Fund for Educational Excellence Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1129402. Reported 440 grants totalling $28.3M to 184 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, 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 Fund for Educational Excellence Inc, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B20) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 184 distinct organizations, with 9% 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. 56% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 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 $31,250. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,999,530. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towson University R24 | Towson, MD | $2,480,524 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Alliance Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $2,019,530 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,939,258 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| ELEV8 Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,764,266 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,152,400 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,009,809 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Dent Education Inc | Baltimore, MD | $688,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Medical System Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $660,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Glen Mills, PA | $648,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Maryland School for the Blind | Baltimore, MD | $485,938 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bridges Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holistic Life Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $339,452 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Restorative Response Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $330,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Curriculum Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $300,545 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Backyard Basecamp Inc | Baltimore, MD | $277,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mtm Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $264,938 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| B-360 Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $255,950 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pop Inc | Essex, MD | $255,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Lets Thrive Baltimore Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $243,757 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bmore Empowered Inc | Baltimore, MD | $243,189 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Natural Born Champions Inc | Baltimore, MD | $224,736 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Corner Team Inc | Baltimore, MD | $215,443 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Active Achievers Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $213,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bon Secours Community Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $211,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Team of We Happyville | Gwynn Oak, MD | $208,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Be Org Inc | Baltimore, MD | $207,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation | New York, NY | $205,552 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 1012 Sports Inc | Baltimore, MD | $201,870 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Islamic Leadership Institute of America | Gwynn Oak, MD | $198,953 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Keys Empowers Inc | Baltimore, MD | $197,070 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Seed School of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Park School of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $189,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Baltimore Church of Christ Inc | Gwynn Oak, MD | $184,834 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bryn Mawr School | Baltimore, MD | $184,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Turnbridge Public Charter Sch | Baltimore, MD | $181,514 | 24 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Black Male Yoga Initiative Inc | Baltimore, MD | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Obasi Foundation Inc | Reisterstown, MD | $173,365 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heartsmiles Inc | Baltimore, MD | $173,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $170,575 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Out for Justice Inc | Baltimore, MD | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Public Justice Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gilman School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $169,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aziza Pe&ce Inc | Baltimore, MD | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Francis Neighborhood Center Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cloverdale Ac Bba | Baltimore, MD | $163,657 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unique Fabrics Nonprofit Inc | Baltimore, MD | $160,994 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Full Gospel Fellowship Church of Deliverance | Randallstown, MD | $150,266 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Calvert School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The St Pauls Schools Inc | Brooklandvl, MD | $143,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $142,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roland Park Country School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| From Prison Cells to Phd Inc | Baltimore, MD | $139,712 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Civic Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Art With a Heart Inc | Baltimore, MD | $133,182 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mcdonogh School Incorporated | Owings Mills, MD | $132,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Access Art Inc | Baltimore, MD | $130,448 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media Inc | Baltimore, MD | $128,890 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Black Girls Cook | Baltimore, MD | $123,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| No Boundaries Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $119,166 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $114,675 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elijahs Blessing Comm Srvc | Baltimore, MD | $111,900 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Code in the Schools Inc | Baltimore, MD | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cultivating & Embracing Change Inc | Baltimore, MD | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Soccer Without Borders | Baltimore, MD | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Village Learning Place Inc | Baltimore, MD | $107,616 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryvale Preparatory School | Lutherville, MD | $106,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| W O M a N Inc | Baltimore, MD | $101,212 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys Latin School of Maryland Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $99,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parks and People Inc | Baltimore, MD | $97,763 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Rise Arts Center of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $97,205 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western High School Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $96,477 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women in Transition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Digital Harbor Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Pneuma Inc | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Nolita Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $89,276 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Medical Education Resources Initiative for Teens Inc | Baltimore, MD | $82,206 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| CASA Inc | Hyattsville, MD | $81,925 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coach G Academy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| I Am Mentality Youth Male Empowerment Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intersection of Change Inc | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mentoring Mentors Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,174 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Requity Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Diocese of MD | Baltimore, MD | $73,982 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Momcares Inc | Baltimore, MD | $73,083 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Excellence & Ambition Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $72,760 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catherines Family and Youth Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $70,049 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Youth of the Diaspora | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth As Resources Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,694 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Safe Alternative Foundation for Education Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asylee Women Enterprise | Baltimore, MD | $63,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Law in Action Inc | Baltimore, MD | $63,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| One More One Less Mentoring Inc | Baltimore, MD | $62,387 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bluebird Education Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,503 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Calvert School | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hampden Family Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Board Room Chess Inc | Baltimore, MD | $57,995 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wombwork Productions Inc | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Peaceplayers International | Washington, DC | $54,049 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Social & Economic Empowerment Through Knowledge | Baltimore, MD | $52,765 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 29TH Street Community Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $51,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Missionfit | Baltimore, MD | $50,990 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Muse 360 Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phase 3 Training Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marching Elite Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $49,454 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creative City Public Charter School Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $49,307 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Village Learning Place | Baltimore, MD | $49,281 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| I M Still Standing Community Corporation | Joppa, MD | $46,332 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Loyola School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,519 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Og Center | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adelante Latina | Baltimore, MD | $44,958 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Complete Player Charity Ltd | Glen Burnie, MD | $44,517 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | Adelphi, MD | $44,248 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| R&h Family and Youth Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $43,405 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joy Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Patterson Park Public Charter School Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Veronica Roman Catholic Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| City of Refuge Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $38,508 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Active Social Communities Inc | Baltimore, MD | $37,230 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anetrice House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $36,795 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brittany K Booker Foundation Inc | Pikesville, MD | $36,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Central Baltimore Partnership Inc | Baltimore, MD | $36,154 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberty Grace Church of God | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Technology Access and Training | Clinton, MD | $32,768 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tench Tilghman Elemmiddle School | Baltimore, MD | $32,358 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girls Getting Better Foundati | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Next One Up Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Outreach Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $29,930 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cooperative Comm Dev Inc | Baltimore, MD | $27,375 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Travis Manion Foundation | Doylestown, PA | $25,310 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Beat Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Montessori Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Beat the Streets Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Morgan State University Foundation Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raw Trust Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Weekend Backpacks Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Empowered Society Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mindful Mentors Inc | Gwynn Oak, MD | $22,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stonier Scholarship Inc | Towson, MD | $21,343 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Moving History Inc | Baltimore, MD | $21,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beyond the Natural Inc | Catonsville, MD | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nlife Inc | Gwynn Oak, MD | $20,747 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Downtown Sailing Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Baltimore Community School | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Koinonia Baptist Church | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Robertas House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Helping Givers Give | Essex, MD | $19,544 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $16,992 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Squashwise Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camp Puhtok for Boys and Girls Inc | Monkton, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Child First Authority Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| For My Kidz Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Street Academy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood | Ellicott City, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Thrive Arts Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Puhtok for Boys & Girls | Monkton, MD | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Frances Academy | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Childrens Museum Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Clayworks Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care Community Association Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City Neighbors Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lets Go Boys & Girls | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisters Saving the City Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preston Mitchum JR Found | Ellicott City, MD | $7,575 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Neighbors Hamilton Inc | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southwest Baltimore Charter School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medfield Heights Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization | Baltimore, MD | $7,249 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midtown Academy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beta Alpha Lambda Inc | Towson, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Drink at the Well Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Heartsmiles Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Aquarium Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The First Tee of Baltimore Inc | Cockeysville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
114 of 184 (62%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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.
- The Johns Hopkins University
SUPPORT E BALT COMMUNITY SCHOOL - Maryland Philanthropy Network
SUMMER FNDING, HEALING CITIES, REST - Fusion Partnerships Inc
B'MORE INVESTED & SUMMER GRANT - ELEV8 Baltimore Inc
GEN OPS AND SUMMER FUNDING COLLAB. - Towson University R24
PRINCIPAL PIPELINE SUBGRANT - Dent Education Inc
SUMMER FUNDING COLLABORATIVE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 155 of 184 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 65 | $3,890,938 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 82 | $6,589,484 | $35,000 |
| 2022 | 104 | $5,728,924 | $33,600 |
| 2023 | 115 | $6,045,801 | $31,000 |
| 2024 | 74 | $6,002,421 | $30,433 |
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
89% 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 $31,250 -- 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 Fund for Educational Excellence Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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 74 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: 800 North Charles Street 400, Baltimore, MD, 21201.
EIN 52-1129402 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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