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The Bunting Family Foundation

Hunt Valley, MD · EIN 52-1724988. Reported 612 grants totalling $30.8M to 206 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
$25,000median grant
$30.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
206recipients, as named on its returns
84%of grantees funded again the next year
$139.7Massets, 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". The Bunting 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

3 of the organizations The Bunting Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 10 grants totalling $303,300 to them. That is 1% of the $20.9M 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?
Baltimore Community Foundation Inccommunity foundationMaryland$220,000542024Its form does not ask
The United Way of Central Maryland Incfederated giving programmeMaryland$75,000442024Its form does not ask
The Jewish Federation of Greaterfederated giving programmeMaryland$8,300112023Its 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,055,624.

$1,000 - $5,000
25 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
90 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
175 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
115 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
126 grants
$100,000 and Up
81 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
Catholic Charities - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$2,879,218742024
Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD$1,890,860842024
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$1,312,712642024
Chesapeake ConservancyAnnapolis, MD$892,035742024
Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MD$820,135742024
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA$805,979842024
Baltimore BannerBaltimore, MD$700,000332024
National Aquarium in BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$637,089842024
Franciscan CenterBaltimore, MD$530,000532023
Save the SoundNew Haven, CT$524,811642024
B&o Railroad MuseumBaltimore, MD$500,000222024
Health Care for the HomelessBaltimore, MD$500,000542024
Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MD$430,000542024
Northern Kenya FundHunt Valley, MD$411,000532023
Bon Secours of Maryland FoundationBaltimore, MD$400,000222024
Conservation FundArlington, VA$399,972542024
Associated Catholic Charities - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$373,715212021
Innovation WorksRiderwood, MD$330,292542024
Central Baltimore PartnershipBaltimore, MD$300,000222022
Living Classrooms FoundationBaltimore, MD$300,000332024
University of Maryland Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD$300,000112022
WyprBaltimore, MD$300,000222024
Washington CollegeCherstertown, MD$276,984542024
Person to PersonDarien, CT$275,000642024
Blackfoot ChallengeOvando, MT$274,886542024
Loyola SchoolBaltimore, MD$270,000432024
Civic WorksBaltimore, MD$267,495742024
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeBozeman, MT$265,745442024
Land InstituteSalina, KS$260,197442024
Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem FoundationWashington, DC$250,000112023
Mount Washington Pediatric HospitalBaltimore, MD$250,000432023
Goucher Prison Education PartnershipBaltimore, MD$245,000642024
Next One UpBaltimore, MD$240,185332023
Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound SchoolBaltimore, MD$238,775842024
Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC$234,811442024
Center for Large Landscape ConservationBozeman, MT$224,812442024
Baltimore Community FoundationBaltimore, MD$220,000542024
Maryland Center for History and Culture (maryland Historical Society)Baltimore, MD$220,000442024
University of Maryland Baltimore FoundationBaltimore, MD$220,000542024
Yaak Valley Forest CouncilTroy, MT$215,000542024
AmericaresStamford, CT$205,000442024
Maryland Food BankBaltimore, MD$205,000332023
University of Maryland Medical Center FoundationBaltimore, MD$201,375222022
American RiversWashington, DC$200,239442024
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$200,000222024
Cristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolBaltimore, MD$200,000442024
Feeding AmericaWashington, DC$200,000332023
Historic East Baltimore Community Action CoalitionBaltimore, MD$200,000322023
Rebuild MetroBaltimore, MD$200,000432024
SquashwiseBaltimore, MD$200,000112023
West Baltimore RenaissanceBaltimore, MD$200,000112024
Doctors Without BordersHagerstown, MD$192,000442024
Montana ProjectTroy, MT$190,000442024
Gilchrist Hospice CareHunt Valley, MD$181,692212021
Nature Conservancy MarylandBethesda, MD$180,000332024
Montana Wilderness SchoolBozeman, MT$170,000442024
Loyola Early Learning CenterBaltimore, MD$167,899212021
Children of Promise NycBrooklyn, NY$160,000442024
WeavingimpactChicago, IL$160,000332024
Meto InternationalWashington, DC$159,322332024
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY$159,269332023
First Fruits FarmFreeland, MD$150,000332024
Healthcare Access MarylandBaltimore, MD$150,000442024
RocaBaltimore, MD$150,000112022
Walters Art MuseumBaltimore, MD$150,000542024
Bridgeport Hospital FoundationBridgeport, CT$139,774222022
Baltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore, MD$130,000442024
Maryland Science CenterBaltimore, MD$130,000442024
Ndn CollectiveRapid City, SD$130,000332024
Irvine Nature CenterOwings Mills, MD$127,500442024
350ORGBoston, MA$125,000442024
Vital Ground FoundationMissoula, MT$125,000442024
Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish StudiesTowson, MD$124,000432023
Hippodrome FoundationBaltimore, MD$121,269212021
Ktuaxa Cultural ExchangePolson, MT$120,000222022
Ktunaxa Cultural ExchangePolson, MT$120,000222024
Open WorksBaltimore, MD$115,000442024
Trust for Public LandLos Angeles, CA$100,619222022
Open Society Institute - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$100,173322022
Blue Water BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$100,000442024
Environmental Integrity ProjectWashington, DC$100,000442024
Independent College Fund of MarylandAnnapolis, MD$100,000442024
Nature Conservancy VirginiaCharlottesville, VA$100,000222022
Urban Teacher CenterBaltimore, MD$100,000442024
National Park TrustRockville, MD$90,000332024
Trash Free MarylandBaltimore, MD$90,000442024
Greater Yellowstone CoalitionBozeman, MT$85,000112023
Hopewell Cancer SupportBrooklandville, MD$80,869542024
American Red Cross Central Maryland ChapterBaltimore, MD$80,000442024
Baltimore Educational Scholarship TrustBaltimore, MD$80,000442024
Araminta Freedom InitiativeBaltimore, MD$75,000112023
B-360Baltimore, MD$75,000332023
United Way of Central MarylandBaltimore, MD$75,000442024
Homeless Persons Representation ProjectBaltimore, MD$70,740332023
Blackfeet Eco KnowledgeBrowning, MT$70,000222024
Lifebridge HealthBaltimore, MD$70,000442024
Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$70,000442024
Nature ConservancyArlington, VA$70,000222022
Oaye Luta Okolakiciye (moving Forward in a Sacred Way)Pine Ridge, SD$70,000332024
Shepherds ClinicBaltimore, MD$65,000442024
Children's Scholarship Fund BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$62,000442024
Cal Ripken SR FoundationBaltimore, MD$60,846112021
American Visionary Art MuseumBaltimore, MD$60,000442024
Habitat for Humanity of the ChesapeakeBaltimore, MD$60,000332023
IwikuaWaimea, HI$60,000222024
National Homelessness Law CenterWashington, DC$60,000332024
Waterfront Partnership of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$60,000112021
East Norwalk BlueNorwalk, CT$55,500442024
Center StageBaltimore, MD$55,000442024
Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, MD$55,000222023
House of RuthBaltimore, MD$50,317322022
Arts Every DayBaltimore, MD$50,000542024
Baer School Partnership BoardBaltimore, MD$50,000112023
Creative AllianceBaltimore, MD$50,000222024
Dee's PlaceBaltimore, MD$50,000112021
Family Crisis Center of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD$50,000112021
Johns Hopkins - Berman Institute of BioethicsBaltimore, MD$50,000112024
Middle Grades PartnershipBaltimore, MD$50,000222024
Nature SacredAnnapolis, MD$50,000222024
Novella Center for EntrepreneurshipBaltimore, MD$50,000112023
Wide Angle Youth MediaBaltimore, MD$50,000112023
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL$47,684432023
Everyman TheatreBaltimore, MD$45,174442024
Catholic Charities - BridgeportBridgeport, CT$45,000222023
NAMI - Metropolitan BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$45,000222022
St Vincent De Paul of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$45,000332023
Arts for Learning MarylandBaltimore, MD$40,000442024
Baltimore Tree TrustBaltimore, MD$40,000442024
Clergy United for Transformation of SandtownBaltimore, MD$40,000442024
Kennedy Krieger InstituteBaltimore, MD$40,000442024
Pcs for PeopleSt Paul, MN$40,000222022
Teach for AmericaBaltimore, MD$40,000442024
Maryland Philanthropy Network (formerly Assoc of Balt Area Grantmakers)Baltimore, MD$38,400442024
Face It FoundationShoreview, MN$37,500112023
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous PeoplesArcata, CA$32,500332024
Baltimore School for the ArtsBaltimore, MD$32,000442024
Greater Baltimore Cultural AllianceBaltimore, MD$30,000332023
Greenlight Fund BaltimoreBoston, MA$30,000332023
Healthy NeighborhoodsBaltimore, MD$30,000332023
Maryland Art PlaceBaltimore, MD$30,000332023
Mosaic Community ServicesTimonium, MD$30,000332023
Moveable FeastBaltimore, MD$30,000332023
National Alliance on Mental Illness Metropolitan BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$30,000112023
National Alliance on Mental Illness Prince George's CountyWashington, DC$30,000112023
Public Justice CenterBaltimore, MD$30,000222024
Thread MentoringBaltimore, MD$30,000332023
Wind River Native Advocacy CenterFort Washakie, WY$30,000332024
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC$28,000332023
Sisters Academy of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$28,000442024
Lambda Legal Defense and EducationNew York, NY$27,500112023
Art With a HeartBaltimore, MD$25,000112022
Christian Appalachian ProjectLexington, KY$25,000112021
Louisiana Bucket BrigadeNew Orleans, LA$25,000112023
St Joseph Medical Center FoundationTowson, MD$25,000112021
Parks & People FoundationBaltimore, MD$21,000432023
Mercy High SchoolBaltimore, MD$20,317112021
Baltimore HomecomingBaltimore, MD$20,000212022
Baltimore Museum of IndustryBaltimore, MD$20,000442024
Baltimore StationBaltimore, MD$20,000442024
Community Mediation ProgramBaltimore, MD$20,000442024
Enoch Pratt Free LibraryBaltimore, MD$20,000442024
Institute of Marine and Environmental TechnologyBaltimore, MD$20,000442024
National Alliance to End HomelessnessWashington, DC$20,000112022
District Alliance for Safe HousingWashington, DC$19,375222023
Carmelite Sisters of BaltimoreTowson, MD$18,000332023
Go ProjectNew York, NY$17,750112023
STEM Kids NycNorth Bergen, NJ$17,750112023
Benedictine Sisters of BaltimoreLutherville, MD$15,000332023
Covenant House New JerseyNewark, NJ$15,000112023
Horizon Day Camp BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$15,000332023
New York University Langone HealthNew York, NY$15,000332023
Southwest PartnershipBaltimore, MD$15,000332023
Springboard CollaborativePhiladelphia, PA$15,000112024
YMCA of Central MarylandBaltimore, MD$15,000332023
B'more ClubhouseBaltimore, MD$14,000442024
Center for Disaster PhilanthropyWashington, DC$12,500112023
House of Ruth Washington DCWashington, DC$12,500112023
Immigrant & Refugee Outreach CenterMclean, VA$12,500112023
Sandy Hook Promise FoundationNewtown, CT$12,500112023
St Ambrose Housing Aid CenterBaltimore, MD$12,000332023
Ali Forney CenterNew York, NY$10,000112023
CitymealsNew York, NY$10,000112023
From Prison Cells to PhdBaltimore, MD$10,000112021
National Coalition for a Civil Right to CounselBaltimore, MD$10,000112022
Bright BeginningsWashington, DC$9,375112023
Martha's TableWashington, DC$9,375112023
So Kids SoarSilver Spring, MD$9,375112023
Jewish Federation of Greater WashingtonNorth Bethesda, MD$8,300112023
My Sisters PlaceWashington, DC$8,300112023
CASA of Baltimore CityBaltimore, MD$6,000332023
CASA of Baltimore CountyTowson, MD$6,000332023
Family TreeBaltimore, MD$6,000332023
Single Carrot TheatreBaltimore, MD$6,000222022
Ensworth SchoolNashville, TN$5,000112023
House of Ruth BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$5,000112023
Lambda LegalNew York, NY$5,000112022
Legion FundIndianapolis, IN$5,000112023
Mary HouseWashington, DC$5,000112022
Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD$5,000112023
Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking CoalitionNashville, TN$5,000112021
One People's ProjectNew Brunswick, NJ$5,000112022
Project CreateWashington, DC$5,000112022
Sisters CircleTimonium, MD$5,000112021
Joel Gamble Community Youth OutreachStewartstown, PA$3,000112022
Joel Gamble FoundationBaltimore, MD$3,000112021
Loading DockBaltimore, MD$3,000332023

147 of 206 (71%) 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 84%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 392 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.

Environment
84 grants
Arts & Culture
60 grants
Education
54 grants
Human Services
41 grants
Community Improvement
33 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
23 grants
Youth Development
19 grants
Health Care
16 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021156$7,201,274$25,000
2022186$8,001,500$20,000
2023166$8,998,218$25,000
2024104$6,605,794$30,000

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

76% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland.

Maryland
$23.3M
Montana
$1.9M
District of Columbia
$1.4M
Connecticut
$1.3M
California
$939K
Virginia
$582K
New York
$405K
Kansas
$260K

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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 Fund107 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc105 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc92 shared recipientsT Rowe Price Program for Charitable84 shared recipientsBaltimore Community Foundation Inc80 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program79 shared recipients

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from The Bunting 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: 217 International Cir, Hunt Valley, MD, 21030. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.

EIN 52-1724988 · 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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