Richman Family Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1899221. Reported 136 grants totalling $14.1M to 78 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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 Richman Family Foundation Inc, the IRS classifies it as a support organization for one specific institution (NTEE T11).
- How spread out its giving is. 78 distinct organizations, with 25% 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. 59% 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 $29,116. Half of what it reported fell between $17,000 and $120,000; the smallest was $5,809 and the largest $1,680,409. 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 | $3,501,598 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | $1,400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | Adelphi, MD | $1,150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,106,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Health Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Park School of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $578,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $480,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $423,819 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $410,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women | Baltimore, MD | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mount Saint Joseph High School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc | Baltimore, MD | $370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Loyola School Inc | Baltimore, MD | $243,167 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Next One Up Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence Inc | Baltimore, MD | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Improving Education Inc | Baltimore, MD | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dream Big Foundation Inc | Crownsville, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pivot Inc | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| J Street Education Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $102,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Curriculum Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lifebridge Health Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Jewish World Service Inc | New York, NY | $98,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Baltimore, MD | $82,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bridges Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sharebaby | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Little Flowers Early Childhood and Development Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $53,041 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Hope Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Urban Families Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Literacy Lab | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Family Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Family Tree Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Citizens Health Initiative Education Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Association of Maryland Inc | Lutherville, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mariposa Child Success Programs Inc | Baltimore, MD | $37,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $37,410 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Infant Mental Health Association of Maryland & DC Inc | Lutherville, MD | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $31,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Har Sinai - Oheb Shalom Congregation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Moveable Feast Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Backyard Basecamp Inc | Baltimore, MD | $28,233 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asylee Women Enterprise | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chapter One Nfp | Odessa, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parentchild Plus Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Archdiocese of Baltimore Chancery Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Takoma Park, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leveling the Playing Field Inc | Rockville, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Child Care Association Inc | Annapolis, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midtown Academy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Maryland Book Bank Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bluebird Education Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Neighbors Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ELEV8 Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pro Bono Counseling Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Soccer Without Borders | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Momcares Inc | Baltimore, MD | $12,650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media Inc | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Childrens Museum Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Public Media Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Squashwise Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hand in Hand American Friends of Cntr for Jewish-Arab Edu in Israel | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Sacred | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Repair the World Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Robertas House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Medical Education Resources Initiative for Teens Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,809 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
36 of 78 (46%) 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 kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 70 of 78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | $4,260,838 | $200,000 |
| 2022 | 27 | $3,968,997 | $41,500 |
| 2023 | 37 | $2,067,846 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 57 | $3,767,946 | $25,000 |
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 $29,116 -- 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 Richman Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 57 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: 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21215.
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