TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$37,531,673
Up 107.1% from $18,123,047 in fiscal 2024.
Mid Shore Community Foundation Inc
Easton, Maryland - EIN 52-1782373 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025)
HOW TO READ THIS PAGE
How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 11, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 11, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.
THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH
Mid Shore Community Foundation Inc reported $37,531,673 in revenue and $14,238,836 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $23,292,837 for the year. Program services took $12,499,150 of expenses, or 87.8%. The organization closed the year with $157,536,120 in net assets - about 132.8 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.
At a Glance - Fiscal 2025
All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.
TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$14,238,836
Revenue minus expenses: $23,292,837 in fiscal 2025.
PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
87.8%
$12,499,150 of $14,238,836 went to program services.
NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$157,536,120
Total assets $175,151,071 minus total liabilities $17,614,951.
TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$215,766
Buck Duncan, President, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 11, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.
PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
5 Employees
Plus 140 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025
Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 11, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.
Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025
Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.01 - $232,100 in fundraising expenses divided by $29,915,685 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.05.
Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025
| Source | Fiscal 2025 |
|---|---|
| Total Contributions | $29,915,685 |
| Of Which Cash Contributions | $4,750,726 |
| Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash) | $25,164,959 |
| All Other Contributions | $29,915,685 |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 |
| Investment Income | $7,604,428 |
| Other Revenue | $11,560 |
| Total Revenue (All Sources) | $37,531,673 |
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.
Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here
For this organization, donated goods were $25,164,959 of $29,915,685 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.
Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025
Reserves and Runway
132.8 Months
of reserves - $157,536,120 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $1,186,569 in fiscal 2025.
Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.
Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025
| Total Assets | $175,151,071 |
| Total Liabilities | $17,614,951 |
| Liabilities as Share of Assets | 10.1% |
| Net Assets | $157,536,120 |
Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025
Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 11, 2026.
| Name and Title, as Reported | Total Pay - Fiscal 2025 | Share of Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Buck Duncan - President | $215,766 | 1.52% |
The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.
Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025
Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 11, 2026.
Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990
30 voting members, 30 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.
| Name, as Reported | Role, as Reported |
|---|---|
| Buck Duncan | President |
| Moorhead Vermilye | Chairman |
| Alice Ryan | Vice Chairman |
| Carrie Manuel | Treasurer |
| David Nagel | Asst. Treasurer |
| Andrew Meehan | Secretary |
| Joe Anthony | Director |
| Joann Asparagus-Murray | Director |
| Heather Bacher | Director |
| Kevin Cashen | Director |
| Bill Christopher | Director |
| Wayne Cole | Director |
| Ronnie Edelman | Director |
| George Fox | Director |
| Linda Friday | Director |
| Aaron Gabrielian | Director |
| Heather Guerieri | Director |
| Kirk Helfenbein | Director |
| Joe Holt | Director |
| Ruth Ann Jones | Director |
| John A Lewis | Director |
| Rebecca Loukides | Director |
| Harriette Lowery | Director |
| Bryan Matthews | Director |
| Greg Meekins | Director |
| Nancy Mugele | Director |
| Jenny Rhodes | Director |
| Tolbert Rowe | Director |
| Otis Sampson | Director |
| Brett Summers | Director |
| Tracy Tyler | Director |
Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025
Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence30 voting / 30 independent
Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.
Grants - Fiscal 2025
Grants Made - Fiscal 2025
This organization reported $10,748,403 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.
| Recipient, as Reported | Amount |
|---|---|
| Aaron'S Place Inc PROGRAMS | $16,455 |
| Academy Art Museum Inc PROGRAMS | $42,000 |
| Ace Mentor Program Of America PROGRAMS | $27,670 |
| Adkins Arboretum Ltd PROGRAMS | $12,425 |
| All4love Inc PROGRAMS | $8,250 |
| Allegro Academy PROGRAMS | $11,800 |
| America First Policy Institute PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Anchor Church PROGRAMS | $71,510 |
| Awaken Recovery Foundation PROGRAMS | $12,500 |
| Bay Hundred Community Volunteers Inc PROGRAMS | $25,000 |
| Baywater Animal Rescue PROGRAMS AND CAPITAL EXPANSION | $22,003 |
| Benedictine School For Exceptional Children PROGRAMS | $37,000 |
| Benedictine School Foundation PROGRAMS | $7,074 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of Metropolitan Baltimore PROGRAMS | $150,000 |
| Building African American Minds Inc PROGRAMS | $45,012 |
| Calvary Wesleyan Church PROGRAMS | $62,000 |
| Cambridge Church Of The Nazarene PROGRAMS | $20,000 |
| Caroline County Humane Society Inc PROGRAMS | $21,248 |
| Caroline County Public Schools PROGRAMS | $51,000 |
| Casa Of The Mid-Shore PROGRAMS/IT UPGRADE | $57,000 |
| Changing Perspectives EDUCATION | $35,000 |
| Channel Marker Inc PROGRAMS | $37,000 |
| Chesapeake Camp And Conference Center Inc PROGRAMS | $201,000 |
| Chesapeake Charities Inc PROGRAMS | $22,287 |
| Chesapeake College Foundation Inc PROGRAMS/FINANCIAL AID | $148,937 |
| Chesapeake Film Festival Inc PROGRAMS | $11,349 |
| Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center Inc PROGRAMS | $86,920 |
| Chesapeake Music PROGRAMS | $33,361 |
| Chester River Health Foundation PROGRAMS | $7,000 |
| Chesterwye Foundation Inc PROGRAMS | $80,244 |
| Christ Church Episcopal PROGRAMS | $5,500 |
| Church Hill Theatre Inc PROGRAMS/MARQUEE | $16,291 |
| Community Civic League Of Federalsburg Inc PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Community Food Pantry PROGRAMS | $6,000 |
| Community Mediation Upper Shore Inc PROGRAMS | $8,750 |
| Compass Regional Hospice Inc PROGRAMS | $23,500 |
| Critchlow Adkins Children'S Center PROGRAMS/FINANCIAL AID/FURNITURE REPLACEMENT | $46,853 |
| Critical Repairs Caroline County PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Cru PROGRAMS | $8,000 |
| Delmarva Community Services Inc PROGRAMS | $35,000 |
| Dorchester Chamber Foundation Inc SCHOLARSHIPS | $10,000 |
| Dorchester County Commission On The Aging Inc PROGRAMS | $15,000 |
| Dorchester County Historical Society PROGRAMS | $8,927 |
| Dorchester County Public Library PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center PROGRAMS | $6,800 |
| Eastern Shore Food Lab PROGRAMS | $8,750 |
| Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Inc PROGRAMS | $7,000 |
| Eastern Shore Wellness Solutions Inc PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Easterseals PROGRAMS | $11,000 |
| Easton Choral Arts Society Inc PROGRAMS | $7,996 |
| Easton Church Of God Harvest Of Hope Food Pantry PROGRAMS | $6,600 |
| Easton Volunteer Fire Department Inc PROGRAMS | $7,922 |
| Eastpoint Church PROGRAMS | $12,500 |
| Ebeauty Community Inc PROGRAMS | $11,000 |
| Echo Hill Outdoor School SCHOLARSHIPS/RECONSTRUCTION OF BOAT SHED/DOCK | $54,680 |
| Elms College PROGRAMS | $11,476 |
| Farmers And Hunters Feeding The Hungry MEAT PROCESSING | $11,200 |
| Focus On The Family PROGRAMS | $15,000 |
| For All Seasons Inc PROGRAMS | $124,500 |
| Foundation For The Kent County Public Library PROGRAMS | $8,169 |
| Friends For Talbot County Free Library PROGRAMS | $5,200 |
| Friends Of Easton Volunteer Fire Department Inc PROGRAMS | $23,017 |
| Friends Of The Grape Inc Dba Chesapeake Culinary Center PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Habitat For Humanity Choptank Inc PROGRAMS | $6,850 |
| Haven Ministries Inc PROGRAMS | $16,560 |
| High Point University PROGRAMS | $75,000 |
| His Hope Ministries PROGRAMS | $17,245 |
| Hispanic Alliance PROGRAMS | $30,000 |
| Historical Society Of Kent County Inc PROGRAMS | $50,000 |
| Homeports Inc PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Hope Cos PROGRAMS | $82,436 |
| Horizons Of Kent And Queen Anne'S Counties PROGRAMS | $19,214 |
| Imagination Library Of Talbot County PROGRAMS | $9,473 |
| Jaars Inc PROGRAMS | $30,000 |
| John Hopkins Medicine PROGRAMS | $11,000 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital PROGRAMS | $100,000 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital Endowment Fund PROGRAMS | $12,054 |
| Joni And Friends Foundation PROGRAMS | $15,000 |
| Junior Achievement Of The Eastern Shore Inc PROGRAMS | $13,000 |
| Justice United PROGRAMS | $15,000 |
| Kent Agricultral Center Inc PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Kent Association Of Riding Therapy PROGRAMS | $7,950 |
| Kent Conservation & Preservation Alliance PROGRAMS | $8,500 |
| Kent County Public Library Inc PROGRAMS | $6,366 |
| Kent Cultural Alliance PROGRAMS | $11,000 |
| Kent School Inc PROGRAMS | $20,253 |
| Lee Community Tennis Association PROGRAMS | $20,000 |
| Martin'S House & Barn PROGRAMS | $15,000 |
| Maryland Food Bank Inc PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Massb Foundation On Behalf Of Caroline County Department Of Social Services PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Massey Air Museum Inc PROGRAMS | $10,250 |
| Mid Shore Community Mediaton Center PROGRAMS | $30,500 |
| Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra PROGRAMS | $13,674 |
| Mid-Shore Community Foundation Inc PROGRAMS | $59,764 |
| Midshore Meals Til Monday Inc PROGRAMS | $14,979 |
| Minary'S Dream Alliance PROGRAMS | $9,000 |
| Neck District Volunteer Fire Co Inc PROGRAMS | $6,080 |
| Neighborhood Service Center Inc PROGRAMS | $19,000 |
| New Beginnings Youth And Family Services Inc PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| One Mission Cambridge Inc PROGRAMS | $11,560 |
| Open Doors Partners In Education PROGRAMS | $13,500 |
| Partners In Care Maryland Inc PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Pathfinders For Autism PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Pickering Creek Audubon Center PROGRAMS | $57,750 |
| Pine Street Committee Inc PROGRAMS | $11,878 |
| Queen Anne'S County Free Library KIDZONE/MOBILE LIBRARY | $10,000 |
| Radcliffe Creek School Inc PROGRAMS/FINANCIAL AID | $77,318 |
| Rebuilding Together Eastern Shore PROGRAMS | $11,500 |
| Rebuilding Together Of Queen Anne'S County PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Reining Horse Foundation PROGRAMS | $56,508 |
| Remlik Wesleyan Church PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Richardson Maritime Museum Inc PROGRAMS | $20,000 |
| Saint James School PROGRAMS | $5,857 |
| Salisbury University Foundation Inc SCHOLARSHIPS | $71,680 |
| Samaritan Group Inc PROGRAMS | $11,560 |
| Samaritan'S Purse PROGRAMS | $10,500 |
| Sandhills Community College Foundation Inc PROGRAMS | $170,787 |
| Scotts United Methodist Church PROGRAMS | $9,100 |
| Shorerivers Inc PROGRAMS | $17,654 |
| St Michaels Community Center Inc PROGRAMS/CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $27,850 |
| St Paul'S Episcopal Church PROGRAMS | $21,000 |
| Sultana Education Foundation PROGRAMS | $17,578 |
| Talbot Arts PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Talbot Community Connections Inc PROGRAMS | $9,000 |
| Talbot County Department Of Parks And Recreation PROGRAMS | $8,475 |
| Talbot County Health Department PROGRAMS | $76,000 |
| Talbot County Public Schools PROGRAMS | $76,639 |
| Talbot Hospice Foundation Inc PROGRAMS | $61,488 |
| Talbot Humane PROGRAMS | $11,959 |
| Talbot Interfaith Shelter Inc PROGRAMS/CAPACITY BUILDING | $138,802 |
| Talbot Thrive Inc PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| The Animal Care Shelter For Kent County PROGRAMS/VET CENTER SUPPORT ROOM | $62,600 |
| The Caroline County Foundation Inc PROGRAMS | $10,438 |
| The Country School PROGRAMS/FINANCIAL AID | $7,492 |
| The Delmarva Council Boy Scouts Of America PROGRAMS | $8,648 |
| The Gunston School Inc PROGRAMS/FINANCIAL AID | $215,000 |
| The Humane Society Of Kent County Inc PROGRAMS | $20,000 |
| The John And Matthew Gaudreau Foundation PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| The Peace Center Foundation PROGRAMS | $7,500 |
| The River Church PROGRAMS | $12,000 |
| The Salvation Army PROGRAMS | $32,053 |
| The Vestry Of Wye Parish UNRESTRICTED | $193,560 |
| Third Haven Friends Meeting PROGRAMS | $5,500 |
| Tides Of Grace Inc PROGRAMS | $16,996 |
| Tilghman Area Youth Association Inc PROGRAMS | $23,250 |
| Times12 PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church UNRESTRICTED | $171,119 |
| Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania PROGRAMS | $25,000 |
| Um Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc PROGRAMS | $3,769,289 |
| Um Shore Regional Health PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| University Of Maryland Extension-Talbot County PROGRAMS | $12,000 |
| Upper Shore Aging Inc PROGRAMS | $83,582 |
| Veteran And Military Support Alliance Inc PROGRAMS | $7,687 |
| Wake Forest University PROGRAMS | $36,667 |
| Washington College PROGRAMS | $83,154 |
| Woodstock Area Jewish Community Inc PROGRAMS | $50,000 |
| Wye River Upper School Inc PROGRAMS/FINANCIAL AID | $141,000 |
| YMCA Of The Chesapeake Inc PROGRAMS/FINANCIAL AID | $72,354 |
Trend - Revenue
Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing) | $18,123,047 | - |
| Fiscal 2025 | $37,531,673 | +107.1% |
This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.
Filings on Record
| Tax Period | Form | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025 | Form 990 | In Force - Filed May 11, 2026 | Original Filing at the IRS |
If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.