Philip E and Carole R Ratcliffe
Annapolis, MD · EIN 82-0568453. Reported 123 grants totalling $37.4M to 72 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Philip E and Carole R Ratcliffe did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $186,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $94,971 and $322,500; the smallest was $3,109 and the largest $3,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Queen Anne's County | Centerville, MD | $5,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Queen Anne's County - 2020 | Centerville, MD | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $2,576,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland Institue College of Art | Baltimore, MD | $2,354,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ferry Cove Shellfish Grant | Sherwood, MD | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harford Community College | Bel Air, MD | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mica | Baltimore, MD | $1,323,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ferry Cove Shellfish - 2024 | Sherwood, MD | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miami Core '20 | Miami, FL | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ccbc | Baltimore, MD | $962,396 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Nacce | Springfield, MA | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ferry Cove Shellfish Grant 2023 | Sherwood, MD | $825,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ccbc - 2024 | Baltimore, MD | $810,913 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aacc Foundation - (esi) 2022 | Arnold, MD | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute of Marine and Environment | Baltimore, MD | $695,947 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ccbc - 2022 | Baltimore, MD | $687,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Delaware Reef | Newark, DE | $608,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Miami Core | Coral Gables, FL | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Su Center for Eship | Salisbury, MD | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Imet Reef - 2023 | Baltimore, MD | $531,479 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salisbury University Foundation | Salisbury, MD | $515,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Eastern Shore Community College | Melfa, VA | $460,740 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold, MD | $450,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dabney S Lancaster Community Colle | Clifton Forge, VA | $430,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nacce - 2023 | Springfield, MA | $410,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mountain Gateway Cc - 2024 | Clifton, VA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Su Shore Hatchery '18 | Salisbury, MD | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oyster Recovery Partnership | Annapolis, MD | $395,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Aacc Foundation - (esi) | Arnold, MD | $385,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fiu - 2024 | Miami, FL | $380,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fiu Fl International University | Miami, FL | $312,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ferry Cove Shellfish Grant 2022 | Sherwood, MD | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Su - 2023 | Salisbury, MD | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Su New | Salisbury, MD | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mountain Gateway Cc | Clifton, VA | $280,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aacc Foundation Clauson Center | Arnold, MD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ratcliffe Charitable Fund | Annapolis, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ub 2022 | Baltimore, MD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nacce Foundation of the Future Pilo | Springfield, MA | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $215,343 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Children's Home Foundation | Centreville, MD | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Tri County Council Foundation | Salisbury, MD | $202,404 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ratcliffe Charitable Gift Fund 21 | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Opportunity - 2023 | Salisbury, MD | $189,942 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Patrick & Henry Cc - 2024 | Martinsville, VA | $176,267 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastorn Shore Cc Va | Melfa, VA | $152,740 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington College - 2024 | Chestertown, MD | $152,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horizon of Kent & Queen Anne's | Chestertown, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Umces Horn Point | Cambridge, MD | $136,810 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ub Grant 2 Tuition | Baltimore, MD | $127,737 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of MD Center for Environ | Cambridge, MD | $125,789 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Paul D Camp Cc - 2024 | Franklin, VA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Opportunity - Tri County Co | Salisbury, MD | $106,180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baldwin Wallace College | Berea, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Horizons of Kent & Queen - 2023 | Chestertown, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tidewater Boat | Norfolk, VA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Home 2024 | Centreville, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Home-'20 Grant Corr'n | Centreville, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unviersity of Delaware | Newark, DE | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dabney S Lancaster Cc - Scholarship | Clifton Forge, VA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tidewater Boat - 2024 | Norfolk, VA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hagerstown Cc - 2024 | Bel Air, MD | $53,526 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Su Scholarship | Salisbury, MD | $51,950 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tidewatert Boat | Norfolk, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mountain Gateway Cc - Scholarships | Clifton, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Su Foundation - Wm P Burke Scholars | Salisbury, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Works - 2024 | Baltimore, MD | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Su Impact Report | Salisbury, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Su Impact Report -2022 | Salisbury, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shari Burke Memorial Swim Scholarsh | Salisbury, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heals Inc | Huntsville, AL | $3,109 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
29 of 72 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 42%, across 4 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.
- YMCA of Queen Anne's County - 2020
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 21 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | $6,333,399 | $250,000 |
| 2021 | 27 | $7,021,324 | $152,740 |
| 2022 | 28 | $7,334,240 | $137,500 |
| 2023 | 21 | $7,970,567 | $170,000 |
| 2024 | 24 | $8,710,642 | $208,133 |
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. Philip E and Carole R Ratcliffe has 36 of them, worth $29.6M. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Queen Anne's County | Centreville, MD | $4,500,000 |
| Maryland Institue College of Art | Baltimore, MD | $4,410,000 |
| YMCA of Queen Anne's County | Centerville, MD | $3,000,000 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $2,187,500 |
| Ccbc - 2024 | Baltimore, MD | $2,041,665 |
| Fiu - 2024 | Miami, FL | $1,900,000 |
| Washington College - 2024 | Chestertown, MD | $1,694,000 |
| Imet Reef - 2023 | Baltimore, MD | $1,089,755 |
| Harford Community College | Bel Air, MD | $960,000 |
| Aacc Foundation - (esi) 2022 | Arnold, MD | $750,000 |
| Unviersity of Delaware | Newark, DE | $683,000 |
| Miami Core '20 | Miami, FL | $666,666 |
| Salisbury University Foundation | Salisbury, MD | $615,000 |
| Nacce | Springfield, MA | $605,000 |
| Su New | Salisbury, MD | $600,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 73% 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
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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $186,000. 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Philip E and Carole R Ratcliffe's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 275 West St Suite 109, Annapolis, MD, 21401. 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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