Helen Pumphrey Denit Charitable Trust Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- Within the Baltimore region
- In the Baltimore region
Other requirements
- The grants are primarily made to organizations in the Baltimore, MD region.
- Eligibility to re-apply for a grant award from the Helen Pumphrey Denit Trust requires grantee organizations to skip 1 grant cycle (1 year) before submitting a subsequent application.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Certain requests, like those for debt reduction or individual support, are not eligible.
- Not eligible: For example, if your organization submitted a grant application for the February 2017 deadline and was awarded a grant in June, your organization is not eligible to re-apply until February of 2019.If your organization's request is declined, this restriction does not apply and your organization may…
- Not eligible: Requests for debt reduction, loans, endowment or development campaigns, plans or studies;
- Not eligible: research; scholarship funds; and the production of films, television and radio programs are not considered.
- Not eligible: Grants are not made to individuals, to individual churches or congregations, or to
- Not eligible: governmental agencies that are supported primarily by tax revenue.
- Not eligible: The skip cycle restriction does not apply to the 3 charities named under Giving Preference for which the donor required special consideration.
Overview
The Helen Pumphrey Denit Charitable Trust Grant aims to support organizations that enhance education, culture, health, and human services, primarily within the Baltimore region. Established in 1988, it prioritizes grants for capital and program support, while general operating support is considered but less favored. Organizations must skip one grant cycle before reapplying. Certain requests, like those for debt reduction or individual support, are not eligible. Special preference is given to specific local institutions.
The Helen Pumphrey Denit Trust for Charitable and Educational Purposes was established in 1988 to support charitable organizations that promote quality education, culture, human service, health service and arts opportunities. The grants are primarily made to organizations in the Baltimore region.
Grants for capital and program support are encouraged. Requests for general operating support will be received, but they will be given lower priority than other grants that have more specific purposes.Program type: Arts, Culture, & Humanities; Education; Health; Human Services
Eligibility
The grants are primarily made to organizations in the Baltimore, MD region.Eligibility to re-apply for a grant award from the Helen Pumphrey Denit Trust requires grantee organizations to skip 1 grant cycle (1 year) before submitting a subsequent application.For example, if your organization submitted a grant application for the February 2017 deadline and was awarded a grant in June, your organization is not eligible to re-apply until February of 2019.If your organization's request is declined, this restriction does not apply and your organization may submit an application the following year.
Ineligibility
Requests for debt reduction, loans, endowment or development campaigns, plans or studies;
research; scholarship funds; and the production of films, television and radio programs are not considered.
Grants are not made to individuals, to individual churches or congregations, or to
governmental agencies that are supported primarily by tax revenue.The skip cycle restriction does not apply to the 3 charities named under Giving Preference for which the donor required special consideration.
What Helen Pumphrey Denit Tr Char & Educ Purposes actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2026
- Grants in 2026
- 19
- Total given
- $270K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $10K–$25K
- By dollars: Maryland 85%, District of Columbia 9%, Virginia 6%. Top recipient cities: Baltimore, MD; Timonium, MD; Columbia, MD.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 47% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Montgomery General Hospital · Columbia, MD
Unrestricted general
$25K
George Washington University · Washington, DC
Unrestricted general
$25K
Arts Every Day · Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted general
$20K
Helping up Mission Inc · Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted general
$20K
Govans Ecumenical Development Corp · Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted general
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Arts
- Healthcare
- Human services
- Nonprofits
- Capital
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