How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Maryland?

Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Maryland, currently The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, One8 Foundation. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.

Who is the largest youth development funder in Maryland?

The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation gives the most to youth development organizations in Maryland, $14M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to youth development in Maryland?

$103M reached 216 youth development organizations in Maryland, from 522 funders. 58% 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 · Youth development

Who funds youth development in Maryland

$103M reached 216 youth development organizations in Maryland, from 522 funders, with no single one dominating.

$103M

granted

216

organizations

58%

from in-state

The short version

522 funders gave $103M to 216 youth development organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
58% of that came from funders also based in Maryland; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of youth development in Maryland is The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation, at $14M.
The youth development organization drawing the most is The Boys and Girls Clubs, at $17M.

Largest funders of youth development in Maryland

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

1The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation$14M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$6M 3One8 Foundation$5M 4The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation$4M 5Global Talent Lab Inc$3M 6T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$3M 7Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc$3M 8Baltimore Community Foundation Inc$2M 9The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg$2M 10Family League of Baltimore City Inc$2M

Youth development organizations in Maryland that draw the most

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

206 other youth development organizations$42M

The Boys and Girls Clubs$17M Thread Inc$16M Global Talent & Innovation Fund$5M US Dream Academy Inc$5M Next One Up Foundation Inc$4M Baltimore Squashwise Inc$4M

How to find youth development funders in Maryland

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Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to youth development in Maryland are The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, One8 Foundation. A funder already writing youth development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the youth development 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
42% of youth development money in Maryland comes from funders elsewhere, so national youth development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maryland.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Maryland?: Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Maryland, currently The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, One8 Foundation. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Maryland from out of state.
Who is the largest youth development funder in Maryland?: The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation gives the most to youth development organizations in Maryland, $14M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to youth development in Maryland?: $103M reached 216 youth development organizations in Maryland, from 522 funders. 58% 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 camps

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State money flows

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Giving abroad

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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.