Funding search · EIN 522275104 · Sparks, MD
David W Buck Family 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.
- 272
- grants reported
- $441,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $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.
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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.
- Americares4 grants · $60,000
- World Central Kitchen4 grants · $45,000
- Maryland Food Bank4 grants · $40,000
- Team Rubicon3 grants · $27,000
- Gilchrist Hospice Care4 grants · $20,000
- Direct Relief3 grants · $20,000
- Lung Cancer Research Foundation4 grants · $16,000
- Jdrf-Mid-Atlantic Chapter2 grants · $10,000
- Breakthrough T1d - Mid-Atlantic Chapter2 grants · $10,000
- Meals On Wheels of Central Maryland4 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 272 grants.
- $15,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2025
General support
- $15,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
- $15,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Maryland Food Bank · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General support
- $10,000
Maryland Food Bank · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Maryland Food Bank · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $10,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Maryland Food Bank · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $10,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $7,000
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $7,000
Team Rubicon - Covid-19 Relief · El Seguendo, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Breakthrough T1d - Mid-Atlantic Chapter · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Gilchrist Hospice Care · Hunt Valley, MD · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Ladew Topiary Gardens - Fund for Ladew · Monkton, MD · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Lung Cancer Research Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General support
- $5,000
Breakthrough T1d - Mid-Atlantic Chapter · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Direct Relief (Hurricane Milton) · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Gilchrist Hospice Care · Hunt Valley, MD · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Ladew Topiary Gardens - Fund for Ladew · Monkton, MD · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Lung Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
World Central Kitchen (Helene and Milton) · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Gilchrist Hospice Care · Hunt Valley, MD · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Jdrf-Mid-Atlantic Chapter · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Ladew Topiary Gardens · Monkton, MD · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Gilchrist Hospice Care · Hunt Valley, MD · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Jdrf-Mid-Atlantic Chapter · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Lung Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Ladew Topiary Gardens · Monkton, MD · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Lung Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Gbmc Foundation (Gbmc Philanthropy Dept) · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Meals On Wheels of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $2,500
National Aquarium in Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Gbmc Foundation (Gbmc Philanthropy Dept) · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Meals On Wheels of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $2,500
National Aquarium in Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Gbmc Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Meals On Wheels of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Gbmc Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Meals On Wheels of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Hopewell Cancer Support · Brooklandville, MD · 2025
General support
- $2,000
National Aquarium in Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Direct Releif - Covid-19 Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,000
National Aquarium in Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Butler Volunteer Fire Company · Butler, MD · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Cockeysville Volunteer Fire Company · Cockeysville, MD · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Global Refuge · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Maryland Public Television Foundation · Owings Mills, MD · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Maryland Science Center · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Nature Conservancy (Mddc Chapter) · Alrlington, VA · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Butler Volunteer Fire Company · Butler, MD · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Cockeysville Volunteer Fire Company · Cockeysville, MD · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Global Refuge · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Hopewell Cancer Support · Brooklandville, MD · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Maryland Science Center · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Nature Conservancy (Mddc Chapter) · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Butler Volunteer Fire Company · Butler, MD · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Cockeysville Volunteer Fire Company · Cockeysville, MD · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Hopewell Cancer Support · Brooklandville, MD · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Maryland Science Center · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Nature Conservancy · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Butler Volunteer Fire Company · Butler, MD · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Cockeysville Volunteer Fire Company · Cockeysville, MD · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Hereford High School Ptsa Direct Donation · Parkton, MD · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service-Ukraine · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Maryland Science Center · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Nature Conservancy · Bethesda, MD · 2022
General support
- $1,000
York Suburban Dollars F Scholars (S Trump Endowment) · York, PA · 2022
General support
- $500
Alzheimers Association - Greater Maryland Chapter · Towson, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
- $500
Babe Ruth Museum · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Baltimore Museum of Art · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Calm Acres (Comm Foundation of Carroll Co) · Hampstead, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Canine Companions for Independence (Ne Region) · Medford, NY · 2025
General support
- $500
Casey Cares Foundation · Columbia, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Community Projects of Havre De Grace · Havre De Grace, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Crohns & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $500
Cromwell Valley Park Council · Parkville, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Maryland Chapter · Cockeysville, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Fisher House Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library · Towson, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company · Hampstead, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Hereford Volunteer Fire Company · Monkton, MD · 2025
General support
- $500
Hire Heroes USA · Alpharetta, GA · 2025
General support
- $500
House of Ruth Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
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