Robert W Deutsch Foundation
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1758252. Reported 237 grants totalling $14.7M to 154 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Robert W Deutsch Foundation 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,500 and $50,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $1,265,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Arts Realty Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $3,113,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Open Works | Baltimore, MD | $1,860,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fractured Atlas | Hartsdale, NY | $1,623,646 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rebuild Metro | Baltimore, MD | $1,358,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Central Baltimore Partnership Inc | Baltimore, MD | $597,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Neighbors Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $470,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $261,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rubys Artist Grants | Baltimore, MD | $189,372 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fusion Partners | Baltimore, MD | $176,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creative Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $159,160 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Build | Baltimore, MD | $157,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Turnaround Tuesday Inc | Baltimore, MD | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Baltimore Banner | Baltimore, MD | $152,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore United in Leadership Development (build) | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $139,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fusion Partnerships | Baltimore, MD | $137,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rebuild Johnston Square Neighborhood Organization | Baltimore, MD | $116,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Arts | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Volunteer Lawyer for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Rock Opera Society | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Economic Action Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| College Bound Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $82,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thread Inc | Baltimore, MD | $77,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Citylit Project | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jacob's Pillow | Becket, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fund for Education Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $71,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA De Maryland | Langley Park, MD | $68,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| I Am Mentality | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Art Place | Baltimore, MD | $63,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fringearts | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Matters | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Volunteer Lawyers of the Arts | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| State Newsroom | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| States Newsroom | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ingenuity Project | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Civic Fund | Baltimore, MD | $57,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fund for Education Excellance | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rebuild Johnston Square Neighborhood Org | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cinematography for Actors | Los Angeles, CA | $52,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| From the Heart Productions | Oxnard, CA | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $51,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Peale Center for Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $51,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $50,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Music USA Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Jumpstart | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Requity Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The 6TH Branch | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Clifton House | Woodland Hills, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ground Truth Project | Beaverton, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| We Are CASA | Langley Park, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 29TH Street Community Center | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aziza Pe&ce | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Artscentric | Rockville, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Chill Station | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Byte Back | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Green Spring Garden Club | Towson, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St James Development Corporation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $31,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $30,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Citizens for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Beorg Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alliance for a Just Society | Seattle, WA | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chris Wilson Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $25,725 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts Everyday | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Girls Vote | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| I Am Menntality | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intersection of Change - Jubilee Arts | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Station North Tool Library | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Innovation Works | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Compound Inc | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Filmmakers Collective | Baltimore, MD | $21,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Film Forum | New York, NY | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bmore Empowered | Baltimore, MD | $20,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bikemore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inseries | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Le Mondo | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Center for History and Culture | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mentoring Mentors Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newton Schools Foundation | Newton, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our Joyful Noise | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Paul's Place | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Michael Special School | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wide Angle Media | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nlife Inc | Baltimore, MD | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Charm City Fringe | Baltimore, MD | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Full Circle Dance Company | Baltimore, MD | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Biotechnical Institute of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clergy United for the Transformation of Sandtown | Towson, MD | $15,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $15,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adelante Latina | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Digital Inclusion Alliances | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sister Cities Girlchoir | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asylee Women Enterprise | Baltimore, MD | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rubys Artist Alumni Grants | Baltimore, MD | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Film Independent | Los Angeles, CA | $10,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 4MYCITY | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ACRES4CHANGE | Frederick, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goucher College Young Writers' Camp | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homewood House Museum | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horizon Day Camp | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Innovation Works - Ignite Capital | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadership for Education Equity Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leveling the Playing Field | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lorelei Ensemble | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make Studio | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memorial Episcopal Church | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Newton School Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Newton Schools Foundation | Newton, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North East Housing Initiative | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Micheal's Special School | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc of the US Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mind on Fire | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Avenue Arts LLC | Baltimore, MD | $8,925 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Clayworks | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Team of We Happyville Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Backyard Basecamp | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planting Words Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| B4 Youth Theatre | Edgewood, MD | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village Learning Place | Baltimore, MD | $5,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore American Indian Center | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Clay Pots | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Orchkids | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Esperanza Center Project | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Code in the Schools | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Law in Action | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Corner Team | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| High Zero Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| People's Association of Oliver Community | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Fund of Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muse 360 Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $4,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Institute of Graphic Arts | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Contemporary Arts | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nosreme | Baltimore, MD | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fayette Street Outreach | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| U Empower of MD | Severna Park, MD | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freestate Justice | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ideas Generation | Stamford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Missionfit | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mount Vernon Virtuosi | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Resource Generation | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Farm Alliance of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Safe Haven | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Initiatives | San Francisco, CA | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Media Justice | Oakland, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pc's for People | Baltimore, MD | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
57 of 154 (37%) 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 45%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 137 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | $3,733,906 | $22,500 |
| 2022 | 57 | $3,130,660 | $13,500 |
| 2023 | 60 | $3,948,050 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 76 | $3,845,112 | $20,000 |
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. 83% 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 $20,000. 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 Robert W Deutsch Foundation'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: 2519 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218. 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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