Private foundation · EIN 52-6074744 · Upperco, Maryland

Jim and Patty Rouse Charitable 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: 57 grants paid, $301K total, median $4,500. 53% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
57
$301K
Median grant
$4,500
Stays in MD
53%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.0M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Transit ChoicesBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$37K
Holistic Life FoundationBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$20K
Goat in the RoadMontgomery, ALUnrestricted$15K
Advocates for the WestBoise, IDUnrestricted$11K
American Friends of Canadian Land TBellingham, WAUnrestricted$10K
Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkTakoma Park, MDUnrestricted$10K
Judge Williams Center for EducationCollege Park, MDUnrestricted$10K
Conservation Lands FoundationDurango, COUnrestricted$9,000
Living Classrooms FoundationBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$9,000
United Palestinian AppealWashington, DCUnrestricted$8,750
American Bird ConservancyThe Plains, VAUnrestricted$7,000
Blue Water BaltimoreBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$7,000
Chesapeake Bay Journal Media IncSeven Valleys, PAUnrestricted$7,000
Chesapeake Legal AllianceAnnapolis, MDUnrestricted$6,500
Grand Canyon TrustFlagstaff, AZUnrestricted$6,500
Waverly Improvement CenterBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$6,000
Audubon Mid-AtlanticBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$5,500
Shorerivers IncEaston, MDRestricted$5,500
Annapolis Area MinistriesAnnapolis, MDUnrestricted$5,000
Anne Arundel Watershed AcademyMillersville, MDUnrestricted$5,000
Boys Girls Club of AnnapolisAnnapolis, MDUnrestricted$5,000
Columbia RiverkeeperHood River, ORUnrestricted$5,000
EcoflightAspen, COUnrestricted$5,000
New Mexico Environmental Law CtrAlbuquerque, NMUnrestricted$5,000
PivotRandolph, MAUnrestricted$5,000
Tubman Center for Health FreedomSeattle, WAUnrestricted$5,000
Central Area Motivation ProgramSeattle, WAUnrestricted$5,000
Delaware MD Synod of the EvangelicaCatonsville, MDUnrestricted$5,000
Waterkeeper ChesapeakeTakoma Park, MDUnrestricted$4,500
ACLU of AlabamaMontgomery, ALUnrestricted$4,000
American Visionary Art MuseumBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$4,000
Anne Arundel Conflict ResolutionAnnapolis, MDUnrestricted$4,000
Tides Foundation - Movement VoterSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted$4,000
Arundel Rivers FoundationEdgewater, MDUnrestricted$3,000
Child FIRST AuthorityBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$3,000
Brown Memorial Tutoring ProgramBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$2,500
McGilvra Elementary PTASeattle, WAUnrestricted$2,500
Meany PtsaSeattle, WAUnrestricted$2,500
Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$2,000
The Peregrine FundBoise, IDUnrestricted$2,000
Red Wolf CoalitionColumbia, NCUnrestricted$2,000
TouchstonesAnnapolis, MDUnrestricted$2,000
Wypr RadioBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$2,000
Maryland Public TvOwings Mills, MDUnrestricted$2,000
Pauls PlaceBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$2,000
Arboretum FoundationSeattle, WAUnrestricted$1,500
516 ArtsAlbuquerque, NMUnrestricted$1,500
Culture ConnectRhinebeck, NYUnrestricted$1,500
Redside FoundationBoise, IDUnrestricted$1,000
Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Environmental Working GroupWashington, DCUnrestricted$1,000
InaturalistSan Rafael, CAUnrestricted$1,000
Intersection of Change Strength toBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$1,000
Our Common TableBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$1,000
WbjcBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$1,000
Baltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$500
Walters Art MuseumBaltimore, MDUnrestricted$500

By state: Maryland 30 · Washington 6 · Alabama 2 · Colorado 2 · Idaho 3 · District of Columbia 2

About this foundation

Jim and Patty Rouse Charitable Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Upperco, Maryland, administered in care of James W Rouse, tax-exempt since 1967. 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 Jim and Patty Rouse Charitable 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 Jim and Patty Rouse Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $301K across 57 grants, a median of $4,500.

Where does Jim and Patty Rouse Charitable Foundation Inc give?

Maryland (30 grants), Washington (6 grants), Alabama (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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