Foundations that fund organizations in Annapolis, Maryland
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Annapolis nonprofits
636 private foundations gave $37M to Annapolis organizations in their latest filings; 30 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,138 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Annapolis around $100K. 35 of these funders are based in Maryland; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 636
- Accept applications
- 30
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Annapolis
- $37M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,138
- Typical median grant
- $100K
- Based in MD
- 35%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Annapolis organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 41 | $2.2M | $9,230 | Yes | General support; Choose clean water coalition; Pa stormwater work |
| The Mhe Foundation Inc | Edgewater, MD | 12 | $1.4M | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Nature conservation; Education |
| The Bunting Family Foundation C/O Knollwood Investment Advisory | Hunt Valley, MD | 5 | $1.4M | $35K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| The Helena Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | Operating |
| Speedwell Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | Education - Establish professorship in Foreign Studies $1,2… |
| The Blue Waters Foundation | Annapolis, MD | 7 | $1.2M | $101K | Preselected only | Conserve & restore chesapeake bay watershed; Preserve & protect historic places; Provide lifelong, accessible engagement in the arts |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1.1M | $525K | Preselected only | Future coalition 2023; Sustaining capacity for cultural movement at sustain the cu… |
| Robert and Molly Tarr Charitable Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | Education/sports lacrosse facility |
| Alison Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $845K | $845K | Preselected only | To support the curriculum based on t |
| Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $833K | $833K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| John J & Mary R Schiff Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $800K | $400K | Preselected only | General support |
| Fusco Family Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $800K | $800K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Tara Chand Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $705K | $705K | Preselected only | Contribution of land for conservation |
| The Madeline Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $680K | $340K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 2 | $650K | $325K | Yes | To expand technical assistance capacity and buffer maintena…; To support watershed restoration and best management practi… |
| The Terawulf Charitable Foundation | Easton, MD | 1 | $650K | $650K | Preselected only | Protection and preservation of the chesapeake bay watershed |
| Alfred E and Marylynn Festa Family Foundation Inc | Midlothian, VA | 1 | $625K | $625K | Yes | Education |
| Norman J Fisher and Doris Fisher Foundation | Annapolis, MD | 12 | $601K | $4,500 | Preselected only | To help build a healthier community life; For assistance in providing shelter for the homeless |
| Dunleavy Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| The Brunckhorst Foundation | Melville, NY | 1 | $425K | $425K | Preselected only | General Purpose unless otherwise stated |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 2 | $420K | $210K | Preselected only | To support the wrap-around support program of charting care…; To support the construction of affordable housing units wit… |
| The Grubman Compton Foundation C/O Wilkin & Guttenplan | East Brunswick, NJ | 1 | $392K | $392K | Yes | General Purpose |
| The Orokawa Foundation Inc C/O Martin J Eby | Towson, MD | 2 | $375K | $188K | Preselected only | Endowment fund |
| Mary Catherine Bunting Foundation Inc C/O Knollwood Investment Advisory | Hunt Valley, MD | 3 | $371K | $55K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| Spector Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $334K | $50K | Preselected only | Annual Fund; Pritzker Challenge fund; Endowment for Balbec fees fund |
| Grayce B Kerr Fund Inc | Easton, MD | 2 | $330K | $165K | Yes | Matching gift; Conservation using artificial intelligence |
| Kentfields Foundation C/O Philip J Rauch | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $290K | $70K | Preselected only | Corporate sustainability initiative; Implementing climate solutions in maryland; General operating support |
| John Vos Family Foundation Inc | Laurel, MD | 10 | $254K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Support for abused children; Homeless shelter; To provide rosaries to members of the armed forces |
| The Max Stenbeck Charitable Fund C/O Hcvtholthouse Carlin&van Trigt Llp | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation D/B/A the Morningstar Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $250K | $125K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | General support |
| Jenny Johnson Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | General budget |
| Petters Family Foundation | Newport News, VA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Support of naval academy annual fund, stem and minority out… |
| Peak6 Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | For Journey Champion Match Challenge |
| The Robin y and Frank M Semple Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $243K | $243K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Byrne and Pamela Murphy Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $240K | $240K | Preselected only | Environmental - conservation |
| Phillips Charitable Foundation | Charleston, SC | 6 | $232K | $20K | Preselected only | Cash for charitable programs; Literacy funding to underserved children; Sponsorship of the 2024 group sail program |
| Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation Inc | Detroit, MI | 1 | $225K | $225K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $216K | $216K | Yes | Fostering youth development and leadership |
| The Davis Family Foundation Inc | Hanover, MD | 4 | $210K | $43K | Preselected only | General use |
| McMullen Family Foundation | Montclair, NJ | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Support their activities |
| William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | 17 | $186K | $10K | Yes | General operations; Charting our new course capital campaign-weems and plath bu…; $10,000 community leadership fund and $10,000 fund for anne… |
| The Shared Earth Foundation | Chestertown, MD | 1 | $185K | $185K | Yes | To support a program for environmental and young leadership… |
| France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $155K | $15K | Yes | Grants are to be used in accordance with the established pu… |
| The Mario Family Foundation | Chatham, NJ | 1 | $151K | $151K | Preselected only | Digitizing our maritime history |
| Me & Fj Callahan Foundation | Chagrin Falls, OH | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | General operations |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | General donation |
| Emily Bayless Graham Charitable Trust Courtney McGrath Spangler & T McGrath | Annapolis, MD | 3 | $150K | $50K | Preselected only | To fund Educational Organization for the Arts.; To Fund Educational Organizations; To Fund Educational Organization for the Arts |
| Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation | Annapolis, MD | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Maryland environmental education pro |
| Head & Heart Foundation Tr 12319 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Oak Hill Fund | Charlottesville, VA | 3 | $140K | $40K | Yes | To support rapid stream de-listing in pennsylvania. specifi…; To accelerate progress toward the bay tmdl and agreement go…; To educate coalition members on, and engage them in the dec… |
| Agua Fundinc | Front Royal, VA | 2 | $135K | $68K | Preselected only | For general support; For general support for the choose clean water coalition |
| The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc | Davidsonville, MD | 11 | $134K | $10K | Preselected only | Charity |
| The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $130K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating; Capital improvement; Annual walk for animals |
| Hopelab Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Support Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund |
| The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation C/O Fulton Vittoria Llp | New York, NY | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | $50,000 for general purposes; $75,000 second and final inst… |
| George Castera Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Jerome S and Grace H Murray Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 13 | $118K | $5,050 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Children's Programming and supplies for Children's programs; Charting Careers General Operating Support |
| Izzo Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 4 | $118K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General donation; Nurses station |
| William M Wood Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $117K | $117K | Yes | Supports history conference |
| George and Carol Olmsted Foundation | Falls Church, VA | 1 | $115K | $115K | Preselected only | Undergraduate overseas travel, student conference |
| The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $115K | $35K | Yes | support to deepen relationships with Baltimore area Black-l…; general support; support for the Baltimore Fund, which supports the developm… |
| The Dunahoo Family Foundation Inc | Millersville, MD | 1 | $112K | $112K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Mayday Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $110K | $110K | Yes | Clinical translational research awards for young investigat… |
| Summerfield Baldwin Jr Fdn B | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $109K | $109K | Preselected only | General support |
| Wayne Duddlesten Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General use |
| Jampart Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Schultz Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Further charitable goals |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | To support research for metastatic breast cancer |
| Jean T and Heyward G Pelham Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $100K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable Event; General & Unrestricted; general purposes including to support repairs and other wor… |
| Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust | Garden City, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Harrison Foundation | Manakinsabot, VA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General 501(c)(3) purposes of organization |
| Reinemund Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Three Opinions Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Griffith Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Thomas and Lis Petersen Private Family Foundation Inc | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Tua August Heid By T Heid Char | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Daniel B and Florence E Green Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 4 | $100K | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Culp Family Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | 2025 grant for general operating |
| The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Environment |
| The Dovana Foundation Inc C/O Benchmark Tax & Accounting Llp | Woodland Hills, CA | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | Use of technology to enhance the pace and quality of conser…; To provide the tools, training and resources needed to care… |
| Carol M Jacobsohn Foundation Inc | Stuart, FL | 3 | $95K | $20K | Yes | General operating; Challenge grant |
| Creston G Tate and Betty Jane Tate Foundation | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | $94K | $94K | Preselected only | General Support |
| The Palmer Foundation | Oakton, VA | 1 | $93K | $93K | Preselected only | Help build a new state of the art oyster restoration center |
| Sweetser Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | 5 | $93K | $15K | Yes | General operating support |
| Suzanne & David Jackson Foundation | Annapolis, MD | 5 | $90K | $10K | Preselected only | General operations; General operation |
| Maryland Association of Community Action Agencies | Annapolis, MD | 2 | $86K | $43K | Preselected only | 2024 funding; 2 generation work |
| Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | Chicago, IL | 5 | $77K | $1,250 | Yes | general operating support; support Capacity Building Initiative $25,000 and the Mid-At…; support of the Grants 4 Teachers fund |
| The Smart Family Fund | Lisle, IL | 2 | $75K | $38K | Preselected only | Student support services - 2024; Annual fund - 2024 |
| The David & Vickie Smick Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | 3 | $75K | $15K | Yes | Charitable |
| The Osprey Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Water resources |
| Irving Feintech Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General support |
| Lockhart Vaughan Foundation | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $75K | $38K | Yes | Environment: support efforts in baltimore to improve the ch…; Environment: support greening efforts that are visible to t… |
| The Bert Foundation Inc C/O Donald R Mering | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Support exempt purposes |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $74K | $74K | Yes | Postsecondary education |
| Captain W J Dimitrijevic Memorial Trust | Orlando, FL | 1 | $73K | $73K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Clayton Baker Trust | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $70K | $20K | Yes | Environment; Education |
| John G & Jean R Gosnell Foundation | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Brooks-Mathews Foundation | Fremont, CA | 1 | $70K | $70K | Yes | Support general purposes. |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Annapolis, Maryland?
The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc, The Mhe Foundation Inc, The Bunting Family Foundation C/O Knollwood Investment Advisory, The Helena Foundation Inc, Speedwell Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Annapolis organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Annapolis. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.