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, Mastercard 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, $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to youth development in Maryland?

$338M reached 561 youth development organizations in Maryland, from 1,271 funders. 52% 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

Youth development funding in Maryland is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Thread Inc leads, and the money reaches 561 groups.

$338M

granted

561

organizations

52%

from in-state

The short version

1,271 funders gave $338M to 561 youth development organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
52% 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 $16M.
The youth development organization drawing the most is Thread Inc, at $35M.

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$16M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$14M 3Mastercard Foundation$12M 4Family League of Baltimore City Inc$12M 5One8 Foundation$11M 6The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc$9M 7Baltimore Children and Youth Fund Inc$8M 8Associated Black Charities Inc$7M 9The Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation$7M 10Boys & Girls Clubs of America$7M

Youth development organizations in Maryland that draw the most

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

551 other youth development organizations$196M

Thread Inc$35M The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore$29M Next One Up Foundation Inc$10M Worldbeing Inc$9M

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, Mastercard 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
48% 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, Mastercard 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, $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to youth development in Maryland?: $338M reached 561 youth development organizations in Maryland, from 1,271 funders. 52% 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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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.