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Sherman Family Foundation

Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-6723302. Reported 352 grants totalling $56.8M to 201 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.

Notold the IRS it takes no unsolicited requests
$30,000median grant
$56.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
201recipients, as named on its returns
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$84.1Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Sherman Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement. A foundation can give a different answer on a later return, and this page is rebuilt when one is published. The rest of the page is its giving record: who it chose, and which of those make grants themselves.

Organizations it funds that make grants of their own

4 of the organizations Sherman Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $2,040,000 to them. That is 7% of the $27.4M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.

All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.

What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.

GrantmakerKindStateReceivedGrantsYearsLastOnly funds organizations it picks?
The United Way of Central Maryland Incfederated giving programmeMaryland$1,520,000442024Its form does not ask
Baltimore Community Foundation Inccommunity foundationMaryland$485,000332024Its form does not ask
Baltimore Civic Fund Incgrantmaking organizationMaryland$25,000112022Its form does not ask
Entertainment Industry Foundationfederated giving programmeCalifornia$10,000112023Its form does not ask

A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $105,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $7,000,000.

Under $1,000
3 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
12 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
51 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
58 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
66 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
55 grants
$100,000 and Up
107 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Umbcuniversity System of Maryland Foundation IncAdelphi, MD$10.1M442024
Usm FdnAdelphi, MD$7,000,000112022
Center for Urban Families IncBaltimore, MD$3,225,000442024
The Y of Central Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$2,614,127442024
Long Island UniversityBrooklyn, NY$1,828,017332023
Point Source YouthNew York, NY$1,625,000332024
Teach for America BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$1,605,000442024
Fund for Educational ExcellenceBaltimore, MD$1,530,000442024
United Way of Central MarylandBaltimore, MD$1,520,000442024
Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MD$1,480,000442024
Family Tree theBaltimore, MD$1,345,500442024
Bay Chamber Concerts & Music SchoolRockport, ME$1,012,000332024
Jackson Health FoundationMiami, FL$1,000,000222022
ThreadBaltimore, MD$1,000,000442024
University of MD Baltimore FdnBaltimore, MD$1,000,000222024
Roland Park Community FoundationBaltimore, MD$850,000222024
Boys and Girls Club of Metro BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$800,000222024
Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME$650,000222024
Mpt Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD$565,000222024
Green Street AcademyBaltimore, MD$550,000222022
Rebuild Baltimore MetroBaltimore, MD$515,500442024
Maryland Family NetworkBaltimore, MD$506,700332024
Baltimore CurriculumBaltimore, MD$500,000222023
Dream Big Foundation IncCrownsville, MD$500,000222022
Umms FoundationBaltimore, MD$500,000112022
Upsurge BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$500,000222024
Baltimore Community Foundation IncBaltimore, MD$485,000332024
United Way of Miami DadeMiami, FL$460,000222022
KIPP 3D AcademyHouston, TX$400,000332024
Maine HealthAugusta, ME$400,000332024
Baltimore Museum of ArtsBaltimore, MD$335,600442024
Parks & People FoundationBaltimore, MD$310,000332024
Cherry Hill StronBaltimore, MD$300,000112023
Cherry Hill StrongBaltimore, MD$300,000112024
Maine PublicLewiston, ME$295,000442024
Venetoulis Institute for Local JournalismBaltimore, MD$275,000222024
Family League of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$250,000222024
Medstar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD$250,000222024
Patterson Park Public Charter SchoolBaltimore, MD$250,000112023
The Baltimore Childrens Museum IncBaltimore, MD$250,000112024
The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship IncBaltimore, MD$250,000112024
Urban TeachersBaltimore, MD$250,000222022
Baltimore Abortion FundBaltimore, MD$240,000332024
Cristo Rey Corporate Internship Program IncBaltimore, MD$225,000332023
We Will All Rise IncBaltimore, MD$220,000222024
Planned ParenthoodBaltimore, MD$200,000222024
Baltimore Design SchoolBaltimore, MD$175,000442024
Improving EducationBaltimore, MD$165,000222024
Baltimore Leadership SchoolBaltimore, MD$161,000222023
Brooklyn Institute of ArtBrooklyn, NY$155,000332024
Sharebaby IncBaltimore, MD$155,000332024
B360Baltimore, MD$150,000222024
Cristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolBaltimore, MD$150,000222024
Springboard CollaborativePhiladelphia, PA$150,000112024
Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter IncBaltimore, MD$145,000332024
An End to IgnoranceBaltimore, MD$140,000222023
Collegebound FoundationBaltimore, MD$128,000222024
Bridges BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$125,000112024
Foundation for BlsywBaltimore, MD$125,000112024
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT$125,000332024
Higher AchievementBaltimore, MD$120,000222024
Maryland ReadsKensington, MD$120,000222024
Wypr RadioBaltimore, MD$115,000442024
Baltimore School for the ArtsBaltimore, MD$110,000222024
Mariposa EducationBaltimore, MD$110,000222024
Wide Angle Youth MediaBaltimore, MD$110,000222024
Baltimore SquashwiseBaltimore, MD$105,000332023
Whole Womans HealthBaltimore, MD$105,000222023
Arts for LearningBaltimore, MD$100,000222023
Ingenuity ProjectBaltimore, MD$100,000222024
Women's Health Center of West VirginiaCresaptown, MD$100,000112024
Church of the Holy TrinityBaltimore, MD$90,000332024
Port DiscoveryBaltimore, MD$83,333112021
UnicefWashington, DC$81,359332024
Parentchild IncNew York, NY$80,000112024
Adriene Arsht Center for the Performing ArtsMiami, FL$75,000332024
Arts for Learning Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$75,000112024
Downtown Baltimore Child CareBaltimore, MD$75,000222023
Frost School of MusicCoral Gables, FL$75,000332024
Maryland Food BankBaltimore, MD$75,000442024
Weekend BackpacksBaltimore, MD$75,000222024
Baltimore Humane SocietyReistertown, MD$70,000222024
Planned ParenthoodRaleigh, NC$70,000112022
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$60,000222024
Living Classrooms FoundationBaltimore, MD$60,000222024
Maryland Public TelevisionOwings Mills, MD$55,000222022
Project PneumaBaltimore, MD$55,000112023
ACLU Foundation of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$50,000112024
Chapter One NfpOdessa, FL$50,000112024
Friends of WlrnMiami, FL$50,000442024
Maryland SPCABaltimore, MD$50,000332024
Mid-Coast Recreation Center IncRockport, ME$50,000112024
Next One Up Foundation IncBaltimore, MD$50,000112024
Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA$50,000222024
Park School CorporationBrookline, MA$50,000112024
Park School of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$50,000112022
The Literacy LabBaltimore, MD$50,000112023
Bmore Empowered IncBaltimore, MD$45,000112024
Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MN$45,000112024
Meals on WheelsBaltimore, MD$45,000332024
MD Philanthrophy NetworkBaltimore, MD$44,467332024
Center for Maine Contemporary ArtRockland, ME$40,000112024
Los Angeles Nomadic DivisionLos Angeles, CA$40,000112024
The Maryland Book Bank IncBaltimore, MD$40,000112024
World Food Program USAWashington, DC$35,000112024
Share Our StrengthWashington, DC$30,300442024
Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NY$30,000112021
Digital Harbor FoundationBaltimore, MD$30,000112023
Hammer Museum LaLos Angeles, CA$30,000112021
Jemicy SchoolOwings Mills, MD$30,000112021
Maryland State Child Care AssocAnnapolis, MD$30,000112024
Amnesty International USANew York, NY$26,000442024
ACLUBaltimore, MD$25,000112022
Art With a Heart IncBaltimore, MD$25,000112024
Baltimore BannerBaltimore, MD$25,000112022
Baltimore Civic FundBaltimore, MD$25,000112022
Baltimore Outreach Services IncBaltimore, MD$25,000112024
Center StageBaltimore, MD$25,000112021
Central KitchenWashington, DC$25,000112022
Community Mediation Program IncBaltimore, MD$25,000112024
Creative Visions FoundationMalibu, CA$25,000112024
KIPP Baltimore IncBaltimore, MD$25,000112021
Light Health and WellnessBaltimore, MD$25,000112022
Orchkids at the BsoBaltimore, MD$25,000112022
Pivot IncBaltimore, MD$25,000112023
The Links Foundation IncorporatedWashington, DC$25,000112024
University of Miami Frost School of MusicCoral Gables, FL$25,000112021
Village Learning PlaceBaltimore, MD$25,000112023
World Food ProgramWashington, DC$25,000112023
Yleana Leadership FoundationNew York, NY$25,000112023
Adelante Latina IncBaltimore, MD$20,000112024
Infant Mental Health Association of Maryland & DC IncBaltimore, MD$20,000112024
Mt Washington Pediatric HospitalBaltimore, MD$20,000222024
New Orleans Bulldog RescueKenner, LA$20,000442024
US Biennial Inc Dba Prospect New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$20,000112024
Wallkill Valley Land TrustNew Paltz, NY$20,000442024
Baltimore Museum of Industry IncBaltimore, MD$15,000112024
Brigid AllianceNew York, NY$15,000112022
City Neighbors Charter School IncBaltimore, MD$15,000112024
Code in the SchoolsBaltimore, MD$15,000112023
Fusion GroupBaltimore, MD$15,000112022
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$15,000112024
MarmiaBaltimore, MD$15,000112023
MomcaresBaltimore, MD$15,000112023
Worldwide Orphans FoundationNew York, NY$15,000112023
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$15,000332024
Berkeley Carroll SchoolBrooklyn, NY$13,672332024
Breakthrough MiamiMiami, FL$10,800112021
Aldrich MuseumRidgefield, CT$10,000112023
Birthday Books Project IncColumbia, MD$10,000112024
BloomerangIndianapolis, IN$10,000112022
Camillus HouseMiami, FL$10,000112022
Charm City Cultural Cultivation IncScarsdale, NY$10,000112024
Children's Beach HouseWilmington, DE$10,000112024
Entertainment Industry FoundationLos Angeles, CA$10,000112023
Holistic Life Foundation IncBaltimore, MD$10,000112023
National Network of Abortion FundsBeaverton, OR$10,000112022
New York Fdn for the ArtsNew York, NY$10,000332024
Preservation Hall FdnNew Orleans, LA$10,000112022
Reading PartnersBaltimore, MD$10,000112023
Taco Jitsu IncBaltimore, MD$10,000112024
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityRedwood City, CA$10,000112024
The Highland Project IncNew York, NY$10,000112024
WetaArlington, VA$10,000112021
Hammer MuseumLos Angeles, CA$8,800112023
William Baer School Partnership BoardBaltimore, MD$8,000222022
Howard UniversityWashington, DC$7,500112023
Giving Strength IncFulton, MD$6,500112023
Flight-PathOmaha, NE$6,300112024
Tx ChoiceAustin, TX$5,175112022
Arc SoutheastAtlanta, GA$5,000112022
Aroostook Agency on AgingPresque Isle, ME$5,000112023
Baltimore Hunger ProjectTimonium, MD$5,000112023
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$5,000112024
Carolina Abortion FundRaleigh, NC$5,000112022
Children's Museum of the ArtsNew York, NY$5,000112023
Chizuk Amuno Congregation and SchoolsBaltimore, MD$5,000112023
Fractured Atlas IncNew York, NY$5,000112024
Hollywood Schoolhouse IncLos Angeles, CA$5,000112024
House of RuthWashington, DC$5,000112023
Making Community HappenRockland, ME$5,000112023
Maryland State Family Child Care Association IncColumbia, MD$5,000112024
Midwest Access CoalitionChicago, IL$5,000112022
Museum of Art Ogunquit Dba Ogunquit Museum of ArtOgunquit, ME$5,000112024
National Abortion FederationWashington, DC$5,000112022
New MuseumNew York, NY$5,000112022
New Orleans Abortion FundNew Orleans, LA$5,000112023
Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA$5,000112022
Skowhegan School of Painting & SculptureSkowhegan, ME$5,000112023
Teens With Trauma IncSparks, MD$5,000112024
The Museum of Contemporary ArtLos Angeles, CA$5,000112023
The William a Farnsworth Library and Art Museum IncRockland, ME$5,000112024
WrrapSanta Monica, CA$5,000112022
Community PartnersOxon Hill, MD$3,300112022
Compton OneBerkeley, CA$2,500112023
Sylvia-Nunn AngelsCompton, CA$2,500112024
Children Striving TogetherOntario, CA$1,500112024
Project K9 HeroWhitwell, TN$1,500222022
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY$1,000112021
Avian HavenFreedom, ME$500112023
Vinegar Hill Food PantryBrooklyn, NY$500112024

86 of 201 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 210 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.

Education
48 grants
Arts & Culture
42 grants
Human Services
24 grants
Youth Development
16 grants
Animal Welfare
15 grants
Health Care
14 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
11 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202144$5,410,664$30,000
202284$13.1M$25,000
2023106$19.3M$40,000
2024118$19.0M$50,000

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

83% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland.

Maryland
$47.3M
New York
$3.9M
Maine
$2.5M
Florida
$1.8M
Texas
$405K
District of Columbia
$239K
California
$150K
Connecticut
$150K

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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund95 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc91 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc89 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust73 shared recipientsBaltimore Community Foundation Inc66 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program65 shared recipients

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Sherman Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 650 South Exeter Street 1080, Baltimore, MD, 21202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.

EIN 52-6723302 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.

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