Maryland · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Maryland

Imperigo has identified 1,426 funders that made 11,505 grants totaling $4.9B to 830 education organizations in Maryland, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Maryland

Total granted $4.9B
Funders 1,426
Grants 11,505
Organizations funded 830

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc
56 grants to 16 organizations · largest $196K · through 2024 · 19.7% of their giving
$2.6M
27. Family League of Baltimore City Inc
46 grants to 18 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 7.2% of their giving
$7.0M
28. Harriet Lane Home Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $680K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.5M
29. Greater Washington Community Foundation
222 grants to 61 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$16.6M
30. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
39 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.4M · through 2023 · 2.3% of their giving
$19.8M
31. State Employees Credit Union of Maryland Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 88.8% of their giving
$2.2M
32. The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc
57 grants to 12 organizations · largest $889K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$8.1M
33. Evergreen House Foundation Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $345K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.9M
34. Eastern Shore Regional Library Inc
24 grants to 4 organizations · largest $84K · through 2024 · 49.9% of their giving
$1.9M
35. Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc
15 grants to 2 organizations · largest $2.2M · through 2023 · 4.0% of their giving
$8.7M
36. Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy
21 grants to 4 organizations · largest $234K · through 2024 · 20.1% of their giving
$1.6M
37. Center for the Study of Democratic Institution
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $720K · through 2024 · 15.6% of their giving
$2.0M
38. The United Way of Central Maryland Inc
174 grants to 55 organizations · largest $204K · through 2024 · 7.6% of their giving
$4.0M
39. Mid Shore Community Foundation Inc
77 grants to 22 organizations · largest $161K · through 2024 · 9.9% of their giving
$3.1M
40. Umb Health Sciences Research Park Corporation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $726K · through 2024 · 60.9% of their giving
$1.5M
41. Meritus Health Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.7M · through 2024 · 17.6% of their giving
$1.7M
42. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2021 · 14.7% of their giving
$2.0M
43. Patricia and Mark Joseph Shelter Foundation Inc
46 grants to 18 organizations · largest $302K · through 2024 · 14.0% of their giving
$2.0M
44. East Bay Community Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $12.6M · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$14.6M
45. Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.5M · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$12.8M
46. Baltimore Civic Fund Inc
14 grants to 12 organizations · largest $2.2M · through 2024 · 7.5% of their giving
$3.5M
47. The Eddie C and C Sylvia Brown Family Foundation Inc
23 grants to 13 organizations · largest $399K · through 2025 · 15.5% of their giving
$1.6M
48. Research to Prevent Blindness Endowment Fund Inc
15 grants to 1 organization · largest $350K · through 2024 · 6.6% of their giving
$3.4M
49. The Chicago Community Trust
51 grants to 17 organizations · largest $25.0M · through 2023
$41.1M
50. The James Family Charitable Trust
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $2.3M · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$3.5M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 20 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 education 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 education funding in Maryland, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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