Trustees of the Endowment Fund of the University of Maryland
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About Trustees of the Endowment Fund of the University of Maryland
The organizations’ purpose is to receive, invest, and control any property entrusted to it and to apply any income in accordance with the donors' wishes to benefit the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Focus Areas
ScholarshipsProfessorshipsFellowshipsResearch supportAwardsLecturesMedical equipment and supplies
Who They Fund
education researcherseducational institutions (schools, colleges, research centers)students/learners
Funding Style
general/unrestricted supportcore operating support
About Trustees of the Endowment Fund of the University of Maryland
The Trustees of the Endowment Fund of the University of Maryland exists to hold and manage assets for a single beneficiary: the University of Maryland, Baltimore. That donor-directed purpose shapes a grantmaking pattern centered on scholarships, professorships, fellowships, research support, awards, lectures, and medical equipment and supplies. In the most recent grants, the largest award was $3,306,866 to the University of Maryland in Baltimore for Education and Research, followed by a $2,471,210 grant to the same recipient in 2025 and a $1,923,636 grant in 2023. Those awards point to a funder that makes large institutional distributions rather than many small external grants. The foundation’s active grant programs also show the range of support it channels into the University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Medicine and affiliated programs, including endowed professorships, fellowships, lectures, awards, and equipment purchases. Within that structure, the Medical Alumni Association of the University of Maryland Inc has also appeared as a recurring recipient of general support grants.
What Trustees of the Endowment Fund of the University of Maryland Funds
Education and research are the clearest throughline in the grant record. The foundation gave $3,306,866 to the University of Maryland in Baltimore for Education and Research, then followed with a $2,471,210 grant to the same recipient in 2025 for the same purpose. It also supported the Medical Alumni Association of the University of Maryland Inc with $289,368 for General Support in 2024. Program descriptions show funding for scholarships, professorships, fellowships, research support, awards, lectures, and medical equipment and supplies, all tied to the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Several active programs are structured around the School of Medicine, including professorships and fellowships for faculty and research training, along with awards, lectures, and equipment support for academic and clinical use.
How Trustees of the Endowment Fund of the University of Maryland Gives
Grant sizes are large: the typical award sits at a p25 of $288,611, a median of $1,106,502, and a p75 of $2,269,444. The recent record shows a mix of very large institutional grants and smaller general-support awards. Recipients do repeat across years: the University of Maryland in Baltimore appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the Medical Alumni Association of the University of Maryland Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 as well. The foundation is an endowment fund, and its support is donor-directed through distributions from the endowment. One active general endowment funding program accepts unsolicited requests, while several named program areas do not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8.6M
Total Assets
$143.6M
Total Revenue
$7.4M
Total Expenses
$3.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $289K and $2.3M, with a median of $1.1M.
25th Percentile
$289K
Median
$1.1M
75th Percentile
$2.3M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MD.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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