Private foundation · EIN 06-1801624 · Baltimore, Maryland · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The Roche Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 7 grants paid, $530K total, median $25K. 43% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
7
$530K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in MD
43%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$45M

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, MEUnrestricted$230K
Everyman Theatre IncBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$100K
The Nightingale-Bamford SchoolNew York, NYUnrestricted$100K
Harvard Law SchoolBoston, MAUnrestricted$25K
UNC - Institute for the Arts and HumanitiesChapel Hill, NCUnrestricted$25K
FIRST Tee - Greater BaltimoreHunt Valley, MDUnrestricted$25K
United Way of Central MarylandBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$25K

By state: Maine 1 · Maryland 3 · New York 1 · Massachusetts 1 · North Carolina 1

About this foundation

The Roche Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Baltimore, Maryland, administered in care of George a Roche, tax-exempt since 2007. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does The Roche Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Roche Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $530K across 7 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does The Roche Family Foundation give?

Maine (1 grants), Maryland (3 grants), New York (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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