Private foundation · EIN 52-1853565 · Towson, Maryland

Batza Family Foundation Inc

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 2025 Form 990-PF: 18 grants paid, $814K total, median $33K. 78% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
18
$814K
Median grant
$33K
Stays in MD
78%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.6M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NYUnrestricted$156K
Kennedy Krieger InstituteBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$125K
Catholic CharitiesBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$100K
Mercy Health FoundationBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$100K
The Odyssey SchoolTimonium, MDUnrestricted$55K
Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$50K
Cristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$42K
Archdiocese of BaltimoreBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$37K
Baltimore Leadership School for Young WomenBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$35K
Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish StudiesTowson, MDUnrestricted$30K
Carmelite Sisters of BaltimoreBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$25K
Mercy High SchoolBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$25K
Notre Dame Preparatory SchoolTowson, MDUnrestricted$13K
Dilworth CenterCharlotte, NCUnrestricted$10K
The Cavanaugh House IncReistertown, MDUnrestricted$10K
Autism SpeaksNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
St Jude Children's Research HospitalArlington, VAUnrestricted$650
The Gunston SchoolCentreville, MDUnrestricted$250

By state: Maryland 14 · New York 2 · North Carolina 1 · Virginia 1

About this foundation

Batza Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Towson, Maryland, tax-exempt since 1994. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Batza Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Batza Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $814K across 18 grants, a median of $33K.

Where does Batza Family Foundation Inc give?

Maryland (14 grants), New York (2 grants), North Carolina (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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