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Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor

Salisbury, MD · EIN 52-1326014 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor reported $17.6 million in revenue and $10.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.30 went to program services, $5.65 to management and general costs and $6.05 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 55.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $175,310 (PRESIDENT). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 80% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.3%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.7%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
6.0%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.06$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
55.1%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$175,310$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.69%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
33
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
160.156.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
25 of 25100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$2.7M expenses · 29.4% of program spending · grants $2.7M

Education - to assist various schools, colleges, universities and libraries with financial support and scholarships as well as support for various non-profit's educational initiatives

$2.3M expenses · 25.3% of program spending · grants $2.3M

Human services - to assist various organizations in providing emergency and social services to the community

$951K expenses · 10.4% of program spending · grants $951K

Health based programs - to assist various organizations in providing programs and services to the community

$3.2M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT
Officer, 37.50 hrs/week
$153,991$0$21,319$175,310
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$105,898$0$7,847$113,745
VICE - PRESIDENT
Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week
$102,883$0$7,644$110,527

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $165K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$18M$10M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$18M$10M88.3%$138M$175,310
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$8.5M87.1%$125M$164,581
FY2023 ⓘ$13M$7.6M87.0%$110M$154,136
FY2022 ⓘ$16M$8.5M87.7%$103M$165,028
FY2021 ⓘ$11M$6.3M86.0%$115M$145,154
FY2020 ⓘ$9.7M$6.8M86.0%$87M$141,839

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b25 · 25 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 513
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6100

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
MASON INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
Investment services
$355,617

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

10 private foundations reported grants to Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor totaling $69,280 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor reported that 88.3% of its $10.4 million in expenses went to program services, 5.7% to management and general and 6.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $175,310, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor get its money?

Of $17.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 55.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-1326014 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621199349300537 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349306453 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430469349303553 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300939349301400 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200599349300885 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100839349301000 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-1326014: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.