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The Community Foundation of Howard County Inc

To improve the quality of life in howard county by inspiring lifelong giving, connecting people, places, and organizations to worthy causes, reaching every demographic in the county, and providing services and support for all residents.

$1.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
65
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$204k
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 2024.

Housing & Shelter$5.9MPublic Benefit$2.0MHuman Services$1.8MHealth$1.0MEducation$964kFood & Nutrition$894kPhilanthropy$834kArts & Culture$688kOther$0
02FY2024 · 65 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 65 grants below total $1,399,200, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,781,323 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $382,123 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k28 grants · $199k
  • $10k–50k30 grants · $539k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $661k
$10,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$39M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY$204,300
HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$124,500
BRIDGES TO HOUSING STABILITY$73,350
AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION USA$69,500
NEIGHBOR RIDE INC$67,000
WHEELS GLOBAL FOUNDATION$66,000
COLUMBIA CENTER FOR THEATRICAL ARTS$56,000
OHANA OF HOWARD COUNTY INC$46,300
PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM$35,000
COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE (THE)$33,500
GRASSROOTS CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTER INC$31,900
YMCA OF CENTRAL MARYLAND$31,000
CENTER FOR REDEMPTIVE EDUCATION$30,000
MCRC INC$25,000
CHINESE AMERICAN PARENT ASSOCIATION OF HOWARD COUNTY CORP$20,000
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 (FY17–24, $1.4M) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 23% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%GUADALUPE CENTER: $50k → 10%GLOBAL COLLECTIVE: $45k → 8%THE SAMARITAN WOMEN: $28k → 11%GUADALUPE CENTER: $19k → 10%GLOBAL COLLECTIVE: $30k → 8%LAUREL ADVOCACY & REFERRAL SERVICES: $10k → 11%GLOBAL COLLECTIVE: $30k → 8%GLOBAL COLLECTIVE: $30k → 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS GREATER CHESAPEAKE REGION: $15k → 19%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $25k → 8%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $20k → 8%JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $10k → 8%KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON: $15k → 6%MARIAN HOUSE INC: $35k → 19%HOUSE OF RUTH MARYLAND INC: $25k → 19%MARIAN HOUSE INC: $25k → 19%MARIAN HOUSE INC: $20k → 19%YMCA OF CENTRAL MARYLAND: $31k → 11%HOUSE OF RUTH MARYLAND INC: $20k → 19%HOUSE OF RUTH MARYLAND INC: $10k → 19%BET YELADIM INC: $20k → 6%NEIGHBOR RIDE INC: $11k → 6%THE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY: $38k → 6%THE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY: $12k → 6%THE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY: $11k → 6%THE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY INC: $10k → 6%NEIGHBOR RIDE INC: $67k → 6%NEIGHBOR RIDE INC: $64k → 6%NEIGHBOR RIDE INC: $42k → 6%LUMINUS NETWORK INC: $39k → 6%NEIGHBOR RIDE INC: $25k → 6%LUMINUS NETWORK INC: $23k → 6%VILLAGE IN HOWARD: $20k → 6%FIRN INC: $16k → 6%FIRN INC: $15k → 6%WINTER GROWTH INC: $13k → 6%NEIGHBOR RIDE INC: $12k → 6%FIRN INC: $11k → 6%HOPEWORKS OF HOWARD COUNTY: $37k → 6%MCRC INC: $25k → 6%EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS FOR CHILDREN INC: $20k → 6%HOPEWORKS OF HOWARD COUNTY: $19k → 6%HOPEWORKS OF HOWARD COUNTY: $13k → 6%JUSTLIVING ADVOCACY INC: $11k → 6%COLUMBIA COMMUNITY CARE INC: $11k → 6%HOPEWORKS OF HOWARD COUNTY: $11k → 6%HOPEWORKS OF HOWARD COUNTY: $10k → 6%HOPEWORKS OF HOWARD COUNTY: $10k → 6%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

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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.

54%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.1M · 81 repeat orgs$7.7M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

81 repeat relationships: 49 still active in FY2024, 32 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

81
84

Total granted

$9.1M
$7.5M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+32%

Still filing today

91%
76%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $245k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureHealthEducationInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • CA
    COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY MARYLAND INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $1.1M · revenue +125%
  • HC
    HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $591k · revenue +176%
  • AP
    AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION
    6× · 2019–2024 · $493k · revenue +134%

Funded once

  • CH
    COMMUNITY HOMES HOUSING INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $5.3M · revenue +119%
  • OF
    OPERATING FUND
    one grant, 2021 · $439k
  • EA
    ED AND FERN HAMEL FAMILY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $277k · revenue -93%
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
Maryland Center On Economic Policy Inc

The maryland center on economic policy advances innovative policy ideas to foster broad prosperity and help our state be the standard-bearer for responsible public policy.

Social Science
2
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Create a more accessible, sustainable, prosperous and livable national capital region by being a discussion forum, expert resource, issue advocate, and catalyst for action.

Public Benefit
3
Healthcare Access Maryland Inc

We are making maryland healthier by connecting residents to insurance and care, educating the community about healthier living, and advocating a more equitable health care system.

Health
4
Howard University Middle School of Mathematics & Science

The howard university middle school of mathematics and science is the only middle school in the country that is located on the campus of an hbcu. we were chartered by howard university for the express purpose of creating a pipeline for…

Education
5
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Inc

Johns hopkins community physicians, inc (jhcp), a valued member of johns hopkins medicine, is a network of medical practices strategically positioned throughout communities in maryland and dc. we strive to meet the needs of each community…

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6
Maryland Inclusive Housing Corporation

Maryland inclusive housing corporation's (mih) mission is to help people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (idd) successfully access and maintain inclusive, affordable, and accessible housing of their choice by…

Housing & Shelter
7
Howard County Association of Realtors Inc

To unite those engaged in the recognized branches of the real estate profession for the purposes of exerting a beneficial influence upon the profession and related interests.

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8
Housing Unlimited Inc

Housing unlimited, inc. is a non-profit dedicated to providing affordable, permanent housing opportunities and independent living for adults in mental health recovery.

Housing & Shelter
9
Adventist Healthcare Inc

We extend god's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.

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10
Baltimore Corps Inc

To cultivate career advancement opportunities for local talent, facilitate talent acquisition for local employers, increase access to capital for local entrepreneurs' social ventures, and foster cross-sector collaboration to address city…

Employment
11
Hh Medstar Health Inc

Plan, develop, coordinate, direct and manage an integrated healthcare system.

Health
12
Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation

Johns hopkins health system corporation provides centralized management of a multi-hospital healthcare system. it is a key component of johns hopkins medicine, a collaboration with the johns hopkins university school of medicine.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Arc of Howard County Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Rouse Company Foundation. 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

155 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 155 of the 183 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.

6
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
44
Early backer (in before they grew)
153/155
Grantees still filing
115/155
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY HOMES HOUSING INC: $5,300,000 · Housing & ShelterCOMMUNITY HOMES HOUSING INC+5 more: $274,150 · Housing & ShelterHOWARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT: $2,081,615 · OtherHOWARD COUNTY GOVERNMENTCOMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY MARYLAND INC: $1,052,013 · OtherCOMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY MARYL…OPERATING FUND: $438,524 · OtherOPERATING FUNDED AND FERN HAMEL FAMILY FOUNDATION: $276,901 · Other+93 more: $3,199,401 · Other+93 moreNEIGHBOR RIDE INC: $235,050 · Human ServicesNEIGHBOR …Global Collective Inc: $135,000 · Human ServicesGlobal Co…HOPEWORKS OF HOWARD COUNTY INC: $116,150 · Human ServicesHOPEWORKS…LUMINUS NETWORK INC: $109,684 · Human ServicesLUMINUS N…THE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY INC: $99,061 · Human ServicesTHE ARC O…MARIAN HOUSE INC: $80,000 · Human ServicesMARIAN HO…Guadalupe Center Inc: $75,415 · Human ServicesGuadalupe…JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $55,000 · Human ServicesTHE HOUSE OF RUTH MARYLAND INC: $55,000 · Human ServicesASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY: $46,775 · Human Services+18 more: $389,428 · Human Services+18 moreHOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $591,223 · EducationHoward Co Public Schools Education Fndn: $132,996 · EducationHC DRUGFREE INC: $48,880 · Education+12 more: $194,793 · EducationGRASSROOTS CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTER CENTER INC: $277,322 · HealthHOWARD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $147,801 · HealthAUTISM SOCIETY OF MARYLAND INC: $103,108 · HealthHUMANIM INC: $64,078 · HealthCHASE BREXTON HEALTH SERVICES INC: $50,000 · HealthLIVING IN RECOVERY INC: $45,450 · HealthHOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL INC: $36,000 · Health+9 more: $101,669 · HealthHOWARD COUNTY POETRY & LITERARY SOCIETY: $134,527 · Arts & CultureColumbia Center For Theatrical Arts Inc: $100,774 · Arts & CultureCOLUMBIA FESTIVAL INC: $50,572 · Arts & CultureBALTIMORE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY INC: $48,000 · Arts & CultureCOLUMBIA PRO CANTARE LTD: $47,542 · Arts & CultureHOWARD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL: $42,200 · Arts & CulturePROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM INC: $35,000 · Arts & CultureCHESAPEAKE SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: $33,500 · Arts & CultureCHAMBER MUSIC MARYLAND INC: $27,780 · Arts & CultureCOLUMBIA VANTAGE POINT FOUNDATION INC: $25,500 · Arts & Culture+7 more: $41,500 · Arts & CultureAKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (USA): $492,967 · Food & NutritionMEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRAL MARYLANDINC: $50,450 · Food & Nutrition+2 more: $15,000 · Food & Nutrition
Housing & Shelter$5,574,150Other$7,048,454Human Services$1,396,563Education$967,892Health$825,428Arts & Culture$586,895Food & Nutrition$558,417

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCOMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY MARYLAND INC: $1,052,013 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetHOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $591,223 over 8y, 4.5% of budgetAKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (USA): $492,967 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetGRASSROOTS CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTER CENTER INC: $277,322 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetED AND FERN HAMEL FAMILY FOUNDATION: $276,901 over 1y, 17% of budgetNEIGHBOR RIDE INC: $235,050 over 8y, 13% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE: $213,850 over 4y, 9.4% of budgetOHANA OF HOWARD COUNTY INC: $206,550 over 5y, 52% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA: $173,380 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetBRIDGES TO HOUSING STABILITY INC: $169,700 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetHOWARD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $147,801 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetGlobal Collective Inc: $135,000 over 4y, 67% of budgetHOWARD COUNTY POETRY & LITERARY SOCIETY: $134,527 over 8y, 22% of budgetHoward Co Public Schools Education Fndn: $132,996 over 7y, 16% of budgetHOPEWORKS OF HOWARD COUNTY INC: $116,150 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetTHE HOWARD COUNTY CONSERVANCY INC: $109,939 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetLUMINUS NETWORK INC: $109,684 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetAUTISM SOCIETY OF MARYLAND INC: $103,108 over 8y, 6.1% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF HOWARD COUNTY: $101,660 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetColumbia Center For Theatrical Arts Inc: $100,774 over 6y, 9.6% of budgetTHE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY INC: $99,061 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC: $84,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEquity4HC Inc: $83,800 over 2y, 9.6% of budgetTHE ROUSE COMPANY FOUNDATION: $80,000 over 2y, 36% of budgetMARIAN HOUSE INC: $80,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetFORT MEADE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetThe 3rd Inc: $75,800 over 4y, 7.0% of budgetGuadalupe Center Inc: $75,415 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGILCHRIST HOSPICE CARE INC: $74,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCOLUMBIA ORCHESTRA OF HOWARD COUNTY INC: $66,330 over 7y, 4.5% of budgetWHEELS GLOBAL FOUNDATION: $66,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetHUMANIM INC: $64,078 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetLEADERSHIP HOWARD COUNTY INC: $63,250 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetVOICES FOR CHILDREN INC: $60,300 over 7y, 4.4% of budgetJEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: $55,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HOUSE OF RUTH MARYLAND INC: $55,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHOWARD COUNTY YOUTH PROGRAM INC: $53,656 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetCOLUMBIA FESTIVAL INC: $50,572 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRAL MARYLANDINC: $50,450 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCHASE BREXTON HEALTH SERVICES INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHC DRUGFREE INC: $48,880 over 6y, 5.8% of budgetBALTIMORE CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY INC: $48,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetCOLUMBIA PRO CANTARE LTD: $47,542 over 8y, 5.1% of budgetASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY: $46,775 over 7y, 2.6% of budgetLIVING IN RECOVERY INC: $45,450 over 4y, 9.3% of budgetWINTER GROWTH INC: $45,250 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCOLUMBIA HOUSING CENTER INC: $43,500 over 3y, 13% of budgetEllicott City Historic District Partnership LLC: $43,000 over 2y, 12% 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.

  • Who funds COMMUNITY HOMES HOUSING INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY MARYLAND INC ↗
  • Who funds HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (USA) ↗
  • Who funds GRASSROOTS CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTER CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ED AND FERN HAMEL FAMILY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBOR RIDE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE COMMUNITY ECOLOGY INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds OHANA OF HOWARD COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGES TO HOUSING STABILITY INC ↗
  • Who funds HOWARD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Global Collective Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOWARD COUNTY POETRY & LITERARY SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Howard Co Public Schools Education Fndn ↗
  • Who funds HOPEWORKS OF HOWARD COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE HOWARD COUNTY CONSERVANCY INC ↗
  • Who funds LUMINUS NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds AUTISM SOCIETY OF MARYLAND INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF HOWARD COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds Columbia Center For Theatrical Arts Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds Equity4HC Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE ROUSE COMPANY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MARIAN HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds FORT MEADE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds The 3rd Inc ↗
  • Who funds Guadalupe Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds GILCHRIST HOSPICE CARE INC ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA OF HOWARD COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds WHEELS GLOBAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HUMANIM INC ↗
  • Who funds LEADERSHIP HOWARD COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC ↗

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 Horizon Foundatio…The United Way of Cen…Baltimore Community F…The Kahlert Foundatio…Howard County Arts Co…The Miller Family Fou…Brown Advisory Charit…France-Merrick Founda…Wr Grace Foundation I…T Rowe Price Program …Nora Roberts Foundati…Allegis Group Foundat…
The Horizon Foundation of Howard County IncMD67.3× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Horizon Foundation of Howard County Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · The Kahlert Foundation Inc · Howard County Arts Council · The Miller Family Foundation Inc · Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · Wr Grace Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Nora Roberts Foundation · Allegis Group 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Community Foundation of Howard County Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Community Foundation of Howard County Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 450%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Autism Society of Maryland Inc: 67% of income from government
  • Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services Inc: 53% of income from government
  • Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities Inc: 50% of income from government
  • Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland Inc: 44% of income from government
  • Ridge to Reefs Inc: 33% of income from government
  • Hopeworks of Howard County Inc: 29% of income from government
  • Young Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Columbia Festival Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Howard County Tourism Council Inc: 20% of income from government
  • The House of Ruth Maryland Inc: 19% of income from government
  • Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: 16% of income from government
  • Johns Hopkins University: 12% of income from government
  • Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc: 12% of income from government
  • The Maryland Food Bank Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Howard County Arts Council: 9% of income from government
  • The Family Tree Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Casa Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Living Classrooms Foundation: 7% of income from government
  • B&o Railroad Museum Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Howard Ecoworks Inc: 7% of income from government
  • The Howard County Conservancy Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Columbia Community Care: 5% of income from government
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Chase Brexton Health Services Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Marian House Inc: 2% of income from government
  • The United Way of Central Maryland Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Jewish Social Service Agency: 1% of income from government
  • Humanim Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Legal Aid Bureau Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Gilchrist Hospice Care Inc: 0% of income from government
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital: 0% of income from government
  • Howard County General Hospital Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Guadalupe Center Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
45get no government money at all
41report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely 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 183 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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