Funding · Maryland · Civil rights and advocacy
Who funds civil rights and advocacy in Maryland
Most of it comes from outside Maryland: only 10% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc alone draws 43% of every civil rights and advocacy grant dollar in Maryland.
The short version
- 956 funders gave $299M to 186 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 10% of that came from funders also based in Maryland; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of civil rights and advocacy in Maryland is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $41M.
- The civil rights and advocacy organization drawing the most is NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc, at $129M.
Largest funders of civil rights and advocacy in Maryland
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in Maryland, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Civil rights and advocacy organizations in Maryland that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find civil rights and advocacy funders in Maryland
- 1Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy in Maryland are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Online Giving Foundation Inc. A funder already writing civil rights and advocacy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
90% of civil rights and advocacy money in Maryland comes from funders elsewhere, so national civil rights and advocacy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maryland.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a civil rights and advocacy nonprofit in Maryland?
- Start with the funders already giving to civil rights and advocacy in Maryland, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Online Giving Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.
- Who is the largest civil rights and advocacy funder in Maryland?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in Maryland, $41M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to civil rights and advocacy in Maryland?
- $299M reached 186 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Maryland, from 956 funders. 10% came from funders also based in Maryland.
- How recent is this 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.