Connections Thru Life concentrates its giving in the Baltimore–Maryland region, funding clinical providers, community health programs and complementary social services that keep medically vulnerable people housed, fed and in care. Most grants are contractual payments to hospitals, university clinical programs, community clinics and service organizations—often supporting HIV/AIDS, primary and behavioral health care, and wraparound supports like housing and nutrition. The foundation repeatedly funds the same regional providers, partnering with county health departments and academic medical centers to deliver services rather than underwriting general operating or national advocacy.
Connections Thru Life Inc’s largest recent grant went to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore for contractual payments for services provided, a useful signal of how this public charity works: it pays regional providers to deliver care. The same pattern appears across hospitals, university clinical programs, community health centers, homeless-services organizations, and county health departments, all within Maryland. Many of the named recipients are Baltimore-based, including University of Maryland IHV Clinical, Project PLASE, Chase Brexton Health Services, and University of Baltimore CAPM. The funder’s role is closely tied to service delivery rather than open-ended support, with grants structured as payments for specific clinical and social service work. That approach shows up across HIV/AIDS care, primary care, behavioral health, supportive housing, nutrition support, and public-health capacity. Connections Thru Life Inc also repeatedly returns to the same providers over time, suggesting ongoing relationships with organizations that serve medically vulnerable people in the Baltimore–Maryland region. Its grantmaking is local and entirely U.S.-based, with recipients concentrated in Maryland.
Clinical service contracts are central to Connections Thru Life Inc’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $2,451,269 to University of Maryland IHV Clinical for contractual payments for services provided, and $1,540,072 to University of Baltimore CAPM for the same purpose. Those awards sit alongside support for hospital-linked care, including $1,432,931 to University of Maryland Dental Plus and $389,600 to Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. The foundation also supports HIV/AIDS and community health services: Chase Brexton Health Services received $1,766,568 in 2025, and Moveable Feast received $1,116,822. Supportive housing and homeless services are another clear thread, with $2,083,385 to Project PLASE and $456,892 to New Vision House of Hope. Public health departments also appear in the recipient list, including Harford County Health Department, Baltimore County Dept of Health, and Anne Arundel County Dept of Health.
Connections Thru Life Inc gives at a relatively high service-contract scale: the p25 grant size is $71,519, the median is $226,556, and the p75 is $328,723. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Moveable Feast, Chase Brexton Health Services, Project PLASE, Park West Health System, Light Health and Wellness Comprehen, Total Health Care Inc, New Vision House of Hope, Harford County Health Department, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, and Health Care for the Homeless. That repetition fits a transactional model: contractual payments for services provided rather than unrestricted awards. The foundation is a public charity, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
$19.9M
$2.1M
$20M
$20.7M
Most grants fall between $72K and $329K, with a median of $227K.
25th Percentile
$72K
Median
$227K
75th Percentile
$329K
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Concentrated, service-oriented contracting: relatively few, large grants paid as contractual payments for services; frequent repeat funding to the same regional clinical and social-service providers rather than one-off or national grants.
Notable grantees: Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland IHV Clinical, Chase Brexton Health Services, Moveable Feast, Project PLASE
Grantmaking is concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 100% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Baltimore is the main recipient city, appearing across hospital, clinic, housing, and social-service providers. Other Maryland locations in the recent grants list include Bel Air, where Harford County Health Department received awards, and Annapolis, where Anne Arundel County Dept of Health received support. The pattern is local rather than multistate or international.
It funds hospitals, university clinical programs, community health centers, homeless-service providers, and county health departments. The listed recipients include Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland IHV Clinical, Project PLASE, Chase Brexton Health Services, and Baltimore County Dept of Health.
Typical awards are in the mid-to-high five- and low-six-figure range. The p25 grant size is $71,519, the median is $226,556, and the p75 is $328,723.
Yes. Multiple organizations appear in more than one year, including Moveable Feast, Chase Brexton Health Services, Project Plase, Light Health and Wellness Comprehen, Harford County Health Department, and Health Care for the Homeless.
Its giving is concentrated in Maryland, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Baltimore is the primary recipient city, and other Maryland recipients include Bel Air and Annapolis.
No. The foundation is listed as not funding individuals and not making program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $4,617,369 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IHV CLINICAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $2,451,269 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| PROJECT PLASE | BALTIMORE, MD | $2,083,385 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| CHASE BREXTON HEALTH SERVICES | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,766,568 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE CAPM | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,540,072 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL PLUS | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,432,931 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| PARK WEST HEALTH SYSTEM | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,169,570 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| MOVEABLE FEAST | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,116,822 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| TOTAL HEALTH CARE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $912,173 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| LIGHT HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPREHEN | BALTIMORE, MD | $593,079 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS | BALTIMORE, MD | $518,438 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| NEW VISION HOUSE OF HOPE | BALTIMORE, MD | $456,892 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $389,600 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| HARFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT | BEL AIR, MD | $244,767 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPT OF HEALTH | BALTIMORE, MD | $216,752 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| MARYLAND LEGAL AID BUREAU | BALTIMORE, MD | $156,358 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPT OF HEALTH | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $124,347 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| SISTERS TOGETHER AND REACHING | BALTIMORE, MD | $122,264 | 2025 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| MOVEABLE FEAST | BALTIMORE, MD | $612,663 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| CHASE BREXTON HEALTH SERVICES | BALTIMORE, MD | $495,066 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IHV CLINICAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $428,870 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| LIGHT HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPREHEN | BALTIMORE, MD | $353,082 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| TOTAL HEALTH CARE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $320,603 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| PROJECT PLASE | BALTIMORE, MD | $315,449 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| PARK WEST HEALTH SYSTEM | BALTIMORE, MD | $287,911 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| NEW VISION HOUSE OF HOPE | BALTIMORE, MD | $283,566 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE - CAPM | BALTIMORE, MD | $169,546 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS | BALTIMORE, MD | $139,846 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| HARFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT | BEL AIR, MD | $85,728 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $72,193 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| MARYLAND LEGAL AID BUREAU | BALTIMORE, MD | $69,498 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPT OF HEALTH | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $58,585 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPT OF HEALTH | BALTIMORE, MD | $42,461 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
| GILCHRIST HOSPICE CARE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $779 | 2023 | CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED |
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$4,617,369CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IHV CLINICAL
$2,451,269CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
PROJECT PLASE
$2,083,385CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE CAPM
$1,540,072CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL PLUS
$1,432,931CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
PARK WEST HEALTH SYSTEM
$1,169,570CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
TOTAL HEALTH CARE INC
$912,173CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
LIGHT HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPREHEN
$593,079CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
NEW VISION HOUSE OF HOPE
$456,892CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE
$389,600CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
HARFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
$244,767CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPT OF HEALTH
$216,752CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPT OF HEALTH
$124,347CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
SISTERS TOGETHER AND REACHING
$122,264CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IHV CLINICAL
$428,870CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
LIGHT HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPREHEN
$353,082CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
TOTAL HEALTH CARE INC
$320,603CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
PROJECT PLASE
$315,449CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
PARK WEST HEALTH SYSTEM
$287,911CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
NEW VISION HOUSE OF HOPE
$283,566CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE - CAPM
$169,546CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
HARFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
$85,728CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE
$72,193CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPT OF HEALTH
$58,585CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPT OF HEALTH
$42,461CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
GILCHRIST HOSPICE CARE INC
$779CONTRACTUAL PYMTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED