Maryland · Nonprofit
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC (Maryland) receives grants from 227 organizations whose IRS filings report $82,514,887 to it, the largest being BEDFORD FALLS FOUNDATION ($13,362,500). 121 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $77M
- Funders on record
- 227
- Grants received
- $83M
- Net assets
- $527M
What University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc does
Mission
The organization's mission is to solicit and receive contributions and grants from the general public and to hold, invest, and administer these funds and pay expenditures for the benefit of the university of maryland in baltimore and to serve in an advisory role to its president.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Chartered in 1807 as the first public medical school in the united states, the university of maryland school of medicine (umsom) is into its third century. It continues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical research enterprises in the world - with 25 departments, 5 institutes and 10 research centers and a workforce of more than 7,500. More than 1,200 medical students, graduate students, and research trainees are educated at umsom every year. In partnership with the university of maryland medical center, we provide residency and fellowship training in more than 30 specialties. Acceptance to the umsom md program is highly competitive, with nearly 6,000 applicants for 160 positions in each class. The research vision of the school of medicine is to build on generations of discoveries to advance new therapies and cures with the highest level of impact on human health in the region, the nation, and around the world. With an operating budget of $1.3 billion, the school of medicine directs more than $500 million annually to developing solutions to the most challenging and complex diseases. We are ranked 9th among all public medical schools for total research grants &…
$16,042,587 spentof which $13,562,108 as grants$71,922 earned by the program46% of program spendingThe umb foundation supports academic programs and clinical and research activities in the university of maryland francis king carey school of law (maryland carey law). Established in 1816, maryland carey law began regular instruction in 1824. It is the third oldest law school in the nation. The innovative academic and specialty programs have garnered national and international recognition. The maryland carey law's experiential programs are among the most extensive in the country, including the nationally ranked clinical law program, which offers more than 75,000 hours of free legal services to the state of maryland and has been in existence for more than 40 years. Interdisciplinary specialty programs are offered in environmental law and law and health care. Other programs include advocacy, alternative dispute resolution, business law, intellectual property law and international and comparative law. The maryland carey law seeks to promote a more just society by educating outstanding lawyers and leaders, advance the understanding of law and legal institutions and enhance access to justice. Excellence in teaching prepares students for leadership and professional success in a wide…
$5,112,208 spentof which $4,445,019 as grants$750 earned by the program15% of program spendingThe University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) was founded in 1889 and is one of the oldest and largest nursing schools in the nation. The mission of the School is to shape the profession of nursing by developing leaders in nursing education, research, and practice through excellent baccalaureate, graduate, and continuing education programs; cutting-edge science and research; and an innovative clinical enterprise. With an average annual enrollment of more than 2,000 students, UMSON is the largest nursing school in Maryland. Ninety-one percent of UMSON's 171 faculty members hold doctoral degrees and are nationally recognized as experts in teaching, research, and clinical practice. UMSON has an excellent record of recruiting and retaining a diverse student population: Currently, 12% of students are male and more than 60% reflect minority/underrepresented populations, exceeding national averages. More than 25,000 living alumni carry on the UMSON tradition of excellence in 50 states, 5 U.S. territories, and 28 countries. UMSON has students at two locations: at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and at the Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland. U.S. News & World…
$4,029,062 spentof which $3,883,127 as grants11% of program spendingAll others
$4,487,694 spentof which $3,199,351 as grants$9,393 earned by the program13% of program spendingSocial work
$2,041,578 spentof which $1,793,196 as grants6% of program spendingPharmacy
$1,974,059 spentof which $1,467,567 as grants$125 earned by the program6% of program spendingDentistry
$1,418,243 spentof which $1,202,533 as grants$1,835 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $35,105,431.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $352M to $438M (+25%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
48% of UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
James L Hughes
President/CEO
Board chair
Brian J Gibbons Jd
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 54 funders to 80 funders, grant income rose $5.6M → $12M.
34 of 227 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 37% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 227 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
63% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 29% · 2018 35% · 2019 39% · 2020 31% · 2021 39% · 2022 20% · 2023 36% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
36% of UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC draws 52% of its grant income from funders outside Maryland, across 22 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $31M arriving through sponsors registered in 18 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,794 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,794 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.6M on record.
- Grant$2.6M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 16 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC?
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC (Maryland) receives grants from 227 organizations whose IRS filings report $82,514,887 to it, the largest being BEDFORD FALLS FOUNDATION ($13,362,500). 121 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 227 organizations giving $82,514,887 in grants to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC, 121 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC?
- BEDFORD FALLS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $13,362,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 227 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing