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The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Baltimore, MD EIN: 52-1522240 Website

Provide Support for Needy Programs that are sports related

The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$10,000
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$995,952
+9.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Los Angeles Dodger Foundation: $10KLos Angeles Dodger Foundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Los Angeles Dodger Foundation ($10K).

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

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

States

Cities

Los Angeles

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $123K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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
Los Angeles Dodger Foundation Los Angeles, CAFire victims of Anadena$10,000
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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
2025$995,952$125,915$44,008$10,0001$111,604
2024$914,045$188,743$26,888——$181,226
2022$772,758$64,235$72,996$37,386Total only$31,906
2021$920,362$79,365$35,350$16,340Total only$58,859
2020$876,347$156,453$131,711$122,747Total only$72,291

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

About The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $996K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $112K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc is led by James Menendez, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Menendez

    President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald J Blum

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Bollock

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arlene Grimes

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Winston Warner

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Ann Serio (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: John Gustin (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: William Moon (2020–2022) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc?

The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc reported $996K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $126K.

Where does The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc operate?

The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Oriole Advocates Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1522240. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 22, 2026)

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