Michael S Hollins Foundation
Baltimore, MD · EIN 82-6390527. Reported 186 grants totalling $447,390 to 107 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Michael S Hollins Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,013. Half of everything it gave fell between $741 and $2,610; the smallest was $100 and the largest $27,286. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $27,286 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scholarships for Scholars | Annapolis, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anne Arundel County Library Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys Latin School of Maryland | Towson, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Club 164 Inc | Annapolis, MD | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $11,572 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Afterschool Alliance | Washington, DC | $10,425 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | $10,424 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $10,193 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Maryland Horse Council | Lisbon, MD | $10,005 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chase Brixton Helathcare | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seeds 4 Success | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| SEGS4VETS | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $8,629 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| So Others Might Eat | Washington, DC | $8,056 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $8,050 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Chimes Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $8,050 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hospice Foundation of America | Washington, DC | $8,050 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Howard Hospital Foundation | Columbia, MD | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mt Washington Pediatric Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $7,150 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| DC Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $6,383 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pflag of Howard County | Columbia, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Board of Education of Anne Arundel County | Annapolis, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hyattsville Community Development Corporation | Hyattsville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| House of Ruth | Washington, DC | $4,913 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington | Rockville, MD | $4,422 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $4,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fuel Fund of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $4,027 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $4,025 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grassroots Crisis Intervention | Columbia, MD | $3,978 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Association for Children of Addiction | Bel Air, MD | $3,978 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Community Ecology Institute | Columbia, MD | $3,978 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Operation Second Chance | Germantown, MD | $3,859 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights | Philadelphia, PA | $3,774 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saving Grace Animal Rescue of Maryland | Millersville, MD | $3,684 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Liberty Aviation International Rescue Inc | Naples, FL | $3,464 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution | Louisville, KY | $3,097 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Avalon Foundation Inc | Easton, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carson Scholars Fund | Towson, MD | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Easterseals | Silver Spring, MD | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chase Brixton Healthcare | Baltimore, MD | $2,798 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peer Health Exchange Inc | Pasadena, CA | $2,798 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sunrise | Washington, DC | $2,798 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Code Pink | Marina Del Ray, CA | $2,797 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | $2,797 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bail Project | Pasadena, CA | $2,797 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Chance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,753 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Parks Foundation | Herndon, VA | $2,700 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue | Mt Airy, MD | $2,683 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation | Saratoga Springs, NY | $2,683 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pro Bono Counseling Project | Baltimore, MD | $2,567 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $2,374 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Canines for Disabled Kids | Worcester, MA | $2,374 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA De Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $2,374 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Code Green Campaign | Spokane Valley, WA | $2,374 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Area Womens Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,374 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advocates for Trans Equality | New York, NY | $2,228 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Allies of Rainbow Youth | Ellicott City, MD | $2,228 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pets With Disabilities | Prince Frederick, MD | $2,191 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Headstrong Project | Flushing, NY | $2,191 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Children's Cancer Research | Minneapolis, MN | $2,179 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Futures | Washington, DC | $2,178 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Israeli Navy Seals | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Scholarship | Owings Mills, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $1,960 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jewish Volunteer Connection | Baltimore, MD | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $1,783 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Baltimore Humane Society | Reisterstown, MD | $1,653 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Making Cards for Our Troops | Riva, MD | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $1,487 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chizuk Amuno Congregation | Pikesville, MD | $1,320 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hopewell Cancer Support | Timonium, MD | $1,202 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Committee for Open Democracy | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Parks Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reading Partners (baltimore Region) | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sidney Arbor Fund | Redwood City, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maryland New Directions | Baltimore, MD | $860 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Walters Art Museum | Baltimore, MD | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life | Syracuse, NY | $781 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Best Buddies Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Council for the Aging | Rockville, MD | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Living Classrooms | Baltimore, MD | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Council on Aging | Arlington, VA | $741 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Soccer Without Borders | Baltimore, MD | $740 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helping Up Mission | Baltimore, MD | $654 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pikesville Volunteer Fire Department | Pikesville, MD | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reading Partners (baltimore) | Baltimore, MD | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Hunger Project | Timonium, MD | $570 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Together Rising | Falls Church, VA | $503 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Braver Angels | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Issue One | Washington, DC | $453 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| NAMI Maryland | Columbia, MD | $320 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United State Olympic & Paralympic Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $275 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ahavas Yisrael Charity Fund | Baltimore, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Brigance Brigade Foundation | Owings Mills, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rebuilding Together Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| House of Ruth | Baltimore, MD | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
38 of 107 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 53%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 115 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $92,224 | $2,374 |
| 2022 | 42 | $85,802 | $2,178 |
| 2023 | 38 | $101,766 | $2,013 |
| 2024 | 33 | $91,490 | $1,668 |
| 2025 | 38 | $76,108 | $2,095 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
56% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,013. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Michael S Hollins Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1325 Bedford Avenue Box 32545, Baltimore, MD, 21282. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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