARTS - OPERATIONS
MD · TY 2022
$5K
Sultana Education Foundation
EDUCATIONAL - OPERATIONS
MD · TY 2022
$1K
Radcliffe Creek School
EDUCATIONAL - OPERATIONS
MD · TY 2022
$1K
Animal Care Shelter for Kent County
OPERATIONAL
MD · TY 2021
$50K
Center for Environment & Society
OPERATIONAL
MD · TY 2021
$50K
Washington College
OPERATIONAL
MD · TY 2020
$50K
Washington College
OPERATIONAL
MD · TY 2019
$50K
Jackson Laboratory
OPERATIONAL
ME · TY 2019
$10K
Humane Society of the United States
OPERATIONAL
DC · TY 2019
$2K
Aspca
OPERATIONAL
NY · TY 2019
$1K
International Humane Society
OPERATIONAL
DC · TY 2019
$1K
Tall Timbers Research Inc
OPERATIONAL
FL · TY 2019
$1K
Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
OPERATIONAL
MA · TY 2019
$500
Wgbh Educational Foundation
OPERATIONAL
MA · TY 2019
$500
Sultana Educational Foundation
OPERATIONAL
MD · TY 2019
$500
Kent & Queen Anne's Rescue Squad
OPERATIONAL
MD · TY 2019
$500
Radcliffe Creek School
OPERATIONAL
MD · TY 2019
$500
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
OPERATIONAL
NY · TY 2019
$500
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
OPERATIONAL
MD · TY 2019
$250

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.