Maryland · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Crime & Legal Aid in Maryland

Imperigo has identified 155 funders that made 816 grants totaling $178.2M to 88 crime & legal aid organizations in Maryland, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Crime & Legal Aid Funding in Maryland

Total granted $178.2M
Funders 155
Grants 816
Organizations funded 88

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

100. Equal Justice WorksRegrantor
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $131K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$750K
101. Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$50K
102. National Institute for Criminal Justice ReformRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2023 · 3.6% of their giving
$240K
103. Education Development Center IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $161K · through 2023 · 1.1% of their giving
$770K
104. Nolan Robison Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2025 · 44.8% of their giving
$40K
105. American College of Bankruptcy FoundationRegrantor
14 grants to 4 organizations · largest $12K · through 2025 · 3.9% of their giving
$146K
106. Equality California InstituteRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2022 · 3.6% of their giving
$150K
107. Maryland State Bar Association IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2019 · 27.8% of their giving
$25K
108. Montgomery County Family Justice Center Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 50.5% of their giving
$25K
109. Center for Land Reform Inc DBA Center for Community ProgressRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $86K · through 2025 · 5.6% of their giving
$86K
110. Greater Baltimore Medical Center IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2022 · 6.7% of their giving
$65K
111. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan BaltimoreRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2023 · 2.1% of their giving
$195K
112. Equality FederationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $58K · through 2024 · 6.4% of their giving
$58K
113. International Academy of Trial Lawyers FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021 · 3.7% of their giving
$65K
114. Clean Slate Initiative IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $153K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$153K
115. The Tahirih Justice CenterRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $46K · through 2025 · 2.6% of their giving
$65K
116. Believe in Music IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2020 · 33.2% of their giving
$8K
117. Family Values Work a Multi-State ConsortiumRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$162K
118. Vose River Charitable FundRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $80K · through 2024
$160K
119. Borealis PhilanthropyRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $290K · through 2022
$510K
120. Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $142K · through 2024
$192K
121. National Association For Community MediationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2023 · 3.2% of their giving
$31K
122. No Boundaries Coalition IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $22K · through 2023 · 4.4% of their giving
$22K
123. Climate and Clean Energy Equity FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $110K · through 2024
$110K
124. United Way of Southern MarylandRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2020 · 3.1% of their giving
$15K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to crime & legal aid 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. 10 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 crime & legal aid 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 crime & legal aid funding in Maryland, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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