Grayce B Kerr Fund Inc
Easton, MD · EIN 73-1256124. Reported 170 grants totalling $5,191,402 to 68 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Grayce B Kerr Fund Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $733. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $15,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Conservancy | Annapolis, MD | $1,302,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cultural Alliance of Medfied Dba Bellforge Arts Center | Medfied, MA | $1,000,517 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $570,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Martin's House & Barn | Ridgely, MD | $261,542 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Audubon Society Inc | Easton, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Talbot Mentors | Easton, MD | $216,216 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| For All Seasons | Easton, MD | $204,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Share Trust | Dover, MA | $177,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Foundation | Adelphi, MD | $155,768 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Barker Adoption Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $132,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees | Boston, MA | $130,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | St Michaels, MD | $100,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rawkstars | East Taunton, MA | $81,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis | Brookline, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy | Easton, MD | $66,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of the Chesapeake | Easton, MD | $55,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dover Land Conservation Trust | Dover, MA | $54,021 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mid-Shore Community Foundation | Easton, MD | $50,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Annapolis Maritime Museum | Annapolis, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Newport Festivals Foundation | Newport, RI | $49,767 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Historic Oxford Limited | Cambridge, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Easton Volunteer Fire Department | Easton, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oxford Community Center | Oxford, MD | $15,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Herreshoff Marine Meseum | Briston, RI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington College | Chestertown, MD | $10,075 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union United Methodist Church | St Michaels, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Annapolis, MD | $8,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Academy Art Museum | Easton, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phillips Academy | Andover, MA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mpt Foundation | Owings Mills, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Talbot Hospice Foundation | Easton, MD | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tilghman Waterman's Museum | Tilghman, MD | $3,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pine Street Committee Inc | Cambridge, MD | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dover Sherburn Gridiron Club | Sherborun, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saints Peter & Paul Church | Easton, MD | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zullo Gallery Center for the Arts | Medfield, MA | $2,105 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Easton High School After Graduation Party | Easton, MD | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Easton Rotary Youth & Community Fund | Easton, MD | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Easton Volunteer Fire Department | Easton, MD | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Talbot Paramedic Foundation | Easton, MD | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mid-Shore Early Learning Center | Easton, MD | $1,681 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women & Girls Fund of the Mid-Shore | Easton, MD | $1,660 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Michaels High School After Prom Party | St Michaels, MD | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Talbot Interfaith Shelter | Easton, MD | $1,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saints Peter & Paul | Easton, MD | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Fund of Talbot County | Easton, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pnc Bank | Pittsburgh, PA | $787 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $513 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Claiborne Village Association | Claiborne, MD | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Peter and Paul High School Post Prom Party | Easton, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Grassroots Cultural and Performing Arts Center | Norwood, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allegro Academy | Easton, MD | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Critchlow Adkins Children's Centers | Easton, MD | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Michaels Fire Department | St Michaels, MD | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Talbot County Free Library | Easton, MD | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tilghman Area Youth Association | Tilghman, MD | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Diocese of Wilmington | Wilmington, DE | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pickering Creek Environmental Center | Easton, MD | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Silver Heel Foundation | Scituate, MA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Michaels Community Center | St Michaels, MD | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Upper Shore Aging | Easton, MD | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Annual Catholic Appeal | Wilminton, DE | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Compass Regional Hospice | Centreville, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jdrf | King of Prussia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sspp Sabres Annual Fund | Easton, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
45 of 68 (66%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 77%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Chesapeake Conservancy
CONSERVATION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER PLAN - For All Seasons
REVOLUTIONIZING SERVICE DELIVERY - The Barker Adoption Foundation
ADOPTION COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE & SUPPORT - Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis
IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLAN - Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
IMPLEMENTATION OF DONOR MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 86 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | $1,191,407 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 45 | $1,556,382 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 43 | $1,156,509 | $580 |
| 2024 | 44 | $1,287,104 | $500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Grayce B Kerr Fund Inc has 19 of them, worth $7,028,017. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $1,280,000 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $960,000 |
| Cultural Alliance of Medfied Dba Bellforge Arts Center | Medfied, MA | $750,000 |
| Cultural Alliance of Medfied Dba Bellforge Arts Center | Medfied, MA | $750,000 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy | Annapolis, MD | $650,000 |
| Dover Land Conservation Trust | Dover, MA | $500,000 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy | Annapolis, MD | $487,500 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy | Annapolis, MD | $325,000 |
| The Share Trust | Dover, MA | $265,000 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy | Annapolis, MD | $262,500 |
| Trustees | Boston, MA | $250,000 |
| Trustees | Boston, MA | $125,000 |
| Talbot Mentors | Easton, MD | $111,764 |
| The Share Trust | Dover, MA | $100,000 |
| Martin's House & Barn | Ridgely, MD | $90,695 |
Where its money goes
58% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $733. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Grayce B Kerr Fund Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 117 Bay Street, Easton, MD, 21601. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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