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Sherman Family Foundation: 118 grants to organizations, $19 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Sherman Family Foundation, a private foundation in Baltimore, MD, paid 118 grants to organizations totaling $18,984,201 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $2,900,000 to Umbcuniversity System of Maryland Foundation Inc in Adelphi, MD for general operations.
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- EIN
- 526723302
- Based in
- Baltimore, MD
- Assets
- $84,064,763
- Grants paid
- $18,984,201
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202523189349101407. It reported $18,984,201 in grants paid; 118 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umbcuniversity System of Maryland Foundation Inc | Adelphi, MD | General operations | $2,900,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Urban Families Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Human services | $2,325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Y of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operstions | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Education | $740,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MPT Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $510,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Point Source Youth | New York, NY | General operations | Youth development | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roland Park Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Environment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of MD Baltimore FDN | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Metro Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Tree the | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $390,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baltimore Community Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $365,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cherry Hill Strong | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Human services | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thread | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Youth development | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Public | Lewiston, ME | General operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Family Network | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Baltimore Childrens Museum Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upsurge Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Health | Augusta, ME | General operations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kipp 3D Academy | Houston, TX | General operations | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baltimore Abortion Fund | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | General operations | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medstar Harbor Hospital | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | General operations | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridges Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Blsyw | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| We Will All Rise Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Education | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parks & People Foundation | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family League of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Improving Education | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rebuild Baltimore Metro | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Health Center of West Virginia | Cresaptown, MD | General operations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Institute of Art | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Reads | Kensington, MD | General operations | Education | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parentchild Inc | New York, NY | General operations | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts for Learning Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| B360 | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ingenuity Project | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sharebaby Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore Museum of Arts | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baltimore School for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Higher Achievement | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wide Angle Youth Media | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aclu Foundation of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapter One NFP | Odessa, FL | General operations | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mariposa Education | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mid-Coast Recreation Center Inc | Rockport, ME | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Next One Up Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Park School Corporation | Brookline, MA | General operations | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weekend Backpacks | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wypr Radio | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bmore Empowered Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Youth development | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | General operations | Housing and shelter | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore Humane Society | Reistertown, MD | General operations | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Maine Contemporary Art | Rockland, ME | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Angeles Nomadic Division | Los Angeles, CA | General operations | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Maryland Book Bank Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Food Program USA | Washington, DC | General operations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unicef | Washington, DC | General operations | $31,359 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland State Child Care Assoc | Annapolis, MD | General operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Collegebound Foundation | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $26,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adriene Arsht Center for the Performing Arts | Miami, FL | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art With A Heart Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore Outreach Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Mediation Program Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frost School of Music | Coral Gables, FL | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Spca | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oxfam America | Boston, MA | General operations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Links Foundation Incorporated | Washington, DC | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| MD Philanthrophy Network | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $22,070 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adelante Latina Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of WLRN | Miami, FL | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Infant Mental Health Association of Maryland & DC Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Biennial Inc Dba Prospect New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baltimore Museum of Industry Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Neighbors Charter School Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Junior Achievement of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School | Rockport, ME | General operations | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | General operations | $10,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amnesty International USA | New York, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baltimore Design School | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Birthday Books Project Inc | Columbia, MD | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charm City Cultural Cultivation Inc | Scarsdale, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Beach House | Wilmington, DE | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Taco Jitsu Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operations | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | General operations | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Highland Project Inc | New York, NY | General operations | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flight-Path | Omaha, NE | General operations | $6,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkeley Carroll School | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $6,172 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | Rose art museum | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hollywood Schoolhouse Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General operations | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland State Family Child Care Association Inc | Columbia, MD | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Art Ogunquit Dba Ogunquit Museum of Art | Ogunquit, ME | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Orleans Bulldog Rescue | Kenner, LA | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York FDN for the Arts | New York, NY | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teens With Trauma Inc | Sparks, MD | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The William A Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Inc | Rockland, ME | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallkill Valley Land Trust | New Paltz, NY | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sylvia-Nunn Angels | Compton, CA | General operations | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children Striving Together | Ontario, CA | General operations | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vinegar Hill Food Pantry | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $3,102,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,615,000 |
| Education | $1,395,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $875,000 |
| Youth development | $855,000 |
| Environment | $650,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $45,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maryland | $16,708,570 |
| Maine | $712,000 |
| New York | $711,672 |
| Texas | $175,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $150,000 |
| Florida | $120,000 |
| District of Columbia | $101,659 |
| California | $84,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. 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.