Funding search · EIN 521933579 · Chestertown, MD

The Henry Sears Foundation

Name: The Henry Sears Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

46
grants reported: $350,560
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educational arts health religious research conservation care educatonal

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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National Music Festival4 grants · $170,900
Kent Cultural Alliance1 grant · $57,060
Center for Environment & Society3 grants · $25,000
Radcliffe Creek School3 grants · $21,000
The Jackson Laboratory1 grant · $10,000
Good Neighbor Fund2 grants · $10,000
Emmanuel Church1 grant · $6,000
Animal Care Shelter for Kent County2 grants · $6,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin2 grants · $6,000
North Haven Conservation Partners2 grants · $6,000

Giving over time

$89,060

2022

$60,000

2023

$123,500

2024

$78,000

2025

Grant history

All 46 reported grants, largest first.

$65,900
National Music Festival · Chestertown, MD · 2024
Arts - operations
$57,060
Kent Cultural Alliance · Chestertown, MD · 2022
Arts - operations
$50,000
National Music Festival · Chestertown, MD · 2025
Arts - operations
$50,000
National Music Festival · Chestertown, MD · 2023
Arts - operations
$25,000
Center for Environment & Society · Chestertown, MD · 2022
Educational - operations
$10,000
Radcliffe Creek School · Chestertown, MD · 2025
Educational
$10,000
Radcliffe Creek School · Chestertown, MD · 2024
Educational
$10,000
The Jackson Laboratory · Boston, MA · 2024
Health
$10,000
Center for Environment & Society · Chestertown, MD · 2023
Educational - operations
$6,000
Emmanuel Church · Chestertown, MD · 2024
Religious
$5,000
Good Neighbor Fund · Chestertown, MD · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
North Haven Conservation Partners · North Haven, ME · 2025
Conservation
$5,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Research health
$5,000
Animal Care Shelter for Kent County · Chestertown, MD · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Health
$5,000
Good Neighbor Fund · Chestertown, MD · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Research heath
$5,000
St Matthews Chapel · Sygar Gukk, NH · 2024
Religious
$5,000
National Music Festival · Chestertown, MD · 2022
Arts - operations
$2,100
Sultana Education Foundation · Chestertown, MD · 2024
Educational
$1,500
Sultana Education Foundation · Chestertown, MD · 2025
Educational
$1,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Research health
$1,000
Animal Care Shelter for Kent County · Chestertown, MD · 2025
Charitable
$1,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Educational
$1,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Research health
$1,000
North Haven Library · North Haven, ME · 2025
Educational
$1,000
Weta · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
$1,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Educational
$1,000
Middleton Place · Charleston, SC · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
$1,000
Nisha · Nantucket, MA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
North Haven Conservation Partners · North Haven, ME · 2024
Conservation
$1,000
The Cathedral of All Souls · Asheville, NC · 2024
Religious
$1,000
Watermans Community Center · North Haven, ME · 2024
Educational
$1,000
Weta · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
$1,000
Radcliffe Creek School · Chestertown, MD · 2022
Educational - operations
$1,000
Sultana Education Foundation · Chestertown, MD · 2022
Educational - operations
$500
North Haven Baptist Church · North Haven, ME · 2025
Religious
$500
North Haven Baptist Church · North Haven, ME · 2024
Religious
$500
North Haven Historical Society · North Haven, ME · 2024
Educational
$100
Chestertown Vol Fire Co · Chestertown, MD · 2024
Safety
$100
Friends of Easter Neck · Rock Hall, MD · 2024
Charitable
$100
Southern Harbor Eldercare Services · North Haven, ME · 2024
Elderly care
$100
St Marks School of Southborough · Southborough, MA · 2024
Educatonal
$100
The Ethel Walker School · Simsbury, CT · 2024
Educational
$-10,000
Center for Environment & Society · Chestertown, MD · 2024
Educational - operations

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