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Charles County Charitable Trust

The mission of the Charles County Charitable Trust is to improve quality of life in the community by strengthening the local nonprofit sector through educational programs and grant assistance.

$1.4M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
46
Itemized grants FY2025
47
Organizations funded FY2024
13%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$1.4M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$320,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 48
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$235k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 13% of the organizations Charles County Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $79k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureHealthEducationCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving45$1.4M24%
FY202447$1.6M13%
FY202346$1.6M17%
FY202245$1.8M22%
FY202148$1.5M40%
FY202028$920k29%
FY201921$742k33%
FY201823$779kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$3.8MHuman Services$1.8MHousing & Shelter$1.5MFood & Nutrition$602kCrime & Legal$549kEmployment$437kArts & Culture$312kEducation$270kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 92 grantees
All grantees of Charles County Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Poiema Movement Inc$952,500432%
Lifestyles of Maryland Foundation Inc$648,70084%
Spring Dell Center Inc$568,00082%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington$533,25070%
Health Partners Inc$515,79588%
Community Crisis & Referral Center Inc$401,60089%
Center for Children Inc$401,00072%
Christmas in April Charles County$344,240870%
Charles County Childrens Aid Society Inc$343,300818%
Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy Inc$254,80084%
Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center$243,12072%
Promise Resource Center Inc$237,65088%
Our Place Waldorf Inc$226,399756%
Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc$221,75060%
Charles County Meals on Wheels Inc Meals on Wheels$217,500765%
The Arc of Southern Maryland Inc$213,59570%
Humane Society of Charles County$209,250613%
The Catherine Foundation$207,9506n/a
Bay Community Support Services Inc$197,16361%
Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc$185,80051%
The Jude House Inc$156,62441%
Charles County Harc Inc$156,01471%
New Horizons Supported Services Inc$143,27431%
Southern Maryland Center for Independent Living Inc$138,75076%
Maryland Diaper Bank$129,000528%
Charles County Literacy Council Inc$120,0567n/a
Kidsstream Inc$103,6504n/a
Upward Thrive Academy Incorporated$102,000321%
Charles County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Foundation$91,000452%
Port Tobacco Players Inc$88,000517%
Hospice of Charles County Inc$85,00011%
College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc$83,89043%
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland$77,00031%
Ivy and Pearls of Southern Maryland Community Charities$76,300413%
End Hunger in Charles County Inc$67,000345%
Charles County Fair Inc$66,25033%
United Way of Charles County Inc$65,000473%
Charles County Arts Alliance Inc$58,60065%
Alice Ferguson Foundation Inc$57,50032%
Lions Camp Merrick Inc$56,00026%
Civista Medical Center Inc$55,10030%
New Hope Community Outreach Services Inc$50,000243%
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church of St Charles City$48,1554n/a
Friends of Old Waldorf School$45,0001n/a
Tri-County Youth Services Bureau Inc$44,3832n/a
Greater Baden Medical Services Inc$40,00010%
Accessibility Bridge Corporation$40,0002n/a
Community Support Systems Inc$39,25022%
Southern Maryland Community Network Inc$38,78940%
Charles County Freedom Landing Inc$36,9171n/a
Beyond the Classroom$35,125219%
Providence of Maryland Inc$33,95010%
Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum Inc at Charles County$33,865221%
RAW Juice and Wellness$33,7501n/a
United States Bomb Technician Assoc$33,7501n/a
Elite Registry of Working Dogs Inc$33,700246%
Life Atlas Foundation Inc$32,5002n/a
Pure Play Every Day Inc$31,750219%
Christ Church La Plata$30,0002n/a
Camp St Charles Inc$30,00021%
Chesapeake Choral Arts Society Inc$29,2203n/a
Promise Landing Farm Inc$28,50031%
Leadership Southern Maryland Inc$27,25033%
Stellas Girls Inc$26,50036%
The Salvation Army$26,0002n/a
Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maryland$25,00021%
Indian Head Center for the Arts Inc$25,0001n/a
Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation Inc$24,00015%
Housing Options & Planning Enterprises Inc$20,30021%
Wayside Food Bank$17,0001n/a
Western Charles County Community Association Inc$15,0001n/a
Senior Network Inc$15,00011%
Lifestream Church of the Nazarene$15,0001n/a
Youth Empowerme Foundation Inc$12,5001n/a
Warfighter Advance$12,00017%
Mattawoman Creek Art Center Inc$10,200116%
VIP Mentors Matter$10,0001n/a
Faith Temple Baptist Church of Charles County Maryland$10,0001n/a
Farming 4 Hunger Inc$10,00012%
Little Beans Orphan Ark Rescue$10,0001n/a
United Way of Southern Maryland$10,00011%
Adoptions Together Inc Dba as Paths for Families$10,00010%
Good Stuff$9,2501n/a
Potomac Heights Baptist Church$9,0951n/a
Charles County Family Day Care Association$8,6501n/a
Southern Maryland Community Resources Inc$8,00018%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$7,60510%
Seeds of Courage Inc$7,050123%
Cerenity Inc$7,00010%
Great Escape Recovery Lounge Inc$6,3001n/a
Help You Too$6,0001n/a
Catholic Daughters of the Americas$5,0501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Where it is load-bearing

Charles County Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 10 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 64 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPoiema Movement Inc: $952,500 over 4y, 32% of budgetLifestyles of Maryland Foundation Inc: $648,700 over 8y, 3.8% of budgetSpring Dell Center Inc: $568,000 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington: $533,250 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetHealth Partners Inc: $515,795 over 8y, 7.8% of budgetCommunity Crisis & Referral Center Inc: $401,600 over 8y, 9.2% of budgetCenter for Children Inc: $401,000 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetChristmas in April Charles County: $344,240 over 8y, 70% of budgetCharles County Childrens Aid Society Inc: $343,300 over 8y, 18% of budgetSouthern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy Inc: $254,800 over 8y, 4.5% of budgetMaryland Crime Victims' Resource Center: $243,120 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetPromise Resource Center Inc: $237,650 over 8y, 7.8% of budgetOur Place Waldorf Inc: $226,399 over 7y, 56% of budgetMelwood Horticultural Training Center Inc: $221,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCharles County Meals on Wheels Inc Meals on Wheels: $217,500 over 7y, 65% of budgetThe Arc of Southern Maryland Inc: $213,595 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetHumane Society of Charles County: $209,250 over 6y, 13% of budgetBay Community Support Services Inc: $197,163 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetSouthern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc: $185,800 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetThe Jude House Inc: $156,624 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetCharles County Harc Inc: $156,014 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetNew Horizons Supported Services Inc: $143,274 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSouthern Maryland Center for Independent Living Inc: $138,750 over 7y, 6.2% of budgetMaryland Diaper Bank: $129,000 over 5y, 28% of budgetUpward Thrive Academy Incorporated: $102,000 over 3y, 21% of budgetCharles County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Foundation: $91,000 over 4y, 52% of budgetPort Tobacco Players Inc: $88,000 over 5y, 17% of budgetHospice of Charles County Inc: $85,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCollege of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc: $83,890 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetTri-County Council for Southern Maryland: $77,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetIvy and Pearls of Southern Maryland Community Charities: $76,300 over 4y, 13% of budgetEnd Hunger in Charles County Inc: $67,000 over 3y, 45% of budgetCharles County Fair Inc: $66,250 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetUnited Way of Charles County Inc: $65,000 over 4y, 73% of budgetCharles County Arts Alliance Inc: $58,600 over 6y, 5.4% of budgetAlice Ferguson Foundation Inc: $57,500 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetLions Camp Merrick Inc: $56,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetCivista Medical Center Inc: $55,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew Hope Community Outreach Services Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 43% of budgetGreater Baden Medical Services Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Support Systems Inc: $39,250 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetSouthern Maryland Community Network Inc: $38,789 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBeyond the Classroom: $35,125 over 2y, 19% of budgetProvidence of Maryland Inc: $33,950 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMaryland Veterans Memorial Museum Inc at Charles County: $33,865 over 2y, 21% of budgetElite Registry of Working Dogs Inc: $33,700 over 2y, 46% of budgetPure Play Every Day Inc: $31,750 over 2y, 19% of budgetCamp St Charles Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 64.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

United Way of Southern MarylandMD36.8× affinity15 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Southern Maryland · United Way of Charles County Inc · Smeco Charitable Foundation Inc · Gordon Croft Foundation Inc · William S Abell Foundation Inc · Give Back Foundation · The Maryland Food Bank Inc · Chesapeake Charities Inc · Nora Roberts Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · Community Foundation of Anne Arundel Co

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Charles County Charitable Trust

How much does Charles County Charitable Trust give?
Charles County Charitable Trust reported 46 itemized grants totaling $1,401,600, out of $1,446,246 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 48 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Charles County Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (37%), Human Services (18%), Housing & Shelter (14%).
Who are Charles County Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Poiema Movement Inc ($953k), Lifestyles of Maryland Foundation Inc ($649k), Spring Dell Center Inc ($568k).
Does Charles County Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Charles County Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Southern Maryland, United Way of Charles County Inc, Smeco Charitable Foundation Inc.
Where is Charles County Charitable Trust based?
Charles County Charitable Trust is based in MD.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 92 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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