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

Start with the funders already giving to religion in Maryland, currently The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.

Who is the largest religion funder in Maryland?

The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Maryland, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to religion in Maryland?

$273M reached 528 religion organizations in Maryland, from 1,249 funders. 35% 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 · Religion

Who funds religion in Maryland

$273M reached 528 religion organizations in Maryland, from 1,249 funders, with no single one dominating.

$273M

granted

528

organizations

35%

from in-state

The short version

1,249 funders gave $273M to 528 religion organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
35% of that came from funders also based in Maryland; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of religion in Maryland is The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc, at $22M.
The religion organization drawing the most is Momentum Unlimited Inc, at $45M.

Largest funders of religion in Maryland

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

1The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc$22M 2Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$19M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$19M 4The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc$15M 5Mayberg Foundation Inc$8M 6Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$8M 7National Philanthropic Trust$8M 8Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$8M 9Greater Washington Community Foundation$7M 10Bender Foundation Inc$6M

Religion organizations in Maryland that draw the most

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

518 other religion organizations$123M

Momentum Unlimited Inc$45M Adamah Inc$29M Sat-7 North America$26M Bender Jcc of Greater Washington$16M Support Our Aging Religious Inc$9M

How to find religion funders in Maryland

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Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to religion in Maryland are The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
65% of religion money in Maryland comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maryland.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Maryland?: Start with the funders already giving to religion in Maryland, currently The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.
Who is the largest religion funder in Maryland?: The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Maryland, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to religion in Maryland?: $273M reached 528 religion organizations in Maryland, from 1,249 funders. 35% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

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.