Maryland Institute
Degree granting college-Maryland Institute college of art is a private college dedicated to the education of professional artists and the further advancement of art in the community.
Maryland Institute at a glance
In short: Maryland Institute gave $1.9M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $640K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,919,178
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $639,726
- Median grant
- $469,178
- Total assets
- $317,526,300
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Maryland Institute funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bethel Outreach Center Inc ($1.3M). Together the top 3 received $1.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 3 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.9M (2025) to $8.5M (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $1.9M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bethel Outreach Center Inc Baltimore, MD | Capital - Construction of Empowerment and Wellness Center | $1,250,000 |
| Central Baltimore Partnership Inc Baltimore, MD | Community Development | $469,178 |
| Upton Planning Committee Inc Baltimore, MD | Community Development | $200,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $317,526,300 | $120,548,710 | $124,620,999 | $1,919,178 | 3 | $8,382,072 |
| 2024 | $321,267,295 | $134,606,537 | $126,122,588 | — | — | $20,569,181 |
| 2023 | $319,808,678 | $122,163,054 | $122,581,866 | — | — | $4,078,360 |
| 2022 | $329,055,533 | $138,711,160 | $127,947,996 | $6,697,488 | Total only | $12,816,303 |
| 2021 | $339,639,271 | $94,274,513 | $105,307,187 | $6,409,429 | Total only | $4,259,515 |
| 2020 | $324,696,375 | $136,443,462 | $129,224,288 | $8,514,121 | Total only | $3,090,568 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Maryland Institute
Based on IRS filings
Maryland Institute is a public charity focused on Education, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $317.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $1.9M. Net investment income was $8.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Maryland Institute is led by Cecilia McCormick, President on every filing since 2024; 14 of 40 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cecilia McCormick
President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$12K (2024) → $535K (2025)
Michael S. Weikert
Co-Exec Director & Center for Creative Impact
Co-Dir of Center for Social Design → Co-Dir Center for Social Design, 2024
Co-Dir Center for Social Design → Co-Exec Director & Center for Creative Impact, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$145K (2020) → $191K (2025)
Lee Davis
Co-Exec Director & Center for Creative Impact
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$166K (2025)
Amy Brusselback
Trustee
Trustee & Begin → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Garfinkle
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne S. Perkins
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Wallack
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Cho
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric A. Jordahl
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fredye Wright Gross
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James F. Blue
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey G. Bunting
Trustee
Trustee → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Angelos
Trustee
Trustee & Begin → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith Burton
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juliana Harris
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Sieh-Takata
Trustee
Trustee & Begin → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liza Sanchez
Trustee
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil A. Meyerhoff
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald E. Fidler
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheela Murthy
Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stuart Clarke
Trustee
Trustee → Chair, 2023
Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thibault Manekin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Jachman
Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stuart B. Cooper
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gwen Davidson
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Brothers
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Haber
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Tsui
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Washington
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra Kim
Former Vice President Operations & Technology
Vice President Technology → Vice President Operations & Technology, 2023
Vice President Operations & Technology → Former Vice President Operations & Technology, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$232K (2020) → $269K (2025)
Christian Lallo
Vice President Strategic Committee
Vice President Strategic Committee & Begin → Vice President Strategic Committee, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$35K (2020) → $177K (2025)
Donald Jones
Vice President Advancement
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$289K (2020) → $332K (2025)
Michael Patterson
Former Vice President Student Affairs
Vice President Student Affairs → Vice President Student Affairs & Dean of Student, 2023
Vice President Student Affairs & Dean of Student → Former Vice President Student Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$179K (2020) → $185K (2025)
Samuel Hoi
Former President
President → Former President, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$611K (2020) → $718K (2025)
Stacey Salazar
Vice President Graduate Studies
Vice Provost - Graduate Studies → Vice President Graduate Studies, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$153K (2021) → $167K (2025)
Martin Lemelle Jr.
Former Executive Vice President for Finance & CFO
Vice President of Finance & Begin → Vice President of Finance, 2023
Vice President of Finance → Former Executive Vice President for Finance & CFO, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$117K (2022) → $148K (2025)
Shanna Hines
Vice President of Hr
Vice President of Pb & C → Vice President of Hr, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$85K (2022) → $275K (2025)
Judith Kinney
Vice President Student Affairs
Assistant Vice President Student Health & Well-Being → Vice President Student Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$159K (2023) → $187K (2025)
Daniel A. Cronin
Executive Vice President for Finance & CFO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$289K (2025)
Robert Sabal
Vice President Academic Affairs & Provost
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$401K (2025)
Former officers (50)
- Former: James Dabney Miller (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Joan Waltemath (2020–2024) — Former Director, Ft Faculty & Hoffberger School
- Former: Kibebe Gizaw (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Marcus Stephens (2020–2024) — Trustee · Filing note: As of 102022
- Former: Michael Modell (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Tiburzi (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Sharon Butler (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Wonhong Cho (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Bill Gaskins (2021–2024) — Former Director, Ft Faculty & Mfa Photo.
- Former: Audrey Tanner To (2023–2024) — Former Vice President, Admission & Financial Aid
- Former: David Gracyalny To (2023–2024) — Vice President Open Studies
- Former: Robert Sabal To (2023–2024) — Vice President Academic Affairs & Prov
- Former: Samuel Hoi To (2023–2024) — President
- Former: Terra Schehr To (2023–2024) — Assistant Vice President Educ. Planning & Development
- Former: Tiffany Holmes To (2023–2024) — Vice President Academic Affairs
- Former: Alexandra Kim To (2024) — Vice President Operations & Technology
- Former: Martin Lemelle Jr To (2024) — Executive Vice President for Finance & CFO
- Former: Michael Patterson To (2024) — Vice President Student Affairs & Dean
- Former: Patrick Wright To (2024) — Ft Faculty & Mfa Filmmaking
- Former: Zvezdana Stojmirovic To (2024) — Associate Dean, Design & Media
- Former: Doug Tsui (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Don Jones (2021–2023) — Vice President Advancement
- Former: Colette Veasey-Cullors (2022–2023) — Int Vp-Ug Studies
- Former: Rob Sabal (2023) — Vice President Academic Affairs & Provost · Filing note: As of 7/1/2023
- Former: Robert Reese (2023) — Interim Vice President Admission & Financial Aid · Filing note: As of 7/31/2023
- Former: Sheila Riggs To (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sheri Parks To (2023) — Vice President Strategic Initiatives
- Former: David Bogen (2020–2022) — Vice President of Academic Affairs
- Former: David Gracyalny (2020–2022) — Vice Provost-Open Studies
- Former: Douglas R. Mann (2020–2022) — Vice President Finance & Operations
- Former: Scott Nobel (2020–2022) — Assistant Vice President Facilities Mgt
- Former: Sheri Parks (2020–2022) — Vice President Strategic Init
- Former: Tiffany Holmes (2020–2022) — Vice Provost - Academic Affairs
- Former: Audrey Tanner (2021–2022) — Vice President, Admission & Financial Aid
- Former: Alice F. Greif (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Martel (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Casey Weyand (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: David Hayden (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Marypat Mulholland (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Weiss (2020–2021) — Associate Dean-Fine Arts
- Former: Ross Jones (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sheila K. Riggs (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Terra Schehr (2020–2021) — Assistant Vice President Educ Plan & Development
- Former: Theresa L. Bedoya (2020–2021) — Vice President Admis & Finance Aid
- Former: M. Gwen Davidson (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Beatty (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Debra Rubino (2020) — Vice President Strategic Communications
- Former: M. Gwen Davidson - Chair (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Micahel Beatty (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Keathley (2020) — Vice Provost - Rsrch & Grad
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $718K, to Samuel Hoi (Former President). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Maryland Institute
How much does Maryland Institute give each year?
Maryland Institute gave $1.9M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
What is Maryland Institute's typical grant size?
Maryland Institute's median grant in 2025 was $469,178, and its average grant was $639,726, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Maryland Institute give grants?
Maryland Institute gives mostly in Maryland: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Baltimore, MD (3 grants).
Does Maryland Institute give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Maryland Institute's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Maryland Institute?
Maryland Institute reported $317.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $120.5M.
What is Maryland Institute?
Maryland Institute is a public charity focused on Education, based in Baltimore, MD. It holds $317.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Maryland Institute's EIN?
Maryland Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0591661. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
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