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Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Maryland: 535 foundations, $45.4 million in grants
535 private foundations paid 1,613 grants totaling $45,366,311 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in Maryland, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Lilly Endowment Inc, with $3,440,000 in 4 grants.
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- Cause
- Arts, culture and humanities
- Recipients in
- Maryland
- Foundations
- 535
- Grants
- 1,613
- Total granted
- $45,366,311
Foundations that funded arts, culture and humanities in Maryland
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 535 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 4 | $3,440,000 | $2,500,000 | Baltimore Childrens Museum Inc | Characterdevelop in children museums | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 2 | $3,100,000 | $2,400,000 | Mid Atlantic Arts | Support for folklife traditions and art in communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $2,903,400 | $854,200 | Charm City Cultural Cultivation Inc | To support capacity building for the last resort artist retreat, a program of charm city cultural cultivation, with staff costs, fundraising consulting capacities, facilities management and profession | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Family Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 9 | $2,535,000 | $1,350,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Sigmund M Hyman Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $1,960,000 | $1,260,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | General operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| CSX Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | B&O Railroad Museum | Various | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bunting Family Foundation | Hunt Valley, MD | 10 | $976,423 | $506,423 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $963,000 | $963,000 | Arts for Learning Maryland Inc | To support arts internship program | apps.irs.gov |
| France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 14 | $958,221 | $200,000 | Maryland Science Center | Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation | Glenview, IL | 2 | $902,986 | $652,986 | Arts for Learning Maryland | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $776,015 | $200,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | Core support for preoccupied: indigenizing the museum, a series of nine monographic and thematic exhibitions featuring historic and contemporary native-made artworks, institutional interventions, publ | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | Washington, DC | 10 | $677,500 | $332,500 | National Gallery of Art | Arts and humanities | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth Carol Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $675,000 | $675,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Support exempt purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $650,000 | $650,000 | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | To support Education Week. | apps.irs.gov |
| Nora Roberts Foundation | Glenn Dale, MD | 32 | $648,000 | $250,000 | Washington County Museum of Fine Arts | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| T Rowe Price Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 30 | $632,500 | $85,000 | The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture | Creativity and innovation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 7 | $620,000 | $500,000 | Wide Angle Youth Media | To support the construction and expansion of this organizations studio for media arts education and job training for youth. | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman J Fisher and Doris Fisher Foundation | Annapolis, MD | 8 | $554,500 | $250,000 | Annapolis Opera Company | To help build a healthier community life | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poetry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $524,000 | $500,000 | Mid Atlantic Arts | Grant for poetry out loud | apps.irs.gov |
| The Abell Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 21 | $519,300 | $101,650 | Wide Angle Youth Media | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | National Gallery of Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gottesman Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Jewish Museum of Maryland | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 6 | $500,000 | $125,000 | Center Stage Associates Inc | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $478,333 | $383,333 | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | K-12 education | apps.irs.gov |
| The William G Baker Jr Memorial Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 25 | $461,750 | $40,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert W Deutsch Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 13 | $446,500 | $210,000 | Open Works | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard A Henson Foundation Inc | Salisbury, MD | 4 | $426,077 | $395,077 | Hagerstown Aviation Museum | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 2 | $400,000 | $200,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | Program grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Trellis Charitable Fund | Washington, DC | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | National Gallery of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | 8 | $392,500 | $200,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kahlert Foundation Inc | Sykesville, MD | 6 | $377,500 | $202,500 | Maryland Science Center | Maryland science center's 48th annual solstice and maryland science center 50th anniversary capital campaign & annual free admission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 13 | $376,500 | $80,000 | Arts for Learning Maryland | general support for programming in Baltimore City, support for the Access for All program and support for the community schools program | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 22 | $366,943 | $72,000 | Wide Angle Youth Media | Support Wide Angle Youth Apprenticeships & Pathways | apps.irs.gov |
| Marvin H Weiner Foundation Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | 2 | $339,333 | $333,333 | The B&O Railroad Museum | Museum expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roy Cockrum Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $339,000 | $339,000 | Round House Theatre Inc | The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez | apps.irs.gov |
| Hecht-Levi Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 8 | $335,500 | $285,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Delaplaine Foundation Inc | Frederick, MD | 17 | $321,600 | $137,000 | Weinberg Center for the Arts | Unrestriced grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shared Earth Foundation | Chestertown, MD | 3 | $315,000 | $200,000 | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | To support the organization's mission to preserve and explore history, environment & people of the chesapeake bay. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Witthoey Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | 2 | $297,000 | $272,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 1 | $291,700 | $291,700 | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | For project support of coverage on pathways to socioeconomic mobility and overcoming polarization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jone L Bowman Foundation Inc | Williamsport, MD | 4 | $279,500 | $275,000 | Hagerstown Aviation Museum | Support of exempt purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $275,000 | $250,000 | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | To support the production of reported articles, videos, and more to bring increased attention to broader strategies for advancing opportunities for students, families and communities through Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mhe Foundation Inc | Edgewater, MD | 3 | $253,668 | $102,948 | Historic Annapolis | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Blue Waters Foundation | Annapolis, MD | 2 | $209,872 | $149,862 | Historic Annapolis | Preserve & protect historic places | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Catherine Bunting Foundation Inc | Hunt Valley, MD | 2 | $204,688 | $199,688 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Holly Peterson Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | National Gallery of Art | To support the charity's core activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation Inc | Detroit, MI | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Sharebaby Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| TRP Shawe Fndatn | Milwaukee, WI | 6 | $173,000 | $137,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 13 | $171,550 | $50,000 | Hippodrome Foundation Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Samuel H Kress Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $170,000 | $170,000 | National Gallery of Art | Institutional fellowships | apps.irs.gov |
| Bainum Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Wevision media partner | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Baltimore Beat Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $150,000 | $100,000 | Rubicon Productions | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Forster Family Foundation | Hume, VA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Strathmore Hall Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 4 | $145,732 | $56,836 | Academy Art Museum Inc | Support for exhibition hosting costs | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust for Mutual Understanding | New York, NY | 3 | $142,000 | $90,000 | Center for International Theatre Development Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $140,000 | $50,000 | The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Portland, OR | 2 | $132,938 | $120,000 | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | To support the development and dissemination of new education research focused on identifying the needs of diverse students in stem and invention education | apps.irs.gov |
| David & Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 7 | $130,000 | $35,000 | Arts for Learning Maryland | support for the Summer Arts & Learning Academy | apps.irs.gov |
| The John J Leidy Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 13 | $129,500 | $30,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Arts/Cultural | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Moco Kidsco | Invention scholars program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation Inc | Hunt Valley, MD | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| RK Mellon Family Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 2 | $120,000 | $100,000 | National Gallery of Art | Operations & photography initi | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $117,100 | $62,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $115,000 | $115,000 | Open Circle Theatre Inc | Bridging worlds: reimagining live and virtual theatrical experiences through "the grieving project" musical | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ellen WP Wasserman Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $113,710 | $103,699 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | General purpose of recipient | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 5 | $113,000 | $50,000 | National Gallery of Art | The director's circle ($25,000) and the art around the corner education program ($25,000) | apps.irs.gov |
| Peggy & Yale Gordon Charitable Trust | Towson, MD | 9 | $113,000 | $30,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Music programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Boshell Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Walters Art Museum Foundation Inc | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffy and WM Cafritz Family Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | National Gallery of Art | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Ponsold Motherwell Charitable Trust | Stanfordville, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell-Davidson Foundation | Orleans, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Mt Vernon Virtuosi | Annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Smart Family Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | Cultural, historical & other educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles Butt Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Editorial Projects in Education | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | World Arts Focus | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Editorial Projects in Education | Education & economic mobility | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roche Family Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Everyman Theatre Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| William S Abell Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 4 | $100,000 | $25,000 | Germantown Cultural Arts Center Inc | Margaret abell powell fund grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyoming Philanthropic Trust Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Museum Trustee Association | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 9 | $96,700 | $30,000 | National Association of Black Journalists | 80903 general operating support grant for the national association of black journalists | apps.irs.gov |
| Lockhart Vaughan Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $95,000 | $40,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Education: orchkids. support cost-effective, school-based after-school programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rothschild Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $93,000 | $80,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | To support organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Crane Family Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 5 | $90,000 | $25,000 | Hebrew School of the Performing Arts | To further the exempt purpose of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Blanket Fort Foundation | Towson, MD | 3 | $88,500 | $50,000 | The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | General need | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $85,000 | $50,000 | National Gallery of Art | Toward art acquisitions | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aaron & Lillie Straus FDN Inc 9830002 | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $83,000 | $75,000 | Open Works | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The John R Hershey and Anna L Hershey Family Foundation Inc | Hagerstown, MD | 4 | $81,753 | $65,500 | Washington County Museum of Fine Arts | Support mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis B II and Josephine L Kohn Family Foundation Inc | Columbia, MD | 3 | $80,000 | $40,000 | Arts for Learning Maryland | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard and Anne Kaylor Charitable Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Washington County Museum of Fine Arts | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 2 | $75,000 | $50,000 | Rosenwald Park Campaign | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Walters Art Museum Foundation Inc | Arts education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Seip Family Foundation Limited Eevercore Trust Co | New York, NY | 2 | $70,923 | $59,687 | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | To support Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's Mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Clayton Baker Trust | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $70,000 | $30,000 | Maryland Science Center | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | National Gallery of Art | $50,000 for Collectors Committee anniversary gift; $20,000 for Collectors Committee renewal: Jon & Kim | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ruth Danley and William Enoch Moore Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Mica Group Inc | Healing through language, | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Strum Foundation 8833023 | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $62,000 | $30,000 | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nelson & Sara Fishman Family Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $61,000 | $50,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Mica Group Inc | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ludwig and Nancy Sternberger Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $59,000 | $54,000 | Walters Art Museum Foundation Inc | Support for re-imagined School Communities Program and Bus Subsidies | apps.irs.gov |
| The Reginald F Lewis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $58,900 | $53,500 | Maryland African American Museum Corporation | Support for museum programs | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $56,500 | $50,000 | National Association of Black Journalists | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hackerman Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 4 | $55,500 | $25,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Enhancing maryland as a center of cultural vitality and importance | apps.irs.gov |
| Schuh Family Foundation Inc | Gibson Island, MD | 2 | $54,656 | $42,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Promote exempt charity's purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Orokawa Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 4 | $52,500 | $25,000 | The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Endowment fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $52,000 | $50,000 | National Gallery of Art | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| William L & Victorine Q Adams Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $52,000 | $34,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael G Callas Charitable Trust | Miami Beach, FL | 2 | $51,495 | $48,995 | Maryland Theatre Association | General | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $50,200 | $50,200 | Mica Group Inc | Matching Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Emily Bayless Graham Charitable Trust Courtney McGrath Spangler & T McGrath | Annapolis, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts | To fund Educational Organization for the Arts. | apps.irs.gov |
| Jampart Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth S Battye Charitable Trust | Lutherville, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Sharebaby Inc | To further the exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clayton Fund Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Maryland Science Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard and Nancy Marks Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Gallery of Art | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mitchell P Rales Family Foundation | Potomac, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nielsen Foundation Inc | Oldsmar, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Media Sales Institute | To support the continued development of the media sales department (msd) concentration | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul and Rose Carter Foundation | Paeonian Springs, VA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Gallery of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Editorial Projects in Education | Bridging research and practice | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust Uw Dorothy Wagner Wallis | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Wagner Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Baltimore Museum of Art Inc | Joyce j. scott exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 2 | $48,000 | $38,000 | The Mount Vernon Virtuosi Inc | $20,000 for general operating and $18,000 for new piano | apps.irs.gov |
| Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | National Gallery of Art | Collectors' Committee $20,000; Directors Circle $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John G & Jean R Gosnell Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Sultana Education Foundation | Wild wetlands program | apps.irs.gov |
| Thalheimer-Eurich Charitable Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $45,000 | $20,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goldsmith Family Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Oluv C Joynor Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $43,000 | $25,000 | B&O Railroad Museum | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Jean and Oliver Travers Foundation Inc | Phoenix, MD | 5 | $41,500 | $30,000 | Ma & Pa Heritage Trail Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Georgia Angelos Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $41,000 | $41,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Cremona Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | The Concert Truck Performing Arts Inc | To support the concert truck's mission of strengthening communities by redefining the concert experience and making live music accessible to everyone. | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack P and Anne R Smith Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $40,000 | $10,000 | Community Players of Salisbury Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The George E Babylon Jr and Ruth J Babylon Charitable Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Baltimore Clayworks Inc | General education & community arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Huethermcclelland Foundation Inc | Phoenix, MD | 2 | $40,000 | $30,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harvey M Meyerhoff Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | 5 | $38,500 | $17,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Isadore & Bertha Gudelsky Family FND Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $38,000 | $30,000 | Frederick Book Arts Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ausherman Family Foundation | Frederick, MD | 5 | $36,425 | $20,000 | Frederick Arts Council Inc | Public art program | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard J and Ellen G Bodorff Charitable Foundation Inc | Easton, MD | 3 | $35,500 | $25,000 | MPT Foundation Inc | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aber D Unger Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $35,000 | $30,000 | Arts for Learning Maryland | For use in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for Children of Baltimore City | Lutherville, MD | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | For the care and development of the children of baltimore city. | apps.irs.gov |
| Veverka Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Sultana Education Foundation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Foundation Inc Ima Co Robert S | Cambridge, MD | 4 | $34,100 | $17,100 | National Outdoor Foundation Inc | Scholarship awards | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 467 | $32,986 | $1,730 | Otakorp Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kip K Crist Fbo Friends of Mount Harmon | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $31,608 | $31,608 | Friends of Mount Harmon Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sally S & Decatur H Miller Private Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $31,500 | $10,000 | Baltimore Public Media Corporation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | MPT Foundation Inc | To support the production of the last independent automaker, a six-part three-hour series chronicling the rise and fall of american motors corporation | apps.irs.gov |
| Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $30,000 | $25,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dock Street Foundation | Easton, MD | 3 | $30,000 | $15,000 | Academy Art Museum | Fund organized charities planned purpose arts | apps.irs.gov |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | The Baltimore Museum of Art | Support of its exhibition, "the natural world in the art of japan, china, and korea" scheduled for september 21, 2025 to march 8, 2026 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Power Productions Ministries Inc | Camera and Filming Equipment fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Healy Foundation NM MD & FL 058704-000 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Homer & Martha Gudelsky Family FDN | Silver Spring, MD | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | American Visionary Art Museum | To further charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| James S and Gail P Riepe Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $30,000 | $15,000 | Baltimore Public Media Corporation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| James and Mary Schurz Foundation Inc | Williamsport, MD | 3 | $30,000 | $15,000 | Washington County Historical Society Inc | General funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Allegany Arts Council | Community programming support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Rauschenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Academy Art Museum | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Genevieve McMillan-Reba Stewart Foundation | Norwood, MA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Deneke Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Caplan Family Foundation | Owings Mills, MD | 6 | $29,250 | $20,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | To futher the exempt purpose of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| The JM Kaplan Fund Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $28,500 | $15,000 | Historic Annapolis Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, NC | 2 | $28,100 | $20,000 | Washington Conservatory of Music | General Operating Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lee Family Foundation Inc | Timonium, MD | 3 | $28,000 | $16,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Unrestricted Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Letaw Family Foundation Inc Co JTC Trust | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $27,500 | $27,500 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michael and Nancy Klein Foundation Inc | Oxford, MD | 2 | $27,500 | $25,000 | Oxford Community Center | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Beth & Miles Reidy Foundation | Ellicott City, MD | 1 | $27,250 | $27,250 | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | To preserve the history, environment and culture of the Chesapeake Bay region, and to make the resources accessible to all. | apps.irs.gov |
| Dart Group II Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $27,000 | $27,000 | Casey Cares Foundation | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Wang Family Foundation | Napa, CA | 1 | $26,080 | $26,080 | Museum Trustee Association | To support the educational programs of the association. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Travers Family Foundation | Manassas, VA | 1 | $25,600 | $25,600 | The Tacy Foundation | Supporting cancer patients | apps.irs.gov |
| Alisann and Terry Collins Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Gallery of Art | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Cape Foundation Inc | Cockeysville, MD | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Baltimore Classical Guitar Society | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Chorzempa Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Gallery of Art | Art Around the Corner Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Ensign C Markland Kelly Jr Memorial Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Fire Museum of Maryland | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Kenya Diaspora Alliance | To support grantee's event honoring prof. ngugi to provide a platform for inter-generational dialogue on social justice and human rights | apps.irs.gov |
| George L Ohrstrom Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Gallery of Art | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gretchen V & Samuel M Feldman Private Foundation Inc | Vineyard Haven, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | American Visionary Art Museum | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Herbert N Gundersheimer Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | To the orchkids program to provide equitable access to music instruction for disadvantaged youth. | apps.irs.gov |
| Humphreys Foundation Inc | Ocean City, MD | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Henry Hotel Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | Grant for exhibitions of art | apps.irs.gov |
| Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Chesapeake Arts Center | To foster creativity, create connections, and inspire joy by delivering innovation and accessible arts and education programs. | apps.irs.gov |
| Noland Edwards Family Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Gallery of Art | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Mica Group Inc | Indigenous leaders initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Parker Family Foundation | Winters, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | MPT Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Round House Theatre | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Maryland Science Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Daniel B and Florence E Green Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Classic Theatre of Maryland | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irwin and Ginny Edlavitch Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Gallery of Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund | McLean, VA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Gallery of Art | Director's circle | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marion & Robert Rosenthal Family Foundation | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Gallery of Art | To assist with program services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skillman Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Research Foundation | Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Outerarts Maryland | Aid in paying partial costs of a fundraising consultant and new deputy director | apps.irs.gov |
| Co Tuw Norman S Starkey Char | Dallas, TX | 1 | $24,000 | $24,000 | Historic Annapolis Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthcare Initiative Foundation | Germantown, MD | 1 | $23,750 | $23,750 | Chinese Culture and Community Service Center Inc | Healthcare 360 program | apps.irs.gov |
| William G Porter Foundation | Williamsport, MD | 1 | $22,750 | $22,750 | Maryland Theatre Association | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| WR Grace Foundation Inc | Columbia, MD | 4 | $22,500 | $10,000 | Restoration Stage | Urban, civic & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| G Frank Thomas FDN Inc Main | Frederick, MD | 5 | $22,000 | $10,000 | National Museum for Civil War Medicine Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $21,250 | $10,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art Inc | Bma ball | apps.irs.gov |
| Campbell Foundation Inc | Timonium, MD | 10 | $20,000 | $2,000 | Arts for Learning Maryland | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr Trustee | Bethesda, MD | 3 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Imagination Stage | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (dba Thornedge FDN) | Wayne, PA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | National Gallery of Art | Further charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Systemic Change | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Docs in Progress Inc | The Invoice Series | apps.irs.gov |
| Galena-Yorktown Foundation | Washington, DC | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Strathmore Hall Foundation | Unrestricted funds | apps.irs.gov |
| John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Uw #839158 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Sultana Education Foundation | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| John E & Sue M Jackson Irr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Baltimore Museum of Industry | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Joy in Blue Foundation | Litchfield Park, AZ | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Historic Annapolis Inc | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Knox Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | National Gallery of Art | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Marinus and Minna B Koster Foundation | Potomac Falls, VA | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Strathmore Hall Foundation | East county strings (ecs) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carl & Nancy Gewirz Fund Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | National Gallery of Art | Promotion of the arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The George L Shields Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Embassy Series | For program services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Samuel & Margaret Gorn Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Donnie Williams Foundation Inc | Salisbury, MD | 2 | $19,000 | $10,000 | Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum Inc | Mural Visions: Native Wisdom | apps.irs.gov |
| Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust | Cambridge, MD | 2 | $18,500 | $12,500 | Dorchester Center for the Arts Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thomas F & Clementine L Mullan Foundation Inc | Lutherville, MD | 2 | $18,400 | $15,000 | Rubicon Productions | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 2 | $17,000 | $12,000 | Synodal School of Liturgical Music Limited | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hagan Family Fund | Greensboro, NC | 5 | $16,400 | $10,000 | Maryland Art Place | Baltimore gallery and museum guide | apps.irs.gov |
| Galanthus Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 1 | $16,000 | $16,000 | Everyman Theatre Inc | To further organization's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacob S Shapiro Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $16,000 | $10,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Scully Family Charitable Foundation | Gulf Stream, FL | 1 | $16,000 | $16,000 | The Academy Art Museum | Organization's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| William E Cross Foundation Inc | Frederick, MD | 4 | $16,000 | $6,000 | William F Moran Jr Museum and Foundation | For program services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Madeline Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $15,939 | $15,939 | Center Stage Associates Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Eliasberg Family Foundation Inc | Jupiter, FL | 6 | $15,200 | $5,000 | Jewish Museum of Maryland | General Purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Alice V & David W Fletcher Foundation Inc | Hagerstown, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Thomas Kennedy Center Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| At & Mary H Blades Foundation Inc | Preston, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Caroline County Historical Society | Linchester mill | apps.irs.gov |
| Fullwood Foundation Inc 6035-00-46 | Greenville, DE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | Youth programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Pulvermann Charitable Trust | Chatham, MA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Mount Vernon Virtuosi | Scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheldon and Audrey Katz Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Round House Theatre Inc | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Still Point Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Round House Theatre Inc | Staging loss - the 2025 gold humanism summit | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clement C Moore II and Elizabeth Wy Moore Charitable Trust | Chestertown, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Sultana Education Foundation | On the Water Funding | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coby Foundation LTD | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | Exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| The H Glenn Sample Jr MD Memorial Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harold & Sylvia Greenberg Family Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Chesapeake Orchestra | Charitable donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jerome G & Annette S Zimmerman Foundation Inc | Boynton Beach, FL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Jewish Museum of Maryland | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Universal Music All Together Now Foundation Inc | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Creative Nomads LTD | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| WH & Althea F Remmel Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Center Stage Associates Inc | Accessibility programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Delaplaine Arts Center | Art & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| The Saul Steinberg Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $14,300 | $14,300 | Washington County Museum of Fine Arts | Donation of artworkto be displayed | apps.irs.gov |
| Schwarzbein Graham Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $13,750 | $13,750 | Carpe Diem Arts | Grant towards organization's programs. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wyman Family Foundation Inc | Easton, MD | 3 | $13,000 | $9,500 | Academy Art Museum | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kenneth L Greif Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $12,500 | $10,000 | Baltimore Clayworks | General | apps.irs.gov |
| W M Pitkin Foundation Inc Winne Banta Basralian & Kahn PC | Hackensack, NJ | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegis Group Foundation Inc | Hanover, MD | 2 | $12,000 | $10,000 | B&O Railroad Museum Inc | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Hope Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Maryland Art Place | To accomplish the charitable purpose of the foundation - charitable/educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry L Gladding Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $12,000 | $5,000 | Arts for Learning Maryland | Support for Current Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Otter Island Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | Strand Theater | Annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Alice Kolb Tax Exempt Char Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $11,382 | $11,382 | Historical Society of Frederick County | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rust Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $11,052 | $11,052 | Oncue Theatre Incorporated | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family Foundation | Annapolis, MD | 3 | $11,000 | $5,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry B and Jessie W Keiser Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $11,000 | $10,000 | National Gallery of Art | Unrestricted use | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Frank C Marino Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 8 | $10,600 | $4,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | General purpose of recipient | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank E & Miriam Loveman Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 2 | $10,500 | $6,500 | Baltimore Museum of Art | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Doug and Betsey Schwab and Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $10,500 | $3,500 | Allegany Arts Council Inc | Charitable Event | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | National Gallery of Art | To carry out specific charitable, educational, and cultural projects | apps.irs.gov |
| Arronson Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Round House Theatre | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Bessoncooper Fund Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Washington Conservatory of Music | Tapestry outreach initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| David Bruce Smith Foundation Inc | Arlington, VA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Chesapeake Orchestra | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| David Minkin Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | National Gallery of Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Distracted Globe Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | International Theatre Development Inc | For : malpaso dance company of cuba | apps.irs.gov |
| Farview Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Carpe Diem Arts | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Fordi Family Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Church Hill Theatre | To foster & support donee's charitable mandate | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Pumphrey Denit Trust Char & Educ Purposes | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Maryland African American Museum | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Hieronymus Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Poe Baltimore Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Judy Family Foundation | Northfield, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Wide Angle Youth Media | See above | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisa Stone Pritzker Family Fund | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | National Gallery of Art | To serve the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity | apps.irs.gov |
| Locks Foundation | Fisher Island, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | National Gallery of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Patterson Memorial Association Co Doug | Reisterstown, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Unite Mount Vernon Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rencourt Foundation Inc | Kennett Square, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Classic Motor Museum of St Michaels | Religious, charitable, scientific, literary or education | apps.irs.gov |
| Rohauer Collection Foundation Inc | Crownsville, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Summerfield Baldwin Jr A Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Our Joyful Noise Baltimore | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| T & W Foundation Inc | Clarksville, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Chun Kyung Ja Foundation | To promote artisic values | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annette M Lerner and Theodore N Lerner Family Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Imagination Stage | Contribution to annual gala - support arts education programs to children | apps.irs.gov |
| The Black Dog Private Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | National Gallery of Art | Fund for Photography under direction of Senior Curator and Head of the Department of Photographs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Butz Foundation Inc | Adamstown, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Riverworks Art Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elizabeth & Michel Sorel Charitable Organization Inc | Reston, VA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Boulanger Initiative | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Baltimore Public Media Corporation | general support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc | Tolland, CT | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Mid Atlantic Arts | Visual art - project/program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heather Hay Miller Foundation Inc Formerly the Heather Hay Murren Foundati | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The James P Verhalen Family FDN Inc | Stonington, CT | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Classic Motor Museum of St Michaels | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Linda M and Thomas J McCabe Family Charitable Trust | Brookeville, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | American Visionary Art Museum | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mark & Carol Hyman Fund | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | National Gallery of Art | Exempt | apps.irs.gov |
| The Philip and Harriet Klein Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | American Visionary Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Van Metre Family Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | National Gallery of Art | Art programs and exhibits | apps.irs.gov |
| The Weglicki Family Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Rutherfoord Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | National Gallery of Art | To fund charitable activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Turkish Coalition of America | Concord, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | American Turkish Association Inc | Sponsorship for the turkish day event | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc | For general support of charitable purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter A Bloedorn Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Round House Theatre | Enrich community with bold, outstanding theatrical and educational experiences | apps.irs.gov |
| Rogers-Wilbur Foundation Inc | Crownsville, MD | 3 | $9,000 | $4,000 | Baltimore Museum of Art | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schulman Foundation Inc | Oxford, MD | 3 | $9,000 | $5,000 | Academy Art Museum | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hedgelawn Foundation Inc | Betterton, MD | 2 | $8,969 | $5,000 | Church Hill Theatre | Community theatre | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth and Robert St John Foundation Inc | Easton, MD | 2 | $8,500 | $4,500 | Talbot County Arts Council | Sustaining grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Grayce B Kerr Fund Inc | Easton, MD | 3 | $7,700 | $7,500 | Academy Art Museum | Bugatti exhibit | apps.irs.gov |
| The John O Mitchell Family Charitable Trust | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $7,613 | $6,088 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Donation to help cover operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth H and Thomas H Broadus Jr Charitable Foundation | Nantucket, MA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Young Victorian Theatre Company | Endowment & program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pettit Family Charitable Foundation | Gaithersburg, MD | 2 | $7,500 | $5,000 | Sandy Spring Museum | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles and Margaret Levin Family Foundation Inc | Wheaton, MD | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | MPT Foundation | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The RCM&D Foundation | Hunt Valley, MD | 2 | $7,500 | $5,000 | Maryland Science Center | Learn through exploration | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scripps Howard Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | National Association of Black Journalists | Journalism Legacy Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| T & M Mitchell FDN Dima-Blrk | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $7,250 | $6,250 | Academy Art Museum | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 5 | $7,061 | $5,000 | The Avalon Foundation Inc | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
| The Amphion Foundation Inc Co Alter Kendrick & Baron LLP | New York, NY | 2 | $7,000 | $4,000 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc | Encourage the performance of contemporary concert music | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richmond Lee Downey Foundation | Williamsport, MD | 3 | $7,000 | $3,000 | Maryland Theatre Association Inc | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Greene-Milstein Family Foundation Co Monica Touesnard | Ithaca, NY | 2 | $6,500 | $5,000 | Round House Theatre | Charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| Grossman Family Charitable Funds Inc | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $6,000 | $5,000 | Strathmore Hall Foundation | For promotingthearts in the greater washington dc area | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Baltimore Childrens Museum Inc | Baltimore, MD | Characterdevelop in children museums | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Mid Atlantic Arts | Baltimore, MD | Support for folklife traditions and art in communities | $2,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Family Foundation | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $1,350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sigmund M Hyman Foundation Inc | Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | General operating funds | $1,260,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| CSX Foundation Inc | B&O Railroad Museum | Baltimore, MD | Various | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | Arts for Learning Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | To support arts internship program | $963,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Charm City Cultural Cultivation Inc | Baltimore, MD | To support capacity building for the last resort artist retreat, a program of charm city cultural cultivation, with staff costs, fundraising consulting capacities, facilities management and profession | $854,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Maryland Art Place Inc | Baltimore, MD | To support capacity building for the last resort artist retreat, a program of charm city cultural cultivation, with staff costs, fundraising consulting capacities, facilities management and profession | $854,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | MPT Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | Documentary film project | $820,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sigmund M Hyman Foundation Inc | Maryland Science Center | Baltimore, MD | General operating funds | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Mid Atlantic Arts | Baltimore, MD | Central appalachia living traditions | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth Carol Fund Inc | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | Support exempt purposes | $675,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation | Arts for Learning Maryland | Baltimore, MD | General support | $652,986 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | Bethesda, MD | To support Education Week. | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Family Foundation | MPT Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | General operations | $525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District Inc | Baltimore, MD | To support capacity building and programs that seed the creative community in baltimore | $525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bunting Family Foundation | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | $506,423 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gottesman Fund | Jewish Museum of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poetry Foundation | Mid Atlantic Arts | Baltimore, MD | Grant for poetry out loud | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation | National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | General | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Wide Angle Youth Media | Baltimore, MD | To support the construction and expansion of this organizations studio for media arts education and job training for youth. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trellis Charitable Fund | National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | General support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard A Henson Foundation Inc | Hagerstown Aviation Museum | Hagerstown, MD | Capital campaign | $395,077 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | Bethesda, MD | K-12 education | $383,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roy Cockrum Foundation | Round House Theatre Inc | Bethesda, MD | The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez | $339,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marvin H Weiner Foundation Inc | The B&O Railroad Museum | Baltimore, MD | Museum expansion | $333,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | Arts and humanities | $332,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center | Baltimore, MD | To support organizational capacity, design and development, community engagement and programming for the black baltimore digital database | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | Bethesda, MD | For project support of coverage on pathways to socioeconomic mobility and overcoming polarization | $291,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hecht-Levi Foundation Inc | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | General support | $285,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jone L Bowman Foundation Inc | Hagerstown Aviation Museum | Hagerstown, MD | Support of exempt purposes | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Witthoey Foundation Inc | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc | Baltimore, MD | General support | $272,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman J Fisher and Doris Fisher Foundation | Annapolis Opera Company | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bunting Family Foundation | B&O Railroad Museum | Baltimore, MD | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | Bethesda, MD | To support the production of reported articles, videos, and more to bring increased attention to broader strategies for advancing opportunities for students, families and communities through Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation | Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance | Baltimore, MD | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman J Fisher and Doris Fisher Foundation | Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Family Foundation | The Baltimore Childrens Museum Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nora Roberts Foundation | Washington County Museum of Fine Arts | Hagerstown, MD | Operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert W Deutsch Foundation | Open Works | Baltimore, MD | General operating grant | $210,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kahlert Foundation Inc | Maryland Science Center | Baltimore, MD | Maryland science center's 48th annual solstice and maryland science center 50th anniversary capital campaign & annual free admission | $202,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Apoyonline - Association for Heritage Preservation of the Americas Inc | Rockville, MD | To support general operations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation Inc | Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | Program grant | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | Core support for preoccupied: indigenizing the museum, a series of nine monographic and thematic exhibitions featuring historic and contemporary native-made artworks, institutional interventions, publ | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shared Earth Foundation | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | St Michaels, MD | To support the organization's mission to preserve and explore history, environment & people of the chesapeake bay. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | Bethesda, MD | For general operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Maryland Science Center | Baltimore, MD | Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holly Peterson Foundation | National Gallery of Art | Hyattsville, MD | To support the charity's core activities. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation Inc | Sharebaby Inc | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted general | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation Inc | The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | Program grant | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Catherine Bunting Foundation Inc | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | $199,688 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samuel H Kress Foundation | National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | Institutional fellowships | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Baltimore Beat Inc | Baltimore, MD | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Baltimore Beat Inc | Baltimore, MD | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Center Stage Associates Inc | Baltimore, MD | To support capacity building and planning for civic practice work | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Forster Family Foundation | Strathmore Hall Foundation | North Bethesda, MD | Charitable | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bainum Family Foundation | Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Baltimore, MD | Wevision media partner | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Family Foundation | Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Blue Waters Foundation | Historic Annapolis | Annapolis, MD | Preserve & protect historic places | $149,862 | apps.irs.gov |
| TRP Shawe Fndatn | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | General operating | $137,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Delaplaine Foundation Inc | Weinberg Center for the Arts | Frederick, MD | Unrestriced grant | $137,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation Inc | Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | General support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Center Stage Associates Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | National Association of Black Journalists | College Park, MD | General support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc | Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | Bethesda, MD | To support the development and dissemination of new education research focused on identifying the needs of diverse students in stem and invention education | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| France-Merrick Foundation Inc | B&O Railroad Museum | Baltimore, MD | Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization. | $116,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Open Circle Theatre Inc | Rockville, MD | Bridging worlds: reimagining live and virtual theatrical experiences through "the grieving project" musical | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Round House Theatre Inc | Bethesda, MD | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ellen WP Wasserman Foundation | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | General purpose of recipient | $103,699 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mhe Foundation Inc | Historic Annapolis | Annapolis, MD | Unrestricted | $102,948 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Abell Foundation Inc | Wide Angle Youth Media | Baltimore, MD | Education | $101,650 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mhe Foundation Inc | Chesapeake Arts Center | Brooklyn Park, MD | Unrestricted | $100,720 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ponsold Motherwell Charitable Trust | Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smart Family Foundation of Illinois | Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | Cultural, historical & other educational | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Baltimore Museum of Art Inc | Baltimore, MD | Religion & cultural inst initiative | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles Butt Foundation | Editorial Projects in Education | Bethesda, MD | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roche Family Foundation | Everyman Theatre Inc | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bunting Family Foundation | Maryland Science Center | Baltimore, MD | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation | Moco Kidsco | Bethesda, MD | Invention scholars program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell-Davidson Foundation | Mt Vernon Virtuosi | Baltimore, MD | Annual fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyoming Philanthropic Trust Inc | Museum Trustee Association | Baltimore, MD | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffy and WM Cafritz Family Foundation Inc | National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | General fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shared Earth Foundation | National Gallery of Art | Hyattsville, MD | To support the dorothea lange photography exhibit. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| RK Mellon Family Foundation | National Gallery of Art | Landover, MD | Operations & photography initi | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles T Bauer Charitable Foundation | Rubicon Productions | Sparks Glencoe, MD | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Abell Foundation Inc | The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Baltimore, MD | Community development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boshell Foundation | Walters Art Museum Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nora Roberts Foundation | Washington County Museum of Fine Arts | Hagerstown, MD | Operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | World Arts Focus | Mount Rainier, MD | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Editorial Projects in Education Inc | Bethesda, MD | K-12 education | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Baltimore Theatre Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization. | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust for Mutual Understanding | Center for International Theatre Development Inc | Baltimore, MD | General support | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | Imagination Stage Inc | Bethesda, MD | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation | Round House Theatre Inc | Bethesda, MD | Arts and humanities | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | Baltimore, MD | Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization. | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.