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Maryland foundations

There are 3,890 foundations and grantmaking organizations in Maryland. Combined, these Marylander foundations employ 1,591 people, earn more than $4 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $30 billion.
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Types of foundations in Maryland

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
2,907
 
$2,483,098,572
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
432
 
$666,230,688
Community foundations
 
106
 
$541,405,428
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
98
 
$3,252,300
Corporate foundations
 
31
 
$109,865,253
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
24
 
$9,625,812
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
12
 
$2,283
Foundation professional societies
 
11
 
$458,660
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
5
 
$48,147
Foundation research and public policy institutes
 
1
 
$1,061,763
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Foundations by major Maryland cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Baltimore
 
1,822
 
$1,870,031,305
Washington DC
 
1,746
 
$2,198,103,127
Salisbury
 
84
 
$27,993,845
Hagerstown
 
68
 
$27,297,890
Lexington Park, MD
 
30
 
$4,417,049
Philadelphia, PA
 
21
 
$1,417,655
Cumberland
 
19
 
$4,015,439
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Job trends for Maryland foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
2,032
1-10
 
130
11-25
 
18
26-100
 
10
101 to 1,000
 
3
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of foundations in Maryland

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,776
$250k to $1M
 
337
$1M to $5M
 
196
$5M to $25M
 
67
$25M to $100M
 
13
$100M+
 
7
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Directory of foundations in Maryland

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1-20 of 3,890

De Beaumont Foundation

The de Beaumont Foundation believes that a strong public health system is essential. They work to transform the practice of public health through strategic and engaged grantmaking.
Revenue
$-2,824,650
Assets
$167.6m
Employees
42
EIN
04-3467074
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Annie E Casey Foundation (AECF)

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is devoted to developing a brighter future for millions of children at risk of poor educational, economic, social and health outcomes.
Revenue
$122.7m
Assets
$2.3b
Employees
203
EIN
52-1951681
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

To promote entrepreneurship, self-reliance, global understanding, free enterprise, and to enhance the quality of life by supporting the arts, education, health advancements, and preservation of the environment.
Revenue
$39.0m
Assets
$1.3b
Employees
13
EIN
20-3672969
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Glenstone Foundation

Glenstone Foundation is a private foundation in Potomac, MD whose mission is: Glenstone Foundation awards grants to various organizations, including the National Gallery of Art.
Revenue
$266.8m
Assets
$2.9b
Employees
85
EIN
20-5938416
IRS type
501(c)(3)

RAST Foundation

The RAST Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds support education functions through the campaign for the school that works and to support the campaign for catholic charities. The foundation made three grants last year.
Revenue
$30.1m
Assets
$94.8m
Employees
0
EIN
81-0723895
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Richard E and Nancy P Marriott Foundation

Richard E. and Nancy P. Marriott Foundation is dedicated to uplifting communities in D.C. metro area. This includes a focus on helping youth secure a promising future, especially through early childhood education, mentoring and youth leadership programs.
Revenue
$8.6m
Assets
$62.1m
Employees
0
EIN
52-1953832
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation

The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation is a family foundation located in Bethesda, MD that primarily funds general support. It has made 102 grants in the past year, with grantees including the Union For Reform Judaism among others.
Revenue
$17.5m
Assets
$11.5m
Employees
3
EIN
92-3830845
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Geico Philanthropic Foundation

The Geico Philanthropic Foundation is a private foundation that gives money to organizations to accomplish their exempt purposes. Last year, it gave five grants, including a grant to GEICO Philanthropic Contribution.
Revenue
$19.5m
Assets
$101.4m
Employees
0
EIN
52-1202740
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mayberg Foundation

The Mayberg Foundation is a private foundation that makes grants to Jewish adult education and engagement projects, as well as the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge. Last year, they made 133 grants.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$26.3m
Employees
12
EIN
81-4574465
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Community Foundation of Frederick County

The Community Foundation of Frederick County is dedicated to connecting people who care with causes that matter to enrich the quality of life in Frederick County now and for future generations.
Revenue
$21.7m
Assets
$174.2m
Employees
19
EIN
52-1488711
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sherman Fairchild Foundation

The Sherman Fairchild Foundation is a private foundation in Chevy Chase, MD, funding arts, technology, and emergency services with 95 grants last year.
Revenue
$71.6m
Assets
$676.0m
Employees
0
EIN
13-1951698
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Elsie & Marvin Dekelboum Family Foundaton

Elsie & Marvin Dekelboum Family Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds charitable organizations. It is located in Rockville, MD and made one grant last year.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$60.8m
Employees
0
EIN
65-0121068
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Morningstar Foundation

The The Morningstar Foundation / The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation is a private foundation located in Bethesda, MD that made five grants last year. Grantees include The Sarah and Daniel Rueven Foundation. It is supported by SSR CLT 2004.
Revenue
$22.4m
Assets
$482.2m
Employees
3
EIN
52-1270464
IRS type
501(c)(3)

A James and Alice B Clark Foundation

A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation seek out grantees who build practical, immediate and concrete connections between effort and opportunity from scholarships for engineering students to better schools for DC's children to veteran reintegration programs.
Revenue
$12.1m
Assets
$491.9m
Employees
9
EIN
52-1512330
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ryuji Ueno Foundation

The Ryuji Ueno Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2015, dedicated to supporting excellence in classical music, broadening its relevance to new audiences, and furthering innovation in the arts.
Revenue
$27.8m
Assets
$107.3m
Employees
0
EIN
47-3532204
IRS type
501(c)(3)

ImpactAssets

To catalyze the impact investing ecosystem by providing products and thought leadership that enable philanthropists, other asset owners and their wealth advisors to make investments with positive social, environmental and financial returns.
Revenue
$866.5m
Assets
$2.9b
Employees
40
EIN
26-2048480
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sunrise Charitable Foundation Trust

The Sunrise Charitable Foundation Trust provides direct contributions to 501(c)(3) organizations in the form of an excise tax refund. Some of the Foundation's grantees include the Brookings Institute. Last year, the Foundation made 30 grants.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$38.8m
Employees
0
EIN
52-6560157
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Solon E. Summerfield Foundation (SESF)

SESF has championed the development of underserved children and youth through its support of community-based work, and by providing access to a diversity of educational and experiential opportunities that might otherwise have been out of reach.
Revenue
$6.9m
Assets
$33.8m
Employees
0
EIN
13-1797260
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eugene B Casey Foundation

The Eugene B Casey Foundation is a private foundation that made 31 grants last year. Grantees include Salvation Army. Trustee is Betty Brown Casey. It is located in Rockville, MD.
Revenue
$284.3m
Assets
$397.3m
Employees
7
EIN
52-6220316
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mann-Paller Foundation

The Mann-Paller Foundation is a private foundation located in Bethesda, MD that primarily funds general initiatives. It made 23 grants last year to various organizations, including The John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts and others.
Revenue
$14.4m
Assets
$90.9m
Employees
0
EIN
52-1316829
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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