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The Helen J Serini Foundation Inc: 21 grants to organizations, $246,823 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Helen J Serini Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Reisterstown, MD, paid 21 grants to organizations totaling $246,823 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $20,000 to Beyond Shelter Frederick in Frederick, MD for general operating support for capacity building activities following beyond shelter's rebranding efforts..
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- EIN
- 461353961
- Based in
- Reisterstown, MD
- Assets
- $2,677,874
- Grants paid
- $246,823
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202523219349107867. It reported $246,823 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond Shelter Frederick | Frederick, MD | General operating support for capacity building activities following beyond shelter's rebranding efforts. | Religion-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Wealth Builders Fiscally Sponsored By Maryland Philanthropy Netwo | Baltimore, MD | General operating support to continue and grow community wealth builders' core programs, which tap community wealth building (cwb) strategies/models to foster more equitable, sustainable, and resilien | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homeless Persons Representation Project | Baltimore, MD | General operating support for hprp's work to meet individual legal needs and systemic issues through direct representation, advocacy, and outreach for individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Center On Economic Policy | Baltimore, MD | General operating support for mdcep's work advancing innovative policy ideas to foster broad prosperity and help our state be the standard-bearer forresponsible public policy through research, analysi | Social science | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland Hunger Solutions An Initiative of the Food Research Action Center | Baltimore, MD | General operating support for maryland hunger solutions' work in anti-hunger advocacy, working to create hunger-free communities and improve nurtition, health, and economic security across maryland. l | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Frederick Center | Frederick, MD | General operating support to uplift the lgbtq+ community and allies in frederick county. | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paths Together (formerly Adoptions Together) | Calverton, MD | General operating support to maintain and grow infant adoption placement counseling and support services, foster care adoption placement & family training services, counseling for children and familie | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baltimore Community Toolbank | Baltimore, MD | Renewed general operating support for the toolbank's work to enhance access to resources for organizations and communities in the greaterbaltimore area via tools, equipment and expertise. last of thre | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adoption Exchange Association | Linthicum, MD | General operating support for naa's work supporting and advancing best practices in adoption from foster care. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Banner Neighborhoods Community | Baltimore, MD | General operating support for banner neighborhoods' work to promote resident-based leadership, neighborhood pride and stability, and provide direct services that contribute to the overall stability of | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | General operating support to increase the financial capability of low-tomoderate income individuals and families through direct services, practitioner training, and advocacy. last of three installment | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freestate Justice | Baltimore, MD | General operating support for freestate justice's work to improve the lives of lgbtq marylanders through free legal services, community outreach, andpolicy advocacy. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healthcare Access Maryland | Baltimore, MD | Renewed general operating support for healthcare access maryland's work to improve the health of maryland residents, address the community's greatest health needs and advance hcam's advocacy prioritie | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impact Hub Baltimore Fiscally Sponsored By Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | Renewed general operating support funding to support impact hub baltimore's work with entrepreneurs, systems change, and the social sector in baltimore | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Literacy Council of Frederick County | Frederick, MD | General operating support for the literacy council's staff team which coordinates programs (community classes, tutoring, parent literacy (in 4 fcps title i elementary schools) and workplace literacy e | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Citizens Health Initiative Fund | Baltimore, MD | General operating support for advocacy around the reduction of health disparities, increased coverage and reining in rising drug costs in maryland.last of three installments. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rob's Barbershop Community Foundation | Odenton, MD | General operating support for no-charge grooming services and supplies for clients of the t.i.m.e. organization. | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | General support for maryland philanthropy network's work to convene philanthropies across the state to advance and support the social sector.(cash value is the annual 2024/2025 dues payment less value | $7,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Believe Big | Hunt Valley, MD | General operating support to help believe big's work bridging the gap between conventional and complementary medicine for fighting cancer. | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Federated Charities | Frederick, MD | Loan obligation waived o/b/o federated charities (june-dec) | $1,773 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Light House | Annapolis, MD | Program-specific support for client holiday celebrations, including meals, gifts, etc. | Housing and shelter | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Religion-related | $20,000 |
| Social science | $20,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 |
| Health care | $12,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maryland | $246,823 |
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Updated November 17, 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.