Funding · Maryland · Human services
Who funds human services in Maryland
Human services funding in Maryland is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Jewish Community Services Inc leads, and the money reaches 1,062 groups.
The short version
- 3,455 funders gave $1.5B to 1,062 human services organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 59% of that came from funders also based in Maryland; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of human services in Maryland is The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc, at $118M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Jewish Community Services Inc, at $129M.
Largest funders of human services in Maryland
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in Maryland, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in Maryland that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in Maryland
- 1Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to human services in Maryland are The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc, Keswick Foundation Inc, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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
41% of human services money in Maryland comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maryland.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Maryland?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in Maryland, currently The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc, Keswick Foundation Inc, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in Maryland?
- The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc gives the most to human services organizations in Maryland, $118M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Maryland?
- $1.5B reached 1,062 human services organizations in Maryland, from 3,455 funders. 59% 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.