France-Merrick Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-6072964. Reported 817 grants totalling $40.8M to 545 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$15,000median grant
$40.8Mgranted, 2020-2023
545organizations funded
39%of grantees funded again the next year
$226.1Massets, 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. France-Merrick 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,500 and $53,334; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,012,686. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 545 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippodrome Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,078,248 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $792,067 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $783,444 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $631,110 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Calvert School | Baltimore, MD | $535,112 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore, MD | $512,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jhu - School of Nursing | Baltimore, MD | $507,215 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Visionary Art Museum | Baltimore, MD | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Usm - University of Maryland Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parks & People Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $424,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Associated Catholic Charities | Baltimore, MD | $422,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Coppin State University | Baltimore, MD | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bon Secours Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Patterson Park Public Charter School | Baltimore, MD | $340,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD | $340,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $318,174 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stevenson University | Stevenson, MD | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Civic Works | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Comprehensive Housing Assistance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Lawrence University | Canton, NY | $279,172 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rebuild Metro | Baltimore, MD | $275,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media | Baltimore, MD | $264,200 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| B and O Railroad Museum | Baltimore, MD | $261,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Francis Neighborhood Center | Baltimore, MD | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mercy Medical Center | Baltimore, MD | $255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Usm - University of Maryland Medical System | Baltimore, MD | $255,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Pasquaney | Hebrond, NH | $253,868 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cylburn Arboretum Association Inc | Baltimore, MD | $253,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $251,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Afro Charities Inc | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Medical System | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys' Latin School of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Baltimore Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climate Access Fund Corporation | Balitmore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lbh - Center for Hope | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryland Science Center | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roca | Chelsea, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sheppard Pratt Health System | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Maryland Medical System | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upsurge | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Usm - University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | Princess Anne, MD | $240,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Housing Associates Inc | Baltimore, MD | $238,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Everyman Theatre | Baltimore, MD | $235,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Waves | Baltimore, MD | $233,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Urban Families | Baltimore, MD | $232,739 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bishop John T Walker School for Boys | Washington, DC | $216,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $205,022 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Franciscan Center | Wilmington, DE | $200,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Refuge Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arch Social Club | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Tree Trust | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beloved Community Services Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridges Community Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence As Fiscal Agent for Baltimore City Public S | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gaudenzia Foundation | Norristown, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthy Neighborhoods Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jubilee Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marian House | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mount Vernon Place Conservancy | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Mary's Seminary & University | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Total Health Care | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tuerk House | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Health Care for the Homeless | Baltimore, MD | $190,820 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| B&o Railroad Museum | Baltimore, MD | $184,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $178,654 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| B'more Clubhouse | Baltimore, MD | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Curriculum Project | Baltimore, MD | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Loyola School | Baltimore, MD | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Roland Park Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $174,002 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Farm Alliance of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Next One Up | Baltimore, MD | $162,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| William S Baer School | Baltimore, MD | $162,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture | Baltimore, MD | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Roland Park Country School | Baltimore, MD | $154,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Collegebound Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $153,875 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| KIPP Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $151,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Housing Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $151,502 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Ignatius Loyola Academy | Baltimore, MD | $150,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore School for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | $150,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Squashwise | Baltimore, MD | $150,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Black Yield Institute | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Charm City Care Connection | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Annapolis, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Helping Up Mission | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lovely Lane United Methodist Church | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maryland Nonprofits | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy High School | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Vision House of Hope | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Park School of Baltimore | Brooklandville, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Per Scholas Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roberta's House | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sultana Education Foundation | Chestertown, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Community Builders Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Compound Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Y in Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gilman School | Baltimore, MD | $147,202 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pride of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women's Housing Coalition | Baltimore, MD | $136,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Water Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $129,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| 4MYCITY Inc | Taneytown, MD | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Springboard Community Services (scs) | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Center on Institutions & Alternatives | Baltimore, MD | $124,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shorerivers | Easton, MD | $123,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arts for Learning | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $118,333 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $106,934 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Drink at the Well Inc | Baltimore, MD | $105,450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dent Education | Baltimore, MD | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Fruits Farm | Freeland, MD | $104,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wypr - Your Public Radio Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $100,976 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creative Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $100,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 29TH Street Community Corporation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Chestnut Land Trust | Prince Frederick, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Archbishop Curley High School | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethel Empowerment and Wellness Center | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Biotechnical Institute of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic High School of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catoctin Furnace Historical Society Inc | Thurmont, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy | Annapolis, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Assistance Network (can) | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence As Fiscal Agent for B'more Invested | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Healthcare Access Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopewell Cancer Support | Lutherville, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intersection of Change | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jeremiah Program | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Film Festival | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryvale Preparatory School | Lutherville, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Memorial Apartments Corporation (mac) | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Motor House | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North East Housing Initiative Inc (nehi) | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Works | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parity Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pcs for People | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pearlstone Center | Reisterstown, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Port Discovery | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Soccer Without Borders Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thread Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Upton Planning Committee | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Libraries Without Borders | Washington, DC | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $91,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Patterson Park | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Itineris Inc | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| POWER52 Foundation | Columbia, MD | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Ecology Institute | Columbia, MD | $89,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Albans Episcopal Church | Washington, DC | $86,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Code in the Schools | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Maryland Patient Safety Center | Elkridge, MD | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Per Scholas Inc | Bronx, NY | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shepherd's Clinic | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Audiences of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Associated | Baltimore, MD | $81,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Improving Educationbedtime in a Box | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Medstar Union Memorial Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Moveable Feast | Baltimore, MD | $77,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anne Arundel Community College Foundation | Arnold, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City Neighbors Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lexington Market Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pro Bono Counseling Project | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Own Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Sixth Branch | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Irvine Nature Center | Owings Mills, MD | $71,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Associated Black Charities | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Green Space | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Recovery Program | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Empowerment Center | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bard Early College Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $67,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $65,505 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $65,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bolton Hill Community Association (bhca) | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jane Addams Resource Corporation - Baltimore | Chicago, IL | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Squam Lakes Conservation Society | Holderness, NH | $62,444 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $61,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grow Home Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Middle Grades Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Play on Purpose Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Village Learning Place | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wombwork Productions Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St John's College | Annapolis, MD | $56,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebuilding Together Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $53,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Backyard Basecamp | Baltimore, MD | $50,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Filbert Street Garden Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| An End to Ignorance Inc - B'more Community Food | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arts Every Day | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Arts Realty Corp | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Civic Fund | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Furniture Bank | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Homecoming | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Museum of Industry | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Banner Neighborhoods Fiscal Agent East Baltimore Historical Library | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Charm City Cultural Cultivation | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charm City Land Trusts | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Echo Hill Outdoor School | Worton, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Glenwood Life Counseling Center | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Light Fund | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greenlight Fund | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gunpowder Valley Conservancy | Towson, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Heart's Place Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Imentor | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Rescue Committee in Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberty Village Project | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryland Book Bank | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moms As Entrepreneurs | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| My Father's Plan Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance Inc | Salisbury, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Design Center | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Painted Screen Society of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pigtown Climbs Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Preservation Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sharebaby Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sierra Club - Maryland Chapter | Riverdale, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southwest Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stillmeadow Community Projects Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Be Org | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Teachers | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| US Lighthouse Society | Annapolis, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America Chesapeake | Lanham, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whitelock Community Farm | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creative Nomads Ltd | Baltimore, MD | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historic Sotterley | Hollywood, MD | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberty's Promise | Alexandria, VA | $47,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association - Maryland Council | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Calvert Cliffs State Park Inc | Lusby, MD | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| So What Else Inc | Rockville, MD | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Law Center of Maryland | Towson, MD | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Avalon Foundation | Easton, MD | $44,334 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Clayworks | Baltimore, MD | $44,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Gabriel Roman Catholic Church | Windsor Mill, MD | $44,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Art With a Heart | Baltimore, MD | $43,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nuestras Raices Inc | Baltimore, MD | $43,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Women Build - Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $40,308 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
162 of 545 (30%) 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 39%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Hippodrome Foundation Inc
GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 473 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 189 | $9,480,831 | $20,000 |
| 2021 | 213 | $12.8M | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 198 | $9,283,720 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 217 | $9,230,330 | $12,500 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. France-Merrick Foundation Inc has 34 of them, worth $5,115,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD | $1,200,000 |
| Camp Pasquaney | Hebrond, NH | $350,000 |
| Jhu - School of Nursing | Baltimore, MD | $300,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $250,000 |
| University of Maryland Medical System | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 |
| B&o Railroad Museum | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 |
| United Way of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 |
| St Lawrence University | Canton, NY | $200,000 |
| United Way of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 |
| Stevenson University | Stevenson, MD | $150,000 |
| Rebuild Metro | Balitmore, MD | $150,000 |
| Everyman Theatre | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 |
| Springboard Community Services (scs) | Balitmore, MD | $125,000 |
| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | Cambridge, MD | $120,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 90% 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.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- 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.
- 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 France-Merrick Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1 Village Square 131, Baltimore, MD, 21210. 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.
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