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Lawrence Golding Foundation at a glance

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Lawrence Golding Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$38k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$73kEnvironment$61kHealth$28kPublic Safety & Disaster$18kFood & Nutrition$15kCivil Rights$9kReligion$7kHuman Services$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $13k
$2,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$202k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND$12,800
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER$5,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$3,400
TOWN TO TRAIL$3,200
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MARYLAND$3,000
MARYLAND FOOD BANK$2,500
PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL$2,400
ASSOCIATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF BALTIMORE$2,000
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER$1,500
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION$1,500
BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 25% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%FERN HOUSE RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY CENTER: $1k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $815 → 14%BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS: $1k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
CA
VA
MD
DC
LA
AL
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$147k · 14 repeat orgs$19k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
24

Total granted

$147k
$13k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+27%

Still filing today

57%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesCrime & LegalEnvironmentInternationalArts & CultureOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
    8× · 2018–2025 · $42k · revenue +24%
  • TP
    THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
    8× · 2017–2025 · $18k · revenue +161%
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $17k · revenue +21%

Funded once

  • EM
    ENDEAVOR MIAMI INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $2k · revenue +68%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue -9%
  • FH
    FERN HOUSE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $1k · revenue +29%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
2
University of Maryland Physicians Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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3
University of Maryland Surgical Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

Health
4
University of Maryland Facultyphysicians Inc

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland, school of medicine, administrative support services are provided to the physician practices of the university of maryland, including but not limited to information technology,…

Health
5
University of Maryland Neurosurgeryassociates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

Education
6
University of Maryland Anesthesiology Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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7
St Martin Hospital Inc

To improve, maintain and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
8
University of Maryland Oncology Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

Health
9
University of Maryland Family Medicine Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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10
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
11
University of Maryland Emergency Medicine Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

Health
12
University of Maryland Neurology Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore; the most unlike its peers is Pikesville Volunteer Fire Co Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 44 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
21/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $41,800 · OtherSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC: $15,050 · OtherTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INCPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $8,467 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODJEWISH FEDERATION OF BALTIMORE: $8,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF BALTIMOREJEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES OF BALTIMORE: $4,500 · OtherTEMPLE EMANUEL: $3,343 · Other+22 more: $15,560 · Other+22 moreDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $61,658 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING …+2 more: $3,500 · Philanthropy+2 moreTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $18,150 · EnvironmentTHE PIEDM…+1 more: $500 · EnvironmentWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $17,257 · InternationalWORLD CEN…The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $1,000 · InternationalThe Ameri…PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MARYLAND INC: $11,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $2,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,350 · Health+2 more: $209 · HealthSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $8,708 · Crime & LegalTHE ALEPH INSTITUTE INC: $3,800 · Crime & LegalSt John Family Life & Fitness Center Inc: $3,000 · Arts & CultureBACKSTREET CULTURAL MUSEUM INC: $500 · Arts & Culture
Other$96,720Philanthropy$65,158Environment$18,650International$18,257Health$15,059Crime & Legal$12,508Arts & Culture$3,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $61,658 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $41,800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $18,150 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $17,257 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC: $15,050 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MARYLAND INC: $11,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $8,708 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ALEPH INSTITUTE INC: $3,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt John Family Life & Fitness Center Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetENDEAVOR MIAMI INC: $2,118 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetASSOCIATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF BALTIMORE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFERN HOUSE INC: $1,430 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $815 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEDUCATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBACKSTREET CULTURAL MUSEUM INC: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN CLIMATE PARTNERS: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TRUST: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPikesville Volunteer Fire Co Inc: $130 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: $109 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Health Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Charlottesville Area …T Rowe Price Program …American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Charlottesville Area Community FoundationVA13.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Lawrence Golding Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lawrence Golding Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Pikesville Volunteer Fire Co Inc: 32% of income from government
  • The Maryland Food Bank Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Planned Parenthood of Maryland Inc: 0% of income from government
  • The Aleph Institute Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 44 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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