How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Maryland?

Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Maryland, currently The Mental Health Association of New York, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.

Who is the largest mental health funder in Maryland?

The Mental Health Association of New York gives the most to mental health organizations in Maryland, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to mental health in Maryland?

$71M reached 141 mental health organizations in Maryland, from 361 funders. 50% 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.

Funding · Maryland · Mental health

Who funds mental health in Maryland

Mental health funding in Maryland is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Community Crisis Services Inc leads, and the money reaches 141 groups.

$71M

granted

141

organizations

50%

from in-state

The short version

361 funders gave $71M to 141 mental health organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
50% of that came from funders also based in Maryland; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mental health in Maryland is The Mental Health Association of New York, at $9M.
The mental health organization drawing the most is Community Crisis Services Inc, at $6M.

Largest funders of mental health in Maryland

The funders giving the most to mental health organizations in Maryland, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1The Mental Health Association of New York$9M 2Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$5M 3The Johns Hopkins Hospital$4M 4Arundel Community Development$3M 5Qlarant Quality Solutions Inc$3M 6National Community Foundation$2M 7Jockey Being Family Foundation Ltd$2M 8Qlarant Integrity Solutions LLC$2M 9Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical$1M 10The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg$1M

Mental health organizations in Maryland that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

131 other mental health organizations$32M

Community Crisis Services Inc$6M Behavorial Health Systems Baltimore$6M Brainfutures Incorporated$5M Qlarant Inc$4M Center for Adoption Support And$4M Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center$4M Worldbeing Inc$3M Sheppard Pratt Health System Inc$3M Everymind Inc$3M HM2 Buck Foundation for Hope Inc$2M

How to find mental health funders in Maryland

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Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to mental health in Maryland are The Mental Health Association of New York, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, The Johns Hopkins Hospital. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental health 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
50% of mental health money in Maryland comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maryland.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Maryland?: Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Maryland, currently The Mental Health Association of New York, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.
Who is the largest mental health funder in Maryland?: The Mental Health Association of New York gives the most to mental health organizations in Maryland, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mental health in Maryland?: $71M reached 141 mental health organizations in Maryland, from 361 funders. 50% 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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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

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.