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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-6053510

Charles L Read Foundation

A private foundation in Bayshore, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 78 grants and $216,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Rodger K Herrigel
78 Main Street Unit 4
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 379-5850
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applicants should submit a brief resume of activities for which the grant is desired. The latest financial statement and copy of IRS exemption letter should be sent at the same time.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $216,000

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $4,144,585
  • Tax year 2023

    $188,500

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $3,931,643
  • Tax year 2022

    $204,500

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $3,674,298
  • Tax year 2021

    $200,500

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $4,652,557
  • Tax year 2020

    $190,500

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $4,458,253

Grants paid in 2024

78 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trust and Agency Fund Hancock Central SchoolHancock, NY

    Purchase of capital items

    $24,000
  2. Louisa Adelia Read Memorial LibraryHancock, NY

    Purchase of capital items

    $10,000
  3. South Shore University HospitalBayshore, NY

    Purchase of capital items

    $10,000
  4. Hancock PartnersHancock, NY

    Purchase of capital items

    $5,000
  5. Mancos Creative DistrictMancos, CO

    Purchase of capital items

    $5,000
  6. United Methodist Church of MadisonMadison, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $5,000
  7. Breckenridge Thanksgiving Hockey NiteBreckenridge, CO

    Purchase of capital items

    $4,000
  8. Freedom HouseGlen Gardner, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $4,000
  9. Maine Coast Heritage TrustBrunswick, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $4,000
  10. Maine Island Trail AssocPortland, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $4,000
  11. Mancos Valley ResourcesMancos, CO

    Purchase of capital items

    $4,000
  12. Museum of Early Trades and CraftsMadison, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $4,000
  13. Phippsburg Land TrustPhippsburg, ME

    Purcase of capital items

    $4,000
  14. Rebuilding Together Kent CountyChestertown, MD

    Purchase of capital itemspurchase of capital items

    $4,000
  15. The Fit and Food ConnectionSaint Louis, MO

    Purchase of capital items

    $4,000
  16. Univ of Va Law FDNCharlottesville, VA

    Purchase of capital items

    $4,000
  17. Welcome Democracy InstituteWashington, DC

    Purchase o capital items

    $4,000
  18. Friends of Casco BayPortland, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $3,500
  19. Marine Mammals of MaineBrunswick, ME

    Purchase of capital itemsfor purchase of capital items

    $3,500
  20. Go Public SchoolsSaramento, CA

    Purchase of capital items

    $3,000
  21. Interfaith Food Pantry NetworkMorris Plains NJ, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $3,000
  22. Hancock Community Education FDNHancock, NY

    Purchase of capital items

    $3,000
  23. Phippsburg Fireman's AssocPhippsburg, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $3,000
  24. Preschool AdventrureMorristown, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $3,000
  25. Sparta Community Foood PantrySparta TWP, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $3,000
  26. Bath Area YMCABath, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,500
  27. Bigelow LaboratoriesEast Booth Bay, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,500
  28. Grow It GreenMorristown, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,500
  29. Heights PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,500
  30. Hope ActsPortland, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,500
  31. Island InstituteRockland, ME

    Purchase of capital itemsfor purchase of capital items for purchase of capital items

    $2,500
  32. Maine Maratime MuseumBath, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,500
  33. Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,500
  34. Seatuck Environmental Education FDNIslip, NY

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,500
  35. Bayshore Brightwaters Rescue AmbulanceBay Shore, NY

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  36. America's Grow A RowPittstown, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  37. Cottonwood Center for the ArtsColorado SPGS, CO

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  38. FDN for Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  39. Hearing Health FDNNew York, NY

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  40. Keystone Science SchoolKeystone, CO

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  41. Friends of the Drew ForestMadison, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  42. Mountain Top ExploratoriumBreckenridge, CO

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  43. National Jewish HospitalDenver, CO

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  44. NJSH Pet RescueChester, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  45. Pine Tree SocietyBath, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  46. Seeing Eye IncMorristown, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  47. Small Point Summer SchoolPhippsburg, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  48. Sultana Education FDNChestertown, MD

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  49. Trinity United Methodist ChurchNewark, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  50. Ucc PhippsburgPhippsburg, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  51. St Pauls Greek Orthodox CathedralHempstead, NY

    Purchase of capital items

    $2,000
  52. Trustbridge Hospice FDNW Palm Beach, FL

    Purchase of capital itemspurchase of capital items

    $2,000
  53. A Paw in the DoorBath, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,500
  54. Chatham United Methodist ChurchChatham, NJ

    Fpurchase of capital items

    $1,500
  55. Friends of Madison Public LibraryMadison, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,500
  56. Friends of Sequin IslandBath, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,500
  57. Maine's First ShipPhippsburg, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,500
  58. Senior Services of the ChathamsChatham, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,500
  59. Main Coast Fishermans AssociationBrunswick, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,500
  60. Cheshire HomesFloram Park, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  61. Deborah HospitalBrown Mills, NJ

    Purchase of capital itemspurchase of capital items

    $1,000
  62. Garfield Center for ArtsChestertown, MD

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  63. Kent County Community Food PantrryChestertown, MD

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  64. Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  65. Madison Volunteer Ambulance SquadMadison, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  66. Maine Community FDNSagadahoc, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  67. Kennebee Estuary Land TrustWinthrop, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  68. Portland Parks ConservatoryPortland, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  69. New Eyes for the NeedyShort Hills, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  70. Samaritan Group IncChestertown, MD

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  71. Shore RiversChestertown, MD

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  72. Squirrel Point Light StationArrowsic, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  73. Thursday Morning GroupMadison, NJ

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  74. Totman Wallace Scholarship FundPhippsburg, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  75. West Point Church of NazarenePhippsburg, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  76. The SunChapel Hill, NC

    Purchase of capital itemspurchase of capital items

    $1,000
  77. MwegSalt Lake City, UT

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000
  78. Phippsburg Historic SocietyPhippsburg, ME

    Purchase of capital items

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $10,50019% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $8,50016% of the total
  3. Human services4 grants $7,50014% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $5,50010% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $4,0007% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $13,50025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $60,500
  2. Maine26 grants $56,000
  3. New Jersey22 grants $47,000
  4. Colorado7 grants $21,000
  5. Maryland6 grants $10,000
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $4,000
  7. Missouri1 grant $4,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $4,000
  9. California1 grant $3,000
  10. Pennsylvania1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Kathryn GaltonSECY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Rodger K HerrigelPRES Hours 5Pay $0
  • Saul EisenbergTREAS Hours 5Pay $0
  • Richard EisenbergV.P Hours 5Pay $0

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