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Gordon Croft Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$497k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2024
45
Organizations funded FY2023
13%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$154,770
Organizations funded a year
8 to 45
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$11M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 13% of the organizations Gordon Croft Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEnvironmentInternationalRecreation & SportsEducationYouth DevelopmentOther
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
FY2024still arriving40$497k13%
FY202345$473k13%
FY202240$495k13%
FY202144$469k39%
FY202040$376k83%
FY20198$35k38%
FY20188$40k38%
FY201744$96kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$809kFood & Nutrition$332kYouth Development$328kHealth$276kHuman Services$240kInternational$113kEnvironment$102kRecreation & Sports$94kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
NY
CT
CA
NE
VA
MD
DE
AZ
TN
DC
OK
LA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Gordon Croft Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore$324,18552%
College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc$280,20064%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$205,79550%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$104,00050%
Young Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc$99,13050%
The House of Ruth Maryland Inc$87,74650%
Tim Tebow Foundation Inc$55,00040%
Food for the Hungry Inc$54,00050%
Roland Park Country School Inc$50,00010%
The Loyola School Inc$45,0004n/a
Special Olympics Maryland Inc$42,25050%
Coastal Conservation Association$41,00050%
Health Partners Inc$40,00041%
National Arbor Day Foundation$38,10050%
Meals on Wheels of Central Marylandinc$30,00010%
Global Empowerment Mission Inc$29,95820%
Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc$29,50050%
Assistance Center of Towson Churches Inc$27,0005n/a
Lions Camp Merrick Inc$20,20034%
Johns Hopkins University$20,00010%
Helping Up Mission Inc$20,00040%
World Central Kitchen Inc$20,00010%
Fr Michael Mission Inc$15,00013%
Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation Inc$14,20033%
Ducks Unlimited Inc$11,96550%
Global Genes$10,00040%
Captains for Clean Water Inc$9,00050%
EMPOWER4LIFEMD Inc$7,00052%
Health Care for the Homeless Inc$6,75040%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$5,00010%
Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc$5,00011%
The Houston Food Bank$5,00010%
Collegebound Foundation$4,20030%
The National Federation of the Blind$4,00020%
Baltimore Lab School Inc$3,8002n/a
Save The Children Federation Inc$3,75020%
Maryland Zoological Society Inc$3,20040%
Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter Barcs$2,25020%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$2,00010%
American Council of Trustees and Alumni$2,00010%
Baltimore Squashwise Inc$1,75040%
The Maryland State Boychoir Inc$1,60030%
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company Inc$1,60070%
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation$1,50030%
The Church of the Good Shepherd$1,3001n/a
Paul's Place Inc$1,20030%
The Senior Dog Sanctuary$1,00020%
Tivy Valley Friendship Farm$1,0001n/a
Illuminate the Journey Inc$7001n/a
Hospice of Charles County Inc$62010%
Laplata Volunteer Fire Dept Inc$60020%
Saint Francis Hospital Inc$50010%
The One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love Inc$50010%
Indian Head Center for the Arts Inc$5001n/a
Blakehurst Residents Scholarship Foundation Inc$5001n/a
Soccer Without Borders$50010%
The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc$50010%
Jubilee Baltimore Inc$40010%
Joy to the Children Inc$25810%
Possabilities Plus Inc$25010%
The Painted Turtle$25010%
Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum Inc at Charles County$20010%
Beebe Medical Foundation$20010%
Oakton Cougar Crew Booster Club$15010%
Garrison Forest School Inc$12510%
Maryland Foundation for Research & Econo$1001n/a
Maryland Historical Society Inc$10010%
Rehoboth Art League Inc$10010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$10010%
Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department Inc$8010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Inc$7510%
Bel Alton Volunteer Fire Department Inc$7510%
National D-Day Memorial Foundation$7510%
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$6010%
National Rifle Association of America$6010%
Kennedy Krieger Institute Inc$401n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 40 recipients with no EIN on record ($684k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gordon Croft Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore: $324,185 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetCollege of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc: $280,200 over 6y, 4.5% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $205,795 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Maryland Food Bank Inc: $104,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc: $99,130 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe House of Ruth Maryland Inc: $87,746 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTim Tebow Foundation Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFood for the Hungry Inc: $54,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRoland Park Country School Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSpecial Olympics Maryland Inc: $42,250 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCoastal Conservation Association: $41,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHealth Partners Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetNational Arbor Day Foundation: $38,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Central Marylandinc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGlobal Empowerment Mission Inc: $29,958 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc: $29,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetLions Camp Merrick Inc: $20,200 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHelping Up Mission Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFr Michael Mission Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetCharles Regional Medical Center Foundation Inc: $14,200 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $11,965 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Genes: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCaptains for Clean Water Inc: $9,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetEMPOWER4LIFEMD Inc: $7,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetHealth Care for the Homeless Inc: $6,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVolunteer Florida Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCollegebound Foundation: $4,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe National Federation of the Blind: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $3,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMaryland Zoological Society Inc: $3,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBaltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter Barcs: $2,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Council of Trustees and Alumni: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBaltimore Squashwise Inc: $1,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Maryland State Boychoir Inc: $1,600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company Inc: $1,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHarlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPaul's Place Inc: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Senior Dog Sanctuary: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHospice of Charles County Inc: $620 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLaplata Volunteer Fire Dept Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSaint Francis Hospital Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoccer Without Borders: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 66.

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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.

Baltimore Community Foundation IncMD26.1× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Charles County Charitable Trust · The Kahlert Foundation Inc · The Abell Foundation Inc · Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for Children of Baltimore City · Linehan Family Foundation Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · Campbell Foundation Inc · Dr Frank C Marino Foundation Inc

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 Gordon Croft Foundation Inc

How much does Gordon Croft Foundation Inc give?
Gordon Croft Foundation Inc reported 40 grants totaling $497,174 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 45 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Gordon Croft Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (32%), Food & Nutrition (13%), Youth Development (13%).
Who are Gordon Croft Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore ($324k), College of Southern Maryland Foundation Inc ($280k), St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($206k).
Does Gordon Croft Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Gordon Croft Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Gordon Croft Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc, France-Merrick Foundation Inc.
Where is Gordon Croft Foundation Inc based?
Gordon Croft Foundation Inc 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 120 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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