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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-1982272

David A Bramble Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chestertown, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 111 grants and $179,535 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
David C Bramble
PO Box 419
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-3023
Form and materials
Applications should be submitted on the david a. Bramble foundation, inc. Scholarship application form and should include a brief essay stating what the applicant hopes to gain from a college education and their goals in life.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Applicants must be a dependent child of an eligible employee of david a. Bramble, inc. In addition, the education offered must be that of an accredited college, junior college, or an approved business or trade school. Graduate school study is not eligible for funding under this program.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $179,535

    Grants listed
    111
    Assets, end of year
    $995,554

  • Tax year 2024

    $167,482

    Grants listed
    110
    Assets, end of year
    $989,061

  • Tax year 2023

    $199,921

    Grants listed
    106
    Assets, end of year
    $993,731

  • Tax year 2022

    $200,989

    Grants listed
    101
    Assets, end of year
    $1,005,822

  • Tax year 2021

    $189,632

    Grants listed
    100
    Assets, end of year
    $965,203

  • Tax year 2020

    $161,690

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $883,154

  • Tax year 2019

    $163,242

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $892,942

  • Tax year 2018

    $170,513

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $777,164

Grants paid in 2025

111 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kent School IncChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $16,500
  2. Radcliffe Creek SchoolChestertown, MD

    Scholarship fund

    $11,500
  3. Delta Waterfowl FoundationBismarck, ND

    General funding

    $10,000
  4. Chester River Heath FoundationChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $10,000
  5. Loyola UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Educational scholarship

    $7,074
  6. Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA

    Educational scholarship

    $5,464
  7. Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA

    Educational scholarship

    $5,280
  8. Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA

    Educational scholarship

    $5,091
  9. Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA

    Educational scholarship

    $4,921
  10. Open Doors Partners in EducationChestertown, MD

    Educational scholarship

    $4,880
  11. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Edcational scholarship

    $4,000
  12. University of MarylandCollege Park, MD

    Educational scholarship

    $4,000
  13. University of MarylandCollege Park, MD

    Educational scholarship

    $4,000
  14. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Edcational scholarship

    $4,000
  15. Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD

    Educational scholarship

    $4,000
  16. University of MarylandCollege Park, MD

    Educational scholarship

    $4,000
  17. University of MarylandCollege Park, MD

    Educational scholarship

    $4,000
  18. Rock Hall Volunteer Fire CompanyRock Hall, MD

    General funding

    $3,000
  19. St Paul's ChurchChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $3,000
  20. Maryland Asphalt AssocationGlen Burnie, MD

    General funding

    $2,500
  21. MtbmaGlen Burnie, MD

    General funding

    $2,500
  22. Salem United Methodist ChurchChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $2,500
  23. Chestertown Volunteer Fire CompanyChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $2,000
  24. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    General funding

    $2,000
  25. United Way of Kent CountyChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $1,500
  26. Horizons of Kent and QaChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  27. Atlantic General Hospital FoundatioBerlin, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  28. Betterton Volunteer Fire CoBetterton, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  29. Camp Fairlee ManorChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  30. Church Hill Volunteer Fire CompanyChurch Hill, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  31. Community Fire Co IncRising Sun, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  32. Crumpton Volunteer Fire CompanyCrumpton, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  33. Emmanuel Church Chester ParishChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  34. Fruitland Volunteer Fire CompanyFruitland, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  35. Galena Volunteer Fire CompanyGalena, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  36. Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA

    General funding

    $1,000
  37. Goodwill Volunteer Fire CompanyNew Castle, DE

    General funding

    $1,000
  38. Hoopers Island Volunteer Fire CompFishing Creek, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  39. Hope Fellowship Building FundChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  40. Kennedyville Volunteer Fire CompanyKennedyville, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  41. Kent and Queen Anne's RescueChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  42. Memorial Hospital FoundationEaston, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  43. Northern Qa County Backpack ProgBarclay, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  44. Olivet United Methodist ChurchCoatesville, PA

    General funding

    $1,000
  45. Queenstown Volunteer Fire CompanyQueenstown, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  46. Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  47. Snow Hill Volunteer Fire CompanySnow Hill, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  48. St Andrews School DelawareMiddletown, DE

    General funding

    $1,000
  49. St Martin's MinistriesRidgely, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  50. St Paul's SchoolBrooklandville, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  51. Sudlersville Volunteer Fire CompanySudlersville, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  52. Sultana Education FoundationChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  53. Salvation ArmyHagerstown, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  54. Washington CollegeChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  55. Wesley Chapel Methodist ChurchRock Hall, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  56. Wye River Upper SchoolCentreville, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  57. Gunston SchoolCentreville, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  58. Chesapeake College FoundationWye Mills, MD

    General funding

    $1,000
  59. American Cancer SocietyWashington, DC

    General funding

    $500
  60. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General funding

    $500
  61. Blood Bank of DelmarvaNewark, DE

    General funding

    $500
  62. Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD

    General funding

    $500
  63. Chester Wye Center IncGrasonville, MD

    General funding

    $500
  64. Childrens Home FoundationEaston, MD

    General funding

    $500
  65. Christs Church IUWorton, MD

    General funding

    $500
  66. Construction AngelsPalm Beach Gardens, FL

    General funding

    $500
  67. Friends of the KC Public LibraryKansas City, MO

    General funding

    $500
  68. Homeports IncChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $500
  69. Horizons DelmarvaSalisbury, MD

    General funding

    $500
  70. Junior Acheivement of the Eastern SSalisbury, MD

    General funding

    $500
  71. Kent Attainable Housing IncChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $500
  72. Kent County Food PantryChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $500
  73. Main Street ChestertownChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $500
  74. Massey Air Museum IncMassey, MD

    General funding

    $500
  75. Maryland Food Bank - Eastern ShoreSalisbury, MD

    General funding

    $500
  76. Millington-Crumpton Food PantryMillington, MD

    General funding

    $500
  77. Shore Legal AccessEaston, MD

    General funding

    $500
  78. Shore RiversEaston, MD

    General funding

    $500
  79. Sudlersville Food PantryBarclay, MD

    General funding

    $500
  80. Talbot HospiceEaston, MD

    General funding

    $500
  81. Wesley Chapel CemeteryRock Hill, MD

    General funding

    $500
  82. YMCA Camp TockwoghWorton, MD

    General funding

    $500
  83. YMCA of the ChesapeakeEaston, MD

    General funding

    $500
  84. Christianacare Cecil CountyElkton, MD

    General funding

    $500
  85. Asbury United Methodist ChurchArnold, MD

    General funding

    $300
  86. Janes United Methodist ChurchRising Sun, MD

    General funding

    $300
  87. Mt Olive Ame ChurchFort Myers, FL

    General funding

    $300
  88. Sacred Heart ParishReistertown, MD

    General funding

    $300
  89. St Georges United Methodist ChurchWorton, MD

    General funding

    $300
  90. 91st Bgma IncOxnard, CA

    General funding

    $250
  91. Boy Scout Troop 165Chestertown, MD

    General funding

    $250
  92. Character CountsEaston, MD

    General funding

    $250
  93. Eastern Shore Land ConcervancyGalena, MD

    General funding

    $250
  94. Foundation for the Kent Cty Pub LibChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $250
  95. Garfield Center for the ArtsChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $250
  96. Haven MinistriesQueenstown, MD

    General funding

    $250
  97. KC Christmas Basket CommunityGalena, MD

    General funding

    $250
  98. Maryland Environmental TrustCrownsville, MD

    General funding

    $250
  99. Rebuilding Together Kent CountyChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $250
  100. Salisbury Univ - Jayces FoundationSalisbury, MD

    General funding

    $250
  101. Upper Shore AgingSilver Spring, MD

    General funding

    $250
  102. Pathfinders for AutismTimonium, MD

    General funding

    $250
  103. Care for ALS IncRidgely, MD

    General funding

    $250
  104. Church Hill TheatreChurch Hill, MD

    General funding

    $125
  105. KCHS Music BoostersWorton, MD

    General funding

    $100
  106. Animal Care Shelter Kent CountyChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $100
  107. Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake BayWilmington, DE

    General funding

    $100
  108. Harve de Grace Decoy MuseumHarve de Grace, MD

    General funding

    $100
  109. Historical Society of Kent CountyChestertown, MD

    General funding

    $100
  110. Oyster Recovery PartnershipAnnapolis, MD

    General funding

    $100
  111. Chesapeake Wildlife HeritageChester, MD

    General funding

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education12 grants $59,13675% of the total
  2. Community development2 grants $8,00010% of the total
  3. Health4 grants $2,7503% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $2,0003% of the total
  5. Human services4 grants $2,0003% of the total
  6. Arts and culture3 grants $1,6252% of the total
  7. 4 other causes6 grants $3,1504% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland91 grants $131,629
  2. Pennsylvania7 grants $24,756
  3. North Dakota1 grant $10,000
  4. Rhode Island2 grants $8,000
  5. Delaware4 grants $2,600
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $1,000
  7. Florida2 grants $800
  8. Missouri1 grant $500
  9. California1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • David C BramblePRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paul C BrambleVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Megan B OwingsSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joshua HignuttTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

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