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College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Laplata, MD EIN: 23-7279944 Website

The college of southern Maryland (CSM) foundation, inc operates exclusively for the charitable and educational purposes of supporting the college of southern Maryland and its students and faculty. Comprised of an all-volunteer tri-county board of directors, the CSM foundation raises friends and funds to support students and college initiatives. We promote scholarships, programs, technology, professional development and special projects that strengthen and develop CSM and our students.

College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc gave $254K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $254K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$254,151
-36.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$254,151
-36.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$254,151
Total assets
$18,984,671
+6.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

College of Southern Maryland: $254KCollege of Southern Maryland$254K

The largest 2025 recipient was College of Southern Maryland ($254K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

La Plata

How College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 67% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $120K (2021) to $402K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $254K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MDTo provide resources to the college in furtherance of their education mission.$254,151
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$18,984,671$1,718,472$1,521,821$254,1511$611,601
2024$17,781,387$1,701,852$1,813,698$402,2261$373,240
2023$16,515,854$1,313,419$1,311,862$146,7921$295,987
2022$15,455,260$2,075,257$1,080,275$151,9601$368,395
2021$16,753,204$1,336,336$1,169,621$120,1241$299,201
2020$13,658,941$1,218,917$1,138,129$224,9961$228,606
2019$13,696,314$1,254,272$822,336$146,3641$371,127

About College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Laplata, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $254K. Net investment income was $612K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc is led by Jeane Wharton, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; none of the 27 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeane Wharton

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trey Proctor

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dixie Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Osterhouse

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Eric Vrem

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Robertson-Slagle

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Switick

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theodore Harwood

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Heithaus

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Norris Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janna Jackson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanna Yakaitis

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Hannah

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Conrow

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Gonzalez

    Director

    Trustee Liaison → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Lemmon

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Tiki Shasho

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Toni Kruszka

    Director II Development

    Alumni & Donor Relations Manager → Alumni & Donor Relations, 2024

    Alumni & Donor Relations → Director II Development, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Yeitrakis

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dominic Powell

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Johnston

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Webster

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Abell

    Trustee Liaison

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randall Williams

    Immediate Past Chair

    Director → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Stratchko

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith Mills

    CFO

    CFO → Vice President & Division of Financial Services, 2023

    Vice President & Division of Financial Services → CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yolanda Wilson

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Brenda Lowe (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Dexter Bordes (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kimberly Rosenfield (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Chelsea Clute (2021–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Natalie Cotton (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Harry Shasho (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Maureen Murphy (2019–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Michael Meisel (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Gary Simpson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Karen W. Elder (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Oliver (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Shawn Coates (2019–2022) — Trustee Liaison
  • Former: Michelle Goodwin (2019–2021) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: Tony Jernigan (2019–2021) — Vice President - Financial
  • Former: Bob Carpenter (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Christy Lombardi (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ila Shah (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Hempstead (2019–2020) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: Stephen Peters (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Alland Leandre (2019) — Director
  • Former: Bernadette Birdie Shannon (2019) — Director
  • Former: E. Rane Franklin (2019) — Immediate Past Chair
  • Former: James Dimisa (2019) — Trustee Liaison to May
  • Former: Jennifer Wamsley CPA (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Sanford (2019) — Director
  • Former: Linda Cox (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc

How much does College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc give each year?

College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc gave $254K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $402K across 1 grant.

How large is College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc?

College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc reported $19.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

What is College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc?

College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Laplata, MD. It holds $19.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc operate?

College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc's EIN?

College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7279944. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 21, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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