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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 52-2136875

John E Colston Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Glyndon, MD. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 5 grants and $65,645 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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
John E Colston
PO Box 203
Glyndon, MD 210710203
(410) 429-4800
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2019

    $65,645

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,384

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $62,166

Grants paid in 2019

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jemicy SchoolOwings Mills, MD

    Annual fund

    $34,645
  2. Adirondack Chapter of the Nature ConservancyKeene Valley, NY

    Annual fund

    $17,500
  3. St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  4. Gilman SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  5. North Country Public RadioCanton, NY

    Annual fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $47,145100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland2 grants $37,145
  2. New York3 grants $28,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John E ColstonPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Philip WattSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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