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Saint Mary's Housing Corporation

501(c)(4) organization Bethesda, MD EIN: 51-0210514 Website

To acquire and maintain affordable housing for low- and moderate-income senior citizens.

Saint Mary's Housing Corporation at a glance

In short: Saint Mary's Housing Corporation gave $750K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $750K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$750,000
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$750,000
Median grant
$750,000
Total assets
$61,499,327
+10.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Maryland (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Saint Mary's Housing Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Saint Mary's Communities Inc: $750KSaint Mary's Communities Inc$750K

The largest 2024 recipient was Saint Mary's Communities Inc ($750K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Bethesda

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $750K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Mary's Communities Inc Bethesda, MDGeneral Support$750,000
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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
2024$61,499,327$7,563,355$5,178,423$750,0001$127,591
2023$55,801,492$8,953,003$4,336,995——$1,770,912
2022$50,011,160$5,350,733$5,186,034——$-900,649
2021$51,527,942$14,493,255$3,407,827——$263,295
2020$41,207,728$6,187,086$2,443,762——$631,451

About Saint Mary's Housing Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Saint Mary's Housing Corporation is a public charity, based in Bethesda, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $61.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $750K. Net investment income was $128K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Saint Mary's Housing Corporation is led by John Spencer, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • John Spencer

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $125K (2022) → $0 (2024)

  • Kevin White

    President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Father Richard Guest

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Kline

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Wilson

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Vice President → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Font

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Brant Baber (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: David Lennon (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Father Daniel Spychala (2022) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Spychala (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Richard Guest (2020) — Secretary Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

John Spencer — Executive Director: $150KJohn SpencerExecutive Director$150K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $150K, to John Spencer (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Saint Mary's Housing Corporation

How much does Saint Mary's Housing Corporation give each year?

Saint Mary's Housing Corporation gave $750K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Saint Mary's Housing Corporation?

Saint Mary's Housing Corporation reported $61.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.6M.

Where does Saint Mary's Housing Corporation operate?

Saint Mary's Housing Corporation has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Saint Mary's Housing Corporation's EIN?

Saint Mary's Housing Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0210514. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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