Funding search · health disparities · Maryland
Who funds health disparities work in Maryland
15 funders have a record of paying for health disparities work by Maryland recipients: 62 grants totaling $21.0M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($13.5M), The California Endowment ($1.2M) and Direct Relief ($2.3M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Maryland recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $366,537 to MARYLAND U OF BALTIMORE — 77717 developing a learning collaborative to study global interventions on health equity to advance health equity in u.s. communities
Largest: $571,317 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — p3 lab at snf agora institute - building health equity: to invest in the development of the scholarly and field-based infrastructure needed to support deep, sustained learning with…
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to NAT'L ASSOC OF COMM HEALTH CENTERS — fund for health equity
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
5 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to BIG CITIES HEALTH COALITION — health and health equity
Largest: $100,000 to AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC — acs health equity ambassador program and acs center for innovation in cancer research training fund
Largest: $250,000 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — endowed gift to be held in perpetuity for a professorship beaing the name of the leona b. carpenter chair in health disparities
Largest: $400,000 to VOSE RIVER CHARITABLE FUND — to support the fourth and final iteration of the build health challenge, which supports multi-sector, community-driven partnerships driving local health equity improvement efforts.
Largest: $75,855 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — dilemmas of health equity in global health research: a study of research on climate-sensitive infectious disease
Largest: $403,019 to THE Y IN CENTRAL MARYLAND — to formalize "the y of druid hill health equity coalition and develop and implement key community impact programming, focusing on four key areas: care coordination, mental/behavior…
Largest: $50,000 to THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC — to support the interfaith family health center of baltimore at liberty grace church as it works to reduce health disparities in west baltimore.grantee is liberty grace church
Global GenesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $22,521 · through 2023Largest: $13,921 to RAYMOND A WOOD FOUNDATION — health equity grant
American Academy of PediatricsItasca, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $18,159 · through 2023Largest: $11,750 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — 2023 marshall klaus award; health equity grant
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