Funding search · EIN 274131811 · Greenbelt, MD
The Powell Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 44
- grants reported
- $425,912
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Mt Ennon Baptist Chruch4 grants · $206,400
- Spelman College2 grants · $52,000
- Morehouse College3 grants · $27,000
- Altadena Wildfire Relief1 grant · $24,524
- Andrew Jackson Academy1 grant · $20,000
- Delta Foundation3 grants · $20,000
- The Atlanta University Center Consortium2 grants · $16,500
- Rappahannock Regional Uplift & Scholarship Foundation1 grant · $10,000
- First Ame Baptist Church1 grant · $10,000
- Belinda Coleman5 grants · $6,904
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $65,000
Mt Ennon Baptist Chruch · Clinton, MD · 2022
Scholarship program & assistance to recipients
- $62,000
Mt Ennon Baptist Chruch · Clinton, MD · 2023
Scholarship program
- $50,000
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship program
- $49,400
Mt Ennon Baptist Chruch · Clinton, MD · 2025
Scholarship program
- $30,000
Mt Ennon Baptist Chruch · Clinton, MD · 2024
Scholarship program
- $26,000
Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship program
- $24,524
Altadena Wildfire Relief · Altadena, CA · 2025
Assistance to families affected by fire
- $20,000
Andrew Jackson Academy · District Heights, MD · 2024
Stem program
- $10,000
First Ame Baptist Church · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Assistance to families affected by fire
- $10,000
Rappahannock Regional Uplift & Scholarship Foundation · Fairfax Station, VA · 2024
Scholarship program
- $10,000
The Atlanta University Center Consortium · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support educational programming
- $8,000
Delta Foundation · Greenbelt, MD · 2022
Scholarship program
- $6,500
The Atlanta University Center Consortium · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship program
- $6,000
Delta Foundation · Greenbelt, MD · 2025
Scholarship fund
- $6,000
Delta Foundation · Greenbelt, MD · 2023
Scholarship program
- $6,000
Yolanda T Walsh · Potomac, MD · 2023
Education
- $4,884
Abbot Laboratories · Abbott Park, IL · 2024
Scholarship program
- $3,000
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School · Olney, MD · 2023
Scholarship program
- $2,000
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Scholarship fund
- $2,000
Belinda Coleman · Upper Marlboro, MD · 2024
Provide assistance to needy families of incarcerated persons
- $1,995
Belinda Coleman · Upper Marlboro, MD · 2025
Provide assistance to women
- $1,500
Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2025
Scholarship program
- $1,500
Francis Marion University · Florence, SC · 2023
Scholarship program
- $1,500
The University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2022
Support research
- $1,409
Belinda Coleman · Upper Marlboro, MD · 2025
Provide assistance to needy families of incarcerated persons
- $1,200
For His Glory Ministries · College Park, GA · 2022
General donation
- $1,000
Francis Marion University · Florence, SC · 2025
Scholarship program
- $1,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Scholarship program
- $1,000
Bowie State University · Bowie, MD · 2024
Scholarship program
- $1,000
Gentle Hands and Feet · Lanham, MD · 2024
Assistance to families
- $1,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Scholarship program
- $1,000
Aloha Systems · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Assistance to families
- $1,000
Belinda Coleman · Upper Marlboro, MD · 2023
Provide assitance to needy familes of incarcerated persons
- $1,000
Gentle Hands and Feet · Lanham, MD · 2023
Assistance to families
- $1,000
The Unversities at Shady Grove · Rockville, MD · 2023
Scholarship program
- $1,000
Francis Marion University · Florence, SC · 2022
Scholarship program
- $1,000
The Education Must Continue Initiative USA · Flint, MI · 2022
Assistance to recipient
- $1,000
University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2022
Scholarship program
- $1,000
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry · Rochester, NY · 2022
Scholarship program
- $500
Dr Belinda Coleman · Upper Marlboro, MD · 2025
Medical assistance
- $500
Belinda Coleman · Upper Marlboro, MD · 2024
Provide assistance to women
- $500
Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Scholarship program
- $500
Sclc Women · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Scholarship program
- $500
Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Scholarship program
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