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The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc

The community foundation is dedicated to connecting people who care with causes that matter to enrich the quality of life in frederick county now and for future generations.

$8.4M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
130
Itemized grants FY2024
114
Organizations funded FY2023
11%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$5.5M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,000,769
Organizations funded a year
92 to 124
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$211M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 11% of the organizations The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $188k 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 ServicesHealthEducationArts & CultureAnimalsCommunity ImprovementOther
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 arriving124$5.5M16%
FY2023114$6.3M11%
FY2022124$7.2M22%
FY2021112$5.9M13%
FY2020123$5.0M28%
FY2019103$4.8M21%
FY201892$3.8M23%
FY201797$3.9Mn/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.

Health$15MReligion$6.7MHuman Services$3.8MEducation$3.6MHousing & Shelter$3.4MMembership Benefit$1.5MArts & Culture$1.5MEmployment$1.4MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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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
Frederick Health Hospital Inc$9,982,44491%
Howard Chapel-Ridgeville Umc$2,387,7819n/a
Church of the Transfiguration$2,008,9719n/a
Treasurer of Frederick County$1,320,3709n/a
The Arc of Frederick County Inc$1,160,63593%
Saint John's Cemetery Inc$1,158,957433%
Beyond Shelter Frederick Inc$1,017,27998%
Downtown Frederick Partnership Inc$905,959913%
Frederick Rescue Mission Inc$778,02993%
Hood College$696,28490%
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All grantees of The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Frederick Health Hospital Inc$9,982,44491%
Howard Chapel-Ridgeville Umc$2,387,7819n/a
Church of the Transfiguration$2,008,9719n/a
Treasurer of Frederick County$1,320,3709n/a
The Arc of Frederick County Inc$1,160,63593%
Saint John's Cemetery Inc$1,158,957433%
Beyond Shelter Frederick Inc$1,017,27998%
Downtown Frederick Partnership Inc$905,959913%
Frederick Rescue Mission Inc$778,02993%
Hood College$696,28490%
Heartly House Inc$691,07895%
Mission of Mercy Inc$597,03791%
C Burr Artz Trust$594,674978%
Mental Health Association of Frederick County Inc$534,87093%
Young Mens Christian Association Inc$530,08291%
Advocates for Homeless Families Inc$522,245914%
Frederick Health Hospice Inc$500,54078%
Graceham Moravian Church$497,6229n/a
Children's Hospital Foundation$491,32970%
Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc$486,12499%
Housing Authority of the City of Frederick$443,5199n/a
Friends for Neighborhood Progress$430,835818%
Frederick Community College Foundation Inc$415,92794%
Patty Pollatos Fund Inc$409,905326%
The Historical Society of Frederick County Inc$397,258914%
United Way of Frederick County Inc$383,68795%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$382,54191%
Frederick County Public Schools$305,2889n/a
Salvation Army National Corp$293,9829n/a
Centro Hispano de Frederick Inc$273,366647%
The Delaplaine Arts Center Inc$271,83893%
Walkersville United Methodist Church$262,9839n/a
The Maryland 4-H Foundation Inc$261,62894%
Broadfording Bible Brethern Church of Washington County Maryland$255,5728n/a
Maryland FFA Foundation Inc$255,413927%
Life and Discovery Inc$251,03173%
University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc$246,33490%
Homewood Living Foundation Inc$239,30492%
Adventist Healthcare Inc$234,96390%
University of Rochester$230,59450%
Literacy Council of Frederick County Inc$205,326915%
Second Chances Garage Inc$201,28095%
Evangelical Lutheran Church$198,8729n/a
Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership of Frederick Countyinc$185,09975%
Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County Md$175,32184%
Advocates for the Aging of Frederick Md Inc$169,140744%
Frederick County Landmarks Foundation Inc$164,365926%
Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership Inc$159,571817%
Wells House Dba Gale Recovery$151,5506n/a
City of Frederick$150,6089n/a
Phoenix Foundation of Maryland Inc$146,295612%
All Saints Church$143,2797n/a
Friends of Baker Park$137,5106n/a
Boys and Girls Club of Frederick Co$133,98137%
Preservation and Enhancement Fund of Mount Olivet Cemetery Inc$130,9966100%
Spanish-Speaking Community of Maryland Inc$130,38677%
Seton Center Inc$124,53366%
Supporting Older Adults Through Resources Inc$123,775414%
Saint John's Catholic Prep$121,9669n/a
Friends of the Child Advocacy Center$120,500563%
Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Co Inc$112,52757%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$110,71880%
St Pauls Lutheran Church$110,1265n/a
Friends of Catholic Education Inc$109,521235%
Rebuilding Together With Chirstmas in April Frederick County Md Inc$105,667522%
The Frederick Arts Council Inc$103,66155%
Mountain View United Methodist Church$103,6146n/a
The Village at Rockville Inc$101,37690%
The Carroll Manor Fire Companyinc$100,47584%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$99,46590%
I Believe in Me Inc$99,358511%
Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County Inc$97,2544n/a
Partners in Care Maryland Inc$92,83661%
Daybreak Adult Day Services Inc$91,21254%
Envision Frederick County$90,675323%
Glade United Church of Christ$86,3249n/a
On Our Own of Frederick County Inc$84,838317%
Calvary United Methodist Church$84,3388n/a
Dr J Elmer Harp Medical Center Inc$84,004834%
Council on Foundations Inc$81,80090%
Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley Inc$77,97780%
New Hope United Methodist Church of Greater Brunswick$77,0498n/a
Frederick County Crisis Pregnancy C$76,70995%
Montgomery United Methodist Church$76,4005n/a
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$76,34630%
City Youth Matrix$76,081526%
Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital$75,88490%
Trinity United Methodist Church$75,0885n/a
Empowered to Live Inc$74,6821n/a
Platoon 22 Inc$72,79967%
Woman to Woman Mentoring Inc$63,63158%
Brainy Camps Association$62,97562%
Interfaith Housing Alliance Inc$62,68461%
The Pride Center Of Maryland Inc$62,21821%
Team Hope Inc$61,5912n/a
Grace United Church of Christ$61,4478n/a
Mount Olivet Cemetery Inc$60,50415%
Mars Hill University$59,15350%
Justice Jobs of Maryland Inc$58,805259%
Weinberg Center for the Arts Inc$57,22471%
America's Junior Miss Scholarship Foundation$57,11725%
The Monocacy Foundation Inc$56,938718%
The Great Frederick Fair Inc$53,30122%
The Frederick Center Inc$51,957713%
L'Arche Frederick Maryland Inc$51,920230%
Church of the Brethren of Frederick$50,2044n/a
McDaniel College Inc$47,84790%
Saint John Regional Catholic School$45,7442n/a
The Ranch Inc$45,04382%
Montgomery United Methodist Church$44,5002n/a
Operation Second Chance Inc$42,37531%
Planned Parenthood of Maryland Inc$42,25050%
The Frederick County Humane Society Inc$41,66263%
Evangelical Reformed Church of Frederick Maryland$41,1384n/a
C&O Canal Trust Inc$40,07722%
Bishop Museum of Science and Nature Inc$40,00011%
Church of the Brethren$39,8648n/a
A Mothers Rest Charitable Respite Foundation$39,20733%
Crossed Bridges Inc$36,587318%
Glade Valley Community Services Inc$36,357612%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$35,84530%
Marriage Resource Center of Frederick County Inc$35,803134%
Mount Olivet Cemetery$35,66112%
Brook Hill United Methodist Church$35,1052n/a
Better Together Strengthening Familes Inc$35,00051%
Big Tree Memorial Fund Inc$34,000230%
National Opera Association Inc$33,50055%
The Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company$33,09531%
Hoffman Homes Inc$31,89740%
Brunswick Ecumenical Assistance Committee On$31,458221%
Frederick County Health Department$31,0222n/a
Aavanee$30,6463n/a
Center for Adoption Support and Education Inc$29,23310%
Steadfast Standing Firm Against Youth Homelessness$28,000114%
St Labre Indian School$26,9025n/a
National Capital Area Council Boy Scouts of America$26,86630%
Mount Hope Cemetery$26,6453n/a
Friends of Carroll Creek Urban Park Inc$25,482214%
Hickok Center for Brain Injury Inc$25,00012%
Special Operations Fund$24,00030%
Good Shepherd Pre-School$24,0003n/a
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$23,88920%
Maryland 4-H Club Foundation Inc$23,5033n/a
The Federated Charities Corporation of Frederick$23,44533%
Locust Valley First Church of God$23,3731n/a
Montevuecitizens Auxiliaries Inc$22,156145%
New Spire Arts Inc$22,00022%
Land and Cultural Preservation Fund Inc$21,888118%
Lewistown United Methodist Church$21,6281n/a
Linganore Urbana Youth Athletic Association Inc$21,30031%
Mount Saint Mary's University Inc$20,75040%
Homewood Living Frederick Inc$20,50010%
Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home Inc Aka Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village$20,50040%
Covenant Church of Naples$20,0001n/a
Frederick Health Inc$20,00014%
Food Research & Action Center$20,00010%
Faithpoint United Methodist Church$19,6251n/a
Thurmont Senior Center Inc$19,378213%
St Mary's College of Maryland Foundation Inc$18,48140%
Children's Tumor Foundation$18,20740%
Rockys Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation$18,0003n/a
Community Options Inc$18,00020%
Housing Frederick Inc$17,5002n/a
Claggett Diocesan Center$17,5001n/a
Other Voices Inc$17,00037%
Town of Walkersville$16,9621n/a
Elianas Light Inc$16,8691n/a
Operation Red Wings Foundation$16,71912%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Inc$16,50010%
Warfighter Advance$15,00019%
Andrea's House Inc$15,000116%
The White Coat Waste Project Inc$15,00020%
The Pride Center of Maryalnd$15,0001n/a
Covenant Presbyterian Church$15,0001n/a
Ascension Episcopal Church$15,0003n/a
Heifer Project International$15,00020%
Animal Welfare League of Frederick County Inc$14,14534%
Central Maryland Youth for Christ Inc$14,04214%
Leader Dogs for the Blind$13,92530%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$13,88910%
The African American Resources-Cultural and Heritage Society Inc$13,80514%
Community Living Inc$13,68610%
Trauma Responsive Frederick Inc$12,6862n/a
International Association of Lions Clubs$12,4012n/a
Frederick County 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program$12,27935%
Sierra Club Foundation$12,00020%
Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church$12,0001n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$11,41820%
Listen Love Pray Foundation$11,306110%
February Star Sanctuary Inc$11,18134%
Girls on the Run of Mid and Western Mary$11,1202n/a
The Bettie Jane Cancer Foundation Inc$11,023111%
Brainy Ridge Inc$10,9822n/a
Whole Heart Grief & Loss Resource Center Inc$10,800113%
Frederick Bocce Club Inc$10,7671n/a
Appalachian Trail Conservancy$10,66010%
The Covenant School Inc$10,66020%
New Roots Institute$10,50011%
Pca Mission to North America$10,4761n/a
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation$10,40910%
Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership(Ship)$10,3141n/a
Thompson Legacy Foundation$10,000110%
Mobilize Frederick Inc$10,00016%
Life Choice Crisis Pregnancy Center Inc$10,00021%
Give America Hope Inc$10,0001n/a
Centro de Apoyo Familiar$10,00011%
Samaritan's Purse$10,00030%
Tip Me Frederick Inc$10,00028%
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Inc$10,00010%
Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church$10,0001n/a
Brunswick Main Street Inc$10,00013%
Love for Lochlin Foundation Incorporated$9,50014%
Lovettsville Historical Society Incorporated$9,3771n/a
Net Zero$9,1061n/a
Frederick Friends of Our County Animal Shelter Inc$9,000111%
Rotary Club of Southern Frederick County Charitable Foundation Inc$8,8721n/a
Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick$8,6111n/a
Kiwanis Club of Suburban Frederick$8,6061n/a
Neighborhood North Museum of Play$8,50013%
Cr Freedom Center Inc$8,00014%
Boyds Presbyterian Church$8,0001n/a
Legal Aid Bureau Inc$8,00010%
Ausherman Family Foundation$7,90012%
Transformative Arts Project Inc$7,1391n/a
University of Maryland College Park$7,0001n/a
Nf Tumor Foundation Inc$7,0001n/a
Endangered Species Theatre Project$7,00017%
Ethiopian Childrens Appeal$6,5951n/a
Birthing Circle Inc$6,5001n/a
Department of Neurology Children's National Medical Center$6,4001n/a
Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church$6,1031n/a
Islamic Society of Frederick Incorporated$6,0001n/a
St Johns Regional Conference$6,00013%
Project Lifeline Inc$5,8001n/a
Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church$5,6691n/a
Scott Key Center Inc$5,63220%
Sophie and Madigans Playground Inc$5,4901n/a
All Blessings Inc Dba Kentucky Adoption Services$5,39911%
Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church$5,3662n/a
Main Street Housing Inc$5,3101n/a
The Banner School Inc$5,26410%
First Baptist Church of Brunswick$5,2531n/a
Each 1 Teach 1 INC$5,20218%
Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah$5,0231n/a
Maryland 4-H Club Foundation Inc$5,0151n/a
Fractured Atlas Inc$5,00010%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh Inc$5,0001n/a
Frederick Innovative Technology Center I Inc$5,00011%
Johns Hopkins University$5,00010%
Animal Place$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 17 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 167 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFrederick Health Hospital Inc: $9,982,444 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetThe Arc of Frederick County Inc: $1,160,635 over 9y, 3.2% of budgetSaint John's Cemetery Inc: $1,158,957 over 4y, 33% of budgetBeyond Shelter Frederick Inc: $1,017,279 over 9y, 8.3% of budgetDowntown Frederick Partnership Inc: $905,959 over 9y, 13% of budgetFrederick Rescue Mission Inc: $778,029 over 9y, 2.8% of budgetHood College: $696,284 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetHeartly House Inc: $691,078 over 9y, 5.1% of budgetMission of Mercy Inc: $597,037 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetC Burr Artz Trust: $594,674 over 9y, 78% of budgetMental Health Association of Frederick County Inc: $534,870 over 9y, 3.4% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association Inc: $530,082 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetAdvocates for Homeless Families Inc: $522,245 over 9y, 14% of budgetFrederick Health Hospice Inc: $500,540 over 7y, 8.3% of budgetChildren's Hospital Foundation: $491,329 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMontgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc: $486,124 over 9y, 9.2% of budgetFriends for Neighborhood Progress: $430,835 over 8y, 18% of budgetFrederick Community College Foundation Inc: $415,927 over 9y, 4.3% of budgetPatty Pollatos Fund Inc: $409,905 over 3y, 26% of budgetThe Historical Society of Frederick County Inc: $397,258 over 9y, 14% of budgetUnited Way of Frederick County Inc: $383,687 over 9y, 4.5% of budgetBlessings in a Backpack Inc: $382,541 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetCentro Hispano de Frederick Inc: $273,366 over 6y, 47% of budgetThe Delaplaine Arts Center Inc: $271,838 over 9y, 3.1% of budgetThe Maryland 4-H Foundation Inc: $261,628 over 9y, 4.4% of budgetMaryland FFA Foundation Inc: $255,413 over 9y, 27% of budgetLife and Discovery Inc: $251,031 over 7y, 3.3% of budgetUniversity of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc: $246,334 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHomewood Living Foundation Inc: $239,304 over 9y, 1.6% of budgetAdventist Healthcare Inc: $234,963 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Rochester: $230,594 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLiteracy Council of Frederick County Inc: $205,326 over 9y, 15% of budgetSecond Chances Garage Inc: $201,280 over 9y, 5.1% of budgetStudent Homelessness Initiative Partnership of Frederick Countyinc: $185,099 over 7y, 5.3% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Frederick County Md: $175,321 over 8y, 4.3% of budgetAdvocates for the Aging of Frederick Md Inc: $169,140 over 7y, 44% of budgetFrederick County Landmarks Foundation Inc: $164,365 over 9y, 26% of budgetChildren of Incarcerated Parents Partnership Inc: $159,571 over 8y, 17% of budgetPhoenix Foundation of Maryland Inc: $146,295 over 6y, 12% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Frederick Co: $133,981 over 3y, 6.7% of budgetPreservation and Enhancement Fund of Mount Olivet Cemetery Inc: $130,996 over 6y, 100% of budgetSpanish-Speaking Community of Maryland Inc: $130,386 over 7y, 6.7% of budgetSeton Center Inc: $124,533 over 6y, 6.1% of budgetSupporting Older Adults Through Resources Inc: $123,775 over 4y, 14% of budgetFriends of the Child Advocacy Center: $120,500 over 5y, 63% of budgetWalkersville Volunteer Rescue Co Inc: $112,527 over 5y, 7.4% of budgetThe Maryland Food Bank Inc: $110,718 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Catholic Education Inc: $109,521 over 2y, 35% 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 167.

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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.

Delaplaine Foundation IncMD126.6× affinity63 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Delaplaine Foundation Inc · Ausherman Family Trust · Ausherman Family Foundation · United Way of Frederick County Inc · William E Cross Foundation Inc · G Frank Thomas Fdn Inc Main · The Helen J Serini Foundation Inc · Dr Henry P & M Page Durkee Laughlin Foundation Inc · Tourism Council of Frederick County Inc · Nora Roberts Foundation · Joseph D Baker Fund Inc · The George L Shields 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 The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc

How much does The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc give?
The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc reported 130 itemized grants totaling $5,504,536, out of $8,447,146 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 92 and 124 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (34%), Religion (16%), Human Services (9%).
Who are The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Frederick Health Hospital Inc ($10.0M), Howard Chapel-Ridgeville Umc ($2.4M), Church of the Transfiguration ($2.0M).
Does The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Delaplaine Foundation Inc, Ausherman Family Trust, Ausherman Family Foundation.
Where is The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc based?
The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland 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 253 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $9.7M of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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