Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc
Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc. is a Form 990 (a public charity) based in Ellicott City, Maryland. It manages the Patapsco Valley Heritage Area and supports efforts to preserve, protect, interpret, and restore the valley’s environment, history, and culture.
Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $471,078
- -6.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $522,036
- -10.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $11,712
- +59.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $548,959
- +2.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc
- Review Cycle
- FY27 Mini-Grant applications are due October 5, 2026.
- Deadline
- FY27 Mini-Grant applications are due October 5, 2026.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3748 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: (410) 696-1328
Website: https://patapsco.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc
Who Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Patapsco Valley Heritage Area expanded in 2020 to include areas from Granite and Marriottsville in the northwest to the Baltimore City–County line in the southwest, including Daniels, Ellicott City, Oella, Catonsville, Ilchester, Relay, and Elkridge. The EC250 Legacy Fund is restricted to projects benefiting Ellicott City and taking place within the Ellicott City Historic District or on properties immediately abutting Frederick Road from Toll House Road to River Road in Baltimore County.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc gives
- 20% of 2020 grantees were also funded in 2019. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020). 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 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2019) to $19K (2020). In 2020 it made 10 grants totaling $19K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catonsville Rails to Trails Inc Catonsville, MD | Extension of Short Line Trail to Main Street | $4,700 |
| Catonsville Tree Canopy Project Catonsville, MD | 1,000th tree planted celebration and 2020 community street tree planting | $3,750 |
| Howard County Recreation & Parks Columbia, MD | Rockburn branch trail and title I field trip opportunities | $2,350 |
| Howard County Conservancy Inc Woodstock, MD | Family Bioblitz Program | $2,000 |
| Howard Ecoworks Inc Columbia, MD | Stream and Habitat Outreach | $1,685 |
| Visit Howard County Ellicott City, MD | Holiday Promotion for Old Ellicott City | $1,665 |
| Benjamin Banneker Foundation Catonsville, MD | Colonial Market Fair Re-Enactors | $1,250 |
| The Greater Patapsco Community Association Inc Woodstock, MD | Supporting habitat and stream health of the patapsco river tributaries | $875 |
| Howard County Historical Society Ellicott City, MD | Ellicott City Historical Walking Tour | $500 |
| Oella Historical Society Ellicott City, MD | Video Oral History of Charles Wagandt | $250 |
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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 | $471,078 | $522,036 | $548,959 | — | — | $11,712 |
| 2024 | $502,097 | $585,556 | $533,554 | — | — | $7,368 |
| 2023 | $441,617 | $620,934 | $472,044 | — | — | $816 |
| 2022 | $343,976 | $515,354 | $467,310 | — | — | $5 |
| 2020 | $239,876 | $382,611 | $328,977 | $19,025 | 10 | $859 |
| 2019 | $219,293 | $321,652 | $318,344 | $19,000 | 8 | $1,224 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to preserve, protect, interpret, and restore the environment, history, and culture of the Patapsco River Valley. Its website describes a mini-grant program for heritage-related sites, organizations, and municipalities developing programs, partnerships, exhibits, tours, events, and other initiatives aligned with the Heritage Area’s plans. The program encourages collaborative partnerships, preservation enhancement, natural-resource stewardship, and heritage tourism.
The funder’s 2023 filing describes its heritage work as public outreach, educational programs, and mini-grants to Heritage Area partners. It also describes environmental work that rallies volunteers for trash cleanups, invasive-species removal, and tree planting.
Past recipients include the Howard County Conservancy, whose stated mission is to educate children and adults about the natural world, preserve land and its legacy, and model environmental stewardship; Howard EcoWorks, whose stated mission is to empower communities and diverse workforces to conserve and restore natural systems; and the Howard County Historical Society, whose stated mission is to collect, preserve, and share the diverse history of Howard County.
Grantmaking
The website reports that the FY26 PVHA Mini-Grant Program received nearly $50,000 in requests and was funded primarily by a $25,000 grant from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority. Among the announced awards were $4,000 to Elkridge Heritage Society, $3,292 to Baltimore County Arts Guild, and $2,651 to Howard County Conservancy. The Howard County Historical Society received a $2,500 mini-grant and an additional $2,500 through PHG’s EC250 Legacy Fund. The website also reports $1,500 sponsorships for Music City Maryland Association and Resurrection St. Paul School.
The IRS filing data lists zero grants for 2023, 2024, and 2025. Separately, the 2023 filing describes a grant process involving application evaluation, formal agreements, project and budget monitoring, and review of grantee financial documentation. It states that reimbursement requires invoices or receipts and proof of payment for both grant expenses and the required match.
In 2020, the funder gave $2,000 to the Howard County Conservancy, $1,685 to Howard EcoWorks, and $500 to the Howard County Historical Society.
For mini-grants, applicants must provide a project narrative, proof of nonprofit status or qualifying government status, federal ID number, project budget, board-approved mission statement, letters of support, and the most recent organizational budget. The program requires a 1:1 match, which may be any combination of cash and in-kind contributions. PHG’s website says sponsorships are available for programs and events hosted by local nonprofit organizations; priority is given to events in the Patapsco Valley Heritage Area, and awards generally do not exceed $1,000. Sponsorship requests are reviewed quarterly.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Mark Southerland, president; Daphne Daly, Ray Haislip, and Angela Ober, vice presidents; Pete Lins, treasurer; Ken Boone, secretary; and Kevin Chin, Rebecca Davis, Chris Gallant, and John Heinrichs, directors.
Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc is led by Aaron Shapiro, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 21 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aaron Shapiro
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$73K (2022) → $102K (2025)
Mark Southerland
President
Vice President → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Gallant
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Heinrichs
Director
Vice President → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justine Schaeffer
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marsha McLaughlin
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Pickard
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam Johnson
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Lawson
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Somers
Director
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Jensen
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Chin
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lakshmi Rajkumar
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Davis
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Schueler
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alina Yohanan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pete Lins
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ray Haislip
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Boone
Secretary
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Ober
Vice President
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daphne Daly
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Michelle Wright (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: William Skullney (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Cooper Gerus (2024) — Director
- Former: Cathy Hudson (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Gabriele Hourticolon (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Davis-Nord (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Ruby Nwaebube (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathy Younkin (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Lisa Wingate (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Victoria Goodman (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Tina Bui (2022) — Director
- Former: Amanda Lauer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brooke Abercrombie (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Nitkin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James Wagandt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Boone (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Lindsey M. Baker (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Rudy Drayton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Steve Wachs (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Sylvia Ramsey (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: John O'Conner (2020) — Director
- Former: John McCoy (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $102K, to Aaron Shapiro (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc
How large is Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc?
Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc reported $471K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $522K.
What does Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to preserve, protect, interpret, and restore the environment, history, and culture of the Patapsco River Valley. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc?
Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check patapsco.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc make grants?
The Patapsco Valley Heritage Area expanded in 2020 to include areas from Granite and Marriottsville in the northwest to the Baltimore City–County line in the southwest, including Daniels, Ellicott City, Oella, Catonsville, Ilchester, Relay, and Elkridge.
What is Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc's EIN?
Patapsco Heritage Greenway Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1199044. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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