The Bealmear Irrevocable Trust is a small, highly concentrated local funder in the Baltimore/Hunt Valley area that prioritizes animal rescue and care—particularly for dogs—and community shooting/skeet sports. Almost all giving is split among three repeat recipients, indicating long‑term relationships with a few core, local organizations rather than wide geographic or issue diversification.
Concentrated giving: three similarly sized, repeated grants totaling the foundation's entire disbursement; core grantees receive multi‑year or multiple payments rather than many small, one‑off grants.
James S Bealmear Irrevocable Trust gives almost all of its recent support to three repeat Maryland recipients, with one core thread running through the portfolio: rescue, medical care, food, shelter, transport, and adoption for basset hounds and other dogs. The trust also supports an annual skeet tournament, showing a second, recurring interest in community shooting sports. In the latest grants on file, the same three organizations each received $26,286 in 2025, matching a pattern seen in earlier years as well. Across the recent record, the trust’s animal-welfare grants are directed to local organizations serving dogs through hands-on care and adoption work. The Humane Society of Baltimore County in Reisterstown received funding for rescue and transportation as well as medical treatment and shelter, while Maryland SPCA in Baltimore was supported for the same purpose. That parallel funding points to a narrow, repeatable grantmaking approach built around a small set of established local partners rather than a broad slate of one-time awards.
Animal rescue and companion-animal care make up the clearest theme in the trust’s grantmaking. The Humane Society of Baltimore County in Reisterstown received $26,286 in 2025 for rescue, transportation, care, medical treatment, food, shelter, and adoption of basset hounds and other dogs. Maryland SPCA in Baltimore was funded for the same purpose at $26,286 in 2025. A second line of support goes to shooting sports. Loch Raven Skeet and Trap Center in Phoenix received $26,286 in 2025 for its annual skeet tournament, with the same grant purpose appearing in prior years. The trust’s focus is therefore split between direct animal services and a recurring event-based grant for a local recreational shooting venue.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $20,186, median is $25,773, and p75 is $26,286. The recent record shows three repeat recipients, each appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests steady multi-year support rather than one-off awards. The trust is a private family trust structure rather than a public grantmaker, and it does not fund individuals or program-related investments. The pattern is highly concentrated and locally oriented.
$80K
$1.6M
$88K
$108K
Most grants fall between $20K and $26K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$26K
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Notable grantees: The Humane Society of Baltimore County, Inc., Maryland SPCA, Inc., Loch Raven Skeet and Trap Center, Inc.
Grantmaking is fully concentrated in Maryland: 100% of grants go to recipients in the trust’s HQ state, which is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Baltimore, Reisterstown, and Phoenix, all in MD. The distribution is domestic only, with 9 grants in the US and none outside the country.
The trust concentrates on animal rescue and care for dogs, especially basset hounds, and on community skeet and trap shooting. Recent grant purposes include rescue, transportation, medical treatment, food, shelter, and adoption for dogs, plus support for an annual skeet tournament.
Yes. The recent grant list shows the same three recipients appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Maryland SPCA, The Humane Society of Baltimore County, and Loch Raven Skeet and Trap Center. That pattern indicates recurring support for a small set of local partners.
Recent grants are clustered closely together. The p25 grant size is $20,186, the median is $25,773, and the p75 is $26,286. In the latest year on file, grants were issued at the $26,286 level.
Its giving is local and entirely in Maryland. The recipient cities in the recent grants include Baltimore, Reisterstown, and Phoenix, and 100% of grants go to organizations in MD.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC | REISTERSTOWN, MD | $26,801 | 2026 | COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS |
| LOCH RAVEN SKEET AND TRAP CENTER INC | PHOENIX, MD | $26,801 | 2026 | ANNUAL SKEET TOURNAMENT |
| MARYLAND SPCA INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $26,801 | 2026 | COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS |
| THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC | REISTERSTOWN, MD | $26,286 | 2025 | COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS |
| LOCH RAVEN SKEET AND TRAP CENTER INC | PHOENIX, MD | $26,286 | 2025 | ANNUAL SKEET TOURNAMENT |
| MARYLAND SPCA INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $26,286 | 2025 | COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS |
| THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC | REISTERSTOWN, MD | $25,773 | 2024 | COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS |
| MARYLAND SPCA INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $25,773 | 2024 | COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS |
| LOCH RAVEN SKEET AND TRAP CENTER INC | PHOENIX, MD | $25,773 | 2024 | ANNUAL SKEET TOURNAMENT |
| THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC | REISTERSTOWN, MD | $20,186 | 2023 | COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS |
| LOCH RAVEN SKEET AND TRAP CENTER INC | PHOENIX, MD | $20,185 | 2023 | ANNUAL SKEET TOURNAMENT |
| MARYLAND SPCA INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $20,185 | 2023 | COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS |
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC
$26,801COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS
LOCH RAVEN SKEET AND TRAP CENTER INC
$26,801ANNUAL SKEET TOURNAMENT
COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC
$26,286COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS
LOCH RAVEN SKEET AND TRAP CENTER INC
$26,286ANNUAL SKEET TOURNAMENT
COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC
$25,773COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS
COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS
LOCH RAVEN SKEET AND TRAP CENTER INC
$25,773ANNUAL SKEET TOURNAMENT
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC
$20,186COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS
LOCH RAVEN SKEET AND TRAP CENTER INC
$20,185ANNUAL SKEET TOURNAMENT
COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE RESCUE, TRANSPORTATION, CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD AND SHELTER, AND ADOPTION OF BASSET HOUNDS AND OTHER DOGS