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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $4,737,842 | $2,036,473 | $1,715,404 | $23,129,939 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNTOWN FREDERICK PARTNERSHIPFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $270,695 | 2019 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin E Ausherman | TRUSTEE/CHAIRMAN/FOUNDER | 3.00 | $0 |
| Justin E Ausherman | TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY | 3.00 | $0 |
| Joseph S Welty | TRUSTEE | 3.00 | $0 |
| Renee Ausherman | TRUSTEE/TREASURER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $22,258,440 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,029,667 | $2,110,668 | $1,800,077 | $20,899,943 | $19,638,471 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $444,437 | $2,022,869 | $1,653,644 | $20,892,046 | $19,639,634 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $7,401,418 | $1,194,341 | $893,156 | $25,756,581 | $24,416,844 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $2,182,590 | $3,010,794 | $1,433,938 | $19,967,907 | $17,843,144 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,714,786 | $3,063,513 | $8,817,547 | $20,213,095 | $19,342,089 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $2,735,054 | $1,559,722 | $1,493,892 | $14,224,153 | $14,037,687 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $922,615 | $1,378,480 | $1,424,992 | $15,867,175 | $15,692,290 |
| CALL CENTER, STAFF APPRECIATION |
| $185,772 |
| 2023 |
| MISSION OF MERCYFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $150,000 | 2019 |
| FREDERICK ARTS COUNCIL INCFREDERICK, MD | BRUNSWICK ARCHWAY, NEW SPIRE ARTS MURAL, PUBLIC ART PROGRAM, THURMONT MURAL | $134,700 | 2023 |
| SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITYFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $130,520 | 2019 |
| ST JOHN FREDERICK THE EVANGELISTFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $100,000 | 2019 |
| SHIP OF FREDERICK COUNTYFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $100,000 | 2021 |
| SET THE STAGE INCGLENN DALE, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $100,000 | 2018 |
| UNITED WAY OF FREDERICK COUNTYFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $91,300 | 2018 |
| GOODWILL INDUSTRIESFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $90,000 | 2019 |
| UNITED WAY OF FREDERICKFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $89,480 | 2019 |
| SHIP OF FREDERICK COUNTYFREDERICK, MD | THRIVE! HOST HOME NETWORK | $89,125 | 2022 |
| SECOND CHANCE GARAGEFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $85,000 | 2019 |
| FREDERICK ARTS COUNCIL INCFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $85,000 | 2021 |
| FREDERICK ARTS COUNCILFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $84,000 | 2020 |
| ADVOCATES FOR THE HOMELESSFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $80,500 | 2019 |
| THE RELIGIOUS COALITIONFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $80,400 | 2019 |
| UNITED WAY OF FREDERICK COUNTYFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $78,549 | 2020 |
| FREDERICK ARTS COUNCILFREDERICK, MD | PUBLIC ART PROGRAM | $78,000 | 2022 |
| THE RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR EMERGENCY HUMAN NEEDSFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $75,000 | 2017 |
| L'ARCHE FREDERICK MARYLAND INCFREDERICK, MD | GAP FUNDING, DDA DEFERRED PYMTS, GAP FUNDING FORGIVABLE LOAN | $75,000 | 2024 |
| YMCA OF FREDERICK COUNTYMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.FREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $74,411 | 2017 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICKFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $71,297 | 2019 |
| MONOCACY HEALTH PARTNERSFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $70,000 | 2019 |
| MISSION OF MERCYFREDERICK, MD | FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE | $70,000 | 2020 |
| 3.00 |
| $0 |
| Leigh Adams | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $178,048 |
| Dr Denise Rollins | TRUSTEE | 3.00 | $0 |
| Tammie Workman | TRUSTEE | 3.00 | $0 |
| Jeremy Holder | TRUSTEE | 3.00 | $0 |
| Ariel Rodriguez | TRUSTEE | 3.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.