Funding search · EIN 521402453 · Towson, MD

Klein & Mary Lee Leister Foundation

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

57
grants reported
$60,350
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Pocomoke Fire Company1 grant · $20,000
  • Salisbury University Foundation4 grants · $15,000
  • Pocomoke City Fire Company3 grants · $5,500
  • Conexus4 grants · $2,000
  • Myron Smith Vision Conservation Trust4 grants · $2,000
  • Atlantic General Hospital Foundation2 grants · $1,500
  • Outer Banks Community Foundation3 grants · $1,050
  • Samaritan Ministries2 grants · $1,000
  • The Costen House Museum4 grants · $1,000
  • Cfwnc-Emergency & Disaster Response Fund1 grant · $1,000

Giving over time

$12,200
2021
$11,300
2022
$9,250
2023
$27,600
2024

Grant history

All 57 reported grants, largest first.

  • $20,000

    Pocomoke Fire Company · Pocomoke City, MD · 2024

    Contribution

  • $4,000

    Salisbury University Foundation · Salisbury, MD · 2024

    Contribution

  • $4,000

    Salisbury University Foundation · Salisbury, MD · 2023

    Contribution

  • $3,500

    Salisbury University Foundation · Salisbury, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $3,500

    Salisbury University Foundation · Salisbury, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $2,500

    Pocomoke City Fire Company · Pocomoke City, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $2,000

    Pocomoke City Fire Company · Pocomoke City, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $1,000

    Atlantic General Hospital Foundation · Berlin, MD · 2023

    Contribution

  • $1,000

    Cfwnc-Emergency & Disaster Response Fund · Ashville, NC · 2023

    Contribution

  • $1,000

    Pocomoke City Fire Company · Pocomoke City, MD · 2023

    Contribution

  • $1,000

    Delmarva Discover Museum · Pocomoke City, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $500

    Atlantic General Hospital Foundation · Berlin, MD · 2024

    Contribution

  • $500

    Community Care Clinic of Dare · Nags Head, NC · 2024

    Contribution

  • $500

    Conexus · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Contribution

  • $500

    Myron Smith Vision Conservation Trust · Pocomoke City, MD · 2024

    Contribution

  • $500

    Conexus · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Contribution

  • $500

    Myron Smith Vision Conservation Trust · Pocomoke City, MD · 2023

    Contribution

  • $500

    Conexus · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Contribution

  • $500

    First Flight High School · Kill Devil Hills, NC · 2022

    Contribution

  • $500

    Myron Smith Vision Conservation Trust · Pocomoke City, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $500

    Samaritan Ministries · Pocomoke City, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $500

    Worcester County Library Foundation · Snow Hill, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $500

    Coastal Hospice · Salisbury, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $500

    Conexus · Richmond, VA · 2021

    Contribution

  • $500

    Myron Smith Vision Conservation Trust · Pocomoke City, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $500

    Samaritan Ministries · Pocomoke City, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $500

    Wor-Wic Foundation · Salisbury, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $500

    Worcester County Education Foundation · Berlin, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $500

    Worcester County Library Foundation · Snow Hill, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $500

    Worchester County Humane Society · Berlin, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $350

    Outer Banks Community Foundation · Manteo, NC · 2024

    Contribution

  • $350

    Beach Food Pantry · Kitty Hawk, NC · 2022

    Contribution

  • $350

    Outer Banks Community Foundation · Southern Shores, NC · 2022

    Contribution

  • $350

    Habitat for Humanity-Worchester County · Berlin, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $350

    Mac Multiservice Senior Center · Pocomoke City, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $350

    Outer Banks Community Foundation · Southern Shores, NC · 2021

    Contribution

  • $300

    Coastal Hospice · Salisbury, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $300

    Worchester County Humane Society · Berlin, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $250

    Bethany Church · Pokomoke City, MD · 2024

    Contribution

  • $250

    First Baptist Church · Pocomoke City, MD · 2024

    Contribution

  • $250

    Good Samaritan Ministries · Richmond, VA · 2024

    Contribution

  • $250

    Samaritan Ministries · Pocomoke City, MD · 2024

    Contribution

  • $250

    The Costen House Museum · Pocomoke City, MD · 2024

    Contribution

  • $250

    Corner Sanctuary · Pocomoke City, MD · 2023

    Contribution

  • $250

    Della'S Closet · Pocomoke City, MD · 2023

    Contribution

  • $250

    First Baptist Church · Pocomoke City, MD · 2023

    Contribution

  • $250

    Good Samaritan Ministries · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Contribution

  • $250

    The Costen House Museum · Pocomoke City, MD · 2023

    Contribution

  • $250

    Bethany United Methodist Church · Pocomoke City, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $250

    First Baptist Church · Pocomoke City, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $250

    Good Samaritan Ministries · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Contribution

  • $250

    The Costen House Museum · Pocomoke City, MD · 2022

    Contribution

  • $250

    Bethany United Methodist Church · Pocomoke City, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $250

    First Baptist Church · Pocomoke City, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $250

    Good Samaritan Ministries · Richmond, VA · 2021

    Contribution

  • $250

    The Costen House Museum · Pocomoke City, MD · 2021

    Contribution

  • $150

    Worchester County Historical Society · Snow Hill, MD · 2021

    Contribution

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.