Maryland Agricultural Education
The organization promotes the understanding and appreciation of the importance of agriculture in everyone's daily lives.
Maryland Agricultural Education at a glance
- Total assets
- $6,737,499
- +13.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,660,429
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $383,288
- +106.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,414,974
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Maryland Agricultural Education
- Next open deadline
- December 31, 2026 (Velma Clark Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award)
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Maryland Agricultural Education
LETS GRO Together Grant
Maryland Agricultural Education
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Urban Edible Garden Grant
Maryland Agricultural Education
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Velma Clark Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award
Maryland Agricultural Education
Amount
$500 classroom stipend + conference scholarship
Deadline
Expected ~December
Based on past cycles
Who Maryland Agricultural Education funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Maryland Agricultural Education gives
- Giving grew 196% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $44K (2023). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $44K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Growers Supply South Windsor, CT | Agricultural Leadership | $22,744 |
| Sabillasville Environmental School Sabillasville, MD | Agricultural Leadership | $15,727 |
| Lead Maryland Queenstown, MD | Agricultural Leadership | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,737,499 | $1,660,429 | $1,414,974 | — | — | $383,288 |
| 2024 | $5,943,191 | $1,482,009 | $1,387,866 | — | — | $185,477 |
| 2023 | $5,208,635 | $1,604,337 | $1,348,945 | $44,471 | 3 | $191,447 |
| 2022 | $4,434,484 | $1,330,734 | $1,145,651 | $15,548 | 2 | $126,292 |
| 2021 | $5,237,093 | $1,138,461 | $992,718 | $5,000 | 1 | $147,302 |
| 2020 | $3,932,799 | $1,144,983 | $1,174,177 | $15,000 | 3 | $83,248 |
About Maryland Agricultural Education
Based on IRS filings
Maryland Agricultural Education is a public charity, based in Havre De Grace, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $383K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Maryland Agricultural Education is led by Susanne Richards, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 29 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susanne Richards
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$119K (2023) → $121K (2025)
Charles F. Chuck Schuster
President
Member → Director, 2022
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Glenn
Director
Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Linthicum
Director
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Semler
Director
Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tiara Booker-Dwyer
Director
Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geoff Delamater
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Rizkallah
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grayson Middleton
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Jackson Wright
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jayme Zimmerman Eaves
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kayla Griffith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liza Goetz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Calkins
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Mills
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Gay
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Johnson
Secretary
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Radebaugh
Vice President
Member → Director, 2022
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Sullivan
Eo Representative
Umcp & Agnr → Director, 2023
Director → Eo Representative, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Fedor
Eo Representative
Representative & Mda → Director, 2023
Director → Eo Representative, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Beyrouty
Executive Officio
Director → Executive Officio, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Kincaid
Eo Representative
Director → Eo Representative, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah McDowell
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Connelly
Eo Representative
Director → Eo Representative, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carey Wright
Executive Officio
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha M. Clark
Board Representative
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard E. Price
Advisor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Clougherty
Media Advisor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Secy Kevin Atticks
Executive Officio
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Amy M. Cawley (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Anne McGinnis-Jones (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: C. John Sullivan III (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Ernie Fisher (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Joann Hayden (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Joseph J. Dymek (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Paul Stull (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas G. Hartsock (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Gail Yeiser (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas G. Hawthorne (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Manuelides (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Mohammed Choudhury (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Kevin Atticks (2024) — Director
- Former: Lester Vough (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jordyn Egan (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Joseph Bartenfelder (2023) — Director
- Former: Richard Blevins (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Robert W. Fogle (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Susanne Richards Zilberfarb (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Dean Kendall (2022) — Representative & Msde
- Former: Julianne Oberg (2022) — Representative & Mda
- Former: George Mayo (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Karen Zimmerman (2020) — Member
- Former: Laura Huber (2020) — Member
- Former: Mary Ellen Waltemire (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Terron L. Hillsman (2020) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $121K, to Susanne Richards (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Maryland Agricultural Education
How large is Maryland Agricultural Education?
Maryland Agricultural Education reported $6.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
Where does Maryland Agricultural Education operate?
Maryland Agricultural Education has awarded grants in Connecticut, Maryland.
What is Maryland Agricultural Education's EIN?
Maryland Agricultural Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1643073. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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