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Cause EducationState Maryland678 funders

Foundations that fund education in Maryland

678 private foundations based in Maryland with a return in the last two years gave $231 million to education organizations in 2,578 grants. The median grant was $10,000, and 180 of these foundations accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to education

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is education.

  1. Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA A James & Alice B Clark FoundationChevy Chase, MD · tax year 2024 38 grants Preselected only $87,583,799 to education
  2. Sherman Fairchild Foundation IncChevy Chase, MD · tax year 2024 23 grants Preselected only $17,033,426 to education
  3. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 193 grants Preselected only $12,311,336 to education
  4. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 18 grants Preselected only $10,508,000 to education
  5. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD · tax year 2024 46 grants Preselected only $5,922,000 to education
  6. The Kahlert Foundation IncSykesville, MD · tax year 2024 34 grants Preselected only $5,731,895 to education
  7. Sigmund M Hyman Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $5,320,000 to education
  8. The Robert A Waidner FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $4,832,062 to education
  9. The David and June Trone Family FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $4,646,657 to education
  10. RISE8 FoundationHunt Valley, MD · tax year 2024 7 grants Preselected only $3,851,000 to education
  11. The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 15 grants Preselected only $2,825,000 to education
  12. The Charles T Bauer Charitable FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 7 grants Preselected only $2,334,550 to education
  13. The Davis Family Foundation IncHanover, MD · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $2,100,000 to education
  14. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 34 grants Accepts applications $1,649,769 to education
  15. The J Willard and Alice S Marriott FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2025 9 grants Preselected only $1,600,000 to education
  16. T & W Foundation IncClarksville, MD · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $1,567,759 to education
  17. Mann-Paller Foundation IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $1,509,000 to education
  18. Sherman Family FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 14 grants Preselected only $1,391,172 to education
  19. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD · tax year 2025 64 grants Preselected only $1,330,892 to education
  20. France-Merrick Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 25 grants Accepts applications $1,271,600 to education
  21. The Robert & Lynda Altman Family FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 7 grants Preselected only $1,200,232 to education
  22. Ryuji Ueno Foundation IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,100,000 to education
  23. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 44 grants Accepts applications $1,088,210 to education
  24. The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 30 grants Accepts applications $1,072,200 to education
  25. William J Shaw Family FoundationPotomac, MD · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $1,036,460 to education
  26. T Rowe Price FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 36 grants Accepts applications $985,500 to education
  27. Richard E & Nancy P Marriott FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2025 25 grants Preselected only $977,500 to education
  28. The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation D/B/A the Morningstar FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 10 grants Preselected only $883,432 to education
  29. Newday USA Foundation IncFulton, MD · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $807,978 to education
  30. Dietrich American FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $781,100 to education
  31. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 16 grants Preselected only $780,500 to education
  32. Mary Catherine Bunting Foundation IncHunt Valley, MD · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $764,686 to education
  33. The Morris Goldseker Foundation of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $762,000 to education
  34. Sunrise Charitable Foundation TrustBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $760,000 to education
  35. The Hackerman Foundation IncTowson, MD · tax year 2024 12 grants Preselected only $758,500 to education
  36. Kentfields FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $711,667 to education
  37. Viragh Family FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $681,000 to education
  38. Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $629,092 to education
  39. The Stover FoundationAnnapolis, MD · tax year 2025 7 grants Preselected only $626,000 to education
  40. Ingrid D Tauber Fund IncRockville, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $616,000 to education
  41. Solon E Summerfield Foundation IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $609,085 to education
  42. Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc aka Schattner FoundationRockville, MD · tax year 2024 12 grants Preselected only $603,500 to education
  43. Lockhart Vaughan FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2025 16 grants Accepts applications $597,200 to education
  44. Allegis Group Foundation IncHanover, MD · tax year 2025 25 grants Accepts applications $538,183 to education
  45. AW Baldwin Charitable Foundation IncAshton, MD · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $524,800 to education
  46. Herman & Walter Samuelson Foundation IncTowson, MD · tax year 2025 5 grants Preselected only $520,000 to education
  47. The Allen & Eve Foundation IncHunt Valley, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $515,000 to education
  48. The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation IncTowson, MD · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $505,000 to education
  49. Mead Family FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2025 4 grants Accepts applications $502,500 to education
  50. Emerging Light Foundation IncRockville, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $500,000 to education

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. The David and June Trone Family FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $4,646,657 to education
  2. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 34 grants Accepts applications $1,649,769 to education
  3. France-Merrick Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 25 grants Accepts applications $1,271,600 to education
  4. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 44 grants Accepts applications $1,088,210 to education
  5. The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 30 grants Accepts applications $1,072,200 to education
  6. T Rowe Price FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 36 grants Accepts applications $985,500 to education
  7. Newday USA Foundation IncFulton, MD · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $807,978 to education
  8. The Morris Goldseker Foundation of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $762,000 to education
  9. Lockhart Vaughan FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2025 16 grants Accepts applications $597,200 to education
  10. Allegis Group Foundation IncHanover, MD · tax year 2025 25 grants Accepts applications $538,183 to education
  11. Mead Family FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2025 4 grants Accepts applications $502,500 to education
  12. The Ellen WP Wasserman FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $449,647 to education
  13. John Edward Fowler Memorial FoundationKensington, MD · tax year 2025 9 grants Accepts applications $435,000 to education
  14. The MC Cutchen FoundationBrunswick, MD · tax year 2025 8 grants Accepts applications $390,000 to education
  15. David & Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 17 grants Accepts applications $363,700 to education
  16. The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation IncHunt Valley, MD · tax year 2025 11 grants Accepts applications $341,000 to education
  17. Clayton Baker TrustBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 12 grants Accepts applications $330,000 to education
  18. Kevin E Myers Family FoundationBerlin, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $314,574 to education
  19. Baymeath Art TrustChestertown, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $274,335 to education
  20. Crane Family Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $247,003 to education
  21. The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $226,500 to education
  22. Edward St John Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $205,207 to education
  23. William S Abell Foundation IncChevy Chase, MD · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $200,000 to education
  24. Mayberg Foundation IncChevy Chase, MD · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $193,220 to education
  25. Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for Children of Baltimore CityLutherville, MD · tax year 2025 12 grants Accepts applications $192,500 to education