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Richard B Shorten Family Foundation: 6 grants to organizations, $120,000 (tax year ended December 2025)

Richard B Shorten Family Foundation, a private foundation in Frederick, MD, paid 6 grants to organizations totaling $120,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 3, 2026. The largest was $20,000 to Common Ground Inc in Mount Airy, MD for unrestricted program support.

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EIN
822237275
Based in
Frederick, MD
Assets
$3,412,921
Grants paid
$120,000
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed March 3, 2026, IRS object ID 202610629349100816. It reported $120,000 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Common Ground IncMount Airy, MDUnrestricted program supportPublic and societal benefit$20,000apps.irs.gov
Frederick Rescue Mission IncFrederick, MDSupport youth camps/outreach programHousing and shelter$20,000apps.irs.gov
Heartly House IncFrederick, MDUnrestricted program supportHuman services$20,000apps.irs.gov
Living Water Shower Ministry IncWalkersville, MDUnrestricted program supportHuman services$20,000apps.irs.gov
Supporting Older Adults Through Resources IncFrederick, MDUnrestricted program support$20,000apps.irs.gov
Thorpewood IncThurmont, MDUnrestricted program support$20,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed April 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202531009349100038. It reported $80,000 in grants paid; 4 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Frederick Health Hospice IncFrederick, MDUnrestricted program supportHuman services$20,000apps.irs.gov
Frederick Rescue Mission IncFrederick, MDSupport youth camps/outreach programHousing and shelter$20,000apps.irs.gov
Heartly House IncFrederick, MDUnrestricted program supportHuman services$20,000apps.irs.gov
Supporting Older Adults Through Resources IncFrederick, MDUnrestricted program support$20,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Maryland$200,000

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Updated March 3, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.