Funding search · EIN 526038383 · Towson, MD
The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 59
- grants reported
- $5.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Fund for Educational Excellence4 grants · $535,000
- Health Care for the Homeless2 grants · $528,314
- Maryland Food Bank2 grants · $523,313
- Maryland Institute College of Art1 grant · $500,000
- The Johns Hopkins University1 grant · $500,000
- Youth Represent1 grant · $250,000
- Brooklyn Public Library1 grant · $250,000
- Steep Rock Association1 grant · $250,000
- United Way of Central Maryland Endowment Fund1 grant · $250,000
- The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra1 grant · $200,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 59 reported grants, largest first.
- $500,000
Maryland Food Bank · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $500,000
Maryland Institute College of Art · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Program grant
- $500,000
The Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Program grant
- $278,314
Health Care for the Homeless · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $250,000
Brooklyn Public Library · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Program grant
- $250,000
Fund for Educational Excellence · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $250,000
Steep Rock Association · Washington, CT · 2024
Program grant
- $250,000
Youth Represent · New York, NY · 2024
Program grant
- $250,000
Fund for Educational Excellence · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $250,000
Health Care for the Homeless · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $250,000
United Way of Central Maryland Endowment Fund · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Program grant
- $200,000
Baltimore Museum of Art · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Program grant
- $200,000
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Program grant
- $200,000
Sarah Lawrence College · Bronxville, NY · 2023
Program grant
- $125,000
Community Development Project Inc Dba Takeroot Justice · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $125,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Adelante Latina · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Associated Catholic Charities · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Westchester Reform Temple · Scarsdale, NY · 2024
Program grant
- $100,000
Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Lifebride Health Sinai Hospital of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Program grant
- $100,000
The Jewish Museum of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Program grant
- $50,000
The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Program grant
- $40,000
Improving Education · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Charm Voices of Baltimore Youth · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Charm Voices of Baltimore Youth · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Dent Education · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Fund for Educational Excellence · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
- $25,000
North Bay Academy · North East, MD · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Reading Partners · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Wide Angle Youth Media · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $23,313
Maryland Food Bank · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Building Steps · Brooklandville, MD · 2024
Program grant
- $20,000
Civic Works · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Program grant
- $20,000
Northbay Academy · North East, MD · 2023
General support
- $20,000
The Literacy Lab · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Program grant
- $20,000
Tools of the Mind · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Improving Education · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
- $20,000
The Literacy Lab · Washington, DC · 2022
Program grant
- $20,000
Urban Teachers · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Maryland Book Bank · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Civic Works · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
- $15,000
Kipp Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
- $15,000
Living Classrooms Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
- $15,000
Maryland Book Bank · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Springboard Collaborative · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $15,000
The Family Tree · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
- $15,000
The Walters Art Gallery · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
- $15,000
Tools of the Mind the Commodore John Rodgers School #27 · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
- $10,000
United Way of Central Maryland Family Centers in Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Program grant
- $10,000
Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
- $10,000
Fund for Educational Excellence · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $5,000
The Hill School of Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Improving Education · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
- $5,000
Mercy Medical Center · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
The League for People With Disabilities · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $4,440
Maryland Philanthropy Network · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program support
- $500
Maryland Philanthropy Network · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Program grant
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