Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1126684. Reported 265 grants totalling $7,464,090 to 94 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 Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund Inc, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T700).
- How spread out its giving is. 94 distinct organizations, with 20% 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. 88% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $7,500 and the largest $487,878. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,521,640 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $675,250 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Workers Association Inc | Baltimore, MD | $186,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $185,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland Pesticide Education Network Inc | Annapolis, MD | $150,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Public Justice Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $144,450 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network Inc | Baltimore, MD | $136,050 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Law Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $120,450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marian House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Homeless Persons Representation Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jews United for Justice Inc | Washington, DC | $102,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Asylee Women Enterprise | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Robertas House Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Washington, DC | $92,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Civil Justice Inc | Baltimore, MD | $92,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland Center on Economic Policy Inc | Baltimore, MD | $92,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Environmental Integrity Project | Washington, DC | $92,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $91,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition Inc | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Out for Justice Inc | Baltimore, MD | $82,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| CASA Inc | Hyattsville, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Development Network of Maryland Inc | Columbia, MD | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Council on Alcoholism Maryland Chapter Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cathedral Church of the Incarnation | Baltimore, MD | $72,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Job Opportunities Task Force Inc | Pikesville, MD | $70,450 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Action Legal Team | Laurel, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Outreach Services Inc | Baltimore, MD | $66,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland Citizens Health Initiative Education Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,450 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| South Baltimore Community Land Trust Inc | Brooklyn, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| B U I L D Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cash Campaign of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Hope Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| House of Ruth Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Southeast Community Development | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pro Bono Counseling Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $58,450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food & Water Watch | Washington, DC | $57,950 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Green Space a Land Trustfor Community-Managed Open Space in | Baltimore, MD | $55,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Natal Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bnai Zion Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Capital Area Immigrants Rights Coalition | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kind Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Survivor Network | Baltimore, MD | $49,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Drink at the Well Inc | Baltimore, MD | $47,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Immigration Outreach Service Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Inc | Baltimore, MD | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Health Care for the Homeless Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Tree Trust Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryland New Directions Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Wombwork Productions Inc | Baltimore, MD | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Food Research & Action Center Inc | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mental Health Association of Maryland Inc | Lutherville, MD | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Blue Water Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Takoma Park, MD | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Behavioral Health System Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Own Inc | Baltimore, MD | $27,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holistic Life Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Momcares Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pivot Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wellness Education and Advocacy Research Group Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Civic Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Disability Rights Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Parity Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adoptions Together Inc | Greenbelt, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Urban Families Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Naral Pro Choice Maryland Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sharebaby | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterkeepers Chesapeake Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Libraries Without Borders | New York, NY | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Humanim Inc | Columbia, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| On Our Own of Maryland Inc | Elkridge, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prepare Inc | Towson, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Relief Corporation O National | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Project Pneuma Inc | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Alternative Foundation for Education Inc | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charm City Care Connection Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fair Housing Action Center of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Progressive Maryland Eduction Fund Inc | Upper Marlboro, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Samaritan Community Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
71 of 94 (76%) 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 86 of 94 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 | $1,874,129 | $17,500 |
| 2021 | 70 | $1,882,483 | $15,225 |
| 2022 | 66 | $1,942,828 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 64 | $1,764,650 | $21,250 |
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
88% 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
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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 $20,000 -- 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 Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund 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 64 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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