Skip to content
Venable Foundation Inc at a glance

· Public charity

Venable Foundation Inc

The venable foundation works to promote the health and well-being of the communities where venable's clients and attorneys work and live.

$4.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
198
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Crime & Legal$5.2MEducation$3.0MHuman Services$2.3MHousing & Shelter$2.2MHealth$2.2MFood & Nutrition$2.1MArts & Culture$1.3MYouth Development$1.0MOther$0
02FY2024 · 198 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 198 grants below total $2,707,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $3,984,900 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,277,400 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 $10k30 grants · $225k
  • $10k–50k165 grants · $2.2M
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $240k
$10,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$466k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYDEVELOPMENT$100,000
MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC$90,000
MARYLAND LEGAL AID$50,000
BREAD FOR THE CITY$40,000
MIRIAM'S KITCHEN$40,000
DC CENTRAL KITCHEN$40,000
HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT$35,000
HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS$30,000
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$25,000
CITY YEAR INC$25,000
ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY$25,000
ARLINGTON PARTNERSHIP FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING$25,000
MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE INC$25,000
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$25,000
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF DC$25,000
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, $2.4M) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%TOGETHER WE BAKE: $22k → 9%CAMP TOCKWOGH: $15k → 12%SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $50k → 22%NIGHT MINISTRY: $25k → 14%TOGETHER WE BAKE: $22k → 9%MARYLAND FAMILY NETWORK: $25k → 19%SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $20k → 22%SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $15k → 22%SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $15k → 22%TOGETHER WE BAKE: $15k → 9%TOGETHER WE BAKE: $15k → 9%THE Y IN CENTRAL MARYLAND: $35k → 11%THE SAN FRANCISCO PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF THE SOCIET: $25k → 10%THE Y IN CENTRAL MARYLAND: $25k → 11%THE Y IN CENTRAL MARYLAND: $25k → 11%THE Y IN CENTRAL MARYLAND: $25k → 11%BROOKLYN COMMUNITY HOUSING AND SERVICES INC: $35k → 20%MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $75k → 14%MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $75k → 14%MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $45k → 14%COMMUNITY RESIDENCES: $15k → 6%MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $40k → 14%COMMUNITY RESIDENCES: $15k → 6%MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $40k → 14%MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $40k → 14%MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $40k → 14%MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $40k → 14%TURN AROUND: $25k → 11%TURNAROUND: $25k → 11%TURN AROUND: $25k → 11%TURN AROUND: $25k → 11%TURNAROUND: $20k → 11%MARYLAND FAMILY NETWORK: $30k → 19%MARYLAND FAMILY NETWORK: $30k → 19%MARYLAND FAMILY NETWORK: $30k → 19%MARYLAND FAMILY NETWORK: $20k → 19%IONA SENIOR SERVICES: $20k → 14%IONA SENIOR SERVICES: $20k → 14%IONA SENIOR SERVICES: $20k → 14%IONA SENIOR SERVICES: $20k → 14%MD FAMILY NETWORK: $25k → 19%GREATER DC DIAPER BANK: $25k → 14%GREATER DC DIAPER BANK: $25k → 14%DC DIAPER BANK: $25k → 14%GREATER DC DIAPER BANK: $20k → 14%DC DIAPER BANK: $25k → 14%DC DIAPER BANK: $25k → 14%DC DIAPER BANK: $20k → 14%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

IL
NY
MA
IA
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$21M · 269 repeat orgs$1.4M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

269 repeat relationships: 175 still active in FY2024, 94 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

269
70

Total granted

$21M
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+19%

Still filing today

98%
90%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $263k 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 ServicesEducationCrime & LegalArts & CultureHealthHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • TM
    THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $775k · revenue +57%
  • BF
    BREAD FOR THE CITY INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $425k · revenue +70%
  • MK
    MIRIAM'S KITCHEN
    8× · 2017–2024 · $395k · revenue +190%

Funded once

  • BA
    BAY AREA LEGAL AIDgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $150k · revenue +96%
  • E
    ELEV8BALTIMOREINCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue +512%
  • NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue -54%
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
Council for Court Excellence

Council for court excellence's (cce's) mission is to bring people together to conduct research, educate, and advocate to make d.c.'s unique legal systems more just, equitable, and accountable to the community.

—
2
Abilities Network Inc

Cultivating inclusive communities through relationships, innovation and high-quality services.

Health
3
Volunteer Legal Advocates

To advocate for domestic violence victims, at-risk children, and other vulnerable individuals by providing over $22.8m in pro bono legal services, social service referrals, and on-going support; to train and support a strong network of…

Housing & Shelter
4
Legal Aid Justice Center

The legal aid justice center partners with communities and clients to achieve justice by dismantling systems that create and perpetuate poverty.

Crime & Legal
5
Thrive Dc

Thrive dc works to prevent and end homelessness by providing vulnerable individuals with a comprehensive range of services to help stabilize their lives.

Food & Nutrition
6
Twin Cities Diversity in Practice

To attract, recruit, advance, and retain attorneys of color in the twin cities through education and collaboration with member organizations.

Community Improvement
7
The Arc Baltimore Inc

The arc baltimore supports people with developmental disabilities to lead fulfilling lives with a sense of belonging, purpose, and meaningful relationships.

Human Services
8
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
9
Cityworks Dc

Our mission is to dramatically improve the early career outcomes of dc youth and young adults of color by creating innovative programs and by mobilizing employers, educators, and city leaders to create a local, diverse talent pipeline. our…

Education
10
Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc

The legal action center (lac) uses legal policy strategies to fight discrimination, build health equity, and restore opportunity for people with arrest and conviction records, substance use disorders, and hiv or aids.

Crime & Legal
11
Office of the Appellate Defender

Oad strives to ensure that poor people convicted of felonies receive full and equal access to justice by providing exceptional appellate representation, improving the quality of indigent defense representation through education & training,…

Crime & Legal
12
The Maryland School for the Blind

As a statewide resource center, the school provides outreach, educational and residential services for students to reach their fullest potential by preparing them to be as successful, independent, and well-rounded contributing members of…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greater Washington Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Charm City Youth Lacrosse League Inc. 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

356 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. 356 of the 360 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
83
Early backer (in before they grew)
348/356
Grantees still filing
272/356
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC: $775,000 · OtherTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INCTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $345,000 · Other+98 more: $8,853,635 · Other+98 moreLEGAL AID BUREAU INC: $550,000 · Crime & LegalLEGAL AID BUREAU …KIND INC: $300,000 · Crime & LegalKIND INCLegal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: $286,500 · Crime & LegalLegal Aid Foundat…THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY: $222,500 · Crime & LegalTHE LEGAL AID SOC…MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE INC: $195,000 · Crime & LegalMARYLAND VOLUNTEE…Law Foundation of Silicon Valley: $183,000 · Crime & LegalLaw Foundation of…CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER INC: $150,000 · Crime & LegalCAPITAL AREA IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS COALITION: $147,500 · Crime & LegalLEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC: $145,000 · Crime & LegalPRO BONO RESOURCE CENTER OF MARYLAND INC: $135,000 · Crime & LegalDisability Rights Maryland Inc dba Maryland Disability Law Center Inc: $120,000 · Crime & Legal+12 more: $764,000 · Crime & Legal+12 moreMIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $395,400 · Human ServicesMIRIAM'S KI…MARYLAND FAMILY NETWORK INC: $185,000 · Human ServicesMARYLAND FA…GREATER DC DIAPER BANK: $175,000 · Human ServicesGREATER DC …TURNAROUND INC: $150,000 · Human ServicesTURNAROUND …SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $120,000 · Human ServicesSPRINGBOARD…Iona Senior Services: $110,000 · Human ServicesIona Senior…Young Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc: $110,000 · Human ServicesYoung Men's…Together We Bake: $103,000 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY: $92,500 · Human ServicesHOMELESS CHILDREN'S PLAYTIME PROJECT: $67,500 · Human Services+11 more: $516,000 · Human Services+11 moreENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY OF BALTIMORE CITY: $205,000 · EducationENOCH PRAT…READING PARTNERS: $160,000 · EducationREADING PA…Teach for America Inc: $150,000 · EducationTeach for …CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND BALTIMORE: $121,500 · EducationCHILDREN'S…THE CHILD AND FAMILY NETWORK CENTERS INC: $111,000 · EducationTHE CHILD …JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $110,000 · EducationJOHNS HOPK…ELEV8BALTIMOREINC: $100,000 · EducationTHE LITERACY LAB: $90,000 · EducationEVERYBODY WINS DC INC: $85,000 · EducationUniversity of Maryland Medical System Foundation Inc: $85,000 · EducationCITY TEACHING ALLIANCE INC: $70,000 · Education+12 more: $670,000 · Education+12 moreBREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $425,000 · Food & NutritionMARTHA'S TABLE INC: $170,000 · Food & NutritionPAUL'S PLACE INC: $155,000 · Food & NutritionCITY HARVEST INC: $137,500 · Food & NutritionGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $75,000 · Food & NutritionLA COCINA VA: $67,500 · Food & NutritionCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $64,000 · Food & NutritionMEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRAL MARYLANDINC: $60,000 · Food & NutritionArlington Food Assistance Center: $50,000 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $35,000 · Food & NutritionBALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $435,000 · PhilanthropyI HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION - LOS ANGELES: $140,000 · PhilanthropySTUDENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK INC: $97,500 · PhilanthropyCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $75,000 · PhilanthropyNEW YORK CARES INC: $67,500 · PhilanthropyWASHINGTON LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND URBAN AFFAIRS INC: $65,000 · PhilanthropyGREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · PhilanthropyKINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · PhilanthropyTriumph Foundation: $40,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $35,000 · PhilanthropyCENTER STAGE ASSOCIATES INC: $127,500 · Arts & CultureHIPPODROME FOUNDATION INC: $121,000 · Arts & CultureBALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $117,500 · Arts & CultureWOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $85,000 · Arts & CultureEVERYMAN THEATRE INC: $80,000 · Arts & CultureCREATIVE ALLIANCE INC: $72,500 · Arts & CultureDC JAZZ FESTIVAL: $67,500 · Arts & CultureWASHINGTON DRAMA SOCIETY INC: $60,000 · Arts & CultureTHE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE: $60,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BALTIMORE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $55,000 · Arts & CultureBALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART: $52,500 · Arts & CultureSIGNATURE THEATRE INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureTHE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS THEATRE COMPANY: $45,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$9,973,635Crime & Legal$3,198,500Human Services$2,024,400Education$1,957,500Food & Nutrition$1,239,000Philanthropy$1,055,000Arts & Culture$993,500

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC: $775,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetLEGAL AID BUREAU INC: $550,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetBALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $435,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetBREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $425,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetMIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $395,400 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $345,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetHIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC: $305,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: $303,500 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetKIND INC: $300,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetLegal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: $286,500 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetHOPE FOR HENRY FOUNDATION: $275,000 over 7y, 3.7% of budgetTHE LEGAL AID SOCIETY: $222,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER: $206,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetHOUSE OF RUTH: $205,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY OF BALTIMORE CITY: $205,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTRUE GROUND HOUSING PARTNERS INC: $195,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetMARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE INC: $195,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetARLINGTON FREE CLINIC INC: $190,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetMARYLAND FAMILY NETWORK INC: $185,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetLaw Foundation of Silicon Valley: $183,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetGREATER DC DIAPER BANK: $175,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetMARTHA'S TABLE INC: $170,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFive Acres The Boys and Girls' Aid Society of Los Angeles County: $170,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetREADING PARTNERS: $160,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $160,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPAUL'S PLACE INC: $155,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetTHE WASHINGTON LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $155,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetCHILDREN'S LAW CENTER INC: $150,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTURNAROUND INC: $150,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetBAY AREA LEGAL AID: $150,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $150,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITAL AREA IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS COALITION: $147,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetLEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC: $145,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetDOORWAYS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES INC: $142,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetI HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION - LOS ANGELES: $140,000 over 5y, 5.3% of budgetMARYLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $140,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetPathForward Inc: $140,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $137,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPRO BONO RESOURCE CENTER OF MARYLAND INC: $135,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetSOME INC: $130,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetCENTER STAGE ASSOCIATES INC: $127,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetHEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC: $125,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetCHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND BALTIMORE: $121,500 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $121,385 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHIPPODROME FOUNDATION INC: $121,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $120,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $120,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $120,000 over 6y, 0.0% 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 THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds LEGAL AID BUREAU INC ↗
  • Who funds BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BREAD FOR THE CITY INC ↗
  • Who funds MIRIAM'S KITCHEN ↗
  • Who funds THE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ↗
  • Who funds KIND INC ↗
  • Who funds Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles ↗
  • Who funds HOPE FOR HENRY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds THE TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds HOUSE OF RUTH ↗
  • Who funds ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY OF BALTIMORE CITY ↗
  • Who funds TRUE GROUND HOUSING PARTNERS INC ↗
  • Who funds MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE INC ↗
  • Who funds ARLINGTON FREE CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds MARYLAND FAMILY NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds Law Foundation of Silicon Valley ↗
  • Who funds GREATER DC DIAPER BANK ↗
  • Who funds MARTHA'S TABLE INC ↗
  • Who funds Five Acres The Boys and Girls' Aid Society of Los Angeles County ↗
  • Who funds READING PARTNERS ↗
  • Who funds HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS INC ↗
  • Who funds PAUL'S PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WASHINGTON LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE HOMELESS INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds TURNAROUND INC ↗
  • Who funds BAY AREA LEGAL AID ↗
  • Who funds Teach for America Inc ↗
  • Who funds CAPITAL AREA IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS COALITION ↗
  • Who funds LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC ↗
  • Who funds DOORWAYS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES INC ↗
  • Who funds I HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION - LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds MARYLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds PathForward Inc ↗
  • Who funds CITY HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds PRO BONO RESOURCE CENTER OF MARYLAND INC ↗
  • Who funds SOME 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 Morris and Gwendo…Philip L Graham Fund …United Way of the Nat…Greater Washington Co…Clark-Winchcole Found…Baltimore Community F…Brown Advisory Charit…The Abell Foundation …Nora Roberts Foundati…The United Way of Cen…T Rowe Price Foundati…The Sidley Austin Fou…
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationDC110.7× affinity64 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · United Way of the National Capital Area · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc · The Abell Foundation Inc · Nora Roberts Foundation · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · T Rowe Price Foundation · The Sidley Austin 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 120%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Chesapeake Bay Trust: 100% of income from government
  • Maryland Family Network Inc: 66% of income from government
  • Disability Rights Maryland Inc dba Maryland Disability Law Center Inc: 49% of income from government
  • Parks and People Inc: 43% of income from government
  • Casa of Baltimore County Inc: 38% of income from government
  • The Baltimore Children's Museum Inc: 33% of income from government
  • Paul's Place Inc: 29% of income from government
  • Interfaith Housing Alliance Inc: 27% of income from government
  • Maryland Association of Non-Profit Organizations: 27% of income from government
  • Young Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Turnaround Inc: 18% of income from government
  • Moveable Feast Inc: 18% of income from government
  • Anacostia Watershed Society Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Everyman Theatre Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Johns Hopkins University: 12% of income from government
  • Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc: 11% of income from government
  • The Baltimore Station Inc: 11% of income from government
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
  • The Maryland Food Bank Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc: 11% of income from government
  • The Family Tree Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Maryland New Directions Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Living Classrooms Foundation: 7% of income from government
  • Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Center Stage Associates Inc: 7% of income from government
  • A Wider Circle Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Public Justice Center Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Everymind Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Baltimore Museum of Art: 4% of income from government
  • Hippodrome Foundation Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Maryland Zoological Society Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Digital Harbor Foundation: 2% of income from government
  • Health Care for the Homeless Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Center for Hope Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Fund for Educational Excellence Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Humanim Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Legal Aid Bureau Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
12get no government money at all
74report 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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Venable Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Venable Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 360 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.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Venable’s filings →

More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home