New York · Private foundation
The Helm Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $438k
- Granted FY2022
- 15
- Itemized grants FY2022
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2022
- $183k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2022
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $55,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 15
- FY2019 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 4
- Total assets, FY2022
- $7.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 33% of the organizations The Helm Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 51% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 49% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $93k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 15 | $183k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $125k | 92% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $200k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $205k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | $350,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Lark Theatre Company Inc | $165,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Washington University | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kipp Baltimore Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Waldorf School of Baltimore Inc | $27,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Walters Art Museum Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Sisters Academy of Baltimore Inc | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| The Maryland Food Bank Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Roland Park Community Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | $350,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Lark Theatre Company Inc | $165,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Washington University | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kipp Baltimore Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Waldorf School of Baltimore Inc | $27,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Walters Art Museum Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Sisters Academy of Baltimore Inc | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| The Maryland Food Bank Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Roland Park Community Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| The Hampden Family Center Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Tahirih Justice Center | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Helping Up Mission Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Carroll Lutheran Village Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($11k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Helm Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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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: Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · The John J Leidy Foundation Inc · Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for Children of Baltimore City · Dr Frank C Marino Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Foundation · The Abell Foundation Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust
How this is measured
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About The Helm Foundation Inc
- How much does The Helm Foundation Inc give?
- The Helm Foundation Inc reported 15 itemized grants totaling $183,000, out of $438,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 15 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2022.
- What does The Helm Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2022, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (44%), Education (11%), Food & Nutrition (1%).
- Who are The Helm Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2022: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company ($350k), Lark Theatre Company Inc ($165k), Washington University ($50k).
- Does The Helm Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Helm Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Helm Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, France-Merrick Foundation Inc, T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Helm Foundation Inc based?
- The Helm Foundation Inc is based in NY.
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