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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “frederick”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation of FrederickFrederick, MDCharity · may take applications
139 matching grants · $10.2M · through 2023Largest: $48,468 to HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FREDERICK COUNTY INC — maintenance & preservation of buildings, materials, training and activities that promote historic research and programs that cover historic topics, documentary about frederick, his…
Largest: $185,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY — unrestriced grant
Ausherman Family TrustFrederick, MDCharity · may take applications
56 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to CENTRO DE HISPANO DE FREDERICK — frederick strategic planning
Largest: $11,500 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF FREDERICK COUNTY — leadership coaching support, smart, summer camps, tour de frederick
Largest: $5,000 to THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FREDERICK COUNTY INC DBA HERITAGE FREDERICK — for program services
Maryland Family NetworkBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $5.5M · through 2024Largest: $759,707 to MENTAL HEALTH ASSOC OF FREDERICK COUNTY — in support of operating a child care resource center for carroll and frederick counties
Largest: $20,000 to DOWNTOWN FREDERICK PARTNERSHIP — to give back to local community
Largest: $50,000 to FREDERICK RESCUE MISSION INC — health and safety
Largest: $100,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND INC — the future youth center: empowering young and emerging adults in frederick
Tourism Council of Frederick CountyFrederick, MDCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $963,463 · through 2024Largest: $238,854 to DOWNTOWN FREDERICK PARTNERSHIP — tripp advertising, tripp development, & main street programs
Largest: $285,038 to FREDERICK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL — general operating
Largest: $25,000 to Frederick Douglass Memorial and His — frederick douglass initiatives
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →