Private foundation · EIN 31-0921799 · Grasonville, Maryland

English Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (AUGUST 1) and its median grant is $2,062.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 27 grants paid, $96K total, median $2,062. 56% of grants stayed in Maryland. Stated restrictions: 501(C)(3)

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
27
$96K
Median grant
$2,062
Stays in MD
56%
of grants
Deadline
AUGUST 1
Assets
$2.0M

How to apply

Letter form Contact: Amie Brooks, 710 Oyster Cove Dr, Grasonville, MD, 7409734717 Deadlines: AUGUST 1 Restrictions: 501(C)(3)

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Southern Environmental Law CenterChapel Hill, NCOperating funds$15K
Food Bank of Central Eastern NcRaleigh, NCOperating funds$12K
Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MDOperating funds$7,000
Maryland Food BankBaltimore, MDOperating funds$6,898
Chesapeake Bay Environmental CenterGrasonville, MDOperating funds$5,000
Planned Parenthood of MarylandBaltimore, MDOperating funds$5,000
Planned ParenthoodRaleigh, NCOperating funds$4,000
Wunc RadioChapel Hill, NCOperating funds$4,000
Chesapeake College FoundationWye Mills, MDOperating funds$4,000
SPCA of Anne Arundel CountyAnnapolis, MDOperating funds$3,000
San Luis Valley Animal Walfare SociAlamosa, COOperating funds$3,000
Saving Grace Animals for AdoptionWake Forest, NCOperating funds$3,000
Friends of Queen Anne's County LibrGrasonville, MDOperating funds$2,500
Mid-Shore Community FoundationEaston, MDOperating funds$2,062
Best FriendsKanab, UTOperating funds$2,000
Severn River AssocAnnapolis, MDOperating fund$2,000
Franklin Park ConservatoryColumbus, OHOperating funds$2,000
Canine Companions for IndependenceOrlando, FLOperating funds$2,000
Imagination LibEaston, MDOperating funds$2,000
Minorities in AquacultureEaston, MDOperating funds$2,000
Imagination Library MscfEaston, MDOperating funds$2,000
Smithsonian Environmental ResearchEdgewater, MDOperating funds$1,500
Coast Guard FoundationStonington, CTOperating funds$1,040
National TheaterWashington, DCOperating funds$1,000
Chesapeake Bay Maritime MuseumSt Michaels, MDOperating funds$1,000
Saving Future Feral CatsStevensville, MDOperating funds$500
Navy-Marine Corps Relief SocietyWashington, DCOperating funds$500

By state: Maryland 15 · North Carolina 5 · Colorado 1 · Utah 1 · Ohio 1 · Florida 1

About this foundation

English Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Grasonville, Maryland, administered in care of Amie Brooks, tax-exempt since 1977. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does English Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Letter form Deadlines: AUGUST 1.

How much does English Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $96K across 27 grants, a median of $2,062.

Where does English Family Foundation give?

Maryland (15 grants), North Carolina (5 grants), Colorado (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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