Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation
The Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation is a private foundation based in Towson, Maryland. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in health care, education, community services, and other areas, with 99% of grant dollars going to Maryland recipients.
Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation at a glance
In short: Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation gave $1.0M across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Maryland. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,027,475
- +29.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- -29.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $35,430
- +83.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $7,237,059
- +8.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (2 of 26, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Maryland (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 409 Washington Avenue Suite 900, Towson, MD 21204
Phone: (410) 494-0100
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Greater Baltimore Medical Center ($340K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $926K.
Grant Size Distribution
151 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 127 grants of 151 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to Maryland recipients, 1% to Louisiana, and less than 1% to Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 26 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $115K; repeat grants $33K. How we count
Medians: $115K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $403K (2019) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD | L&P Friedman Building | $300,000 |
| Stevenson University Stevenson, MD | P C Friedman Concert Hall | $200,000 |
| Assistance Ctr of Towson Churches Towson, MD | Purchase New Building | $100,000 |
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Inc Baltimore, MD | Dept. of Physical Med & Rehab | $61,000 |
| Carson Scholars Fund Towson, MD | Reading Room Projects | $55,000 |
| Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation Bel Air, MD | Emergency Dept Reception Area | $50,000 |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Baltimore, MD | Patient Rooms | $40,000 |
| Jewish Comm Ctr of GR Baltimore Owings Mills, MD | J CAMPS | $30,000 |
| Associated Jewish Charities Baltimore, MD | Operations | $25,000 |
| Community Foundation of Harford CO Bel Air, MD | Stack & Store Harford Community Fund | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,237,059 | $1,691,566 | $1,105,581 | $1,027,475 | 29 | $1,027,475 | $1,324,008 | $1,106,610 |
| 2024 | $6,651,074 | $1,142,230 | $860,517 | $794,000 | 41 | $794,000 | $783,513 | $1,006,044 |
| 2023 | $6,369,361 | $1,112,564 | $797,465 | $750,000 | 27 | $750,000 | $574,853 | $805,929 |
| 2022 | $6,054,262 | $1,225,772 | $844,374 | $788,500 | 25 | $788,500 | $583,221 | $764,472 |
| 2021 | $5,672,864 | $937,200 | $601,852 | $567,500 | 29 | $567,500 | $491,886 | $782,175 |
| 2020 | $5,337,516 | $874,848 | $504,114 | $474,500 | 26 | — | $375,300 | $561,439 |
| 2019 | $4,966,782 | $828,133 | $430,598 | $403,000 | 26 | — | $337,480 | $467,301 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its grants include support for health care facilities and services, educational institutions and student programs, and community organizations. For example, Greater Baltimore Medical Center describes its mission as providing high-quality medical care and educating future clinicians. Carson Scholars Fund says it provides scholarships to recognize students’ academic achievement and community service. Assistance Center of Towson Churches received support for a building purchase, and its grant purpose was listed as “purchase new building.”
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 29 grants totaling $1,027,475. Awards ranged from $750 to $300,000, with a median grant of $10,000. The largest grants included $300,000 to Greater Baltimore Medical Center for the L&P Friedman Building, $200,000 to Stevenson University for the P C Friedman Concert Hall, and $100,000 to Assistance Center of Towson Churches for a building purchase. Other notable grants included $61,000 to Sinai Hospital of Baltimore for its Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and $55,000 to Carson Scholars Fund for reading room projects.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Louis F Friedman as president and director, Phyllis C Friedman as secretary and director, Samuel H Friedman as vice president and director, and Robert A Fuld as director.
Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation is led by Louis F. Friedman, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Louis F. Friedman
President & Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phyllis C. Friedman
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert A. Fuld
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Samuel H. Friedman
V.p. & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation
How much does Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation give each year?
Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation gave $1.0M across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $794K across 41 grants.
What is Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation's typical grant size?
Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $35,430, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation that year got $115K on average.
Where does Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation give grants?
Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation gives mostly in Maryland: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Baltimore, MD (19 grants), Towson, MD (3 grants) and Bel Air, MD (2 grants).
Does Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 3% of Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 29) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Operations" (10 grants).
Who are Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation's largest grantees?
Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Greater Baltimore Medical Center ($340,000 across 2 grants), Stevenson University ($200,000) and Assistance Ctr of Towson Churches ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 62% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation?
Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation reported $7.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its grants include support for health care facilities and services, educational institutions and student programs, and community organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation's EIN?
Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1953450. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Louis & Phyllis Friedman Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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