Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor

SALISBURY, MD EIN: 52-1326014 Website

INSPIRING COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY AND CONNECTING PEOPLE WHO CARE WITH CAUSES THAT MATTER.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$179.8M

+12.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$6.2M

+13.1% YoY

Grant Count

185

+5.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$33K

+7.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$9M$14M$19M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$179,762,721$159,381,501$144,509,312
Revenue$16,943,866$13,185,530$16,050,496
Expenses$8,533,623$7,632,340$8,544,016
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$6,636,550$4,760,041$5,777,625
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$3M$5M$6M114 grants202088 grants2021101 grants2022176 grants2023185 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WOR-WIC COMMUNITY COLLEG…$532KOCEAN CITY MUSEUM SOCIET…$281KTIDALHEALTH FOUNDATION INC$252KHORIZONS DELMARVA INC$229KWORCESTER COUNTY COMMISS…$204KSALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOU…$177KUNITED WAY OF THE LOWER …$162KSALVATION ARMY - RICHARD…$154KEASTERSEALS DELAWARE & M…$146KWICOMICO PRESBYTERIAN CH…$137K

Grant Size Distribution

664 grants across all recorded years

550<$50K58$50–100K47$100–250K7$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ERICA JOSEPHPRESIDENT$145KVERONIQUE DIRIKERCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER$101K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ED BARBERDIRECTOR1
DEAN LEWISSECRETARY1
DR CAROLYN JOHNSTONDIRECTOR1
GREGORY TAWESDIRECTOR1
ALLEN BROWN SRDIRECTOR1
ROBIN EVANSTREASURER1
TYRONE MILLSDIRECTOR1
WILLIAM MCCAINDIRECTOR1
GINNIE MALONEDIRECTOR1
JANICE PERDUEDIRECTOR1
MELODY NELSONDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL P TRUITTDIRECTOR1
ANDY KIMDIRECTOR1
DR ANNETTE E WALLACEDIRECTOR1
JOHN PHOEBUSDIRECTOR1
GAIL FOLTZDIRECTOR1
DR GEORGE I WHITEHEAD IIIDIRECTOR1
SONYA WHITEDDIRECTOR1
VELDA HENRYCHAIRWOMAN1
GAYLE WIDDOWSONDIRECTOR1
DANIEL O'CONNELL IIVICE CHAIRMAN1
SHARONE GRANTDIRECTOR1
JIM JONESDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL MATHERSDIRECTOR1
PHYLLIS MITCHELLDIRECTOR1
ERICA JOSEPHPRESIDENT37.5$144,790
VERONIQUE DIRIKERCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER37.5$101,391

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states
+7 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAllenAltonAnnapolisArlingtonBaltimoreBerlinBethesdaBishopvilleBlacksburgBronxBrooklynCambridgeCentrevilleChestertownChincoteagueClemsonCollege ParkColumbiaCrisfield

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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