Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore’s recent grantmaking is organized around Baltimore City behavioral health services, with multiple active programs for recovery housing, psychiatric consultation, school-based substance use services, early childhood mental health, crisis line support, and community partnerships. The foundation describes its work as aligning resources, programs, and policies that support the behavioral health and wellness of individuals, families, and communities. Its grantmaking reflects that systems orientation: competitive funding opportunities are structured to support providers and service networks rather than individual recipients. The largest recent grant listed is $40,252,480 in 2025 to See Attached, followed by $39,619,856 in 2024 to See Attached and $31,965,026 in 2023 to See Attached. That pattern points to grantmaking at a scale far above typical local program awards. The active portfolio also shows a strong emphasis on recovery housing, including a program for pregnant women and women with children and another for young adults. Other named initiatives include the Baltimore City 988 Public Education Campaign, the Substance Use Urgent Care Center, and the Early Childhood Mental Health Head Start Initiative.
Recovery housing is one of the clearest program areas. Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore operates a Recovery Housing for Pregnant Women & Women with Children RFP in Baltimore City, and it also has a Young Adult Recovery Housing Program for the same geography. Both point to housing as part of substance use recovery rather than a separate service. The foundation also funds crisis and outreach infrastructure. A Baltimore City 988 Public Education Campaign supports promotion of the 988 helpline, while the Substance Use Urgent Care Center program is aimed at establishing or operating an urgent care center for substance use in Baltimore City. For children and families, the portfolio includes the Making All the Children Healthy (MATCH) Psychiatric Consultation initiative and the Early Childhood Mental Health Head Start Initiative. A School-Based Substance Use Services program adds prevention and treatment support in school settings.
The grant-size data show a very narrow distribution at a high level: the 25th percentile is $35,792,441, the median is $39,619,856, and the 75th percentile is $39,936,168. That indicates most grants cluster close to forty million dollars rather than spreading across many smaller awards. The 2023, 2024, and 2025 top grants also suggest recurring annual grantmaking at roughly the same scale. The organization is a foundation-style funder with annual grants given of $111,837,362 and total assets of $31,555,306. It funds organizations, not individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Several active opportunities are competitive RFPs, and some accept unsolicited proposals while others do not.
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Grantmaking is concentrated in Baltimore City rather than in the foundation’s headquarters state profile. The active programs all specify Baltimore City, including recovery housing, school-based substance use services, 988 public education, and early childhood mental health work. The recent-grants country distribution is entirely US-based, with 3 grants in the US and no non-US recipient countries listed. Specific recipient cities are not identified in the recent-grants table beyond Baltimore City.
Its active programs cover recovery housing, psychiatric consultation, school-based substance use services, early childhood mental health, 988 helpline education, substance use urgent care, respite services, and community supports partnerships. The common thread is behavioral health and wellness for individuals, families, and communities, with a strong Baltimore City focus.
The typical grant size is very high: the 25th percentile is $35,792,441, the median is $39,619,856, and the 75th percentile is $39,936,168. The top recent grants listed are $40,252,480 in 2025, $39,619,856 in 2024, and $31,965,026 in 2023.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates that it funds organizations and does not fund individuals. Its active opportunities are also structured as competitive grants, RFPs, and requests for expressions of interest for service providers.
The active programs point to pregnant women and women with children, young adults, children and adolescents, and families connected to Head Start and school settings. The broader beneficiary list also includes individuals with behavioral health needs, families affected by behavioral health conditions, behavioral health providers, and underserved or hard-to-reach populations.
The active grant programs shown are all for Baltimore City. The recipient-country distribution for the recent grants is also entirely US-based, with 3 grants in the US.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Current and upcoming funding from Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Eligibility requirements are contained in the RFP; the opportunity is directed to organizations able to provide Housing First housing inspection services in Baltimore City.
Deadline: Proposals due November 16, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
Who can apply: Competitive funding opportunities for services typically not reimbursable through Maryland Medicaid; specific eligibility is not provided in the scraped content.
Deadline: Throughout the year; specific deadlines not provided in the scraped content.
Who can apply: Training at no cost is available to Baltimore City Opioid Restitution Fund grantees; BHSB sub-vendors may receive other support related to contract deliverables.
Deadline: No deadlines stated; requests appear to be accepted on an ongoing basis.
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