About John J Leidy Foundation
The John J Leidy Foundation concentrates its giving on local Baltimore-area social services, with large, targeted gifts to organizations addressing immediate needs and youth opportunity. Recent grants show a clear focus on poverty and food insecurity relief alongside investment in educational and workforce pathways for young people. The foundation appears to favor a small number of substantial awards rather than many small grants, directing significant resources where they can have measurable community impact.
Focus Areas
Hunger relief and emergency food distribution in Maryland (e.g., Maryland Food Bank)Youth education, mentorship, and career-readiness programs in Baltimore-area communities (e.g., Thread Inc)
Who They Fund
low-income individuals and familiesdisaster-affected communitiesstudents and learnerspeople with disabilitiessurvivors of domestic violencelow-income legal aid clientscompanion animals/animal welfare beneficiaries
About John J Leidy Foundation
A $185,000 grant to Maryland Food Bank anchors The John J Leidy Foundation Inc’s recent giving and points to a clear pattern: the foundation directs sizable resources to Baltimore-area organizations working on poverty relief, food access, youth opportunity, and related community needs. Thread Inc received $125,000 in 2023 and $30,000 in 2024, showing continued support for educational pathways in Baltimore. The foundation also backed Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare with $50,000 in both 2024 and 2025, linking its education and workforce support to local health-care careers. Beyond those larger awards, its recent grants include direct support for emergency food distribution, community services, and programs for students and learners, alongside grants to arts, health, and animal welfare organizations. The mix suggests a local funder that uses relatively substantial grants to support established nonprofits serving immediate needs as well as longer-term opportunity building. Its grantmaking is centered in Maryland and concentrated in the Baltimore metropolitan area, with recipients mostly in Baltimore and nearby communities such as Owings Mills and Towson.
What John J Leidy Foundation Funds
Food insecurity and poverty relief are prominent in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $185,000 to Maryland Food Bank for poverty relief and $50,000 to Franciscan Center for poverty relief, both in Baltimore. In education and youth development, Thread Inc received $125,000 for educational work in 2023 and another $30,000 in 2024, while Irvine Natural Science Center Inc in Owings Mills received $48,334 in 2025 for educational programming. The foundation also connects education to career pathways: Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare received $50,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025 for health-care work. Arts and culture appear as well, with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra receiving $30,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for arts and cultural programming.
How John J Leidy Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in a modest-to-substantial range: p25 is $5,000, median is $7,500, and p75 is $10,000. Recent awards show that the foundation also makes larger targeted grants, especially to established local nonprofits. Recipients appear across multiple years in several cases, including Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Thread Inc, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and Associated Jewish Community Federation, which points to recurring support rather than one-time funding only. The foundation is a regular funder and accepts unsolicited proposals under its general grantmaking programs. Those programs support operating needs, new or ongoing programs, and equipment, with preference for organizations serving the Baltimore metropolitan area.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$940K
Total Assets
$6.8M
Total Revenue
$1.5M
Total Expenses
$1.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Local8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
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