Maryland · Public charity
Maryland Family Network Inc
Maryland family network (mfn) ensures that young child have strong families, quality learning environments, and a champion for their interests. Mfn's goal is to enhance and expand community based efforts that support families and childcare providers who are responsible for the care, development, and education of very young children.
- $26M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 38
- Grants FY2025
- 34
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 9%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $545,147
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,247,222
- Organizations funded a year
- 32 to 35
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $17M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 9% of the organizations Maryland Family Network Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $224k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 34 | $26M | 3% |
| FY2024 | 34 | $24M | 9% |
| FY2023 | 33 | $23M | 12% |
| FY2022 | 33 | $19M | 15% |
| FY2021 | 33 | $17M | 6% |
| FY2020 | 32 | $17M | 6% |
| FY2019 | 32 | $13M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 35 | $13M | 9% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline County Board of Education | $12,084,505 | 8 | n/a |
| St Vincent de Paul of Baltimore Inc | $11,625,208 | 9 | 8% |
| Kennedy Krieger Education and Community Services Inc | $9,694,059 | 9 | 4% |
| Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake Inc | $9,600,270 | 9 | 2% |
| Housing Authority of Baltimore City | $9,184,918 | 9 | n/a |
| Maryland Rural Development Corporation | $8,288,639 | 9 | 14% |
| Prince George's Child Resource Centerinc | $7,667,664 | 9 | 35% |
| Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency Inc | $6,731,381 | 9 | 21% |
| Talbot County Health Dept | $6,490,090 | 9 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park | $5,545,434 | 9 | n/a |
Show all 54 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline County Board of Education | $12,084,505 | 8 | n/a |
| St Vincent de Paul of Baltimore Inc | $11,625,208 | 9 | 8% |
| Kennedy Krieger Education and Community Services Inc | $9,694,059 | 9 | 4% |
| Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake Inc | $9,600,270 | 9 | 2% |
| Housing Authority of Baltimore City | $9,184,918 | 9 | n/a |
| Maryland Rural Development Corporation | $8,288,639 | 9 | 14% |
| Prince George's Child Resource Centerinc | $7,667,664 | 9 | 35% |
| Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency Inc | $6,731,381 | 9 | 21% |
| Talbot County Health Dept | $6,490,090 | 9 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park | $5,545,434 | 9 | n/a |
| Abilities Network Inc | $5,125,601 | 9 | 11% |
| Bon Secours Baltimore Community Works Inc | $4,721,250 | 4 | 26% |
| The Family Tree Inc | $3,739,182 | 6 | 18% |
| Mental Health Association of Frederick County Inc | $3,700,995 | 9 | 14% |
| Shore Up Inc | $3,625,569 | 5 | n/a |
| Grace Medical Center Inc | $3,488,722 | 5 | 1% |
| Anne Arundel County Dss | $3,487,896 | 9 | n/a |
| Treasurer of Frederick County | $3,095,150 | 9 | n/a |
| County Commissioners of Kent County | $3,090,709 | 9 | n/a |
| Queen Anne's County Board of Education | $3,083,539 | 9 | n/a |
| Human Services Programs of Carroll County Inc | $3,080,657 | 9 | 10% |
| YMCA of Cumberland Maryland Inc | $3,019,916 | 9 | 14% |
| Promise Resource Center Inc | $3,001,745 | 9 | 63% |
| Downtown Baltimore Child Care Inc | $2,984,111 | 6 | 33% |
| Director of Finance Howard County | $2,970,478 | 9 | n/a |
| Shore Up Inc P O Box 430 | $2,903,193 | 4 | 5% |
| Family Services Inc | $2,737,726 | 4 | 2% |
| Pact Helping Children With Special Needs Inc | $2,001,728 | 7 | 15% |
| Family Services Incorporated | $1,701,752 | 5 | 5% |
| The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | $1,687,042 | 5 | 2% |
| Baltimore County Department of Social Services | $1,591,484 | 5 | n/a |
| Mayor & City Council of Baltimore | $1,532,392 | 3 | n/a |
| Baltimore County Government | $1,466,485 | 4 | n/a |
| Life and Discovery Inc | $1,371,201 | 3 | 15% |
| Kingdom Kare Inc | $1,322,358 | 3 | 20% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $1,206,003 | 4 | 0% |
| Apples for Children Inc | $1,069,682 | 6 | 48% |
| Arundel Child Care Connections Inc | $1,045,032 | 6 | 52% |
| Montgomery County Maryland | $1,034,035 | 6 | n/a |
| Dayspring Programs Inc | $1,015,293 | 4 | 6% |
| Fusion Partnership Inc | $934,204 | 3 | 16% |
| Chesapeake College | $670,505 | 5 | n/a |
| Family and Children's Services of Centra | $655,180 | 1 | 9% |
| Pathways Inc | $376,895 | 3 | 3% |
| Mental Health Association of Maryland Inc | $323,971 | 2 | 4% |
| Local Management Board of Allegany County | $265,380 | 2 | n/a |
| Cecil College | $233,513 | 1 | n/a |
| Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc | $187,205 | 2 | 4% |
| Jewish Social Service Agency | $139,404 | 1 | 0% |
| Chesapeake College | $99,403 | 2 | n/a |
| Luna Family Support Services Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Lakeshore Learning Materials | $8,227 | 1 | n/a |
| Tri-County Youth Services Bureau Inc | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Mary's County Public Schools (S | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Maryland Family Network Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 33 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · Truist Foundation Inc · Sharebaby Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · The Abell Foundation Inc · Share Our Strength · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Nora Roberts Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Leonard and Helen R Stulman Charitable
How this is measured
About Maryland Family Network Inc
- How much does Maryland Family Network Inc give?
- Maryland Family Network Inc reported 38 grants totaling $26,392,715 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 35 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Maryland Family Network Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (48%), Education (43%), Employment (6%).
- Who are Maryland Family Network Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Caroline County Board of Education ($12M), St Vincent de Paul of Baltimore Inc ($12M), Kennedy Krieger Education and Community Services Inc ($9.7M).
- Does Maryland Family Network Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Maryland Family Network Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The United Way of Central Maryland Inc, Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc.
- Where is Maryland Family Network Inc based?
- Maryland Family Network Inc is based in MD.
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