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Ravens Foundation Inc

To improve, encourage and enable the healthy development of youth in the baltimore area and in other parts of the state of maryland through a focus on programs that address housing, hunger, education, athletics, and mentoring.

$771k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
8
Itemized grants FY2024
13
Organizations funded FY2023
77%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$219k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
9 to 20
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$287k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 77% of the organizations Ravens Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 85% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 15% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $144k 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
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsEducationPhilanthropyHealthOther
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 arriving7$209k29%
FY202313$170k77%
FY202211$140k55%
FY202112$145k75%
FY20209$212k67%
FY201920$719k65%
FY20189$714k67%
FY20179$251kn/a
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What it funded, over time

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

Education$698kRecreation & Sports$605kYouth Development$503kArts & Culture$181kPhilanthropy$165kHuman Services$163kFood & Nutrition$153kEmployment$100kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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NJ
CA
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Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Baltimore City Public Schools$395,0002n/a
Heart of America Foundation$323,46625%
The Maryland Book Bank Inc$181,00033%
Next One Up Foundation Inc$175,000212%
Housing Authority of Baltimore City$161,5171n/a
Leveling the Playing Field Inc$150,00027%
Kaboom Inc$139,72211%
Job Opportunities Task Force Inc$100,000110%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$62,00050%
Frederick County Public Schools$50,0001n/a
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All grantees of Ravens Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Baltimore City Public Schools$395,0002n/a
Heart of America Foundation$323,46625%
The Maryland Book Bank Inc$181,00033%
Next One Up Foundation Inc$175,000212%
Housing Authority of Baltimore City$161,5171n/a
Leveling the Playing Field Inc$150,00027%
Kaboom Inc$139,72211%
Job Opportunities Task Force Inc$100,000110%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$62,00050%
Frederick County Public Schools$50,0001n/a
Peaceplayers International$35,00020%
The Boys School of Saint Pauls Parish Inc$35,0002n/a
Gus the Bus Foundation Inc$30,0003n/a
Athletes Serving Athletes$30,0002n/a
Pcs for People$30,00010%
The Bradley and Nikki Bozeman Foundation$30,000319%
Crc Foundation Inc$30,000313%
Playworks Education Energized$27,00020%
Dent Education Inc$25,00015%
Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School Inc$25,00011%
Center for Urban Families Inc$25,00011%
Weekend Backpacks Baltimore Inc$25,00013%
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Diocese of Md$25,0001n/a
Carroll County Public Schools$24,0004n/a
Microgrants$20,00011%
Edward Charles Foundation$20,00020%
Ronnie Stanley Foundation$20,00024%
The Van Noy Valor Foundation$20,000212%
Robert Griffin III Foundation$20,0002n/a
Peanut's Impact Foundation$20,0002n/a
Fam 1st Family Foundation$20,00024%
Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital Inc$15,00020%
Reading Partners$15,00010%
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc$15,00010%
The Tender Bridge Inc$12,0002n/a
Safe Alternative Foundation for Education Inc$10,00013%
Watson Seven Foundation Inc$10,00018%
Hope Ignites Baltimore Inc$10,0001n/a
Wolfe Pack Foundation$10,0001n/a
Special Olympics Maryland Inc$10,00010%
Hayden Hurst Family Foundation Inc$10,000114%
The Tyus Bowser Foundation$10,0001n/a
Sisters Circle Inc$10,00011%
The Complete Player Charity Ltd$10,00011%
Bwi Community Develop Foundation Inc$10,00013%
Wiggs Worldwide Foundation$10,0001n/a
Black Girls Cook$10,00015%
Lardarius Webb Foundation$10,0001n/a
Anthony Levine 4every1 Foundation$10,0001n/a
Baltimore Squashwise Inc$10,00010%
Beat the Streets Baltimore$8,00016%
Sunrise Day Camps Association$7,5001n/a
Hhh Heroes Helping Heroes Inc$7,50013%
Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc$7,50010%
Missionfit$7,50014%
Soccer Without Borders$7,50010%
The Baltimore Rowing Club Inc$7,50013%
Bluebird Education Network Inc$7,00010%
Collegebound Foundation$6,00010%
Team Captain Kids Inc$6,0001n/a
Unmatched Athlete Corporation$5,500156%

Where it is load-bearing

Ravens Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 42 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHeart of America Foundation: $323,466 over 2y, 4.6% of budgetThe Maryland Book Bank Inc: $181,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetNext One Up Foundation Inc: $175,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetLeveling the Playing Field Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetKaboom Inc: $139,722 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetJob Opportunities Task Force Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetThe Maryland Food Bank Inc: $62,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPeaceplayers International: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPcs for People: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Bradley and Nikki Bozeman Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetCrc Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetPlayworks Education Energized: $27,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDent Education Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetChesapeake Bay Outward Bound School Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCenter for Urban Families Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWeekend Backpacks Baltimore Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetMicrogrants: $20,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetEdward Charles Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRonnie Stanley Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetThe Van Noy Valor Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetFam 1st Family Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetMt Washington Pediatric Hospital Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetReading Partners: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFund for Educational Excellence Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSafe Alternative Foundation for Education Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetWatson Seven Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Maryland Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHayden Hurst Family Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetSisters Circle Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetThe Complete Player Charity Ltd: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetBwi Community Develop Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetBlack Girls Cook: $10,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetBaltimore Squashwise Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBeat the Streets Baltimore: $8,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetHhh Heroes Helping Heroes Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetSunrise Day Camps Association Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMissionfit: $7,500 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetSoccer Without Borders: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Baltimore Rowing Club Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetBluebird Education Network Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCollegebound Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnmatched Athlete Corporation: $5,500 over 1y, 56% 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 42.

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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.

Fund for Educational Excellence IncMD40.2× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fund for Educational Excellence Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · The Marion I & Henry J Knott Foundation Inc · The Abell Foundation Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Foundation · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · The Morris Goldseker Foundation of Maryland Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Brown Advisory Charitable 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 Ravens Foundation Inc

How much does Ravens Foundation Inc give?
Ravens Foundation Inc reported 8 itemized grants totaling $218,500, out of $771,059 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ravens Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (26%), Recreation & Sports (22%), Youth Development (19%).
Who are Ravens Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Baltimore City Public Schools ($395k), Heart of America Foundation ($323k), The Maryland Book Bank Inc ($181k).
Does Ravens Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 77% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ravens Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fund for Educational Excellence Inc, Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, The United Way of Central Maryland Inc.
Where is Ravens Foundation Inc based?
Ravens 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 64 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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