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Michael S Hollins Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$76k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
38
Grants FY2025
33
Organizations funded FY2024
21%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,191
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 42
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$1.3M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 21% of the organizations Michael S Hollins Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 49% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 51% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalAnimalsCrime & LegalOther
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 arriving38$76k42%
FY202433$91k21%
FY202338$102k42%
FY202242$86k69%
FY202133$83k79%
FY202033$89k67%
FY201927$81k74%
FY201818$81k100%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$168kHealth$159kInternational$59kPublic Safety & Disaster$43kAnimals$40kArts & Culture$37kFood & Nutrition$32kPhilanthropy$28kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
NY
MA
IA
PA
CA
CO
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
DC
LA
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Michael S Hollins Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Carson Scholars Fund Inc$60,68561%
Mt Washington Pediatric Foundation Inc$40,65082%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$27,28610%
Scholarships for Scholars Inc$25,00019%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$22,10030%
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland Inc$15,00030%
Hyattsville Community Development Corporation$15,00022%
Howard Hospital Foundation Inc$12,50030%
Club 164 Inc$12,50031%
World Central Kitchen Inc$11,57210%
Afterschool Alliance$10,42550%
Women for Women International$10,42450%
Maryland Horse Council Inc$10,0052n/a
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts Inc$10,00010%
Anne Arundel County Public Library Foundation$10,00012%
Seeds 4 Success Inc$10,00012%
Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Direct Relief$9,00030%
Trevor Project Inc$8,62920%
Some Inc$8,05640%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$8,05040%
The Chimes Foundation Inc$8,05040%
Hospice Foundation of America Inc$8,05040%
Partners in Care Maryland Inc$8,04420%
Hospice of the Chesapeake Foundation Inc$7,00030%
Avalon Theatre Project Inc$6,50030%
The DC Central Kitchen Inc$6,38330%
Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc$5,17240%
Get US Ppe Inc$5,0001n/a
Howard County General Hospital Inc$5,00010%
House of Ruth$4,91340%
National Association For Children Of Alcoholics$4,47821%
Fuel Fund of Maryland Inc$4,02710%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$4,02510%
The Community Ecology Institute$3,9781n/a
Operation Second Chance Inc$3,85920%
Saving Grace Animal Rescue of Maryland$3,68421%
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Society Ltd$3,59930%
Project Dynamo Inc$3,46410%
Avalon Foundation Inc$3,00010%
The Pride Center Of Maryland Inc$3,00020%
Peer Health Exchange Inc$2,79810%
Sunrise Movement$2,79810%
The Innocence Project Inc$2,79710%
Codepink Women for Peace$2,79710%
The Bail Project Inc$2,79710%
Second Chance Inc$2,75320%
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Inc$2,68310%
Pro Bono Counseling Project Inc$2,56740%
SPAN Inc$2,54411%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$2,50010%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$2,50010%
Canines for Disabled Kids Inc$2,37411%
Casa Inc$2,37410%
Washington Area Women's Foundation$2,37410%
Code Green Campaign$2,3741n/a
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$2,37410%
Community Allies of Rainbow Youth Inc$2,2281n/a
Advocates for Trans Equality$2,22811%
Pets With Disabilities Inc$2,19110%
Head Strong Project Inc$2,19110%
New Futures$2,17810%
Blood Cancer United Inc$2,00010%
Emory University$2,00020%
Shih Tzus and Furbabies Inc$2,00011%
Anne Arundel Conflict Resolution Inc$2,00011%
US Term Limits Inc$2,00020%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$1,96030%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$1,78340%
The Humane Society of Baltimore County Inc$1,65340%
Cia Officers Memorial Foundation$1,65030%
Chizuk Amuno Congregation$1,5204n/a
Braver AngelsInc$1,50020%
Making Cards for Our Troops Inc$1,5002n/a
The Legal Aid Society$1,50010%
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc$1,50010%
Institute for Justice$1,50020%
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research$1,48710%
Hopewell Cancer Support$1,20220%
The Montessori School of Westminster Inc$1,00010%
Alliance for Decision Educationinc$1,00010%
National Park Foundation$1,00010%
Rude Ranch Animal Rescue Inc$1,0001n/a
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$1,00010%
CASA for Children of the District of Columbia$1,00010%
Open City Advocates$1,00010%
Culper Connect Inc$1,00011%
Committee for Open Democracy Inc$1,00010%
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund$93210%
Hopeworks of Howard County Inc$91720%
Center for Hope Inc$90210%
Maryland New Directions Inc$86020%
Best Buddies International Inc$75010%
National Council on Aging Inc$74110%
Soccer Without Borders$74010%
Helping Up Mission Inc$65420%
Reading Partners$60010%
Baltimore Hunger Project LLC$57030%
Futures Without Violence$55610%
ICING SMILES Inc$5551n/a
Start the Adventure in Reading Inc$55510%
Together Rising$50310%
Hero Dogs Inc$50010%
Bipartisan Policy Center Inc$50010%
Hungry for Music$50010%
Emory University$5001n/a
Cato Institute$50010%
DC Creative Writing Workshop Inc$50010%
Friends of the Guest House Inc$50010%
Issue One$45310%
Strong City Baltimore Inc$41710%
Nami Maryland Inc$32010%
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation$27510%
Rebuilding Together Baltimore Inc$25010%
Rabbi Chaim Kowalsky Memorial Ahavas Yisrael Fund Inc$2501n/a
Brigance Brigade Foundation Inc$2501n/a
Pflag Columbia-Howard County$1661n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 38 recipients with no EIN on record ($160k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Michael S Hollins Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCarson Scholars Fund Inc: $60,685 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetMt Washington Pediatric Foundation Inc: $40,650 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $27,286 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetScholarships for Scholars Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetThe Maryland Food Bank Inc: $22,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Boys' Latin School of Maryland Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHyattsville Community Development Corporation: $15,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetHoward Hospital Foundation Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetClub 164 Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $11,572 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAfterschool Alliance: $10,425 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWomen for Women International: $10,424 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMaryland Hall for the Creative Arts Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnne Arundel County Public Library Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSeeds 4 Success Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDirect Relief: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $8,629 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSome Inc: $8,056 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $8,050 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Chimes Foundation Inc: $8,050 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHospice Foundation of America Inc: $8,050 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPartners in Care Maryland Inc: $8,044 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHospice of the Chesapeake Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAvalon Theatre Project Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe DC Central Kitchen Inc: $6,383 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc: $5,172 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHoward County General Hospital Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouse of Ruth: $4,913 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Association For Children Of Alcoholics: $4,478 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetFuel Fund of Maryland Inc: $4,027 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $4,025 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Second Chance Inc: $3,859 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSaving Grace Animal Rescue of Maryland: $3,684 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetGentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Society Ltd: $3,599 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetProject Dynamo Inc: $3,464 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAvalon Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Pride Center Of Maryland Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPeer Health Exchange Inc: $2,798 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSunrise Movement: $2,798 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Innocence Project Inc: $2,797 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCodepink Women for Peace: $2,797 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Bail Project Inc: $2,797 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Chance Inc: $2,753 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThoroughbred Retirement Foundation Inc: $2,683 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPro Bono Counseling Project Inc: $2,567 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSPAN Inc: $2,544 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,500 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 104.

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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.

The United Way of Central Maryland IncMD30.8× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Community Foundation of Anne Arundel Co · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Venable Foundation Inc · Greater Washington Community Foundation · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · The Abell Foundation Inc · Herbert Bearman 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.

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About Michael S Hollins Foundation

How much does Michael S Hollins Foundation give?
Michael S Hollins Foundation reported 38 grants totaling $76,108 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 42 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Michael S Hollins Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (23%), Health (22%), International (8%).
Who are Michael S Hollins Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Carson Scholars Fund Inc ($61k), Mt Washington Pediatric Foundation Inc ($41k), The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc ($27k).
Does Michael S Hollins Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Michael S Hollins Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Michael S Hollins Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The United Way of Central Maryland Inc, Community Foundation of Anne Arundel Co, T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc.
Where is Michael S Hollins Foundation based?
Michael S Hollins Foundation 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 158 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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