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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8856399

Dock Street Foundation

A private foundation in Easton, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 43 grants and $347,051 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $347,051

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $143,610

  • Tax year 2024

    $390,618

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $129,565

  • Tax year 2023

    $224,160

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $125,768

  • Tax year 2022

    $201,533

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $140,838

  • Tax year 2021

    $111,247

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $144,165

  • Tax year 2020

    $18,660

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $104,608

  • Tax year 2019

    $325,080

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $126,899

  • Tax year 2018

    $356,256

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $115,148

Grants paid in 2025

43 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Talbot Thrive Co County Manager's OfficeEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose healthy and safe outdoor mobility

    $60,000
  2. Mid-Shore Community FoundationEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose community betterment

    $47,500
  3. Building African American MindsEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose community outreach

    $42,600
  4. Mid-Shore Early Learning CenterEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose education

    $25,000
  5. The Lake Clinic USANew York, NY

    Fund organized charities planned purpose humanitarian

    $20,000
  6. Academy Art MuseumEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose arts

    $15,000
  7. Talbot County Free LibraryEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose connecting communities

    $15,000
  8. For All SeasonsEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose womens needs

    $10,000
  9. MPT FoundationOwings Mills, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose public television

    $10,000
  10. Chesapeake Multicultural Resource CenterEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose multicultrual assistance

    $7,500
  11. Avalon FoundationEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose arts

    $5,000
  12. Foundation of HopeEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose humanitarian

    $5,000
  13. Khaled Hosseini FoundationSan Jose, CA

    Fund organized charities planned purpose veterans

    $5,000
  14. ManrrsAtlanta, GA

    Fund organized charities planned purpose creating opportunities for minorities

    $5,000
  15. Reginald F Lewis MuseumBaltimore, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose community outreach

    $5,000
  16. ShoreriversEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose environmental

    $5,000
  17. Spy Community Media FundEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose media

    $5,000
  18. St Michaels Community CenterSt Michaels, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose community

    $5,000
  19. Campaign Legal CenterWashington, DC

    Fund organized charities planned purpose advancing democracy

    $5,000
  20. Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship CenterEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose advancing entrepreneurship

    $5,000
  21. Easton High SchoolEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose children education

    $5,000
  22. Talbot County Council of ArtsEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose arts

    $4,000
  23. Read AllianceNew York, NY

    Fund organized charities planned purpose education

    $3,681
  24. Bay Hundred Community VolunteersMcDaniel, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose community outreach

    $3,000
  25. Talbot MentorsEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose children welfare

    $3,000
  26. Veteran and Military Support AllianceStevensville, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose supporting veterans

    $3,000
  27. Casa of the Mid-ShoreEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose children welfare court sys

    $2,500
  28. Carpe Diem Arts Outreach Co Mid-Shore Community FoundationEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose arts

    $2,000
  29. Delmarva Community ServicesCambridge, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose community outreach

    $2,000
  30. Scotts United Methodist ChurchTrappe, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose community outreach

    $2,000
  31. Maryland Biodiversity ProjectCambridge, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose biodiversity

    $2,000
  32. Uconn School of Social WorkHartford, CT

    Fund organized charities planned purpose community outreach

    $1,790
  33. Positive StridesEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose disabled people assistance

    $1,500
  34. Bailey-Groce Family FoundationNewcomb, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose preserving heritage

    $1,500
  35. Ace Mentors Co Mid-Shore Community FoundationEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose mentoring children

    $1,000
  36. Adkins ArboretumRidgely, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose conservation

    $1,000
  37. Rotary Club of EastonEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose community engagement

    $1,000
  38. VinecorpsCheverly, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose community outreach

    $1,000
  39. Responsible Fathers InitiativeEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose empowering fathers

    $1,000
  40. Shore Legal AccessEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose providing legal access

    $1,000
  41. Mid-Shore Mediation CenterEaston, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose mediation community

    $500
  42. Radcliffe Creek SchoolChestertown, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose children education

    $500
  43. Fenix Youth Project IncSalisbury, MD

    Fund organized charities planned purpose creative communities

    $480

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education10 grants $111,28148% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $52,50023% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $30,00013% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $7,0003% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  7. 7 other causes9 grants $20,9809% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland37 grants $306,580
  2. New York2 grants $23,681
  3. California1 grant $5,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  6. Connecticut1 grant $1,790

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Louis MarksPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexander MarksSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard MarksCHAIRMAN Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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