Funding search · EIN 526723302 · Baltimore, MD
Sherman 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.
- 308
- grants reported
- $51.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,680
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Umbcuniversity System of Maryland Foundation3 grants · $8.9M
- Usm Fdn1 grant · $7.0M
- Center for Urban Families3 grants · $2.9M
- The Y of Central Maryland3 grants · $2.2M
- Long Island University2 grants · $1.7M
- Point Source Youth3 grants · $1.6M
- United Way of Central Maryland3 grants · $1.5M
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $1.4M
- Fund for Educational Excellence3 grants · $1.4M
- Teach for America Baltimore3 grants · $1.3M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 308 grants.
- $7.0M
Usm Fdn · Adelphi, MD · 2022
General operations
- $6.0M
Umbcuniversity System of Maryland Foundation · Adelphi, MD · 2023
General operations
- $2.9M
Umbcuniversity System of Maryland Foundation · Adelphi, MD · 2024
General operations
- $2.3M
Center for Urban Families · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $1.6M
Long Island University · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General operations
- $1.4M
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $1.0M
The Y of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operstions
- $1.0M
The Y of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operstions
- $1.0M
Point Source Youth · New York, NY · 2023
General operations
- $740,000
Fund for Educational Excellence · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $585,000
Fund for Educational Excellence · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $550,000
Teach for America Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $525,000
Mpt Foundation · Owings Mills, MD · 2024
General operations
- $510,000
United Way of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $500,000
Point Source Youth · New York, NY · 2024
General operations
- $500,000
Roland Park Community Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $500,000
Teach for America Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $500,000
University of Md Baltimore Fdn · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $500,000
Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School · Rockport, ME · 2023
General operations
- $500,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2023
General operations
- $500,000
United Way of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $500,000
University of Md Baltimore Fdn · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $500,000
Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School · Rockport, ME · 2022
General operations
- $500,000
Jackson Health Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022
General operations
- $500,000
Umms Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $450,000
United Way of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $400,000
Boys and Girls Club of Metro Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $400,000
Boys and Girls Club of Metro Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $400,000
Thread · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $390,000
Family Tree the · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $365,000
Baltimore Community Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $350,000
Roland Park Community Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $340,000
Family Tree the · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $300,000
Cherry Hill Strong · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $300,000
Thread · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $300,000
Center for Urban Families · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $300,000
Cherry Hill Stron · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $300,000
Center for Urban Families · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $278,500
Family Tree the · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $250,000
Maine Public · Lewiston, ME · 2024
General operations
- $250,000
Maryland Family Network · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $250,000
The Baltimore Childrens Museum · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $250,000
The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $250,000
Upsurge Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $250,000
Baltimore Curriculum · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $250,000
Patterson Park Public Charter School · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $250,000
Upsurge Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $250,000
Baltimore Curriculum · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $250,000
Dream Big Foundation · Crownsville, MD · 2022
General operations
- $250,000
Teach for America Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $200,100
Baltimore Museum of Arts · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $200,000
Maine Health · Augusta, ME · 2024
General operations
- $200,000
Kipp 3d Academy · Houston, TX · 2023
General operations
- $200,000
Green Street Academy · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $200,000
Rebuild Baltimore Metro · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $200,000
The Y of Central Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operstions
- $175,000
Kipp 3d Academy · Houston, TX · 2024
General operations
- $150,000
Baltimore Abortion Fund · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $150,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2024
General operations
- $150,000
Medstar Harbor Hospital · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $150,000
Springboard Collaborative · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General operations
- $150,000
Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $150,000
Family League of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $150,000
Maryland Family Network · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $150,000
Urban Teachers · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $146,000
Baltimore Leadership School · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $125,000
Bridges Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $125,000
Foundation for Blsyw · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $125,000
Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $125,000
Point Source Youth · New York, NY · 2022
General operations
- $120,000
We Will All Rise · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $120,000
Baltimore Design School · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $115,000
Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $110,174
Long Island University · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General operations
- $110,000
Parks & People Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $106,700
Maryland Family Network · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $105,000
Fund for Educational Excellence · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $101,500
Collegebound Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $100,000
Family League of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $100,000
Improving Education · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $100,000
Planned Parenthood · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $100,000
Rebuild Baltimore Metro · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $100,000
Women'S Health Center of West Virginia · Cresaptown, MD · 2024
General operations
- $100,000
Maine Health · Augusta, ME · 2023
General operations
- $100,000
Medstar Harbor Hospital · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $100,000
Parks & People Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $100,000
Planned Parenthood · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $100,000
Rebuild Baltimore Metro · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $100,000
We Will All Rise · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $100,000
Whole Womans Health · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $100,000
Maine Health · Augusta, ME · 2022
General operations
- $100,000
Parks & People Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $100,000
Thread · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General operations
- $90,000
An End To Ignorance · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operations
- $80,000
Brooklyn Institute of Art · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General operations
- $80,000
Maryland Reads · Kensington, MD · 2024
General operations
- $80,000
Parentchild · New York, NY · 2024
General operations
- $75,000
Arts for Learning Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $75,000
B360 · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
- $75,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General operations
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