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Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Frederick, MD EIN: 52-1566505 Website

The Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation raises money to providescholarships and resources that enhance the education of msd students.

Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$2,058,689
+11.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$232,316
+19.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$123,336
-30.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$88,562
+10.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Frederick

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 1 grant2021 Total only2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $30K (2019). In 2022 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Maryland School for the Deaf Frederick, MDComputers$11,250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,058,689$232,316$88,562——$123,336
2024$1,844,544$194,510$80,205——$176,573
2023$1,697,044$55,322$94,947——$35,744
2022$1,649,388$122,657$47,429$3,450Total only$81,630
2021$1,870,862$166,670$69,617$11,2501$113,325
2019$1,536,682$155,109$102,970$29,6841$62,918

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Frederick, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $123K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc is led by Patrick Fava, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patrick Fava

    President

    Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Mock

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Micah Vore

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suz Barghaan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Ropp

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Weeks

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Sears

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosa Lee Timm

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Stecker

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Lockhart

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Diane Kotkin (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Trudy Suggs (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Marissa Shockley (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Myron Randall Jr. (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chris Ciucci (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Jane Sutcliffe (2019) — Director
  • Former: Lee Kramer (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mary Ann Garbowski (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mary Ouimette (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Michael Spochart (2019) — President
  • Former: Terence Berrigan (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Troy Linton (2019) — Director

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 Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc

How large is Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc?

Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $232K.

Where does Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc operate?

Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc's EIN?

Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1566505. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 13, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 3, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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