Fund for Educational Excellence Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1129402. Reported 366 grants totalling $22.3M to 176 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 Fund for Educational Excellence Inc, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B20) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 176 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. 56% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $31,930. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,817,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,939,258 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Towson University R24 | Towson, MD | $1,932,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| ELEV8 Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,589,266 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,094,900 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $993,309 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dent Education Inc | Baltimore, MD | $688,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland School for the Blind | Baltimore, MD | $485,938 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Glen Mills, PA | $369,100 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bridges Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Restorative Response Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $330,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Holistic Life Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $311,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pop Inc | Essex, MD | $255,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bmore Empowered Inc | Baltimore, MD | $243,189 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mtm Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $242,847 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Curriculum Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $238,045 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Backyard Basecamp Inc | Baltimore, MD | $227,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bon Secours Community Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $211,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Islamic Leadership Institute of America | Gwynn Oak, MD | $198,953 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Keys Empowers Inc | Baltimore, MD | $197,070 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater Baltimore Church of Christ Inc | Gwynn Oak, MD | $184,834 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 1012 Sports Inc | Baltimore, MD | $181,870 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Natural Born Champions Inc | Baltimore, MD | $180,269 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Black Male Yoga Initiative Inc | Baltimore, MD | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Out for Justice Inc | Baltimore, MD | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Public Justice Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Active Achievers Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $167,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Francis Neighborhood Center Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Seed School of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cloverdale Ac Bba | Baltimore, MD | $163,657 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unique Fabrics Nonprofit Inc | Baltimore, MD | $160,994 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lets Thrive Baltimore Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $158,007 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation | New York, NY | $150,540 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Full Gospel Fellowship Church of Deliverance | Randallstown, MD | $150,266 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Obasi Foundation Inc | Reisterstown, MD | $149,810 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Calvert School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $142,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Corner Team Inc | Baltimore, MD | $142,441 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $135,575 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Civic Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Park School of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $134,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mcdonogh School Incorporated | Owings Mills, MD | $132,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Access Art Inc | Baltimore, MD | $130,448 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Aziza Pe&ce Inc | Baltimore, MD | $122,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heartsmiles Inc | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gilman School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $119,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bryn Mawr School | Baltimore, MD | $118,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $114,675 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Turnbridge Public Charter Sch | Baltimore, MD | $114,287 | 15 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Girls Cook | Baltimore, MD | $113,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elijahs Blessing Comm Srvc | Baltimore, MD | $111,900 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Code in the Schools Inc | Baltimore, MD | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Roland Park Country School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Soccer Without Borders | Baltimore, MD | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Team of We Happyville | Gwynn Oak, MD | $105,924 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| W O M a N Inc | Baltimore, MD | $101,212 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| B-360 Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys Latin School of Maryland Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $99,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| From Prison Cells to Phd Inc | Baltimore, MD | $98,846 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Western High School Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $96,477 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The St Pauls Schools Inc | Brooklandvl, MD | $96,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women in Transition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Digital Harbor Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Pneuma Inc | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media Inc | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Village Learning Place Inc | Baltimore, MD | $89,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Nolita Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $89,276 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rise Arts Center of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $89,180 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Parks and People Inc | Baltimore, MD | $86,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Art With a Heart Inc | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Medical Education Resources Initiative for Teens Inc | Baltimore, MD | $82,206 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Coach G Academy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| I Am Mentality Youth Male Empowerment Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mentoring Mentors Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,174 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cultivating & Embracing Change Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Diocese of MD | Baltimore, MD | $73,982 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Momcares Inc | Baltimore, MD | $73,083 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Excellence & Ambition Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $72,760 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Youth of the Diaspora | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Be Org Inc | Baltimore, MD | $69,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Intersection of Change Inc | Baltimore, MD | $67,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Youth As Resources Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,694 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Safe Alternative Foundation for Education Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asylee Women Enterprise | Baltimore, MD | $63,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bluebird Education Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,503 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Calvert School | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hampden Family Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Board Room Chess Inc | Baltimore, MD | $57,995 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catherines Family and Youth Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $55,160 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peaceplayers International | Washington, DC | $54,049 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Law in Action Inc | Baltimore, MD | $53,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| No Boundaries Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $52,083 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 29TH Street Community Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $51,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryvale Preparatory School | Lutherville, MD | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Muse 360 Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phase 3 Training Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marching Elite Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $49,454 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creative City Public Charter School Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $49,307 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Village Learning Place | Baltimore, MD | $49,281 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA Inc | Hyattsville, MD | $46,925 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| I M Still Standing Community Corporation | Joppa, MD | $46,332 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Social & Economic Empowerment Through Knowledge | Baltimore, MD | $45,088 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adelante Latina | Baltimore, MD | $44,958 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Complete Player Charity Ltd | Glen Burnie, MD | $44,517 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | Adelphi, MD | $44,248 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| R&h Family and Youth Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $43,405 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missionfit | Baltimore, MD | $42,370 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Joy Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Patterson Park Public Charter School Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Veronica Roman Catholic Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Anetrice House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $36,795 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brittany K Booker Foundation Inc | Pikesville, MD | $36,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Central Baltimore Partnership Inc | Baltimore, MD | $36,154 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Liberty Grace Church of God | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Technology Access and Training | Clinton, MD | $32,768 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tench Tilghman Elemmiddle School | Baltimore, MD | $32,358 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Getting Better Foundati | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Next One Up Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cooperative Comm Dev Inc | Baltimore, MD | $27,375 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Travis Manion Foundation | Doylestown, PA | $25,310 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Beat Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Montessori Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Beat the Streets Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| One More One Less Mentoring Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Raw Trust Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Requity Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Weekend Backpacks Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Empowered Society Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mindful Mentors Inc | Gwynn Oak, MD | $22,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stonier Scholarship Inc | Towson, MD | $21,343 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Moving History Inc | Baltimore, MD | $21,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Active Social Communities Inc | Baltimore, MD | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beyond the Natural Inc | Catonsville, MD | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nlife Inc | Gwynn Oak, MD | $20,747 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Downtown Sailing Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Baltimore Community School | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Koinonia Baptist Church | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Urban Alliance Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Helping Givers Give | Essex, MD | $19,544 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $16,992 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Squashwise Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camp Puhtok for Boys and Girls Inc | Monkton, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Child First Authority Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| For My Kidz Inc | Windsor Mill, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Street Academy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood | Ellicott City, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Thrive Arts Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Puhtok for Boys & Girls | Monkton, MD | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Frances Academy | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Childrens Museum Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Clayworks Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care Community Association Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City Neighbors Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lets Go Boys & Girls | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisters Saving the City Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wombwork Productions Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preston Mitchum JR Found | Ellicott City, MD | $7,575 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Neighbors Hamilton Inc | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southwest Baltimore Charter School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medfield Heights Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization | Baltimore, MD | $7,249 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beta Alpha Lambda Inc | Towson, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Drink at the Well Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Heartsmiles Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Aquarium Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The First Tee of Baltimore Inc | Cockeysville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
101 of 176 (57%) 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.
- The Johns Hopkins University
SUPPORT E BALT COMMUNITY SCHOOL - Maryland Philanthropy Network
SUMMER FNDING, HEALING CITIES, REST - Fusion Partnerships Inc
B'MORE INVESTED & SUMMER GRANT - ELEV8 Baltimore Inc
GEN OPS AND SUMMER FUNDING COLLAB. - Towson University R24
PRINCIPAL PIPELINE SUBGRANT - Dent Education Inc
SUMMER FUNDING COLLABORATIVE
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 148 of 176 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 | 65 | $3,890,938 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 82 | $6,589,484 | $35,000 |
| 2022 | 104 | $5,728,924 | $33,600 |
| 2023 | 115 | $6,045,801 | $31,000 |
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
96% 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 $31,930 -- 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 Fund for Educational Excellence 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 115 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 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: 800 North Charles Street 400, Baltimore, MD, 21201.
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