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The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick

Public charity · Grantmaker Frederick, MD EIN: 52-0608003 Website

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The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick at a glance

In short: The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$15,000
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$1,428,942
Primary geography
Maryland (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Mobilize Frederick: $15KMobilize Frederick$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mobilize Frederick ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Frederick

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $25K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mobilize Frederick Frederick, MDAdvancing economic vitality, equity, and human health by promoting solutions to the growing climate emergency.$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$1,428,942$396,564$445,993$15,0001—$552
2023$1,525,645$396,786$493,819——$149,748—
2022$1,562,276$503,646$392,118——$24,585$20
2021$1,440,840$326,742$402,180$17,6861$50,842$16
2020$1,528,613$364,235$458,243$3,0002—$144
2019$1,571,726$285,758$332,133$24,5451—$59

About The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick

Based on IRS filings

The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick is a public charity, based in Frederick, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $552.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick is led by Elinor Ross, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Elinor Ross

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $72K (2025)

  • Kevin Moore

    President

    Director → Vice President & Treasurer, 2023

    Vice President & Treasurer → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Fay

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Erica Conover

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Eve Butt

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Clark Adams

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Giuliano

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Bowers

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • John Bohman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Aswall

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Harrison

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Cannon

    Vice President & Treasurer

    Director → Vice President & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Parsell

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Elin Ross (2019–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Kelly Lynch (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Forrest Popkin (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Lisa Stang (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Shelane Twentey (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brandon Thompson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kate Layman (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Nate Sager (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ashley Goldsborough (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Tiana Massaquoi (2021) — Director
  • Former: Ashleigh Kiggans (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: David Newman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Nicole Heatherly (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Lily Brennan (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

Elinor Ross — Executive Director: $72KElinor RossExecutive Director$72K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $72K, to Elinor Ross (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick

How much does The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick give each year?

The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick?

The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $397K.

Where does The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick operate?

The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick's EIN?

The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0608003. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 9, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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