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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-2256618

The Clifton Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chestertown, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,022,175

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,550,000

  • Tax year 2023

    $780,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,853,949

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,735,430

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $10,122,426

  • Tax year 2021

    $883,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $13,802,384

  • Tax year 2020

    $775,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $13,876,259

  • Tax year 2019

    $670,370

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $13,746,132

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. YMCA of the ChesapeakeEaston, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $320,000
  2. Pecometh United Methodist Camp and Retreat MinistriesCentreville, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $150,000
  3. Chesapeake CharitiesStevensville, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $105,000
  4. Horizons of Kent and Queen Anne'sChestertown, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $85,000
  5. Mid-Shore Community FoundationEaston, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $83,675
  6. Kent SchoolChestertown, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $55,000
  7. Changing Perspectives IncSacramento, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $54,000
  8. Talbot Interfaith ShelterEaston, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $40,000
  9. Pocono Plateau Program CenterCresco, PA

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  10. Haven MinistriesQueenstown, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  11. Casa of the Mid-ShoreEaston, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  12. Tonkawa Public SchoolsTonkawa, OK

    General charitable purposes

    $12,000
  13. Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  14. Foundation of HopeEaston, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  15. Compass Regional HospiceCentreville, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  16. Maryland Leadership WorkshopsRiverdale Park, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  17. Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake BayNewark, DE

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  18. Bay Area Young LifeCentreville, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $2,500
  19. Boy Scouts of America Del-Mar-Va CouncilDover, DE

    General charitable purposes

    $2,500
  20. Open Doors Partners in EducationChestertown, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $188,67532% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $152,50026% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $150,00026% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter2 grants $60,00010% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $20,0003% of the total
  6. Youth development2 grants $15,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland15 grants $923,675
  2. California1 grant $54,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $25,000
  4. Oklahoma1 grant $12,000
  5. Delaware2 grants $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Richard L GoodallDIR. & PRES. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura K G GrayDIR. & SEC. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard T GoodallDIR. & TREAS. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth StarkeyEXEC. DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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