Henry Sears Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Chestertown, MD · EIN 52-1933579 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Henry Sears Foundation Inc
40grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$272Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 40 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $12K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 447
Chestertown, MD 21620-0447
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Music Festival ARTS - OPERATIONS | Chestertown, MD | $65,900 |
| National Music Festival ARTS - OPERATIONS | Chestertown, MD | $50,000 |
| National Music Festival ARTS - OPERATIONS | Chestertown, MD | $50,000 |
| Radcliffe Creek School EDUCATIONAL | Chestertown, MD | $10,000 |
| Center for Environment & Society EDUCATIONAL - OPERATIONS | Chestertown, MD | $10,000 |
| The Jackson Laboratory HEALTH | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Radcliffe Creek School EDUCATIONAL | Chestertown, MD | $10,000 |
| Emmanuel Church RELIGIOUS | Chestertown, MD | $6,000 |
| North Haven Conservation Partners CONSERVATION | North Haven, ME | $5,000 |
| Good Neighbor Fund | Chestertown, MD | $5,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation HEALTH | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| St Matthews Chapel RELIGIOUS | Sygar Gukk, NH | $5,000 |
| Animal Care Shelter for Kent County | Chestertown, MD | $5,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin RESEARCH HEATH | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 |
| Good Neighbor Fund | Chestertown, MD | $5,000 |
| Alzheimers Association RESEARCH HEALTH | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Sultana Education Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Chestertown, MD | $2,100 |
| Sultana Education Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Chestertown, MD | $1,500 |
| Weta EDUCATIONAL | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 |
| North Haven Library EDUCATIONAL | North Haven, ME | $1,000 |
| Animal Care Shelter for Kent County | Chestertown, MD | $1,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkin RESEARCH HEALTH | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 |
| Alzheimers Association RESEARCH HEALTH | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Nisha | Nantucket, MA | $1,000 |
| Weta EDUCATIONAL | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| New York Public Radio EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Middleton Place | Charleston, SC | $1,000 |
| North Haven Conservation Partners CONSERVATION | North Haven, ME | $1,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 |
| Watermans Community Center EDUCATIONAL | North Haven, ME | $1,000 |
| The Cathedral of All Souls RELIGIOUS | Asheville, NC | $1,000 |
| North Haven Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | North Haven, ME | $500 |
| North Haven Historical Society EDUCATIONAL | North Haven, ME | $500 |
| North Haven Baptist Church RELIGIOUS | North Haven, ME | $500 |
| The Ethel Walker School EDUCATIONAL | Simsbury, CT | $100 |
| St Marks School of Southborough EDUCATONAL | Southborough, MA | $100 |
| Chestertown Vol Fire Co SAFETY | Chestertown, MD | $100 |
| Southern Harbor Eldercare Services ELDERLY CARE | North Haven, ME | $100 |
| Friends of Easter Neck Inc | Rock Hall, MD | $100 |
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