Richard a Henson Charitable Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Salisbury, Maryland · EIN 52-1642558 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2025)$2.6M

Organizations funded37

Typical grant$20,000

Total assets$52.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $50,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	STACEY MCMICHAEL
Address	200 WEST MAIN STREET, SALISBURY MD 21803
Phone	4107427057
Form and materials	NO SPECIFIC FORM, APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE SUMMARY OF SCOPE/ACTS
Deadlines	NONE
Restrictions	NO

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture4
Education4
Children & Youth2
Housing2
Human Services2
Mental Health2

Where it gives

2% of grants went outside Maryland.

Maryland36
Delaware1

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Friends Foundation of Wicomico Public Library	Salisbury, MD	Capital campaign	$1,000,000
Hagerstown Aviation Museum	Hagerstown, MD	Capital campaign	$395,077
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$252,580
Healthport	Salisbury, MD	Capital campaign	$125,000
United Way of the Lower Easter Shore	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$115,200
YMCA of the Chesapeake	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$90,000
Delmarva Council Boy Scouts of America	Dover, DE	Sustaining membership and capital campaign	$83,639
Eleven 21 Inc Epoch Dream Center	Hebron, MD	Operating expensesoperating expenses	$72,000
Salisbury Christian School	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$50,000
Salisbury University Foundation	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$50,000
Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$30,000
Salvation Army	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$26,000
Maryland Folk Festival	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$25,000
Haitian Development Center of Delmarva	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$25,000
Chesapeake Housing Mission	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$25,000
Pregnancy Care Center of the Eastern Shore	Salisbury, MD	Capital campaign	$25,000
Salisbury Urban Ministries	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$20,000
Boys and Girls Club Metropolitan Baltimore	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$20,000
Camp Pecometh	Centreville, MD	Capital campaign	$20,000
Lower Shore Autism Community	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$16,610
Big Brothersbig Sisters	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$15,939
The Child and Family Foundation	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$14,922
Resource Recovery Center	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$13,200
Young Life Salisbury	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$12,500
Horizons Delmarva	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$10,500
Various	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$10,010
Women Supporting Women	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$10,000
Main Street Gym	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$10,000
Village of Hope	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$8,800
Rotary Club of Salisbury	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$7,500
Girls on the Run	Annapolis, MD	Operating expenses	$5,250
Wor Wic Community College Foundation	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$5,000
Symphony 21	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$5,000
Life Crisis Center	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$2,000
Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County	Fruitland, MD	Operating expenses	$1,250
Skipjack Heritage	Chance, MD	Operating expenses	$1,000
Salisbury Sunrise Rotary Club	Salisbury, MD	Operating expenses	$1,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$2,599,977	37
2024	$1,432,096	32
2023	$2,143,120	29

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Apr 13, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611039349101211
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-1642558
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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