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Maryland foundations

There are 3,828foundations and grantmaking organizations in Maryland. Combined, these Marylanderfoundationsemploy 1,712 people, earn more than $4 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $29 billion.
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Types of foundations in Maryland

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
2,875
$2,050,046,181
Grantmaking public charity foundations
412
$395,647,080
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
98
$3,442,177
Community foundations
96
$297,926,043
Corporate foundations
57
$397,702,184
Organizations supporting a single foundation
25
$12,783,998
Foundation professional societies
11
$466,367
Foundation alliances and advocates
9
$13,256
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
5
$48,147
Foundation research and public policy institutes
2
$2,836,584
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Foundations by major Maryland cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Baltimore
1,801
$1,454,312,636
Washington DC
1,715
$1,964,470,556
Salisbury
80
$29,698,015
Hagerstown
68
$24,597,633
Lexington Park, MD
29
$4,820,985
Philadelphia, PA
19
$1,488,843
Cumberland
18
$2,702,876
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Job trends for Maryland foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
1,834
1-10
133
11-25
18
26-100
11
101 to 1,000
3
1,000+
0
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Sizes of foundations in Maryland

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
1,844
$250k to $1M
311
$1M to $5M
175
$5M to $25M
55
$25M to $100M
12
$100M+
7
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Directory of foundations in Maryland

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1-20 of 3,828

Bainum Family Foundation

Bainum Family Foundation operates and supports educational programs and projects assisting underserved children and youth, from early childhood through post-secondary education.
Revenue
$50.0m
Assets
$745.9m
Employees
39
EIN
23-7000192
IRS type
501(c)(3)

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
$10.4m
Assets
$181.7m
Employees
32
EIN
04-3467074
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
$63.4m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
15
EIN
20-3672969
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)

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)

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)

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
$10.0m
Assets
$23.1m
Employees
6
EIN
81-4574465
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
$15.3m
Assets
$57.2m
Employees
0
EIN
52-1953832
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation

The Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation is a private foundation in Bethesda, MD, which was founded in 2024 and most recently had $17,466,053 in revenue and three employees.
Revenue
$17.5m
Assets
$11.5m
Employees
3
EIN
92-3830845
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
$58.5m
Assets
$714.5m
Employees
0
EIN
13-1951698
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The MC Cutchen Foundation

The MC Cutchen Foundation is a private foundation located in Brunswick, MD that primarily funds general support. It made 64 grants last year to various organizations including the New York Youth Symphony.
Revenue
$8.7m
Assets
$86.4m
Employees
0
EIN
22-6050116
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)

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)

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)

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
$79.4m
Assets
$146.0m
Employees
2
EIN
52-6220316
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
$5.2m
Assets
$31.5m
Employees
0
EIN
13-1797260
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)

The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment

The Campbell Foundation is a family foundation that believes in strategic infusions of funding, they dedicate nearly 100% of their grant dollars to the environment.
Revenue
$105.0m
Assets
$374.1m
Employees
8
EIN
52-2136842
IRS type
501(c)(3)

A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation

The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation is a private foundation that is located in Bethesda, MD. The foundation made $6,342,846 in grants last year and it has total assets of $132,996,784.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$159.4m
Employees
0
EIN
52-6058340
IRS type
501(c)(3)

J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation

The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation empowers communities by supporting nonprofits that enhance education, health, and opportunities for all.
Revenue
$21.3m
Assets
$424.4m
Employees
0
EIN
52-6068678
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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