Qlarant Foundation Inc
Qlarant Foundation Inc. is a public charity based in Easton, Maryland. Founded in 2003 as Qlarant’s charitable arm, it funds qualified 501(c)(3) organizations working to improve the health of individuals and communities, with priority for projects that improve healthcare and access for uninsured and underserved people.
Qlarant Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Qlarant Foundation Inc reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). 63% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $2,200 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -99.4% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $23,884,563
- +15.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,532,248
- +13.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $835,248
- +38.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $315,631
- -44.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Qlarant Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s website describes a grant application program for eligible organizations. It does not provide a future-cycle deadline in the information available here.
- Review Cycle
- The website lists award announcements for early July 2026; that date has passed.
- Deadline
- The website lists award announcements for early July 2026; that date has passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: 28464 Marlboro Avenue, Easton, MD 21601
Phone: (410) 822-0697
Website: https://qlarant.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Qlarant Foundation Inc
Who Qlarant Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
79 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 79 grants of 79 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s grant program identifies the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Texas as eligible locations. Its 2024 grantee list also includes Bringing Hope Home, based in Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Is Qlarant Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
63%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 12 of 19 grantees (63%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $21K; repeat grants $21K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 26% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−4%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2024). 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 $2K (2025) to $436K (2023). In 2025 it reported $2K 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Multicutural Resources Easton, MD | Program Activities | $30,000 |
| For All Seasons Easton, MD | Program Activities | $30,000 |
| Grassroots Health Washington, DC | Program Activities | $30,000 |
| Bringing Hope Home Malvern, PA | Program Activities | $27,000 |
| Hoffa Foundation Sykesville, MD | Program Activities | $25,000 |
| Camp Attaway Columbia, MD | Program Activities | $21,000 |
| Calvary Women's Services Washington, DC | Program Activities | $20,000 |
| Eleven 21 Epoch Dream Center Hebron, MD | Program Activities | $20,000 |
| Food & Friends Washington, DC | Program Activities | $20,000 |
| Helping up Mission Baltimore, MD | Program Activities | $20,000 |
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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 | $23,884,563 | $2,532,248 | $315,631 | $2,200 | Total only | $835,248 |
| 2024 | $20,679,744 | $2,225,019 | $568,768 | $394,000 | 19 | $603,019 |
| 2023 | $17,516,534 | $1,555,712 | $599,408 | $435,500 | 20 | $512,712 |
| 2022 | $15,573,892 | $652,123 | $556,546 | $405,500 | 20 | $651,374 |
| 2021 | $18,110,279 | $828,599 | $583,910 | $412,500 | 20 | $326,310 |
| 2020 | $13,232,892 | $1,013,258 | $447,443 | $340,000 | 16 | $513,258 |
| 2019 | $13,470,773 | $1,513,604 | $506,441 | $385,000 | 17 | $486,892 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s website states its mission as “Improve the Health of Individuals and Communities.” Its 2024 filing describes its mission as assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of health and human services and assisting providers with process improvement.
Its website identifies priorities that include improving access to high-quality, cost-efficient care for uninsured and underserved populations; improving understanding of health issues and health information; and supporting high-impact public health initiatives. The foundation says it funds qualified 501(c)(3) organizations whose projects, operations, or clinical programs can produce high-impact health outcomes.
Examples of grantees’ work include Grassroots Health, whose stated mission is to advance health equity using sports-based health education in middle schools; Food & Friends, which says it provides specialized meals, groceries, and nutritional counseling to people with serious illnesses; and the Hoffa Foundation, which says it supports people seeking recovery from substance use.
Grantmaking
IRS filing data reports 19 grants totaling $394,000 in 2024 and 20 grants totaling $435,500 in 2023. The foundation’s website says grants may be up to $50,000 and run for 12 months, from July 1 through June 30.
Among the 2024 grantees listed here, Grassroots Health and For All Seasons Inc. each received $30,000; Bringing Hope Home received $27,000; and the Hoffa Foundation Inc. received $25,000. Other listed awards were $21,000 to Camp Attaway Inc. and $20,000 each to Calvary Women’s Services Inc., Food & Friends Inc., and There Goes My Hero Inc.
The website’s grant program calls for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations in the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Texas. It requires audited financial statements no more than two years old, prepared by an independent, qualified CPA firm, and allows only one application per EIN. The website excludes requests for reimbursable direct patient care, construction or remodeling, lobbying or political campaigns, and fundraising activities.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Amanda Neal as executive director and chair through September 2024; Lamont Thompson as director and chair beginning September 2024; and Diane McComb as director and vice chair beginning January 2025. Other listed directors are Chante'l Brady, Mary B. Burgoyne, MD, Michael Fisher, and Nancy Holmes. Brenda L. Crabbs is listed as secretary. Ronald Forsythe is listed as CEO of Qlarant, and Jeffrey Weiss as CFO of Qlarant through October 2024.
Qlarant Foundation Inc is led by Ronald Forsythe, CEO - Qlarant since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronald Forsythe
CEO - Qlarant
Ceo-Qlarant → CEO - Qlarant, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda M. Neal
Chair & Executive Director
Director → Director & Chair, 2024
Director & Chair → Chair & Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$2K (2024) → $39K (2025)
Lamont Thompson
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$3K (2020) → $4K (2025)
Mary B. Burgoyne MD
Director
Chair → Chair & Ending, 2021
Chair & Ending → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
$5K (2019) → $4K (2025)
Michael Fisher
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$3K (2022) → $4K (2025)
Diane McComb
Director & Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
$3K (2024) → $4K (2025)
Nancy Holmes
Director
On filings since 2024
7 hrs/week
$4K (2025)
Chante'l Brady
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$4K (2025)
Brenda L. Crabbs
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$3K (2019) → $4K (2025)
Jeffrey Weiss
CFO - Qlarant
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Leister
CFO - Qlarant
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Dominic A. Szwaja (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Dana Fidler (2021–2024) — Former CFO - Qlarant
- Former: Anthony Kern (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Harbhajan Ajrawat MD (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Doug Firth (2019–2021) — Director & Ending
- Former: Rebecca Combs (2019–2021) — Cfo-Qlarant
- Former: Stuart Harlow (2021) — Cfo-Qlarant
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 $39K, to Amanda Neal (Chair (Thru 09/24), Executive Director). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Qlarant Foundation Inc
How much does Qlarant Foundation Inc give each year?
Qlarant Foundation Inc reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $394K across 19 grants.
How large is Qlarant Foundation Inc?
Qlarant Foundation Inc reported $23.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.
What does Qlarant Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation’s website states its mission as “Improve the Health of Individuals and Communities.” Its 2024 filing describes its mission as assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of health and human services and assisting providers with process improvement. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Qlarant Foundation Inc?
The foundation’s website describes a grant application program for eligible organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Qlarant Foundation Inc make grants?
The foundation’s grant program identifies the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Texas as eligible locations. Its 2024 grantee list also includes Bringing Hope Home, based in Pennsylvania.
What is Qlarant Foundation Inc's EIN?
Qlarant Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0065799. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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