Inspire donors to achieve their charitable goals from generation to generation and to improve the quality of life in the Baltimore region through grantmaking, enlightened civic leadership, and strategic investments.
Baltimore Community Foundation Inc moves large, flexible grants through Baltimore institutions and community-serving organizations, with recurring support to groups like Cash Campaign of Maryland and Associated Catholic Charities. Its recent giving also includes major awards to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The United Way of Central Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University, showing a portfolio that reaches across human services, education, culture, and place-based community work. The foundation’s active programs point to a Baltimore-centered approach built around neighborhood safety, community projects, education, human services, and support for women’s self-sufficiency. It also administers a city grants program for low-income Baltimore residents through the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, extending its role as a grantmaker and program administrator in the region. The foundation’s current grantmaking is tied to multiple program areas rather than a single issue, and its funded organizations range from large intermediaries to local nonprofits and public-serving institutions. That mix suggests a foundation working across civic infrastructure, direct services, and neighborhood conditions, with Baltimore City and Baltimore County as the core geography for much of its activity.
In human services and basic needs work, the foundation gave $1,144,500 to Associated Catholic Charities Inc for general support and various projects, and it also awarded $389,750 to Community Assistance Network for the same broad purpose. Education appears in both institutional and community-facing forms: Johns Hopkins University received $512,087, while Collegebound Foundation Inc received $351,380. The arts are also present in the recent record, with $938,455 to Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc for general support and various projects. Place-based and civic work shows up through grants to Baltimore County Maryland for $337,792 and to Pikesville Armory Foundation Inc for $400,000, fitting the foundation’s neighborhood-oriented programs. Across these grants, the common thread is flexible support for organizations carrying out ongoing operations, projects, and community services rather than a single narrowly defined intervention.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $46K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$46K
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Recent grants show a middle-market pattern: the typical award size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $46,025 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes several much larger general-support grants, indicating that the foundation makes both routine operating awards and sizable institutional gifts. Repeated recipients appear across years, including Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc, The United Way of Central Maryland Inc, Associated Catholic Charities Inc, York Catholic High School, and The United Way of Central Maryland Inc, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time transactions. The foundation is structured as a mixed community foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including Stronger Neighborhoods Grants, Black Philanthropy Circle Fund, Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle Grants, and the Baltimore City Community Grants Program.
The giving is heavily concentrated in Maryland: 75% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Maryland is also the top state by grant count. Baltimore is the main city hub, with recent grantees in Baltimore, Towson, Beltsville, Stevenson, and Freeland. Outside Maryland, recent grants reached Washington, DC; Cincinnati, Ohio; York, Pennsylvania; Cullman, Alabama; and Charlottesville, Virginia. All recorded recipient-country data is in the United States, with 1,744 grants there.
Its active programs cover education, neighborhoods, human services, community projects, capacity building, Black-led community services, women’s self-sufficiency, and direct services for low-income Baltimore City residents. Recent grants also went to organizations such as Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc, Johns Hopkins University, and Associated Catholic Charities Inc, showing support for arts, education, and human services.
Yes, some active programs accept unsolicited requests. Those include Stronger Neighborhoods Grants, Black Philanthropy Circle Fund, Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle Grants, and the Baltimore City Community Grants Program administered by BCF for the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
Most of the giving is in Maryland, and 75% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Baltimore City and Baltimore County are central in the program geography, though recent grants also reached Washington, DC; Cincinnati, Ohio; York, Pennsylvania; Cullman, Alabama; and Charlottesville, Virginia.
Yes. The recent list shows repeated grants across years to Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc, The United Way of Central Maryland Inc, Associated Catholic Charities Inc, and York Catholic High School, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Baltimore Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants must meet the fund’s requirements for projects benefiting residents of the greater Baltimore area and focused on arts and culture.
Deadline: September 18, 2026; January 8, 2027
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, or projects using an eligible fiscal sponsor, located in or benefiting Baltimore City or Baltimore County. Applications should be developed with residents and organizations directly connected to the community.
Deadline: September 23, 2026
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, or projects using an eligible fiscal sponsor, located in or benefiting Baltimore City or Baltimore County. Proposals must be developed in partnership with school leaders.
Deadline: September 23, 2026
Who can apply: Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits or use a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, serve Baltimore City residents, have a total organizational budget of $500,000 or less, and align with housing, health, jobs, education, or aging. Organizations with an open Weinberg Foundation grant are ineligible.
Deadline: June 1–September 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST
Who can apply: Organizations or fiscal agents serving the Baltimore area that qualify as 501(c)(3) public charities and do not discriminate on specified protected grounds. The program does not fund start-up organizations or new programs, capital projects, individuals, higher education institutions, or organizations outside the Baltimore region.
Deadline: July 1–September 30, 2026
Who can apply: Organizations or fiscal agents qualifying as 501(c)(3) public charities and not discriminating on specified protected grounds.
Deadline: Rolling basis
Who can apply: Organizations or fiscal agents serving the Baltimore area that qualify as 501(c)(3) public charities. Programs must primarily serve women and their families living in Baltimore City or Baltimore County.
Deadline: November 1–December 15, 2026
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $4,458,913 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,144,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $938,455 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $512,087 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| SAINT BERNARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL | CULLMAN, AL | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $452,024 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE NETWORK | BALTIMORE, MD | $389,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| CAPITAL REGION MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL | BELTSVILLE, MD | $360,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| YORK CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | YORK, PA | $350,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| MARYLAND NEW DIRECTIONS INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $348,707 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| CAPITAL CARING HEALTH | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $284,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| GILCHRIST HOSPICE CARE INC | HUNT VALLEY, MD | $274,600 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| FUSION PARTNERSHIPS INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $267,492 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| MERCY HIGH SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $267,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $260,649 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $259,752 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | NOTRE DAME, IN | $250,200 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| THE LOYOLA SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $245,667 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA BALTIMORE | BOSTON, MA | $240,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $234,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL | YORK, PA | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY OF BALTIMORE CITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $193,074 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| PRO BONO COUNSELING PROJECT INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $182,507 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE | BALTIMORE, MD | $175,156 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| GILMAN SCHOOL INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $169,957 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM | BALTIMORE, MD | $167,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $162,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $158,657 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| SAINT IGNATIUS LOYOLA ACADEMY | BALTIMORE, MD | $157,368 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $152,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| MAYOR'S OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND ENGAGEMENT | BALTIMORE, MD | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| ST ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL | THOMASVILLE, PA | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $142,859 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | ELLICOTT CITY, MD | $141,050 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| MCDONOGH SCHOOL INC | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $136,633 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| WIDE ANGLE YOUTH MEDIA INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $136,457 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| BALTIMORE OUTREACH SERVICES INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $131,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| CENTER FOR URBAN FAMILIES INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $128,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| FIRST FRUITS FARM INC | FREELAND, MD | $123,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| MARYLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $123,566 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| IGNITE CAPITAL INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $120,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| ASSOCIATED JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF BALTIMORE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $119,407 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| CALVERT HALL COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $119,009 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| CALVERT SCHOOL INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $115,550 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION- MARYLAND | BALTIMORE, MD | $112,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| PARKS & PEOPLE FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $110,150 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| DENISON UNIVERSITY | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $110,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | TOWSON, MD | $105,650 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| SISTERS ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $102,182 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| PROJECT PNEUMA INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
$938,455GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
SAINT BERNARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
CAPITAL REGION MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
$360,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
YORK CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$350,250GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
MERCY HIGH SCHOOL
$267,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
THE LOYOLA SCHOOL
$245,667GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
$167,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
SAINT IGNATIUS LOYOLA ACADEMY
$157,368GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
MAYOR'S OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND ENGAGEMENT
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
ST ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$142,859GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$141,050GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
MCDONOGH SCHOOL INC
$136,633GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
MARYLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC
$123,566GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
CALVERT HALL COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
$119,009GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
SISTERS ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE INC
$102,182GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
PROJECT PNEUMA INC
$100,500GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
