What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?

It is the share of grants made by funders based in Maryland that reached organizations also located in Maryland, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.

Is Maryland a major grantmaking state?

Maryland ranks 19th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.

How can a nonprofit find funders in Maryland?

Start with the largest grantmakers based in Maryland, currently Johns Hopkins University and Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Maryland funds education above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.

How recent is this Maryland grant data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.

Funding by state · MD

Grantmaking in Maryland

2,531 grantmakers are based in Maryland. Together they granted $8.3B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 19th most of any state, and kept 29% of it in Maryland. Most of the money leaves the state.

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$8.3B

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29%

stays in-state

The short version

2,531 grantmakers are based in Maryland, granting $8.3B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 19th most of any state.
29% of grants made by Maryland funders stayed in Maryland; the rest went to organizations in other states.
Maryland is a net exporter of grant money, sending $171M more out of state than its organizations draw in from outside funders.
Maryland funds education more heavily than the country, at 1.95× the national rate.

Maryland is a net exporter of grant money, $171M more leaves than arrives.

Largest funders based in Maryland

Grantmakers headquartered in Maryland, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.

2,523 other funders$5.3B

Johns Hopkins University$753M Impactassetsinc$459M Clark Charitable Foundation Inc$231M The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg$200M

Organizations in Maryland that draw the most

The nonprofits in Maryland that received the most grant money.

1Johns Hopkins University$2.0B 2Impactassetsinc$572M 3University of Maryland College Park$151M 4Jhpiego Corporation$136M 5Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation$111M 6Pediatric Physician Services Inc$106M 7Enterprise Community Partners Inc$86M 8The Associated Jewish Community$81M

Biggest funders reaching into Maryland from elsewhere

Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Maryland.

1Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$1.4B 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$448M 3Jewish Communal Fund$225M 4National Philanthropic Trust$195M 5Gates Foundation$166M 6American Endowment Foundation$141M

What Maryland funds, against the country

Each cause by how much of Maryland's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Maryland is most overweight on education, at 1.95× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.

Where the money goes by org size

Grant dollars to organizations in Maryland, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Maryland sends a larger share to $100M and up organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $1M to $10M.

Under $100k1% vs 1% national

$100k to $1M6% vs 6% national

$1M to $10M18% vs 21% national

$10M to $100M28% vs 28% national

$100M and up47% vs 44% national

Find funders by cause in Maryland

Who funds each cause in Maryland, with the largest funders and how to reach them.

Questions and answers

What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?: It is the share of grants made by funders based in Maryland that reached organizations also located in Maryland, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
Is Maryland a major grantmaking state?: Maryland ranks 19th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
How can a nonprofit find funders in Maryland?: Start with the largest grantmakers based in Maryland, currently Johns Hopkins University and Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Maryland funds education above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
How recent is this Maryland grant data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Maryland, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.