Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1465301. Reported 122 grants totalling $81.5M to 83 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, 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 Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation, the IRS classifies it under health care rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE E210) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 83 distinct organizations, with 91% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is extreme concentration. A grantmaker sending three quarters of its money to one organization is in practice a support fund for that organization, whatever its classification says, and an unsolicited request is very unlikely to go anywhere.
- How much its list changes. 39% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $12,500. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $32,500; the smallest was $5,500 and the largest $21.9M. 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 Community Physicians Inc | Baltimore, MD | $74.4M | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins All Childrens Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $3,187,714 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $510,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Advertising Council Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coalition to Strengthen Americas Healthcare | Washington, DC | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $356,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Baltimore, MD | $135,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $135,334 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc | Baltimore, MD | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Science Center | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gilchrist Hospice Care Inc | Hunt Valley, MD | $67,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Association of Non-Profit Organizations Inc | Baltimore, MD | $67,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chase Brexton Health Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Pride Alliance Incorporated | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hispanic Federation Inc | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Helping Up Mission Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $41,667 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Taste Wise Kids Inc | Baltimore, MD | $39,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Sports Tourism Development Council Inc | Baltimore, MD | $36,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nemours Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Civic Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $26,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $26,300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baltimore Museum of Art Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charm City Care Connection Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Phoenix Society Inc | Kentwood, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Urban Leadership Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $24,576 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mcelderry Park Community Assoc Inc | Baltimore, MD | $22,900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kennedy Krieger Institute Inc | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Mix Church Inc | Baltimore, MD | $22,419 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mary Harvin Transformation Centercommunity Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Family Tree Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimores Festival of the Arts Inc | Baltimore, MD | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uplift Alliance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Leadership Development Organization Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Live Baltimore Home Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Black Caucus Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Baltimore Committee Inc | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland African American Museum Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Van Wagner Communications LLC | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Associated Catholic Charities Inc | Timonium, MD | $12,410 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Pulse Inc | Hampstead, MD | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 4MYCITY Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Afro American Co Baltimore City Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Healthy Start Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Believe in Tomorrow National Childrens Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Council of State Governments | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Flux the Society for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience | Brentwood, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loris Hands Inc | Newark, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marian House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medical & Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Association of Health Services Executives Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Kidney Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pride Center of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Associated Black Charities Inc | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Associated Builders and Contractors Craft Training Tr of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dr Carter G Woodson African American Museum Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Forum for Black Public Administrators Inc | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Region II of the National Medical Association Inc | Bowie, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Men and Families Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bayview Community Association Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charles Village Community Benefits District | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eager Park Neighborhood Association Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Baltimore Community School | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Baltimore Historical Library | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebuild Metro Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Baptist Church | Baltimore, MD | $5,625 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maryland Patient Safety Center | Elkridge, MD | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters Together and Reaching Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| World Trade Center Institute Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
24 of 83 (29%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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.
- Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
PROMOTING & ADVANCING HEALTHCARE - Johns Hopkins All Children's Foundation
SUPPORT HEALTH CARE PUBLIC CHARITY - American Heart Association
COMMUNITY PROGRAM SUPPORT - Associated Catholic Charities Inc
52-2275333 611 N MONTFORD AVE BALTIMORE MD 21205
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 61 of 83 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- 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 | 14 | $4,136,980 | $14,000 |
| 2021 | 13 | $10.3M | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 20 | $21.9M | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $22.0M | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $23.2M | $12,500 |
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
97% 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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
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 $12,500 -- 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 Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 37 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 3 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: 600 N Wolfe Street 5400, Baltimore, MD, 21287.
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