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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 “maryland”
Where the money went
Largest: $1,000 to Tri-county Council Foundation Inc dba Maryland Workforce Alliance — provide support for the maryland workforce association 'raising the bar' conference to take place in september 2024 at the maryland live! casino.
Baltimore Community FoundationBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
130 matching grants · $12.6M · through 2024Largest: $4.5M to CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INC — general support and various projects
Largest: $7,500 to MARYLAND CENTER FOR HISTORY AND CULTURE (MCHC) FORMERLY THE MARYLAND HISTOR — grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization.
Largest: $10,000 to ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION GREATER MARYLAND CHAPTER — to support the alzheimer's association, greater maryland chapter, 2023 memory ball. this event features several prominent members from maryland who are known for their leadership a…
The United Way of Central MarylandBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
101 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2024Largest: $214,165 to MARYLAND AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM CORP — designated and or granted in support of agency programs
Largest: $125,000 to MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC — to provide foodworks culinary training program capital expansion, computer lab, supporting maryland families through holiday & summer meals
Largest: $27,500 to MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCIENCES DBA MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER — creativity and innovation
Largest: $62,500 to MARYLAND CONSUMER RIGHTS COALITION INC DBA ECONOMIC ACTION MARYLAND — community development
Largest: $250,000 to University of Maryland College Park Foun — 78347 robin mockenhaupt maryland promise scholarsh
Largest: $5.3M to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION — maryland promise program
The Boys and Girls ClubsBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $8.0M · through 2024Largest: $511,586 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER WASHINGTON — (1) to prevent youth in maryland from engaging in criminal gang enterprises and becoming offenders that participate in violent crime throughout the state through the smart girls an…
Largest: $30,000 to MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AT THE MARYLAND SCIENCE CENTER — unrestricted grant
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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 →