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Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Maryland

Imperigo has identified 407 funders that made 4,891 grants totaling $335.3M to 611 arts & culture organizations in Maryland, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Maryland

Total granted $335.3M
Funders 407
Grants 4,891
Organizations funded 611

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. The Community Trust Foundation Inc
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $23K · through 2024 · 14.5% of their giving
$193K
27. Mid Shore Community Foundation Inc
52 grants to 24 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$833K
28. The Horizon Foundation of Howard County Inc
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$391K
29. Carroll County Arts Council Inc
12 grants to 5 organizations · largest $11K · through 2024 · 37.3% of their giving
$100K
30. Richman Family Foundation Inc
13 grants to 8 organizations · largest $120K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$552K
31. Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County Maryland Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $386K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$1.2M
32. Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $375K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$1.0M
33. Community Foundation of the Eastern Shor
40 grants to 16 organizations · largest $281K · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$740K
34. Hancock's Resolution Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $80K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$80K
35. The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc
25 grants to 8 organizations · largest $56K · through 2023 · 2.3% of their giving
$690K
36. Maryland Nursery Landscape and Greenhouse Association
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2025 · 41.6% of their giving
$75K
37. Community Foundation of Anne Arundel Co
44 grants to 22 organizations · largest $68K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$530K
38. Pearlstone Family Fund Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $70K · through 2024 · 4.7% of their giving
$271K
39. Venable Foundation Inc
32 grants to 7 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$402K
40. Arlington Cty Police Charitable Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2019 · 25.0% of their giving
$50K
41. Edward J Gallagher Jr Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $62K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$152K
42. Womens Club at Hagerstown Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $43K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$43K
43. Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $28K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$42K
44. Baltimore Civic Fund Inc
24 grants to 21 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$613K
45. Columbia Association Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2023 · 2.1% of their giving
$370K
46. The Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 19.9% of their giving
$35K
47. The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc
24 grants to 11 organizations · largest $182K · through 2024
$1.0M
48. Zimmerman Fund for Children
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$81K
49. Associated Black Charities Inc C/O Chris Thornton
7 grants to 7 organizations · largest $167K · through 2019 · 1.2% of their giving
$408K
50. American Gift Fund
19 grants to 11 organizations · largest $510K · through 2024
$1.1M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture work in Maryland, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 16 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering arts & culture work, with an address in Maryland. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable arts & culture funding in Maryland, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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