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Charles L Read Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$216k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
78
Grants FY2024
73
Organizations funded FY2023
22%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$24,000
Organizations funded a year
69 to 73
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$4.1M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 22% of the organizations Charles L Read Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
EducationArts & CultureEnvironmentHealthCivil RightsFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving77$215k17%
FY202373$188k22%
FY202271$199k15%
FY202169$194k20%
FY202069$184kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$263kHealth$140kEnvironment$120kArts & Culture$89kFood & Nutrition$57kReligion$51kHuman Services$43kAnimals$26kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
MD
NC
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
South Shore University Hospital$50,00050%
Hancock Partners Inc$24,00056%
Maine Island Trail Association$23,00051%
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Inc$19,50051%
The Fit and Food Connection$19,00052%
Phippsburg Land Trust$19,00056%
Freedom House Inc$19,00050%
Rebuilding Together Eastern Shore Inc$18,00052%
The United Methodist Church in Madison$16,5004n/a
Mancos Creative District Inc$15,00048%
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All grantees of Charles L Read Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
South Shore University Hospital$50,00050%
Hancock Partners Inc$24,00056%
Maine Island Trail Association$23,00051%
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Inc$19,50051%
The Fit and Food Connection$19,00052%
Phippsburg Land Trust$19,00056%
Freedom House Inc$19,00050%
Rebuilding Together Eastern Shore Inc$18,00052%
The United Methodist Church in Madison$16,5004n/a
Mancos Creative District Inc$15,00048%
Marine Mammals of Maine$15,00051%
Friends of Casco Bay$15,00050%
Maine Maritime Museum$14,00050%
Bath Area Family YMCA$12,50050%
Sultana Education Foundation Inc$12,00050%
Foundation for Morristown Medical Center$11,00050%
The Seeing Eye Inc$10,00050%
Americas Grow-A-Row$10,00050%
Mancos Valley Resources$9,00031%
The Hancock Community Education Foundati$9,00031%
Interfaith Food Pantry Inc$9,00030%
Island Institute$9,00050%
Hearing Health Foundation$9,00050%
Mid Coast Hospital$8,50050%
Sparta Community Food Pantry Inc$8,00033%
Friends of Seguin Island Light Station$8,00052%
GO Public Schools$8,00030%
The Keystone Science School Inc$7,50050%
Senior Services Center of the Chathams Inc$7,00051%
Pine Tree Society Inc$7,00050%
Totman-Wallace Scholarship Fund$7,0005n/a
Welcome Democracy Institute$6,50021%
Maine Coast Heritage Trust$6,00020%
Fairview Hospital$6,00020%
Berkshire Theatre Group Inc$6,00020%
Drew University$5,50020%
Hope Acts$5,50040%
Chatham United Methodist Church$5,0003n/a
Heights Philadelphia$5,00020%
Young Men's Christian Association of Madison Nj$5,00030%
Cheshire Home Inc$5,00050%
Samaritan Group Inc$5,00052%
New Eyes for the Needy Inc$5,00050%
Friends of the Madison Public Library$4,50041%
Small Point Summer School Inc$4,00021%
Community Radio Project Inc Ksjd$3,50020%
E Town$3,00020%
Silver Lining Mentoring Inc$3,00020%
Chatham Emergency Squad Inc$3,00030%
The Thursday Morning Club Inc$3,00030%
A Paw in the Door$3,00022%
Shorerivers Inc$3,00030%
Barrington Stage Company Inc$3,00010%
Education Reform Now Inc$2,50010%
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance$2,00010%
Cottonwood Artists' School$2,00010%
Maine Coast Fishermens Assn$1,50010%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$1,00010%
Children's Heart Foundation$1,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,00010%
Mancos United$1,00010%
Phippsburg Historical Society Inc$1,0001n/a
Portland Parks Conservancy$1,00011%
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Inc$1,00010%
Great Swamp Watershed Association$1,00010%
Sagadahoc Preservation Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 57 recipients with no EIN on record ($434k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Charles L Read Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSouth Shore University Hospital: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHancock Partners Inc: $24,000 over 5y, 6.4% of budgetMaine Island Trail Association: $23,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMuseum of Early Trades and Crafts Inc: $19,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetThe Fit and Food Connection: $19,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetPhippsburg Land Trust: $19,000 over 5y, 5.6% of budgetFreedom House Inc: $19,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRebuilding Together Eastern Shore Inc: $18,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetMancos Creative District Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 8.1% of budgetMarine Mammals of Maine: $15,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetFriends of Casco Bay: $15,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMaine Maritime Museum: $14,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBath Area Family YMCA: $12,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSultana Education Foundation Inc: $12,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFoundation for Morristown Medical Center: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Seeing Eye Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmericas Grow-A-Row: $10,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMancos Valley Resources: $9,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetThe Hancock Community Education Foundati: $9,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetInterfaith Food Pantry Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIsland Institute: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHearing Health Foundation: $9,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMid Coast Hospital: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSparta Community Food Pantry Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of Seguin Island Light Station: $8,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetGO Public Schools: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Keystone Science School Inc: $7,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSenior Services Center of the Chathams Inc: $7,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetPine Tree Society Inc: $7,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWelcome Democracy Institute: $6,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFairview Hospital: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBerkshire Theatre Group Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDrew University: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHope Acts: $5,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHeights Philadelphia: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Madison Nj: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCheshire Home Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan Group Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetNew Eyes for the Needy Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the Madison Public Library: $4,500 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetSmall Point Summer School Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetCommunity Radio Project Inc Ksjd: $3,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetE Town: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSilver Lining Mentoring Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChatham Emergency Squad Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Thursday Morning Club Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetA Paw in the Door: $3,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 62.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Investors Foundation IncNJ21.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 6 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Investors Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Maine Community Foundation Inc · Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc · Atlantic Federal Credit Union Foundation · Libra Foundation · The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation · Davis Conservation Foundation · The Provident Bank Foundation · Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust · Fm Kirby Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Charles L Read Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Charles L Read Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Charles L Read Foundation

How much does Charles L Read Foundation give?
Charles L Read Foundation reported 78 grants totaling $216,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 69 and 73 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Charles L Read Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (26%), Health (14%), Environment (12%).
Who are Charles L Read Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: South Shore University Hospital ($50k), Hancock Partners Inc ($24k), Maine Island Trail Association ($23k).
Does Charles L Read Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Charles L Read Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Charles L Read Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Investors Foundation Inc, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, Community Foundation of New Jersey.
Where is Charles L Read Foundation based?
Charles L Read Foundation is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 126 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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