Funding search · EIN 520937644 · Columbia, MD

The Community Foundation of Howard

Name: The Community Foundation of Howard grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

176
grants reported: $9.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $11,787
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

human service community educational arts culture disaster relief

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “autism” · $28,308

$8,500
Autism Society of Maryland · Columbia, MD · 2024
Human service
$6,500
Autism Society of Maryland · Columbia, MD · 2023
Human service
$13,308
Howard County Autism Society · Columbia, MD · 2022
Human service

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Community Homes Housing1 grant · $5.3M
Community Action Council of Howard County3 grants · $472,743
Howard Community College Educational Foundation3 grants · $250,075
Akshaya Patra Foundation USA3 grants · $249,807
Community Ecology Institute (the)3 grants · $161,350
Neighbor Ride3 grants · $155,550
Bridges To Housing Stability3 grants · $117,850
Ohana of Howard County3 grants · $98,550
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center3 grants · $98,415
Marian House3 grants · $80,000

Giving over time

$6.6M

2022

$1.1M

2023

$1.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 176 grants.

$5.3M
Community Homes Housing · Columbia, MD · 2022
Housing, shelter
$204,300
Community Action Council of Howard County · Columbia, MD · 2024
Human service
$164,364
Community Action Council of Howard County · Columbia, MD · 2023
Food, nutrition
$124,500
Howard Community College Educational Foundation · Columbia, MD · 2024
Educational
$105,307
Akshaya Patra Foundation USA · Canoga Park, CA · 2022
Community grant
$104,079
Community Action Council of Howard County · Columbia, MD · 2022
Community grant
$98,100
Community Ecology Institute (the) · Columbia, MD · 2022
Community grant
$80,000
Howard County Government · Ellicott City, MD · 2022
Disaster relief
$75,000
Akshaya Patra Foundation USA · Fremont, CA · 2023
Human service
$73,350
Bridges To Housing Stability · Columbia, MD · 2024
Housing, shelter
$73,350
Howard Community College Educational Foundation · Columbia, MD · 2022
Food, nutrition
$69,500
Akshaya Patra Foundation USA · Fremont, CA · 2024
Food, nutrition
$67,000
Neighbor Ride · Columbia, MD · 2024
Human service
$66,000
Wheels Global Foundation · McLean, VA · 2024
Health, general
$63,800
Neighbor Ride · Columbia, MD · 2023
Human service
$56,000
Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts · Columbia, MD · 2024
Arts, culture
$52,225
Howard Community College Educational Foundation · Columbia, MD · 2023
Food, nutrition
$50,000
Chase Brexton Health Services · Columbia, MD · 2023
Health, general
$47,201
Howard Hospital Foundation · Columbia, MD · 2022
Community grant
$46,300
Ohana of Howard County · Columbia, MD · 2024
Youth devel
$39,850
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center · Columbia, MD · 2022
Housing, shelter
$35,000
Provincetown Art Association and Museum · Provincetown, MA · 2024
Arts, culture
$35,000
Marian House · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Human service
$33,500
Community Ecology Institute (the) · Columbia, MD · 2024
Environmental
$33,000
Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce · Odenton, MD · 2022
Disaster relief
$33,000
Downtown Columbia Partnership · Columbia, MD · 2022
Disaster relief
$33,000
Ellicot City Historic District Partnership Incorporated · Ellicott City, MD · 2022
Disaster relief
$33,000
Howard County Chamber of Commerce · Columbia, MD · 2022
Disaster relief
$33,000
Howard County Tourism Council · Ellicott City, MD · 2022
Disaster relief
$31,900
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center · Columbia, MD · 2024
Housing, shelter
$31,000
Ymca of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Human service
$31,000
Maryland Food Bank · Halethorpe, MD · 2023
Food, nutrition
$30,000
Center for Redemptive Education · Annandale, VA · 2024
Educational
$30,000
Global Collective · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Human service
$29,750
Community Ecology Institute (the) · Columbia, MD · 2023
Environmental
$28,700
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Foundation · Columbia, MD · 2023
Mental health
$27,500
Bridges To Housing Stability · Columbia, MD · 2023
Housing, shelter
$26,750
Ohana of Howard County · Columbia, MD · 2023
Youth development
$26,665
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center · Columbia, MD · 2023
Human service
$25,786
Patapsco Heritage Greenway · Ellicott City, MD · 2023
Environmental
$25,500
Columbia Vantage Point Foundation · Columbia, MD · 2023
Health, general
$25,500
Ohana of Howard County · Columbia, MD · 2022
Youth devel
$25,000
McRc · Columbia, MD · 2024
Human service
$25,000
House of Ruth Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Community grant
$25,000
Jewish Social Service Agency · Rockville, MD · 2022
Community grant
$25,000
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Youth devel
$25,000
Marian House · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Community grant
$25,000
Maryland Food Bank · Halethorpe, MD · 2022
Community grant
$24,750
Neighbor Ride · Columbia, MD · 2022
Community grant
$24,000
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Human service
$23,000
Luminus Network · Columbia, MD · 2022
Community grant
$22,500
The 3rd · Columbia, MD · 2022
Community grant
$22,000
The 3rd · Columbia, MD · 2023
Human service
$20,150
Howard County Public School System · Ellicott City, MD · 2023
Educational
$20,000
Chinese American Parent Association of Howard County Corp · Columbia, MD · 2024
Human service
$20,000
Equipment Connections for Children · Columbia, MD · 2024
Human service
$20,000
Marian House · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Housing, shelter
$20,000
Village in Howard · Columbia, MD · 2024
Human service
$20,000
House of Ruth Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Human service
$20,000
Jewish Social Service Agency · Rockville, MD · 2023
Human service
$20,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Educational
$20,000
Family Tree · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Community grant
$18,900
Jewish Federation of Howard County · Columbia, MD · 2022
Community grant
$18,500
Hopeworks of Howard County · Columbia, MD · 2022
Human service
$17,000
Columbia Housing Center · Simpsonville, MD · 2023
Human service
$17,000
Bridges To Housing Stability · Columbia, MD · 2022
Housing, shelter
$16,951
Temple Isaiah · Fulton, MD · 2024
Religion
$16,172
Columbia Festival of the Arts · Columbia, MD · 2022
Animal-related
$15,750
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Disaster relief
$15,130
Hocopolitso · Columbia, MD · 2022
Arts, culture
$15,000
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Youth devel
$15,000
Maryland Food Bank · Halethorpe, MD · 2024
Food, nutrition
$15,000
Collegebound Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Educational
$14,713
Howard County Youth Program · Ellicott City, MD · 2022
Youth devel
$14,595
Hocopolitso · Columbia, MD · 2024
Arts, culture
$13,800
Hocopolitso · Columbia, MD · 2023
Arts, culture
$13,308
Howard County Autism Society · Columbia, MD · 2022
Human service
$12,769
Howard County Youth Program · Ellicott City, MD · 2024
Youth devel
$12,617
Howard County Conservancy · Woodstock, MD · 2022
Environmental
$12,500
Collegebound Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Educational
$12,500
Montgomery County Council Pta · Rockville, MD · 2024
Human service
$12,500
Gilchrist Hospice Care (Corporate Office) · Hunt Valley, MD · 2022
Human service
$12,213
The Arc of Howard County · Ellicott City, MD · 2023
Human service
$12,104
Howard County Conservancy · Woodstock, MD · 2024
Environmental
$12,000
Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts · Columbia, MD · 2022
Community grant
$12,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Community grant
$11,929
Howard County Conservancy · Woodstock, MD · 2023
Environmental
$11,815
Temple Isaiah · Fulton, MD · 2022
Community grant
$11,759
Howard County Youth Program · Ellicott City, MD · 2023
Youth devel
$11,550
Howard County Arts Council · Ellicott City, MD · 2022
Arts, culture
$11,500
Columbia Housing Center · Simpsonville, MD · 2024
Housing, shelter
$11,500
Running Brook Elementary School · Columbia, MD · 2024
Educational
$11,500
Howard County Public Schools Educational Foundation · Ellicott City, MD · 2022
Educational
$11,500
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
Community grant
$11,300
Justliving Advocacy · Columbia, MD · 2023
Human service
$11,185
The Arc of Howard County · Ellicott City, MD · 2024
Human service
$11,000
Girls On the Run of Central Maryland · Columbia, MD · 2023
Youth devel
$10,800
Columbia Community Care · Columbia, MD · 2023
Human service
$10,797
Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- · New York, NY · 2024
Religion
$10,750
Hopeworks of Howard County · Columbia, MD · 2023
Human service

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.