Private foundation · EIN 52-6035997 · Baltimore, Maryland

Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Maryland. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $17K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 92 grants paid, $4.2M total, median $17K. 74% of grants stayed in Maryland. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
92
$4.2M
Median grant
$17K
Stays in MD
74%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$45M

How to apply

Letter of inquiry/ grant application/ grant request summary to include: Description of institution (overview, mission statement, population served), description of program, financial information (budget, sources of funds, major contributions and amounts, financial statements, etc.). Evidence of 501c(3) status and list of trustees/board members and occupations. Contact: Misty Gibson, 2800 Quarry Lake Drive Ste 390, Baltimore, MD, 4107273200 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 92 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NEUnrestricted$871K
Associated Jewish Community Federation of BaltimoreBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$597K
Foundation for Jewish Campus Life (hillel)Washington, DCUnrestricted$225K
Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$200K
Jewish Community Center of Greater BaltimoreBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$200K
Baltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$120K
New Israel FundWashington, DCUnrestricted$103K
Israel on Campus CoalitionWashington, DCUnrestricted$100K
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYUnrestricted$85K
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$80K
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$75K
Southeast Community Development CorporationBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$72K
Waterfront PartnershipBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$70K
Innovation WorksBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$67K
Fund for Educational ExcellenceBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$60K
Belair-Edison Neighborhoods IncBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$50K
Camps Airy and LouiseBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$50K
Healthy Neighborhoods IncBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$50K
Jewish Grandparents NetworkStevenson, MDUnrestricted$50K
Maryland Food BankBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$50K
Friends of ImpjBeverly Hills, CAUnrestricted$45K
B'nai B'rith Youth OrganizationWashington, DCUnrestricted$30K
Mt Washington Pediatric HospitalBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$30K
Friends of Patterson ParkBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$30K
American Friends of the Hebrew UniversityNew York, NYUnrestricted$25K
Maryland Academy of Sciences Maryland Science CenterBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$25K
NAMI Metropolitan BaltimoreBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$25K
Ofakim La'atid Emergency Operating SupportMiami, FLUnrestricted$25K
Postpartum Support InternationalPortland, ORUnrestricted$25K
Live Baltimore Home CenterBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$24K
Arts for Learning MarylandBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
Baltimore Center StageBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
Banner Neighborhoods Community CorporationBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
Fells Point Creative Alliance IncBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish StudiesBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
Jewbelong IncUpper Montclair, NJUnrestricted$20K
National Aquarium in BaltimoreBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
One TableNew York, NYUnrestricted$20K
Port Discovery Children's MuseumBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
St Francis of Assisi SchoolTriangle, VAUnrestricted$20K
The Ingenuity ProjectBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
The Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation IncBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
Walters Art MuseumBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
YMCABaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
United Way of Central MarylandBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$18K
American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NYUnrestrictes$15K
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter SchoolBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$15K
Baltimore Program of Aubudon Mid-AtlanticBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$15K
Baltimore School for the Arts FoundationBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$15K
Community Assistance Network IncBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$15K
Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street IncBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$15K
House of Ruth MarylandBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$15K
Maryland Alliance of Public Charter SchoolsBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$15K
Meals on Wheels of Central MarylandBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$15K
Parks and People IncBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$15K
Art With a HeartBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$13K
Maryland Philanthropy NetworkBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$12K
Baltimore Community FoundationBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$10K
Baltimore Homecoming IncBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$10K

By state: Maryland 68 · Nebraska 1 · District of Columbia 4 · New York 7 · California 1 · Florida 2

About this foundation

Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Baltimore, Maryland, tax-exempt since 1954. 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 Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. ). Evidence of 501c(3) status and list of trustees/board members and occupations. Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $4.2M across 92 grants, a median of $17K.

Where does Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc give?

Maryland (68 grants), Nebraska (1 grants), District of Columbia (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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