Funding · Maryland · Food and agriculture
Who funds food and agriculture in Maryland
$245M reached 489 food and agriculture organizations in Maryland, from 1,301 funders, with no single one dominating.
The short version
- 1,301 funders gave $245M to 489 food and agriculture organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 51% of that came from funders also based in Maryland; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of food and agriculture in Maryland is Feeding America, at $14M.
- The food and agriculture organization drawing the most is The Maryland Food Bank Inc, at $69M.
Largest funders of food and agriculture in Maryland
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture organizations in Maryland, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Food and agriculture organizations in Maryland that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find food and agriculture funders in Maryland
- 1Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in Maryland are Feeding America, Arundel Community Development Services Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the food and agriculture 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
49% of food and agriculture money in Maryland comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maryland.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Maryland?
- Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Maryland, currently Feeding America, Arundel Community Development Services Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.
- Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in Maryland?
- Feeding America gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in Maryland, $14M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Maryland?
- $245M reached 489 food and agriculture organizations in Maryland, from 1,301 funders. 51% 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.