The Johns Hopkins Hospital Endowment Fund primarily channels large, institutional gifts to Johns Hopkins-affiliated entities in Baltimore, supporting hospital development, capital projects, and medical research. Most grants are directed to the main hospital and university, indicating the fund operates as an internal endowment vehicle focused on sustaining clinical care, research, and institutional priorities rather than community-based nonprofits.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Endowment Fund Inc directs multimillion-dollar grants to Johns Hopkins entities in Baltimore, with the largest recent award going to The Johns Hopkins Hospital for $7,824,113 in 2024. That pattern points to an internal endowment vehicle that supports the hospital’s development, capital needs, and patient-facing priorities, rather than a broad external grantmaker. The fund also backs Johns Hopkins University at a similarly large scale, including $6,917,429 in 2024 for medical research and $6,567,532 in 2023 for the same purpose. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s dollars stay within the Johns Hopkins system and move through institutional channels that sustain clinical care, research, and operational infrastructure. The Johns Hopkins Hospital appears repeatedly as a recipient for development and special purpose support, general operations and capital projects, and patient care. Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation also receives capital and operating support, showing that the fund is used to reinforce several parts of the broader health system, not a single program line.
In hospital development and fundraising, the fund gave $3,764,736 to The Johns Hopkins Hospital for development and special purpose support in 2024, and $3,426,124 for the same purpose in 2023. For institutional operations and capital work, it granted $3,713,440 to The Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2024 and $3,504,764 in 2023 under general operations and capital projects. Medical research is another clear theme: Johns Hopkins University received $6,917,429 in 2024 and $6,567,532 in 2023 for medical research. The fund also supports Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation, including $313,191 in 2024 and $287,721 in 2023 for general operations and capital projects.
Grant sizes are large and tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $2,378,802, the median is $3,143,056, and the 75th percentile is $3,751,912. The recent record shows repeat awards to the same recipients across 2023 and 2024, indicating ongoing support rather than one-off funding. The fund functions as an internal institutional endowment tied to Johns Hopkins entities, and it does not fund individuals. No application process is indicated in the data.
$52M
$939.7M
$14.5M
$58.5M
Most grants fall between $2.4M and $3.8M, with a median of $3.1M.
25th Percentile
$2.4M
Median
$3.1M
75th Percentile
$3.8M
GREGORY P MILLER
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Highly concentrated giving: a small number of very large grants directed repeatedly to affiliated institutions. Majority of dollars go to a handful of core grantees in Baltimore (large, single-beneficiary payments rather than many small external grants).
Notable grantees: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation
Giving is entirely local. All recent grants in the dataset went to recipients in Maryland, and every grant listed was made to organizations in Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University and The Johns Hopkins Hospital account for most of the recipient activity, with Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation also appearing in Baltimore. The recipient country distribution is 100% US.
It supports Johns Hopkins-affiliated hospitals, the university, and health system entities in Baltimore. Recent grants went to The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, and Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation, showing a focus on internal institutional support rather than independent external nonprofits.
Typical grants are large. The 25th percentile is $2,378,802, the median is $3,143,056, and the 75th percentile is $3,751,912. Several awards in the recent record are above $6 million, which places the fund in a major institutional-giving range.
Yes. Johns Hopkins University received $6,917,429 in 2024 and $6,567,532 in 2023 for medical research. The grant record shows research as one of the fund’s central purposes alongside hospital and health system support.
The pattern is recurring. The same recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, and Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation. That repetition suggests ongoing support to the Johns Hopkins system over multiple years.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $28,000,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $6,641,118 | 2026 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $4,255,213 | 2026 | OTHER |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $4,053,533 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,877,223 | 2026 | DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,070,618 | 2026 | OTHER |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,890,130 | 2026 | PATIENT CARE |
| JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $256,952 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $6,559,576 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,466,360 | 2025 | OTHER |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $4,919,084 | 2025 | OTHER |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,975,459 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,839,231 | 2025 | DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $328,936 | 2025 | PATIENT CARE |
| JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $263,371 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $7,824,113 | 2024 | OTHER |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $6,917,429 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,764,736 | 2024 | DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,713,440 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $2,859,989 | 2024 | OTHER |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $2,309,811 | 2024 | PATIENT CARE |
| JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $313,191 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $6,567,532 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,504,764 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,426,124 | 2023 | DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $2,702,478 | 2023 | OTHER |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $2,585,773 | 2023 | OTHER |
| JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION | BALTIMORE, MD | $287,721 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL | BALTIMORE, MD | $67,642 | 2023 | PATIENT CARE |
JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION
$256,952GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS
JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION
$263,371GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS
JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION
$313,191GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS
JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION
$287,721GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS