Civic Works Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1925614. Reported 111 grants totalling $3,209,488 to 86 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Civic Works Inc, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B92) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 86 distinct organizations, with 9% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 18% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $195,183. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $295,183 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $183,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Keswick Christian School Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $183,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lifebridge Health Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $183,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Ambrose Housing Aid Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $183,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rebuilding Together Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $138,440 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Outcast Food Network | Baltimore, MD | $131,550 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Grace Medical Center Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $96,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parity Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $95,550 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Vision House of Hope Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pleasant Housing Inc | Baltimore, MD | $73,558 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southeast Community Development | Baltimore, MD | $67,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Francis Neighborhood Center Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Outcast Food Network Inc | Windsor Mill, MD | $52,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA Inc | Hyattsville, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Professional Development and Research Center International | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adullum Community Healthcare Center | Baltimore, MD | $49,951 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryland Physicians Care | Linthicum, MD | $49,936 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clay Pots Inc | Baltimore, MD | $48,332 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stillmeadow Evangelical Free Church | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Men and Families Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $35,984 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Moveable Feast Inc | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Walking in Purpose Inc | Nashville, TN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $34,678 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aim Action-in-Maturity | Baltimore, MD | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Icarre Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $31,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| B Mom Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Healthy Start Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soap Recovery Support & More | Baltimore, MD | $24,661 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridges Community Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $24,614 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unity Properties Inc | Baltimore, MD | $23,060 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| L a M B Inc | Baltimore, MD | $23,022 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Digital Harbor Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manna House Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Inc | Baltimore, MD | $21,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fayette Street Outreach Organization | Baltimore, MD | $19,682 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Urban League | Baltimore, MD | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore City Childcare Coalition Incorporated | Pikesville, MD | $18,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elmer Galeas Aguilar | Baltimore, MD | $13,875 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| No More Tears Movement Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $12,554 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Marys Outreach Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arch Social Community Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baltimore Connect | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Mental Health Alliance for Education and Consultation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bmore Empowered Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation | Blue Ash, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridging Hope Inc | Temple Hills, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Charm City Care Connection Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Charities Inc | Stevensville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities United Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation Inc | Nottingham, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Mount Holly Community Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harbel Community Organization Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Heartsmiles Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberty Grace Church of God | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Love & Cornbread | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryland African American Museum Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| No Boundaries Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nuestras Raices Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pi Omega Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pride Center of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southwest Partnership Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Peter Claver Catholic Church | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Church of the Redeemed of the Lord Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| U Empower of Maryland Inc | Severna Park, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Komite Ayiti | Baltimore, MD | $9,650 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rebuild Metro Inc | Baltimore, MD | $9,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greenmount Senior Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Avenue and Hilton St Business & Community Task Force | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keswick Multi Care Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $8,122 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Asociacion Guatemaltecos Sin Fronteras Inc | Hanover, MD | $7,607 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delta Lamba Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $7,380 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | $6,775 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franciscan Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,307 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maryland Voluntary Organization Active in Disaster | Annapolis, MD | $5,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Empowering Minds Resource Center Llp | Owings Mills, MD | $5,767 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South West Community Council Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $5,450 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cmag Health Solutions LLC | Owing Mills, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Haven City Church Inc | Laurel, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Muslim Social Services Agency | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
22 of 86 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Banner Neighborhoods
OUTREACH AND CASE MANAGEMENT - St Ambrose Housing Aid Center
TO SUPPORT THE HOUSING UPGRADES TO BENEFIT SENIORS PROGRAM - Grace Medical Center Inc
EMERGENCY FOOD ACCESS AND/OR COVID VACCINE GRANT - Rebuilding Together Baltimore
EMERGENCY FOOD ACCESS AND/OR COVID VACINE GRANT - Men and Families Center
EMERGENCY FOOD ACCESS GRANT AND COVID VACCINE - Arch Social Community Network
EMERGENCY FOOD ACCESS GRANT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 66 of 86 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 | $1,176,305 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 24 | $414,801 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $1,121,339 | $21,950 |
| 2023 | 15 | $497,043 | $27,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
93% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Civic Works Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 14 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2701 St Lo Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21213.
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