167 private foundations reported education grants in Maryland on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 167 private foundations reported 440 grants for education totaling $38,953,859 to 327 organizations in Maryland. The most-funded Maryland communities were Baltimore, Bethesda, Annapolis. Gates Foundation reported the most education giving — $14,871,109 across 28 grants. The median grant was $25,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 28 | $14,871,109 |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | 41 | $4,279,000 |
| The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation | 5 | $2,020,000 |
| The Kahlert Foundation Inc | 20 | $1,757,380 |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | 27 | $1,397,138 |
| The Blue Waters Foundation | 4 | $1,118,171 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 3 | $1,087,900 |
| Lockhart Vaughan Foundation | 37 | $1,050,520 |
| The Hackerman Foundation Inc | 12 | $935,500 |
| The Rcm&d Foundation | 10 | $621,500 |
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 3 | $620,000 |
| Washington Children's Foundation | 1 | $572,481 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | 14 | $3,625,131 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence | 13 | $3,389,605 |
| National Institutes of Health | 1 | $1,821,925 |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | 7 | $1,713,467 |
| State of Maryland | 1 | $1,415,602 |
| National Career Technical Education Foundation | 3 | $1,250,060 |
| National Association of Higher Education Systems | 2 | $1,059,996 |
| Collegebound Foundation Inc | 5 | $1,056,000 |
| Bridges Baltimore | 2 | $940,000 |
| Education Strategy Group | 4 | $933,662 |
| CAL Ripken SR Foundation | 1 | $756,179 |
| Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation | 1 | $729,200 |
| Achieving the Dream Inc | 4 | $675,100 |
| Child Trends Incorporated | 1 | $600,000 |
| Children's Hospital | 1 | $572,481 |
167 private foundations reported education grants in Maryland on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $38,953,859. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc, The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
327 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Maryland, led by Johns Hopkins University, Fund for Educational Excellence, National Institutes of Health. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported education grant in Maryland was $25,000, and the largest single reported grant was $2,100,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
