Funders

Foundations in Maryland That Accept Grant Applications

Every one of these 189 foundations is based in Maryland, gave to at least ten organizations we could identify, filed a return covering 2023 or later, and did not tell the IRS it funds only organizations it picks itself. Roughly three in four private foundations do tell the IRS exactly that; those are not listed here.

189foundations accepting requests
$917.3Mgranted between them
10,362funding relationships mapped

Ordered by number of organizations funded, not by dollars. Funding more organizations means more turnover in who gets a grant each year, which is a reasonable proxy for how often a list like this one changes -- it is not a signal that any specific foundation is open to a new, unsolicited applicant.

FoundationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
Allegis Group Foundation IncHanover$2,500619$27.2M
The Keith Campbell FoundationBethesda$7,940474$81.9M
Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation IncBaltimore$2,500448$12.2M
France-Merrick Foundation IncBaltimore$15,000411$50.9M
The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore$20,000401$57.3M
T Rowe Price FoundationBaltimore$12,500230$50.9M
The Jacob and Hilda BlausteinBaltimore$35,000195$36.4M
William S Abell Foundation IncChevy Chase$25,000157$11.8M
David & Barbara B HirschhornBaltimore$15,000150$11.2M
The Marion I & Henry J KnottBaltimore$8,875148$10.9M
Wr Grace Foundation IncColumbia$3,000141$3.7M
Dimick FoundationBethesda$3,500138$2.1M
John Edward Fowler Memorial FoundationKensington$30,000129$14.5M
Mayberg Foundation IncChevy Chase$11,000129$27.6M
Ausherman Family FoundationFrederick$2,000125$2.4M
The John J Leidy Foundation IncTowson$7,500122$3.6M
Dr Frank C Marino Foundation IncBaltimore$350119$392K
Edward St John Foundation IncBaltimore$500114$1.8M
Number Ten Foundation IncBaltimore$100112$1.3M
Crane Family Foundation IncBaltimore$19,305106$19.0M
Lockhart Vaughan FoundationBaltimore$25,000105$11.1M
The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund IncBaltimore$15,000104$13.3M
Mary Jean and Oliver Travers FoundationPhoenix$2,500101$2.1M
The W O'neil FoundationChevy Chase$20,00096$12.9M
Luther I Replogle FoundationPotomac$7,50095$2.8M
The Elizabeth B and Arthur E RoswellBaltimore$10,00094$5.8M
Robert W Deutsch FoundationBaltimore$20,00094$14.7M
The Baltimore Orioles Foundation IncBaltimore$5,00094$3.6M
Herbert Bearman FoundationBrooklandville$15,00092$5.4M
The Morton K and Jane BlausteinBaltimore$60,00086$17.6M
Clayton Baker TrustBaltimore$20,00084$8.3M
Felburn FoundationBethesda$25,00082$7.8M
The Llandaff Family TrustEaston$1,00081$979K
The Phase FoundationGermantown$4,00078$1.5M
The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002Baltimore$6,00078$11.3M
William E Cross Foundation IncFrederick$5,00077$10.3M
Thomas Wilson SanitariumLutherville$10,00077$4.7M
Redskin Foundation IncBethesda$10,00075$3.9M
Healthcare Initiative FoundationGermantown$15,75075$6.9M
Michael S Hollins FoundationBaltimore$2,01375$447K
The Mc Cutchen FoundationBrunswick$25,00073$17.7M
Hoffberger Foundation IncBaltimore$2,50071$3.7M
Mead Family FoundationBethesda$25,00071$13.4M
Corina Higginson TrustCharlotte Hall$7,50071$2.0M
The Morris Goldseker FoundationBaltimore$30,00069$22.1M
Caplan Family FoundationOwings Mills$50064$491K
Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family FoundationAnnapolis$5,00064$2.1M
Koch Family Foundation IncAnnapolis$67562$559K
Ac and Penney HubbardBaltimore$1,00061$1.9M
David a Bramble Foundation IncChestertown$1,00060$938K
The Shared Earth FoundationChestertown$50,00059$13.4M
Israel & Mollie Myers FoundationTowson$2,50057$1.4M
The Goldsmith Family Foundation IncBaltimore$6,66256$8.4M
The Rcm&d FoundationHunt Valley$5,00055$2.5M
Crescent Cities Charities IncOxon Hill$667,78754$1.7M
George Wasserman Family Foundation IncBethesda$5,00054$2.4M
Dorney-Koppel Foundation IncPotomac$5,00052$4.3M
The Lancelotta Foundation IncEllicott City$2,00048$802K
The Helen J Serini Foundation IncReisterstown$10,00047$1.2M
Joseph E & Marjorie B JonesAnnapolis$20,00047$6.3M
The Harvey M Meyerhoff Fund IncBaltimore$6,00047$2.5M
The Thomas B and Elizabeth M SheridanHunt Valley$30,00047$4.1M
The Huethermcclelland Foundation IncPhoenix$5,00045$2.8M
Grayce B Kerr Fund IncEaston$73345$5.2M
The Richman Foundation IncBaltimore$20,00045$3.1M
Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation IncBaltimore$16,00044$8.1M
William L & Victorine Q Adams FoundationBaltimore$10,00043$1.8M
Joan W Jenkins Foundation IncOcean City$50043$342K
Silberstein Family FoundationBrooklandville$1,00043$806K
Rogers-Wilbur Foundation IncCrownsville$2,00042$958K
G Frank Thomas Fdn Inc MainFrederick$4,25042$995K
The Muse Foundation IncAnnapolis$1,00041$222K
Pettit Family Charitable FoundationGaithersburg$5,00041$1.3M
The Arthur B Wilner Foundation IncOwings Mills$1,50041$254K
The Jone L Bowman Foundation IncWilliamsport$2,50040$3.1M
Farm Credit Foundation for AgriculturalWestminster$10,00040$1.3M
The O'neil Family Foundation IncOwings Mills$11,00038$4.6M
The David and June Trone FamilyBethesda$25,00038$21.9M
Kleins Shoprite of Maryland CharitableForest Hill$1,00038$348K
Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation IncPotomac$1,00038$360K
Cb Laub Family FoundationPotomac$4,00037$1.2M
The Concordia FoundationBaltimore$25,00037$2.6M
The Nathan Foundation Inc Ima Co Robert SCambridge$3,00037$1.1M
The Wyman Family Foundation IncEaston$2,00036$1.5M
Dea Code Family Foundation IncAnnapolis$1,00036$2.1M
Louis & Helen Fanaroff Char FoundationPotomac$2,75036$665K
The Kapiloff Foundation IncBaltimore$2,50036$333K
Hecht-Levi Foundation IncBaltimore$5,00036$5.6M
Richard N Funkhouser FoundationincSmithsburg$2,00035$296K
National Center to EncourageKensington$3,77532$1.7M
Gordon Croft Foundation IncTowson$5,00032$1.9M
The Hoenes Family Foundation IncWoodbine$2,00032$380K
The Aber D Unger Foundation IncBaltimore$10,00032$1.5M
Frank E & Miriam LovemanOwings Mills$10,00031$2.0M
Alice V & David W FletcherHagerstown$22,50031$4.8M
The Isaac & Leah Mpotts Foundation IncEdgewater$75030$299K
Kahn Sovel Mertz FundBethesda$1,50029$551K
The Morris a and Clarisse BPikesville$5,00029$2.0M
Fordi Family Foundation IncAnnapolis$5,00028$1.7M
S Kann Sons Foundation IncChevy Chase$2,00028$548K
Sweetser Foundation IncAnnapolis$5,00028$1.2M
Donnie Williams Foundation IncSalisbury$20,00027$2.9M
Morris Weinman Memorial Foundation IncOwings Mills$1,00026$307K
Richard a Henson Foundation IncSalisbury$19,18726$9.8M
The Blum Family Foundation IncBaltimore$5,00026$1.5M
Fitchett-Stick Foundation IncBel Air$50025$104K
Charles C Baum Foundation IncSeverna Park$1,50025$470K
Dart Group II Foundation IncBethesda$5,00025$853K
Kent Family Foundation IncTowson$2,00025$507K
The Rachuba Family Foundation IncEldersburg$5,00024$1.2M
Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner JRAnnapolis$20024$171K
Edgar V Weir Family FoundationSilver Spring$1,00024$219K
Newday USA Foundation IncFulton$10,00024$3.6M
Carroll a Weinberg MD andBaltimore$35,00023$3.6M
Harry & Fay Burka Foundation IncChevy Chase$1,00023$1.0M
Paul & Carol Horvitz FoundationBethesda$10022$72K
Lapidus-Corenblum Foundation IncPikesville$1,00022$411K
Bossak-Heilbron CharitablePotomac$5,00021$620K
The Frank and Marta JagerChevy Chase$1,00021$230K
Leonard a and Linda K GreenbergBethesda$2,00021$766K
The Morgan Family Foundation IncLutherville$1,00020$132K
The Kenneth L Greif Foundation IncBaltimore$11,25020$2.1M
Bernard Family FoundationChevy Chase$25,00019$1.9M
The Footlick Family Foundation IncPikesville$61019$634K
Ray Rowe 1988 Tr for AnimalsBaltimore$5,00019$165K
The Theresa F Truschel Charitable FoundationTowson$1,00018$179K
Eastern Shore Charitable Foundation IncEaston$5018$6K
Kershner Sisters FoundationWilliamsport$3,37518$121K
Cora and John H Davis Foundation IncRockville$20,00018$3.2M
Morton & Sophia Macht Foundation IncBaltimore$50018$2.5M
Bastinelli Family Foundation IncReisterstown$6,25018$741K
The Kathy L Shapiro Foundation IncBaltimore$2,50017$306K
The Moshe Ben Shlomo CharitableBaltimore$3,00017$464K
Carl Del Signore Foundation IncCumberland$4,00017$837K
The Gertrude and Israel FreedmanDundalk$1,50017$234K
The Jean and Sidney Silber FoundationBaltimore$15,00017$4.2M
Lapidus-Cohen Foundation IncPikesville$2,50017$404K
The Chertkof Foundation IncLutherville$1,00017$183K
Stark Family Foundation IncHarwood$1,00016$136K
Second Street & Hope IncFrederick$5,00016$299K
Nexion Health FoundationSykesville$2,00016$480K
Richard & Rosalee C Davison FoundationBaltimore$25,00016$1.2M
Haugh Family Charitable FoundationLaurel$5,00015$860K
David & Margery Inkeles CharitableGaithersburg$2,40015$2.4M
Lutheran Home and Hospital FoundationHampstead$5,00315$275K
The Harvey M & Lyn P Meyerhoff Fund IncBaltimore$55,00015$8.1M
The Anne D and Chares a Camalier JRBethesda$5,00015$510K
The Kathryn Ames Foundation IncTowson$13,00015$2.0M
Ruth & Samuel Salzberg Family FoundationRockville$5,21715$785K
Albert E & Naomi B Sinnisen FoundationWilliamsport$4,65015$287K
Blechman-Morenoff FoundationRockville$25015$20K
Scharf Foundation IncDavidsonville$5,00015$258K
The Huffman Family Foundation IncNottingham$11,57215$860K
Benno and Elayne Hurwitz FamilyBaltimore$3,60014$1.2M
W Lee & Rosalie Ridenour FoundationHagerstown$2,00014$72K
The Ellen Wp Wasserman FoundationBaltimore$14,21714$12.4M
John and Rachel King Foundation IncCabin John$2,50014$116K
Joe & Missy Walsh Family FoundationPotomac$5,00013$329K
Broomfield Charitable FoundationRockville$1,00013$174K
The Nancy Sherertz FamilyBaltimore$7,50013$773K
Dart Group Foundation IncBethesda$10,00013$492K
The Feinberg FoundationBethesda$10,00012$1.7M
The Plank Family Foundation IncBrooklandville$25,00012$4.0M
The James R & Mary Jane BarrettBaltimore$8,00012$367K
English Family FoundationGrasonville$3,50012$94K
Foulger Family Foundation IncPotomac$25,00012$2.7M
The Thomas W Bradley Foundation IncTowson$7,50012$346K
The Cole Family Foundation IncSalisbury$5,00012$448K
The Carson-Etheridge FoundationincTowson$1,50012$255K
Steuart Foundation IncChevy Chase$5,00012$372K
Ensign C Markland Kelly JRBaltimore$6,00012$1.1M
The Azar Foundation for ChildrenPotomac$7,00012$554K
Alvin and Hanna Gerstein Foundation IncBaltimore$5,00012$350K
Stanley S & Lania D UllmanOwings Mills$1,00011$64K
E Bowen & Frances H Quillin FoundatBerlin$2,00011$212K
Dalton Family FoundationBaltimore$2,00011$167K
The Richmond Lee Downey FoundationWilliamsport$2,00011$193K
Lapidus-Oring Foundation IncPikesville$1,00011$421K
Martha & Philip Sagon Family FoundationChevy Chase$50,00011$3.5M
Philip E and Carole R RatcliffeAnnapolis$186,00011$37.4M
Kevin E Myers Family FoundationBerlin$8,00011$2.2M
Joseph Vigman Foundation IncOwings Mills$2,00010$99K
Thareja Sleeper CharitableBrookeville$1,00010$117K
Leonard P Snyder Fund IncHagerstown$3,03710$318K
The William and Jean Schulte FoundationWoodbine$1,00010$125K
Harold and Nancy Zirkin FoundationChevy Chase$10,00010$482K
Julius & Blanche Diener Foundation IncTimonium$2,00010$240K
The Toby & Melvin Weinman Foundation IncStevenson$4,00010$672K
The Bradley Charitable Foundation IncEllicott City$2,00010$127K

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Under $5,000Maryland foundations$5,000 - $25,000Maryland foundations

Maryland foundations that fund only organizations they pick

Each of these told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests, so none is in the list above. Each has a page because a real share of its giving went to community foundations and other organizations that make grants themselves, and the page names them. Ordered by number of organizations funded.

FoundationBased inOrganizations fundedGrantmakers among them
Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD1,48147
The Harry and Jeanette WeinbergOwings Mills, MD1,01529
Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD8745
The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD3027
The Kahlert Foundation IncSykesville, MD2786
Clark Charitable Foundation IncChevy Chase, MD2605
Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD1843
The Morningstar Philanthropic FoundationBethesda, MD1728
The Hackerman Foundation IncTowson, MD1635
The Bunting Family FoundationHunt Valley, MD1533
Sherman Family FoundationBaltimore, MD1404
England Family FoundationBethesda, MD1183
Hittman Family Foundation IncTowson, MD1174
The Gary and Pennie Abramson CharitableRockville, MD1133
The D J Mcmanus Foundation IncBethesda, MD1083
The Lois & Irving Blum Foundation IncBaltimore, MD1045
The Dresher Foundation IncAbingdon, MD974
The Henry and Ruth Blaustein RosenbergBaltimore, MD903
The George L Shields Foundation IncBethesda, MD893
Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen FoundationBethesda, MD844
The John J Pohanka Family FoundationCapitol Heights, MD833
Elno Family Foundation IncBethesda, MD804
Alan and Amy Meltzer FamilyBethesda, MD794
The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti FoundationBaltimore, MD794
The Paul and Emily Singer FamilyOwings Mills, MD653
The Reis Foundation IncEllicott City, MD635
Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation IncGlyndon, MD595
Solon E Summerfield Foundation IncBethesda, MD584
Thalheimer-Eurich Charitable Fund IncBaltimore, MD586
The Levitt FoundationPotomac, MD573
The Moses Feldman Family FoundationBethesda, MD554
The Rothschild Foundation IncBaltimore, MD533
Zell and Myrna Hurwitz FoundationBaltimore, MD523
The Laszlo N Tauber FamilyRockville, MD484
Bijjar Family FoundatoinBaltimore, MD444
The Frier Foundation IncBaltimore, MD365
Ingrid D Tauber Fund IncRockville, MD243
Gorlin Family FoundationSilver Spring, MD183
Constellation Energy Foundation Inc CFND01Baltimore, MD163
Blue Waters FoundationAnnapolis, MD123
The a a Windesheim Charitable Found IncParkton, MD123

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