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Eastern Shore Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Easton, Maryland · EIN 300282099

Eastern Shore Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Easton, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $729 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $50 and the largest $139. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $1,800 the year before.

67% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$95917$8,113
2024$1,80022$3,494
2025$72915$2,665

How to apply

ContactPhilip C Foster
15 Willis Ave, Easton, MD 21601
Phone or email(410) 822-1700
What to submitAn educational resume and an essay of applicant's choice
DeadlinesPrior to the end of public school year
RestrictionsOnly our budgetary/monetary limitations.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eastern Shore Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia3$239
Maryland2$100
District of Columbia3$95
New York2$85
California1$50
Iowa1$50
Minnesota1$50
Colorado1$35
New Jersey1$25

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mt Vernon Ladies
Merrifield, VA
Operations$139
Alzheimers Association
Timonium, MD
Operations$50
American Battlefield Trust
Merrifield, VA
Operations$50
American Diabetes Association
Alexandria, VA
Operations$50
Macular Degeneration Research
Clarksburg, MD
Operations$50
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Manhattan Beach, CA
Operations$50
Parkinson's Foundation
Albert Lea, MN
Operations$50
Project Hope
Harlan, IA
Operations$50
The Glaucoma Foundation
New York, NY
Operations$50
ALS Association
Pueblo, CO
Operations$35
America's Vetdogs
Smithtown, NY
Operations$35
Museum of the American Revolution
Washington, DC
Operations$35
Smile Train
Washington, DC
Operations$35
National Ms Society
Washington, DC
Operations$25
The Seeing Eye
Morristown, NJ
Operations$25

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eastern Shore Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Prior to the end of public school year.

How much does Eastern Shore Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$729 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $50.

Who runs Eastern Shore Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Philip C Foster (President/Director).

What does Eastern Shore Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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