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The Henry Sears Foundation Inc: 12 grants to organizations, $78,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Henry Sears Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Chestertown, MD, paid 12 grants to organizations totaling $78,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 6, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to National Music Festival in Chestertown, MD for arts - operations.
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- EIN
- 521933579
- Based in
- Chestertown, MD
- Assets
- $1,325,754
- Grants paid
- $78,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202640969349100919. It reported $78,000 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Music Festival | Chestertown, MD | Arts - operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Radcliffe Creek School | Chestertown, MD | Educational | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Neighbor Fund | Chestertown, MD | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Haven Conservation Partners | North Haven, ME | Conservation | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sultana Education Foundation | Chestertown, MD | Educational | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | Research health | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Animal Care Shelter for Kent County | Chestertown, MD | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Baltimore, MD | Educational | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin | Hagerstown, MD | Research health | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Haven Library | North Haven, ME | Educational | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weta | Washington, DC | Educational | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Haven Baptist Church | North Haven, ME | Religious | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202500879349100615. It reported $123,500 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Music Festival | Chestertown, MD | Arts - operations | $65,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Radcliffe Creek School | Chestertown, MD | Educational | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jackson Laboratory | Boston, MA | Health | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emmanuel Church | Chestertown, MD | Religious | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | Research health | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Animal Care Shelter for Kent County | Chestertown, MD | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Washington, DC | Health | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Neighbor Fund | Chestertown, MD | Charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin | Hagerstown, MD | Research heath | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Matthews Chapel | Sygar Gukk, NH | Religious | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sultana Education Foundation | Chestertown, MD | Educational | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Baltimore, MD | Educational | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middleton Place | Charleston, SC | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | Educational | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nisha | Nantucket, MA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Haven Conservation Partners | North Haven, ME | Conservation | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cathedral of All Souls | Asheville, NC | Religious | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Watermans Community Center | North Haven, ME | Educational | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weta | Washington, DC | Educational | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Haven Baptist Church | North Haven, ME | Religious | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Haven Historical Society | North Haven, ME | Educational | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chestertown Vol Fire Co | Chestertown, MD | Safety | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Easter Neck Inc | Rock Hall, MD | Charitable | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Harbor Eldercare Services | North Haven, ME | Elderly care | Human services | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Marks School of Southborough | Southborough, MA | Educatonal | Education | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ethel Walker School | Simsbury, CT | Educational | Education | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $20,200 |
| Environment | $6,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $4,600 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 |
| Human services | $100 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maryland | $169,700 |
| Massachusetts | $11,100 |
| Maine | $9,600 |
| District of Columbia | $7,000 |
| Illinois | $6,000 |
| New Hampshire | $5,000 |
| South Carolina | $1,000 |
| New York | $1,000 |
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Updated April 6, 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.