Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 85-0665944. Reported 335 grants totalling $38.1M to 125 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc, the IRS classifies it under youth development rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE O99) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 125 distinct organizations, with 18% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 67% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $55,000. Half of what it reported fell between $50,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $7,905 and the largest $2,450,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund for Educational Excellence Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,686,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,250,000 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thrive Arts | Baltimore, MD | $900,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $866,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lets Thrive Baltimore Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $521,575 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts Every Day Inc | Baltimore, MD | $470,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ballet After Dark Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $437,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Succor Transitional Program | Baltimore, MD | $417,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Team of We Happyville | Gwynn Oak, MD | $393,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rise Arts Center of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $385,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crayons & Culture Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $373,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Moving History Inc | Baltimore, MD | $367,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Girls Cook | Baltimore, MD | $359,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Active Achievers Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $357,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beyond the Natural Inc | Catonsville, MD | $353,440 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cody Young Empowerment Youth Charities Inc | Baltimore, MD | $347,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mtm Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $347,500 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Phase 3 Training Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $342,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Requity Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $332,886 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sankofa Children's Museum of African Cultures Inc | Baltimore, MD | $330,418 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dayspring Inc | Baltimore, MD | $328,100 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $322,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leader Breeders Inc | Baltimore, MD | $319,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Be Org Inc | Baltimore, MD | $317,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Corner Team Inc | Baltimore, MD | $317,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cultivating & Embracing Change Inc | Baltimore, MD | $317,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Marching Elite Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $317,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saint Lukes Youth Center | Baltimore, MD | $317,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| William J Watkins SR Educational Institute | Baltimore, MD | $317,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Board Room Chess Inc | Baltimore, MD | $309,393 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood | Ellicott City, MD | $307,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Natural Born Champions Inc | Baltimore, MD | $305,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Obasi Foundation Inc | Reisterstown, MD | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Islamic Leadership Institute of America | Gwynn Oak, MD | $295,238 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heartsmiles Inc | Baltimore, MD | $295,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dance Happens Inc | Baltimore, MD | $292,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| ELEV8 Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $291,921 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Missionfit | Baltimore, MD | $290,779 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adelante Latina Inc | Baltimore, MD | $285,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coach G Academy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $275,405 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Urban Baseball Association | Baltimore, MD | $270,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blax Lax Inc | Baltimore, MD | $270,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Agoge Project | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Underground Science Space | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bmore Empowered Inc | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Law in Action | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Endsideout Inc | Windsor Mill, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Excellence & Ambition Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grind Hard Enrichment Program | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Imagine Me Ministries Inc | Reisterstown, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Light Health and Wellness Comprehensive Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| My Girls Inc | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| One More One Less Mentoring Inc | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roots of Scouting Inc | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Community School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| U Empower of Maryland Inc | Severna Park, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Urban Youth Initiative Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Visions Select Baseball Inc | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth of the Diaspora | Baltimore, MD | $267,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Prosperous Tomorrow | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| B-360 Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beyond Fearless Inspired By Truth Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Each Teach Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| For My Kidz Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Children Financial Literacy Foundation | Waynesboro, GA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glow Forward Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oficina Da Capoeira Social Project Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Qss Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Taste Wise Kids Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Womens Institute for Social & Economic Development Inc | Timonium, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wylie Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Black Scholars Insitute | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Successful Leaders Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aziza Pe&ce Inc | Baltimore, MD | $249,158 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tender Bridge Inc | Baltimore, MD | $225,125 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chris Wilson Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loving Arms Inc | Ladson, SC | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tendea Family Inc | Baltimore, MD | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth As Resources Inc | Baltimore, MD | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joy Baltimore Corp | Baltimore, MD | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Abc Park Seminoles Sports Agency | Baltimore, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| East Baltimore Historical Library | Baltimore, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fly Girl Network | Baltimore, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Focus on Children United for Success Inc | Baltimore, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Global Air Drone Academy | Baltimore, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lil' Laughs | Baltimore, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mr Mack Lewis Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| My Covenant Place Inc | Upper Marlboro, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Social & Economic Empowerment Through Knowledge | Baltimore, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Bamboo Project | Baltimore, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Educational Services | Baltimore, MD | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rich-Restoring Inner City Hope Inc | Brooklyn, MD | $205,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Innovative Initiatives Inc | Baltimore, MD | $196,852 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $194,520 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Muse 360 Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $182,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nuestras Raices Inc | Baltimore, MD | $174,650 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mentoring Mentors Inc | Baltimore, MD | $169,498 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catherines Family and Youth Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryland Association of Non-Profit Organizations Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisters Saving the City | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We Will All Rise | Baltimore, MD | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Uplift Alliance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $140,283 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 1012 Sports Inc | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Broken Wall Project | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation | New York, NY | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stonier Scholarship Inc | Towson, MD | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beyond Rhetoric Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rich Foundation Reaching Innocent Children Hearts | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarahs House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unlimited Potential Mentoring Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Central Baltimore Partnership Inc | Baltimore, MD | $78,779 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joynt Production Network Inc | Lexington, GA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Umar Boxing Program Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wisdom Projects Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dream Bigger Community Institute | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Healing Church of Christ the Healing Church of Christ | Hyattsville, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Missions | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Media Rhythm Institute Studios Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters in Sync Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Village Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| No Struggle No Success Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dyslexia Advocation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The William S Baer School Partnership Board Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Citylit Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
84 of 125 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Fund for Educational Excellence
ALIGNED GRANTMAKING, PRESIDENT'S FUND, AND GRASSROOTS FUND - Ballet After Dark Inc
ALIGNED GRANTMAKING FUND - SFC AND GRASSROOTS FUND - Obasi Foundation Inc
PRESIDENT'S FUND $50K, GRASSROOTS 250 - B-360 Baltimore Inc
COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABLE FUND - Heartsmiles Inc
ALIGNED GRANTMAKING FUND - SFC - Central Baltimore Partnership
BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH PROGRAMMING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 106 of 125 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $9,078,779 | $150,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $9,366,250 | $150,000 |
| 2023 | 146 | $9,053,030 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 89 | $10.6M | $96,893 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $55,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 95 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 10 E North Ave 5, Baltimore, MD, 21202.
EIN 85-0665944 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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