How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Maryland?

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Maryland, currently American Endowment Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Maryland?

$909M reached 259 philanthropy organizations in Maryland, from 1,270 funders. 17% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Maryland

Funding is concentrated: Impactassetsinc alone draws 63% of every philanthropy grant dollar in Maryland. Most of it comes from outside Maryland: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$909M

granted

259

organizations

17%

from in-state

The short version

1,270 funders gave $909M to 259 philanthropy organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
17% of that came from funders also based in Maryland; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Maryland is American Endowment Foundation, at $113M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is Impactassetsinc, at $572M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Maryland

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

1American Endowment Foundation$113M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$105M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$69M 4Kataly Foundation$68M 5Dreamorg$50M 6The Chicago Community Trust$35M 7Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$30M 8Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore$29M 9National Philanthropic Trust$20M 10American Online Giving Foundation Inc$20M

Philanthropy organizations in Maryland that draw the most

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

Impactassetsinc$572M The Associated Jewish Community$81M

249 other philanthropy organizations$80M

Players Philanthropy Fund Inc$60M The Jewish Federation of Greater$34M The United Way of Central Maryland Inc$27M

How to find philanthropy funders in Maryland

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Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Maryland are American Endowment Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
83% of philanthropy money in Maryland comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maryland.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Maryland?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Maryland, currently American Endowment Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Maryland?: American Endowment Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Maryland, $113M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Maryland?: $909M reached 259 philanthropy organizations in Maryland, from 1,270 funders. 17% 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

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

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.