David a Bramble Foundation Inc
Chestertown, MD · EIN 52-1982272. Reported 528 grants totalling $937,559 to 134 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. David a Bramble Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $26,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent School Inc | Chestertown, MD | $112,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Radcliffe Creek School | Chestertown, MD | $66,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Maryland | College Park, MD | $46,017 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company | Rock Hall, MD | $46,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chester River Hospital Center | Chestertown, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delta Waterfowl Foundation | Bismarck, ND | $34,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg, PA | $26,197 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Salisbury University | Salisbury, MD | $25,254 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Washington, PA | $25,096 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, PA | $23,879 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Columbus College of A&d | Columbus, OH | $19,201 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mars Hill University | Mars Hill, NC | $18,458 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Paul's Church | Chestertown, MD | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Embry Riddle University | Daytona Beach, FL | $13,429 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kent State University | Kent, OH | $13,211 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open Doors Partners in Education | Chestertown, MD | $12,880 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Maryland Asphalt Assocation | Glen Burnie, MD | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mtbma | Glen Burnie, MD | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Salem United Methodist Church | Chestertown, MD | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $12,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Compass Regional Hospice | Centreville, MD | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Carolina University | Chapel Hill, NC | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chester River Heath Foundation | Chestertown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company | Chestertown, MD | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Kent County | Chestertown, MD | $7,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Loyola University | Baltimore, MD | $7,074 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wesley Chapel Methodist Church | Rock Hall, MD | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arcadia University | Glenside, PA | $5,891 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Betterton Volunteer Fire Co | Betterton, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Camp Fairlee Manor | Chestertown, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake College Foundation | Wye Mills, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Church Hill Volunteer Fire Company | Church Hill, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Fire Co Inc | Rising Sun, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crumpton Volunteer Fire Company | Crumpton, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Emmanuel Church Chester Parish | Chestertown, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company | Fruitland, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Galena Volunteer Fire Company | Galena, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company | New Castle, DE | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gunston School | Centreville, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hoopers Island Volunteer Fire Comp | Fishing Creek, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hope Fellowship Building Fund | Chestertown, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Horizons of Kent and Qa | Chestertown, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kennedyville Volunteer Fire Company | Kennedyville, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kent and Queen Anne's Rescue | Chestertown, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Memorial Hospital Foundation | Easton, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northern Qa County Backpack Prog | Barclay, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Queenstown Volunteer Fire Company | Queenstown, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Company | Snow Hill, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Martin's Ministries | Ridgely, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sudlersville Volunteer Fire Company | Sudlersville, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sultana Education Foundation | Chestertown, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington College | Chestertown, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wye River Upper School | Centreville, MD | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake College | Wye Mills, MD | $4,712 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of the Chesapeake | Easton, MD | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Atlantic General Hospital Foundatio | Berlin, MD | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg College | Gettysburg, PA | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Andrews School Delaware | Middletown, DE | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Paul's School | Brooklandville, MD | $4,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United States Mechant Marine Academ | Great Neck, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Co | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christs Church Iu | Worton, MD | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kent Attainable Housing Inc | Chestertown, MD | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Olivet United Methodist Church | Coatesville, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Shore Rivers | Easton, MD | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Blood Bank of Delmarva | Newark, DE | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chester Wye Center Inc | Grasonville, MD | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Childrens Home Foundation | Easton, MD | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Kc Public Library | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Homeports Inc | Chestertown, MD | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Main Street Chestertown | Chestertown, MD | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Maryland Food Bank - Eastern Shore | Salisbury, MD | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Massey Air Museum Inc | Massey, MD | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Talbot Hospice | Easton, MD | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kent County Food Pantry | Chestertown, MD | $2,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Acheivement of the Eastern S | Salisbury, MD | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Millington-Crumpton Food Pantry | Millington, MD | $2,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sudlersville Food Pantry | Barclay, MD | $2,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rebuilding Together Kent County | Chestertown, MD | $1,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Asbury United Methodist Church | Arnold, MD | $1,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mt Olive AME Church | Fort Myers, FL | $1,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sacred Heart Parish | Reistertown, MD | $1,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Georges United Methodist Church | Worton, MD | $1,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wesley Chapel Cemetery | Rock Hill, MD | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| 91ST Bgma Inc | Oxnard, CA | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eastern Shore Land Concervancy | Galena, MD | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Foundation for the Kent Cty Pub Lib | Chestertown, MD | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Garfield Center for the Arts | Chestertown, MD | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kc Christmas Basket Community | Galena, MD | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Maryland Environmental Trust | Crownsville, MD | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chester River Association | Chestertown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chestertown Christian Academy | Chestertown, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chracter Counts | Easton, MD | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Construction Angels | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Horizons Delmarva | Salisbury, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Marshall University | Huntington, WV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rochester Institute of Tech | Rochester, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shore Legal Access | Easton, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| YMCA Camp Tockwogh | Worton, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Notre Dame University | Notre Dame, IN | $975 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Janes United Methodist Church | Rising Sun, MD | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wilmington University | New Castle, DE | $864 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Pecometh | Centreville, MD | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salisbury Univ - Jayces Foundation | Salisbury, MD | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Upper Shore Aging | Silver Spring, MD | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cuyahoga Community College | Cleveland, OH | $696 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scout Troop 165 | Chestertown, MD | $650 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harve De Grace Decoy Museum | Harve De Grace, MD | $650 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Church Hill Theatre | Church Hill, MD | $625 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Bay Environmental Ctr | Grasonville, MD | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crumpton UMC | Crumpton, MD | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christianacare Cecil County | Elkton, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay | Wilmington, DE | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Goose Nation Lacrosse | Columbia, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haven Ministries | Queenstown, MD | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Historical Society of Kent County | Chestertown, MD | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kc Medical Adult Day Care | Chestertown, MD | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oyster Recovery Partnership | Annapolis, MD | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Walk the Walk Foundation | Millersville, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of Kent County | Chestertown, MD | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kent County Wrestling Boosters Club | Chestertown, MD | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Care for Als Inc | Ridgely, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Character Counts | Easton, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pathfinders for Autism | Timonium, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Animal Care Shelter Kent County | Chestertown, MD | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Salisbury Jaycees Foundation Inc | Salisbury, MD | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage | Chester, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kchs Music Boosters | Worton, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
112 of 134 (84%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 92%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 157 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | $189,632 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 101 | $200,989 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 106 | $199,921 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 110 | $167,482 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 111 | $179,535 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
71% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from David a Bramble Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 419, Chestertown, MD, 21620. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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