BCYF: Community Accountable Fund Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $225,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Geography
- To be eligible to apply, your organization should:Be Baltimore City-based and serve children and youth ages 24 years and under;
- And have 51% Baltimore City residents as its employees.
Size & budget
- An organizational budget of $350,000
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- Be a Maryland 501(c)(3) organization or have a confirmed Fiscal Sponsorship;
- In operation at least one years
Other requirements
- Have at least one year of experience running youth programs;
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Please note that CURRENT BCYF Grantees are ineligible to apply, unless your grant term ends on the specified date.
- Not eligible: We do not provide unrestricted funding.
- Not eligible: BCYF funds can only be used to support programming that is Baltimore-based and youth-centered.
Overview
The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) invites nominations for the Community Accountable Fund, aimed at youth-serving organizations in Baltimore City. This fund, which awards $75,000 annually for three years, prioritizes organizations that are credible and accountable to the communities they serve. Eligible organizations must be 501(c)(3) entities with budgets between $350,000 and $500,000, committed to supporting youth aged 24 and under, especially those from marginalized backgrounds.
NOTE:
Pre-Proposal - This deadline represents the nomination submission. Grantees are selected through a nomination process. Do you know of an awesome community organization in Baltimore City that supports youth ages 24 and under? If so, we'd love for you to nominate them for the Community Accountable Fund! Nominees will receive a link to apply for the grant themselves, but a nomination doesn't guarantee funding.Full Proposal - Invite Only
Supporting our City
Baltimore Children & Youth Fund (BCYF) is a nonprofit organization stewarding public funds to ensure our children and youth are healthy, ready to succeed in school and live in stable, safe and supportive families and communities.
The Community Accountable Fund (CAF) supports youth-serving organizations with a demonstrated commitment to being credible with and accountable to youth and the local communities they are proposing to serve.
The Community Accountable Fund will award a three-year grant in the amount of $75,000 per year to three eligible organization. This is a community nomination based fund.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply, your organization should:Be Baltimore City-based and serve children and youth ages 24 years and under;
Be a Maryland 501(c)(3) organization or have a confirmed Fiscal Sponsorship;
Have been in existence for at least one year;
Have at least one year of experience running youth programs;
And have 51% Baltimore City residents as its employees.
Ineligibility
Please note that CURRENT BCYF Grantees are ineligible to apply, unless your grant term ends on the specified date.We do not provide unrestricted funding.
BCYF funds can only be used to support programming that is Baltimore-based and youth-centered.
What Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 89
- Total given
- $10.56M
- Median grant
- $97K
- Range
- $25K–$624K
- By dollars: Maryland >99%, Florida <1%. Top recipient cities: Baltimore, MD; Reisterstown, MD; Lisbon, MD.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Fund for Educational Excellence · Baltimore, MD
Aligned grantmaking fund - sfc and grassroots fund
$624K
Ballet After Dark Inc · Baltimore, MD
Aligned grantmaking fund - sfc and grassroots fund
$337K
Obasi Foundation Inc · Reisterstown, MD
President's fund $50k, grassroots 250
$300K
A Prosperous Tomorrow · Baltimore, MD
Grassroots fund
$250K
Beyond Fearless Inspired by Truth Inc · Baltimore, MD
Grassroots fund
$250K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- Nonprofits
- BIPOC
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