About University of Maryland Foundation
The University System of Maryland Foundation promotes, galvanizes, and supports the advancement of public higher education in Maryland through leadership and engagement in philanthropy, asset management, and stewardship.
Focus Areas
Higher educationScholarships and student supportFaculty supportResearchAdvancement and alumni relationsInvestment management
Funding Style
direct service deliveryprogram implementationproject-based funding
Topics
service delivery operationscommunity-based program supportprogram management and execution
About University of Maryland Foundation
University of Maryland Foundation Inc directs its grantmaking toward Maryland public higher education, with the largest recent awards going to major campuses in the University System of Maryland. In 2024, it gave $3,865,750 to University of Maryland College Park for Program Services and $2,917,280 to UMBC for Program Services, showing a pattern of large institutional support rather than small project grants. The foundation’s work also reaches other system institutions, including UMS at Princess Anne and UMCES in Cambridge, where grants in the seven-figure range support university operations and priorities. Its stated mission is to promote, galvanize, and support the advancement of public higher education in Maryland through philanthropy, asset management, and stewardship. That framing matches a grant record centered on students, faculty, research, scholarships, and institutional priorities. The recent distribution also includes awards to the University System of Maryland in Adelphi and to University of Maryland Baltimore, reinforcing that the foundation functions as a system-level funder tied closely to public higher education infrastructure in Maryland.
What University of Maryland Foundation Funds
Scholarships and student support appear throughout the foundation’s portfolio, including $1,049,837 to UMCES in Cambridge for Program Services and smaller awards to University of Maryland Surgical Associates in Baltimore for Program Services. Faculty support and research are also part of the funding pattern, with institutional distributions designed to support those functions across University System of Maryland institutions and affiliated community colleges. For systemwide administration, the foundation gave $402,068 to University System of Maryland in Adelphi for Program Services, indicating support for centralized operations as well as campus-level needs. Its active programs also show direct attention to students through USM Student Emergency Funds, which were created to provide emergency assistance to USM students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies.
How University of Maryland Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes are relatively large: the 25th percentile is $269,113, the median is $1,049,837, and the 75th percentile is $2,438,335. The recent record shows repeat support to the same institutions across multiple years, including University of Maryland College Park, UMBC, UMES, and UMCES, which points to recurring institutional funding rather than isolated one-time awards. The foundation is not a pass-through for individual giving and does not make program-related investments. Its active gift options include unsolicited donations for several funds, while institutional distributions are managed through the foundation’s endowment and current-use structure.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8.4M
Total Assets
$2.6B
Total Revenue
$75.5M
Total Expenses
$44M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $269K and $2.4M, with a median of $1M.
25th Percentile
$269K
Median
$1M
75th Percentile
$2.4M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Tom Gilbert
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