The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-2352678. Reported 252 grants totalling $91.7M to 100 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.
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 Stephen & Renee Bisciotti 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.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 8 grants totalling $3,860,000 to them. That is 4% of the $86.6M 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.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Community Foundation Inc | community foundation | Maryland | $2,160,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Associated Jewish Community | federated giving programme | Maryland | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| The Greater New Orleans Foundation | community foundation | Louisiana | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Baltimore Civic Fund Inc | grantmaking organization | Maryland | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its 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 $55,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $200,000; the smallest was $610 and the largest $8,084,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Catholic Charities Inc | Timonium, MD | $21.5M | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blackbird Laboratories Inc | Baltimore, MD | $16.5M | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Martin County | Hobe Sound, FL | $9,168,600 | 11 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $8,400,000 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc | Foxboro, MA | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $4,875,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,160,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Martin County Inc | Hobe Sound, FL | $2,069,125 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mother Seton Academy | Baltimore, MD | $1,349,005 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mentor a National Mentoring Partnership | Boston, MA | $1,250,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,199,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Collegebound Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,150,300 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridges Baltimore Inc | Towson, MD | $1,150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach for America | Baltimore, MD | $800,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Medical System Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Irc's Center for Economic Opportunity Inc | San Diego, CA | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Civic Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $600,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake | Baltimore, MD | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore Corporation Sole | Baltimore, MD | $550,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Greater New Orleans Foundation | New Orleans, LA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coppin State University Development Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $460,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc | Jupiter, FL | $460,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Summit School | Edgewater, MD | $450,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore, MD | $330,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Morgan State University Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $320,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mentor the National Mentoring Partnership Inc | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Arlington, VA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vehicles for Change Inc | Halethorpe, MD | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bowie State University Foundation | Bowie, MD | $290,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County | Annapolis, MD | $275,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryland SPCA Inc | Baltimore, MD | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The University of Maryland Foundation Inc | Adelphi, MD | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Turnaround Inc | Towson, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upsurge Baltimore Community Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Civic Fund | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medical Education Resources Initiative for Teens Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turtle Athletic Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Turnaround Tuesday Inc | Baltimore, MD | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Urban Families | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryland New Directions Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The St Paul's Schools | Brooklandville, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pivot Inc | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Inc | Annapolis, MD | $125,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Scholarship Fund Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Henderson Countyhendersonville Inc | Hendersonville, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| House of Ruth Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Next One Up Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Talisman Therapeutic Riding | Grasonville, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennedy Krieger Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation | New York, NY | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Loyola University Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Homecoming Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Alternative Foundation for Education Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The V Foundation | Cary, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Casey Cares Foundation | Columbia, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Green Street Academy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $55,077 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope for All Inc | Glen Burnie, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Police Benevolent Association Charity Fund Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Scholarship Fund Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gilchrist Hospice Care Inc | Hunt Valley, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Irvine Natural Science Center Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennedy Krieger Institute Inc | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Fruits Farm Inc | Freeland, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forward Cities Inc | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Human Development Corporation | Edgewater, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Irvine Nature Center | Owings Mills, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Howard Hospital Foundation | Columbia, MD | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of the Chesapeake | Pasadena, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Home Society of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hilton Village Baptist Church | Oak Hill, WV | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| SPCA of Anne Arundel County | Annapolis, MD | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Student Support Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Everglades Foundation Inc | Palmetto Bay, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aim Hi Translational Research Inc | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Scholarship Trust Corporation | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Museum of Art Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Casey Cares | Columbia, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Market Discovery Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Promise Landing Farm Inc | Upper Marlboro, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Signal 13 Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Everyman Theatre Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Severn River Lions Club | Severna Park, MD | $5,860 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Archbishop Spalding High School | Severn, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Medtech Innovator | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Monsignor Odwyer Retreat House | Sparks, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woods Community Center Inc Dba Severna Park Community Center | Severna Park, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Span Inc | Severna Park, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Museum of Industry | Baltimore, MD | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
53 of 100 (53%) 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 76%, 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Associated Catholic Charities Inc
GREATER PROMISE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore Incorporated
HILTON REC CENTER - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore Incorporated
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - HILTON RECREATION CENTER - Baltimore Community Foundation Inc
KEY BRIDGE EMERGENCY FUND - Johns Hopkins University
JOHNS HOPKINS TECHNOLOGY VENTURES. - Mentor the National Mentoring Partnership Inc
MENTOR NATIONAL & MENTOR MARYLAND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 173 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 | 49 | $7,076,937 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $11.7M | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 63 | $30.8M | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 79 | $42.1M | $75,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation has 55 of them, worth $187.6M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Laboratories Inc | Baltimore, MD | $91.9M |
| Associated Catholic Charities Inc | Timonium, MD | $21.0M |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $12.8M |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | $8,550,000 |
| Bridges Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $8,100,000 |
| Collegebound Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $8,100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Martin County | Hobe Sound, FL | $8,000,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $4,000,000 |
| Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $3,750,000 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $3,000,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Martin County | Hobe Sound, FL | $2,000,000 |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc | Jupiter, FL | $1,000,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Martin County | Hobe Sound, FL | $1,000,000 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,000,000 |
| Coppin State University Development Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $950,000 |
Where its money goes
77% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland.
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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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti 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: Mt Bank Stadium 1101 Russell Stre, Baltimore, MD, 21230. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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