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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-2284314

Fancy Hill Foundation

A private foundation in Baltimore, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $445,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $445,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,263,410

  • Tax year 2024

    $455,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,822,425

  • Tax year 2023

    $425,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,527,240

  • Tax year 2022

    $530,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,547,507

  • Tax year 2021

    $547,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,914,513

  • Tax year 2020

    $380,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,888,995

  • Tax year 2019

    $457,836

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $7,214,583

  • Tax year 2018

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $7,397,683

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreColumbia, MD

    General

    $65,000
  2. Maryland Center for History and CultureBaltimore, MD

    General

    $57,500
  3. Ladew Topiary GardensMonkton, MD

    General

    $50,000
  4. Living Classrooms FoundationBaltimore, MD

    General

    $30,000
  5. Mercy Health FoundationBaltimore, MD

    General

    $30,000
  6. Sheppard PrattBaltimore, MD

    General

    $30,000
  7. Ashley TreatmentHavre de Grace, MD

    General

    $30,000
  8. St Frances AcademyBaltimore, MD

    General

    $25,000
  9. Back on My FeetBaltimore, MD

    General

    $25,000
  10. Cristo Rey Jesuit SchoolBaltimore, MD

    General

    $20,000
  11. Mother Mary Lange Catholic SchoolBaltimore, MD

    General

    $20,000
  12. Cathedral Church of the Incarnation EricaBaltimore, MD

    General

    $15,000
  13. St James Academy Unleash Potential CampaignMonkton, MD

    General

    $12,500
  14. Elevate Youth IncSomerville, MA

    General

    $10,000
  15. Irvine Nature CenterOwings Mills, MD

    General

    $10,000
  16. The Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    General

    $10,000
  17. Saddle Up ScholarsChurchville, MD

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $57,50047% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $40,00033% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland15 grants $425,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Benjamin H Griswold IVTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jack S GriswoldTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jack S Griswold JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael D HankinTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Benjamin Hufty GriswoldTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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