Kent Youth Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chestertown, MD EIN: 23-7148010

Kent Youth Inc is a private foundation focused on Youth Development, based in Chestertown, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $363K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $33K.

Kent Youth Inc at a glance

In short: Kent Youth Inc gave $50K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$50,000
+66.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$16,667
+11.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,250
Total assets
$363,150
+9.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Kent Youth Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Radcliffe Creek School: $25KRadcliffe Creek School$25KOpen Doors Partners in Education: $20KOpen Doors Partners inEducation$20KJ Noah Skills Academy: $5KJ Noah Skills Academy$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Radcliffe Creek School ($25K). Together the top 3 received $50K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ChestertownGrasonvilleEaston

How Kent Youth Inc gives

  • Giving grew 70% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 292% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Radcliffe Creek School Chestertown, MDFinancial Aid - Tuition Assistance$24,750
Open Doors Partners in Education Chestertown, MDTutoring Service$20,250
J Noah Skills Academy Easton, MDYouth Mentorship$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$363,150$83,371$52,356$50,0003$50,000$33,371$17,123
2024$333,131$22,244$30,270$30,0002$30,000$22,244$16,063
2023$342,207$64,858$3,435$1,0001$1,000$64,858$15,362
2022$270,786$15,353$30,270$29,4002$29,400$15,353$18,606
2021$285,703$12,708$16,052$15,0322—$12,708$17,601
2020$319,191$7,199$10,449—————
2019$306,423$12,297$21,343—————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kent Youth Inc reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kent Youth Inc is led by Beverley Sener Durham, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Beverley Sener Durham

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dane Arnold

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Earl Runde

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Welsh

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Tobriner

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Seitz

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Dan M. Rugg III (2019–2024) — Member
  • Former: Herb Wilkinson (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Steward Seitz (2019–2021) — Member

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 Kent Youth Inc

How much does Kent Youth Inc give each year?

Kent Youth Inc gave $50K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 2 grants.

What is Kent Youth Inc's typical grant size?

Kent Youth Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,250, and its average grant was $16,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kent Youth Inc give grants?

Kent Youth Inc gives mostly in Maryland: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chestertown, MD (2 grants).

Does Kent Youth Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Kent Youth Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Kent Youth Inc?

Kent Youth Inc reported $363K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $50K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Kent Youth Inc?

Kent Youth Inc is a private foundation focused on Youth Development, based in Chestertown, MD. It holds $363K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Kent Youth Inc's EIN?

Kent Youth Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7148010. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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