About Baltimore Community Foundation
Inspire donors to achieve their charitable goals from generation to generation and to improve the quality of life in the Baltimore region through grantmaking, enlightened civic leadership, and strategic investments.
Focus Areas
Education / SchoolsNeighborhood revitalizationHousingHealthJobs / Economic opportunityAgingArts & cultureEnvironment / Green energyRacial justice / BIPOC-led initiatives
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportproject-based grantsflexible funding
About Baltimore Community Foundation
Baltimore Community Foundation Inc moves large, flexible grants through Baltimore institutions and community-serving organizations, with recurring support to groups like Cash Campaign of Maryland and Associated Catholic Charities. Its recent giving also includes major awards to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The United Way of Central Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University, showing a portfolio that reaches across human services, education, culture, and place-based community work. The foundation’s active programs point to a Baltimore-centered approach built around neighborhood safety, community projects, education, human services, and support for women’s self-sufficiency. It also administers a city grants program for low-income Baltimore residents through the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, extending its role as a grantmaker and program administrator in the region. The foundation’s current grantmaking is tied to multiple program areas rather than a single issue, and its funded organizations range from large intermediaries to local nonprofits and public-serving institutions. That mix suggests a foundation working across civic infrastructure, direct services, and neighborhood conditions, with Baltimore City and Baltimore County as the core geography for much of its activity.
What Baltimore Community Foundation Funds
In human services and basic needs work, the foundation gave $1,144,500 to Associated Catholic Charities Inc for general support and various projects, and it also awarded $389,750 to Community Assistance Network for the same broad purpose. Education appears in both institutional and community-facing forms: Johns Hopkins University received $512,087, while Collegebound Foundation Inc received $351,380. The arts are also present in the recent record, with $938,455 to Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc for general support and various projects. Place-based and civic work shows up through grants to Baltimore County Maryland for $337,792 and to Pikesville Armory Foundation Inc for $400,000, fitting the foundation’s neighborhood-oriented programs. Across these grants, the common thread is flexible support for organizations carrying out ongoing operations, projects, and community services rather than a single narrowly defined intervention.
How Baltimore Community Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$29.3M
Total Assets
$314.3M
Total Revenue
$60.6M
Total Expenses
$37.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $46K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$46K
Geographic Reach
Regional32 states funded
About 75% of grants go to recipients in MD.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DR SHANAYSHA SAULS
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