How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Maryland?

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Maryland, currently Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Annie E Casey Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.

Who is the largest social science funder in Maryland?

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc gives the most to social science organizations in Maryland, $1M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to social science in Maryland?

$4M reached 14 social science organizations in Maryland, from 38 funders. 15% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in Maryland

Most of it comes from outside Maryland: only 15% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Maryland Center on Economic Policy Inc alone draws 50% of every social science grant dollar in Maryland.

$4M

granted

organizations

15%

from in-state

The short version

38 funders gave $4M to 14 social science organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
15% of that came from funders also based in Maryland; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in Maryland is Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, at $1M.
The social science organization drawing the most is Maryland Center on Economic Policy Inc, at $2M.

Largest funders of social science in Maryland

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

1Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$1M 2Center on Budget and Policy Priorities$420k 3Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$390k 4Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America$300k 5The Leadership Conference$250k 6Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation$211k 7National Low Income Housing Coalition$180k 8Public Welfare Foundation Inc$125k 9Hopewell Fund$110k 10Donors Trust Inc$100k

Social science organizations in Maryland that draw the most

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

Maryland Center on Economic Policy Inc$2M African Population & Health$1M Cpwr the Center for Construction$300k National Council for the Social Studies$177k Parkview Institute Inc$100k

How to find social science funders in Maryland

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Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to social science in Maryland are Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Annie E Casey Foundation Inc. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social science 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
85% of social science money in Maryland comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maryland.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Maryland?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Maryland, currently Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Annie E Casey Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Maryland?: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc gives the most to social science organizations in Maryland, $1M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Maryland?: $4M reached 14 social science organizations in Maryland, from 38 funders. 15% 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.