Ida & Joseph Shapiro Foundation Inc

Ida & Joseph Shapiro Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD

The foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including education, health, public media, arts, and community organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $42,397, with a median of $3,250; most funding went to Maryland and Massachusetts. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Sinsky-Kresser-Racusin Memorial Foundation Inc

Owings Mills, MD

The foundation supports charitable, food assistance, education, religious, civic, environmental, health, and housing organizations, with most 2025 funding going to Maryland recipients. Its 32 grants ranged from $250 to $30,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Harry L Gladding Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD

The foundation primarily supports arts and cultural organizations in the Baltimore metropolitan area, with grants also going to other Maryland charities. In 2024, awards ranged from $500 to $20,000, with a median of $2,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.

The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Inc

Baltimore, MD

The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund supports Baltimore City middle neighborhoods and community life, the local Jewish community, and Jewish and civil-society initiatives in Israel. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,500 to $871,000, with a median of $16,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests; grants are made by invitation.

Campbell Foundation Inc

Timonium, MD

The foundation funds environmental and community-focused nonprofits working on water, agriculture, watershed advocacy, equity, food security, education, and related needs. Recent 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $20,000, with a $2,000 median; its focus includes Maryland’s Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, California’s San Francisco Bay watershed, and specified communities in Pennsylvania. Its website describes unsolicited grant cycles, but its 2025 filing says it accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Helen Pumphrey Denit Tr Char & Educ Purposes

Dallas, TX

The trust funds nonprofit organizations working in education, culture, human and health services, and the arts, primarily in the Baltimore region. Recent grants were typically $10,000–$25,000; it lists an online application and no deadlines or required materials, but does not explicitly state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Lifebridge Health Inc

Owings Mills, MD

LifeBridge Health supports health and wellness, children and youth, education, community organizations, and civic improvement, primarily in Greater Baltimore and communities across Maryland. Its 2025 grants had a median of $10,000, though amounts varied widely; community small grants are capped at $1,000. Its website invites organizations to apply for financial assistance and prioritizes some requests from organizations with actively involved LifeBridge employees.

Dr Frank C Marino Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD

Middendorf Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD

Middendorf Foundation supports education, healthcare, social services, arts and culture, the environment, and historic preservation, with a priority on one-time capital projects for established nonprofits serving Baltimore City or Baltimore County. Recent grant figures vary: its 2025 IRS filing reports a median grant of about $1.38 million, largely reflecting a very large donor-advised-fund grant; unsolicited requests are not explicitly addressed.

The John J Leidy Foundation Inc

Towson, MD

The John J. Leidy Foundation supports 501(c)(3) nonprofits working in social and economic welfare, arts and culture, health and human services, education, and services for people with disabilities, with grants for operations, programs, and equipment. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,500 to $50,000, with a median of $7,500; it prefers organizations serving the Baltimore metropolitan area, though most funding went to Maryland organizations. It accepts requests at any time by letter and supporting materials; there is no formal application form.

Baltimore Civic Fund Inc

Baltimore, MD

The Baltimore Civic Fund administers city-agency and partner-funded programs focused on Baltimore residents, including arts and culture, neighborhood improvements, workforce development, education, and community support; it says it does not make direct grants to organizations or individuals. Its 2025 filing reports 46 subgrants ranging from $5,200 to $612,786, with a median of $11,250, mostly supporting work in Maryland. It does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Bunting Family Foundation

Hunt Valley, MD

The Bunting Family Foundation supports organizations in environmental conservation, arts, history, education, and health care, with most 2024 funding going to Maryland recipients. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1,055,624, with a median of $30,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.