FundersMaryland

Dr Frank C Marino Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-0781407. Reported 529 grants totalling $391,888 to 177 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$350median grant
$391,888granted, 2021-2024
177organizations funded
88%of grantees funded again the next year
$2,158,552assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Dr Frank C Marino Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $350. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $800; the smallest was $100 and the largest $35,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
398 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
118 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
11 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
1 grant
$25,000 - $50,000
1 grant

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
University of Maryland Medical System FoundationBaltimore, MD$46,000442024
The Peabody InstituteBaltimore, MD$24,000442024
Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MD$16,000442024
University of Baltimore Foundation IncBaltimore, MD$16,000222023
Maryland OperaBaltimore, MD$11,000332024
Roland Park Community FoundationBaltimore, MD$10,000222024
The Baltimore Museum of ArtBaltimore, MD$10,000442024
Columbiana House of the MoonOroville, WA$9,500332023
The Walters Art MuseumBaltimore, MD$9,000332023
Mercy Health FoundationChesterfield, MO$6,000222022
Mcdonogh SchoolOwings Mills, MD$5,000442024
Mount Vernon Place ConservancyBaltimore, MD$5,000442024
UmbfBaltimore, MD$5,000442024
B&o Railroad MuseumBaltimore, MD$4,000442024
Baltimore School for the ArtsBaltimore, MD$4,000442024
Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD$4,000442024
Cylburn Arboretum AssociationBaltimore, MD$4,000442024
Independent College Fund of MarylandAnnapolis, MD$4,000442024
Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD$4,000442024
Mount Saint Joseph High SchoolBaltimore, MD$4,000442024
Mount Vernon VirtuosiBaltimore, MD$4,000332023
Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, MD$4,000442024
The Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$4,000442024
The Piatiforsky FoundationNew York, NY$4,000332023
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY$4,000442024
Baltimore Museum of IndustryBaltimore, MD$3,750442024
Marian HouseBaltimore, MD$3,000332024
Mortel High Hopes for Haiti FoundationCockeysville, MD$3,000332024
National AquariumBaltimore, MD$3,000332023
St Lukes Church on the AvenueBaltimore, MD$3,000332023
The Peale Center for Baltimore History and ArchitectureBaltimore, MD$3,000332023
Unified Community ConnectionsSparks, MD$3,000332023
Carroll Museums IncBaltimore, MD$2,800442024
Alma Artist CollectiveBaltimore, MD$2,500112021
Bach in BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$2,500442024
Creative Alliance at the PattersonBaltimore, MD$2,500332023
Friend of Clifton MansionBaltimore, MD$2,500112021
Women's Civic League IncBaltimore, MD$2,500332023
Maryland Science CenterBaltimore, MD$2,400332023
American Visionary Art MuseumBaltimore, MD$2,000442024
Arts Education in Maryland SchoolsBaltimore, MD$2,000442024
Baltimore City Foundationyouth WorksBaltimore, MD$2,000442024
Brown Memorial Tutoring ProgramBaltimore, MD$2,000442024
Caroline CenterBaltimore, MD$2,000442024
Catholic CharitiesAlexandria, VA$2,000442024
Chesapeake Shakespeare CompanyBaltimore, MD$2,000442024
Friends of Patterson ParkBaltimore, MD$2,000442024
Greenspring Montessori SchoolLuthervilletimonium, MD$2,000442024
Living Classrooms FoundationBaltimore, MD$2,000442024
Lyme Disease Research FoundationLuthervilletimonium, MD$2,000442024
Mcdaniel CollegeWestminster, MD$2,000442024
National Italian American FoundationWashington, DC$2,000442024
Next One UpBaltimore, MD$2,000222022
Parks and People FoundationBaltimore, MD$2,000222023
Preservation MarylandBaltimore, MD$2,000332023
The Loyola SchoolBaltimore, MD$2,000222023
Maryland Center for History and CultureBaltimore, MD$1,600222023
American Heart AssociationDallas, TX$1,500442024
Center StageBaltimore, MD$1,500332024
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA$1,500332024
Enoch Pratt Free LibraryBaltimore, MD$1,500332023
Girl Scouts of AmericaNew York, NY$1,500332024
Heroes Helping HeroesMoundsville, WV$1,500332024
Notre Dame Prepatory SchoolTowson, MD$1,500332023
Port Discovery Childrens MuseumBaltimore, MD$1,500332023
Pride of Baltimore IncBaltimore, MD$1,500332023
Signal 13 FoundationBaltimore, MD$1,500332023
Sisters Academy of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$1,500332023
St Vincent De Paul of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$1,500332023
Star Spangled Banner Flag House & MuseumBaltimore, MD$1,500332023
The Salvation ArmyBaltimore, MD$1,500332023
Towson University FoundationTowson, MD$1,500332023
Women's Housing CoalitionBaltimore, MD$1,500332023
Baltimore Council on Foreign AffairsBaltimore, MD$1,440442024
Fund for Educational ExcellenceBaltimore, MD$1,400442024
Associated Italian American Charities of Maryland IncEllicott City, MD$1,300222023
Alzheimers Association Maryland ChapterTimonium, MD$1,200442024
American Lung Association of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$1,200442024
American Red CrossWashington, DC$1,200442024
Baltimore HeritageBaltimore, MD$1,200442024
Maryland Food BankBaltimore, MD$1,200442024
Maryland Public TelevisionOwings Mills, MD$1,200442024
Meals on WheelsBaltimore, MD$1,200442024
William S Baer School Partnership BoardBaltimore, MD$1,200442024
American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OK$1,000442024
Arts for Learning MarylandBaltimore, MD$1,000222023
Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesAspen, CO$1,000442024
Camp Open ArmsBaltimore, MD$1,000222024
Fair GirlsWashington, DC$1,000112021
Friends of the SmithsonianWashington, DC$1,000442024
Howard Community College Educational FoundationColumbia, MD$1,000112021
Little Italy Mandonnari Arts FestivalWashington, DC$1,000112021
Loyola Early Learning CenterBaltimore, MD$1,000112021
Native Wellness InstituteGresham, OR$1,000112021
The Mortel Family Charitable FoundationHarrisburg, PA$1,000112021
House of Ruth Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$900332023
Irvine Nature CenterOwings Mills, MD$900332023
Maryland Coastal Bays ProgramBerlin, MD$900332023
Mckim Community Association IncBaltimore, MD$900332023
Ocean City Life Saving Station MuseumOcean City, MD$900442024
Operation SmileVirginia Beach, VA$900442024
Santa Claus AnonymousBaltimore, MD$900332023
St Elizabeth SchoolBaltimore, MD$900332023
St Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TN$900332023
The Maryland School for the BlindNottingham, MD$900332023
The Maryland State Boy ChoirBaltimore, MD$900332023
The USOWashington, DC$900332023
American Citizens for Italian Matters IncLuthervilletimonium, MD$850332023
Historic Annapolis Foundation IncAnnapolis, MD$848332023
Art With a HeartBaltimore, MD$800442024
Aspen Music Festival & SchoolAspen, CO$800442024
CASA BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$800332023
Goodwill Industries of the ChesapeakeBaltimore, MD$800442024
Maryland Historical SocietyBaltimore, MD$800112021
The Arc of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$800442024
United States Olympic & Paralympic FoundationColorado Springs, CO$800442024
Baltimore Choral Arts SocietyBaltimore, MD$750332023
Cousteau SocietyEtna, NH$700442024
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationChicago, IL$700332023
Ocean City Paramedic Foundation IncOcean City, MD$700332023
The ChristophersNew York, NY$700442024
Appalachian Trial ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WV$600442024
Aspen Historical SocietyAspen, CO$600442024
Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation IncBaltimore, MD$600222022
Baltimore Chamber OrchestraBaltimore, MD$600332024
Baltimore Child Abuse CenterBaltimore, MD$600332023
Beechfield United Methodist ChurchBaltimore, MD$600332023
Dove Pointe Foundation IncSalisbury, MD$600332023
Friends of Maryland's Olmstead Parks and Landscapes IncBaltimore, MD$600332023
Fuel Fund of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$600332023
Handel Choir of BaltimoreLuthervilletimonium, MD$600332023
Historic Hampton IncTowson, MD$600332023
Historic Ships in BalimoreBaltimore, MD$600222022
Independence Pass FoundationAspen, CO$600332023
Kennedy Krieger InstituteBaltimore, MD$600332023
March of DimesAtlanta, GA$600332023
Maryland SPCABaltimore, MD$600332023
Multiple Sclerosis Association of AmericaCherry Hill, NJ$600332023
Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company IncOcean City, MD$600222022
Planned Parenthood of Maryland IncWashington, DC$600332023
Roland Park Country SchoolBaltimore, MD$600332023
Shriners HospitalTampa, FL$600222023
Sisters CircleTimonium, MD$600332023
South Baltimore Learning CenterBaltimore, MD$600332023
Special Olympics MarylandArbutus, MD$600332023
The Childrens HomeCatonsville, MD$600332023
The Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA$600442024
The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young AdultsBaltimore, MD$600332023
Young Victorian Theatre CompanyBaltimore, MD$600332023
Aspen Valley Hospital FoundationAspen, CO$500442024
Saint Ignatius Loyola AcademyBaltimore, MD$500112021
St Ignatius Loyola AcademyBaltimore, MD$500112022
The Dickinson FundCarlisle, PA$500112021
Young Audiences of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$500112021
Aspen Santa Fe BalletAspen, CO$400442024
Atlantic General Hospital FoundationBerlin, MD$400222022
Hasa Hearing & Speech AgencyBaltimore, MD$400222022
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Maryland ChapterNew York, NY$400222022
Mount Clare Museum HouseBaltimore, MD$400222022
Our Daily Bread Employment CenterBaltimore, MD$400222022
Wbjc FmBaltimore, MD$350332023
BarcsBaltimore, MD$300112024
Childrens Inn at NihBethesda, MD$300332024
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC$300332023
Innocence ProjectNew York, NY$300112024
National Trust for Historic PreservationWashington, DC$300332023
Rocky Mountain ConservancyEstes Park, CO$300332023
The JosephitesBaltimore, MD$300332023
Uss Constellation Historical Ships MuseumBaltimore, MD$300112023
WetaArlington, VA$300332023
Cheetah Conservation FundAlexandria, VA$200222023
Covenant HouseWashington, DC$200112024
National GeographicWashington, DC$200222023
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyWashington, DC$200112024
Paws for Purple HeartsRuther Glen, VA$200112023
American University of BeirutNew York, NY$100112021
Mountain Rescue AspenAspen, CO$100112023

156 of 177 (88%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 88%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 317 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
98 grants
Education
55 grants
Human Services
29 grants
Environment
28 grants
Diseases & Disorders
20 grants
Recreation & Sports
16 grants
Health Care
14 grants
Animal Welfare
13 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021155$93,238$300
2022156$113,350$300
2023142$92,900$300
202476$92,400$500

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 85% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maryland. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Maryland
$334K
New York
$11K
Washington
$10K
District of Columbia
$9K
Missouri
$6K
Colorado
$5K
Virginia
$4K
Pennsylvania
$3K

Find more foundations like Dr Frank C Marino Foundation Inc

We email you newly filed foundations whose giving matches your state and cause, as the IRS publishes them. Free.

No spam, unsubscribe in one click. We never sell or share your address.

Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund80 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc71 shared recipientsT Rowe Price Program for Charitable68 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc66 shared recipientsBaltimore Community Foundation Inc61 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust53 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $350. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Dr Frank C Marino Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 4611 Cedar Garden Road, Baltimore, MD, 21229. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 52-0781407 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email hello@funderscope.com and we will correct it.