The Robbins Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving locally on youth-serving organizations in Dorchester County and the Maryland Eastern Shore, funding both program and facility needs. Its major commitments are to well-established service providers—primarily the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore and the Dorchester County Family YMCA—focused on expanding local youth recreation, after-school programming, and community facilities (e.g., the Maces Lane project in Cambridge).
Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust has concentrated its recent giving on Cambridge and Dorchester County youth infrastructure, with repeated support for the Maces Lane Project in Cambridge and the Dorchester County Family YMCA. The foundation’s largest recent commitments were two $200,000 grants, one in 2024 and one in 2025, both to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore for the Maces Lane Project in Cambridge. That project sits alongside ongoing support for local youth recreation, after-school programming, and community facilities on the Maryland Eastern Shore. The trust also backs established local service organizations rather than a wide range of distant recipients. In the recent grants list, the Dorchester County Family YMCA received program support in 2023 and 2025, while Habitat for Humanity Choptank received repeated support for Dorchester County home projects across multiple years. Other grants show the same local pattern through support for shelter, food assistance, heritage buildings, and community spaces in Cambridge and nearby Dorchester County towns. Overall, the foundation reads as a place-based funder with a consistent focus on youth, facilities, and community services in its immediate region.
Youth development is a clear center of the trust’s grantmaking. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore received $200,000 in 2024 and $200,000 in 2025 for the Maces Lane Project in Cambridge, and the Dorchester County Family YMCA received $78,000 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2025 for program support. Beyond youth services, the foundation has funded housing and shelter-related work. Habitat for Humanity Choptank received $25,000 in 2023, $25,000 in 2024, and $25,000 in 2025 for Dorchester County home projects, while The Salvation Army received $20,000 in 2025 for the cold weather shelter on Washington Street and $20,000 in 2024 for kitchen upgrades there. It also supports food access and local community assets. Midshore Meals Til Monday received $15,000 in 2025 for Dorchester County food assistance, and Dorchester Center for the Arts Inc received $35,000 in 2023 for a roof project front portion and $12,500 in 2025 for program support.
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$467K
Most grants fall between $5K and $18K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$18K
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Concentrated, local giving with relatively few, large grants; repeated multi-year or multiple payments to the same core youth-serving organizations rather than many small or diverse grantees.
Notable grantees: Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore, Dorchester County Family YMCA
Typical grants are modest but regularly repeated: the distribution centers at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $18,000 at the 75th percentile. The pattern is not limited to one-off checks; several recipients appear across multiple years, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore, Dorchester County Family YMCA, Habitat for Humanity Choptank, The Salvation Army, and Dorchester Skipjack Committee Inc. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent giving is best described as recurring local institutional support, often tied to program operations, facilities, or specific capital needs.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: 98% of grants go to recipients in Maryland, the foundation’s headquarters state. Cambridge is the main recipient city in the recent list, with additional grants to Trappe and several organizations serving Dorchester County. Virginia appears only as a recipient location for John & Janice Wyatt Foundation in Winchester. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with all 58 grants going to U.S. recipients.
Recent grants cluster around youth-serving organizations, community service providers, housing nonprofits, food-assistance groups, and local cultural or civic institutions. Examples include Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore, Dorchester County Family YMCA, Habitat for Humanity Choptank, The Salvation Army, and Dorchester Skipjack Committee Inc.
Recurring support is common. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore, Dorchester County Family YMCA, Habitat for Humanity Choptank, The Salvation Army, and Dorchester Skipjack Committee Inc. The grant list shows repeated funding for the same projects or programs over time.
The grant-size distribution is centered on smaller awards: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $18,000. Larger grants do appear, including $200,000 awards for the Maces Lane Project in Cambridge.
Maryland recipients account for 98% of grants, and Cambridge is the most common recipient city in the recent grant list. Other Maryland locations include Trappe and organizations serving Dorchester County. A smaller share of grants goes to Virginia recipients, including Winchester.
The clearest patterns are youth development and after-school programming, housing repair and home improvement, cold-weather shelter and homelessness support, food assistance, and community facilities. Named grants include program support for Dorchester County Family YMCA, Dorchester County home projects through Habitat for Humanity Choptank, and cold weather shelter support for The Salvation Army.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $200,000 | 2025 | MACES LANE PROJECT IN CAMBRIDGE |
| DORCHESTER COUNTY FAMILY YMCA | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHOPTANK | TRAPPE, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY HOME PROJECTS |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $20,000 | 2025 | COLD WEATHER SHELTER WASHINGTON ST. |
| MIDSHORE MEALS TIL MONDAY | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $15,000 | 2025 | DORCHESTER COUNTY FOOD ASSISTANCE |
| DORCHESTER SKIPJACK COMMITTEE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $15,000 | 2025 | SKIPJACK RESTORATION |
| JOHN & JANICE WYATT FOUNDATION | WINCHESTER, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | READING INITIATIVE DORCHESTER COUNTY |
| ONE MISSION CAMBRIDGE | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $15,000 | 2025 | GRANT REQUEST - FOOD |
| DORCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $12,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DELMARVA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM |
| CASA OF THE MID-SHORE | EASTON, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR CITIZENS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL INC | EASTON, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORNEEDY IN DORCHESTER COUNTY |
| CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE POWER BOAT RACING ASSOC INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $8,000 | 2025 | 2025 POWER BOAT REGATTA SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL OUTDOOR FOUNDATION INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $6,000 | 2025 | 2025 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/PRINTING |
| KITTY CITY RESCUE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | GRANT REQUEST |
| COURAGEOUS HEARTS HORSEMANSHIP INC | HURLOCK, MD | $3,000 | 2025 | SPONSOR THERAPY HORSE |
| WAUGH CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $3,000 | 2025 | CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY GARDEN 2025 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $200,000 | 2024 | MACES LANE PROJECT IN CAMBRIDGE |
| JAMES B RICHARDSON FOUNDATION INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $35,000 | 2024 | 103 HAYWARD STREET IMPROVEMENTS |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHOPTANK | TRAPPE, MD | $25,000 | 2024 | FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY HOME PROJECTS |
| DORCHESTER COUNTY FAMILY YMCA | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $20,000 | 2024 | KITCHEN UPGRADS WASHINGTON STREET |
| DORCHESTER SKIPJACK COMMITTEE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $15,500 | 2024 | SKIPJACK RACE & MAINTENANCE |
| JAMES BUSICK TENNIS FOUNDATION INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $12,000 | 2024 | COURT RESURFACING |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL INC | EASTON, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORNEEDY IN DORCHESTER COUNTY |
| THE PINE STREET COMMITTEE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | GRANT REQUEST |
| DELMARVA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | COLD WEATHER SHELTER |
| ONE MISSION CAMBRIDGE | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | GRANT REQUEST - FOOD |
| NATIONAL OUTDOOR FOUNDATION INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | 2024 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/PRINTING |
| CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE POWER BOAT RACING ASSOC INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | 2024 POWER BOAT REGATTA SUPPORT |
| KITTY CITY RESCUE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | GRANT REQUEST |
| DORCHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | HERITAGE BLDG |
| DORCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WAUGH CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $3,000 | 2024 | CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY GARDEN 2024 |
| CASA OF THE MID-SHORE | EASTON, MD | $3,000 | 2024 | FOR CITIZENS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY |
| COURAGEOUS HEARTS HORSEMANSHIP INC | HURLOCK, MD | $3,000 | 2024 | 2023 SPONSOR THERAPY HORSE |
| DORCHESTER COUNTY FAMILY YMCA | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $78,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $50,000 | 2023 | MACES LANE PROJECT IN CAMBRIDGE |
| DORCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $35,000 | 2023 | ROOF PROJECT FRONT PORTION |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHOPTANK | TRAPPE, MD | $25,000 | 2023 | FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY HOME PROJECTS |
| DORCHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $20,000 | 2023 | HERITAGE BLDG |
| MID-SHORE COMMUNITY RADIO INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $18,000 | 2023 | EQUIPMENT UPGRADES |
| THE JOHN & JANICE WYATT FOUNDATION | WINCHESTER, VA | $15,000 | 2023 | READING INITIATIVE DORCHESTER COUNTY |
| DORCHESTER SKIPJACK COMMITTEE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $14,000 | 2023 | SKIPJACK RACE & MAINTENANCE |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATIONS DORCHESTER COUNTY |
| THE PINE STREET COMMITTEE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | GRANT REQUEST |
| MIDSHORE MEALS TIL MONDAY | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | DORCHESTER COUNTY FOOD ASSISTANCE |
| ONE MISSION CAMBRIDGE | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | GRANT REQUEST |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL INC | EASTON, MD | $9,000 | 2023 | FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORNEEDY IN DORCHESTER COUNTY |
| NATIONAL OUTDOOR FOUNDATION INC | CAMBRIDGE, MD | $7,000 | 2023 | 2023 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/PRINTING |
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE
$200,000MACES LANE PROJECT IN CAMBRIDGE
DORCHESTER COUNTY FAMILY YMCA
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHOPTANK
$25,000FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY HOME PROJECTS
THE SALVATION ARMY
$20,000COLD WEATHER SHELTER WASHINGTON ST.
MIDSHORE MEALS TIL MONDAY
$15,000DORCHESTER COUNTY FOOD ASSISTANCE
DORCHESTER SKIPJACK COMMITTEE INC
$15,000SKIPJACK RESTORATION
JOHN & JANICE WYATT FOUNDATION
$15,000READING INITIATIVE DORCHESTER COUNTY
ONE MISSION CAMBRIDGE
$15,000GRANT REQUEST - FOOD
DORCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC
$12,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
DELMARVA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
$10,000MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL INC
$10,000FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORNEEDY IN DORCHESTER COUNTY
CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE POWER BOAT RACING ASSOC INC
$8,0002025 POWER BOAT REGATTA SUPPORT
NATIONAL OUTDOOR FOUNDATION INC
$6,0002025 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/PRINTING
KITTY CITY RESCUE INC
$5,000GRANT REQUEST
COURAGEOUS HEARTS HORSEMANSHIP INC
$3,000SPONSOR THERAPY HORSE
WAUGH CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$3,000CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY GARDEN 2025
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE
$200,000MACES LANE PROJECT IN CAMBRIDGE
JAMES B RICHARDSON FOUNDATION INC
$35,000103 HAYWARD STREET IMPROVEMENTS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHOPTANK
$25,000FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY HOME PROJECTS
DORCHESTER COUNTY FAMILY YMCA
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE SALVATION ARMY
$20,000KITCHEN UPGRADS WASHINGTON STREET
DORCHESTER SKIPJACK COMMITTEE INC
$15,500SKIPJACK RACE & MAINTENANCE
JAMES BUSICK TENNIS FOUNDATION INC
$12,000COURT RESURFACING
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL INC
$10,000FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORNEEDY IN DORCHESTER COUNTY
THE PINE STREET COMMITTEE INC
$10,000GRANT REQUEST
DELMARVA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
$10,000COLD WEATHER SHELTER
ONE MISSION CAMBRIDGE
$10,000GRANT REQUEST - FOOD
NATIONAL OUTDOOR FOUNDATION INC
$5,0002024 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/PRINTING
CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE POWER BOAT RACING ASSOC INC
$5,0002024 POWER BOAT REGATTA SUPPORT
KITTY CITY RESCUE INC
$5,000GRANT REQUEST
DORCHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
$5,000HERITAGE BLDG
DORCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
WAUGH CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$3,000CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY GARDEN 2024
COURAGEOUS HEARTS HORSEMANSHIP INC
$3,0002023 SPONSOR THERAPY HORSE
DORCHESTER COUNTY FAMILY YMCA
$78,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
DORCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC
$35,000ROOF PROJECT FRONT PORTION
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHOPTANK
$25,000FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY HOME PROJECTS
DORCHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
$20,000HERITAGE BLDG
MID-SHORE COMMUNITY RADIO INC
$18,000EQUIPMENT UPGRADES
THE JOHN & JANICE WYATT FOUNDATION
$15,000READING INITIATIVE DORCHESTER COUNTY
DORCHESTER SKIPJACK COMMITTEE INC
$14,000SKIPJACK RACE & MAINTENANCE
THE SALVATION ARMY
$10,000OPERATIONS DORCHESTER COUNTY
THE PINE STREET COMMITTEE INC
$10,000GRANT REQUEST
MIDSHORE MEALS TIL MONDAY
$10,000DORCHESTER COUNTY FOOD ASSISTANCE
ONE MISSION CAMBRIDGE
$10,000GRANT REQUEST
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL INC
$9,000FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FORNEEDY IN DORCHESTER COUNTY
NATIONAL OUTDOOR FOUNDATION INC
$7,0002023 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/PRINTING