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Cause Housing and shelterState Maryland202 funders

Foundations that fund housing and shelter in Maryland

202 private foundations based in Maryland with a return in the last two years gave $21 million to housing and shelter organizations in 422 grants. The median grant was $6,000, and 61 of these foundations accept applications.

Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2024 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 housing and shelter

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is housing and shelter.

  1. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD · tax year 2024 38 grants Preselected only $12,258,500 to housing and shelter
  2. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 27 grants Preselected only $1,449,310 to housing and shelter
  3. The J Willard and Alice S Marriott FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $1,200,000 to housing and shelter
  4. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 19 grants Accepts applications $659,975 to housing and shelter
  5. France-Merrick Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $647,100 to housing and shelter
  6. The Kahlert Foundation IncSykesville, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $550,000 to housing and shelter
  7. The Hackerman Foundation IncTowson, MD · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $335,000 to housing and shelter
  8. Baltimore Equitable Insurance FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $215,000 to housing and shelter
  9. John Edward Fowler Memorial FoundationKensington, MD · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $195,000 to housing and shelter
  10. Marriott Daughters FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $180,000 to housing and shelter
  11. Richard E & Nancy P Marriott FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $150,000 to housing and shelter
  12. Lockhart Vaughan FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $120,000 to housing and shelter
  13. Delaplaine Foundation IncFrederick, MD · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $107,500 to housing and shelter
  14. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $105,500 to housing and shelter
  15. Our Heavenly Cause Foundation IncFrederick, MD · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $98,200 to housing and shelter
  16. Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA A James & Alice B Clark FoundationChevy Chase, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $93,000 to housing and shelter
  17. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $85,000 to housing and shelter
  18. The W O'Neil FoundationChevy Chase, MD · tax year 2025 4 grants Accepts applications $85,000 to housing and shelter
  19. Allegis Group Foundation IncHanover, MD · tax year 2025 6 grants Accepts applications $80,546 to housing and shelter
  20. William S Abell Foundation IncChevy Chase, MD · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $76,500 to housing and shelter
  21. Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $75,000 to housing and shelter
  22. The MC Cutchen FoundationBrunswick, MD · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $75,000 to housing and shelter
  23. Redskin Foundation Inc George Preston Marshall FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $67,000 to housing and shelter
  24. T Rowe Price FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $62,500 to housing and shelter
  25. Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc aka Schattner FoundationRockville, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $62,300 to housing and shelter
  26. The George L Shields Foundation IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $62,000 to housing and shelter
  27. Leonard and Helen R Stulman CharitableBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $60,000 to housing and shelter
  28. The Clifton Foundation IncChestertown, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $60,000 to housing and shelter
  29. The Michael and Nancy Klein Foundation IncOxford, MD · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $50,000 to housing and shelter
  30. The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $50,000 to housing and shelter
  31. The Mhe Foundation IncEdgewater, MD · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $49,453 to housing and shelter
  32. Frank E & Miriam Loveman Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $45,000 to housing and shelter
  33. At & Mary H Blades Foundation IncPreston, MD · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $45,000 to housing and shelter
  34. Sherman Family FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $45,000 to housing and shelter
  35. Maryland Association of Community Action AgenciesAnnapolis, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $42,847 to housing and shelter
  36. David & Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $40,000 to housing and shelter
  37. Rosenbaum Family Foundation IncChevy Chase, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $39,250 to housing and shelter
  38. Robert W Deutsch FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $37,100 to housing and shelter
  39. Richard A Henson Foundation IncSalisbury, MD · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $35,050 to housing and shelter
  40. The Robert Bensen Meyer Jr Foundation IncPotomac, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $35,000 to housing and shelter
  41. The Dunahoo Family Foundation IncMillersville, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $35,000 to housing and shelter
  42. Mary Catherine Bunting Foundation IncHunt Valley, MD · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $34,000 to housing and shelter
  43. The Gary and Pennie Abramson Charitable FoundationRockville, MD · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $31,000 to housing and shelter
  44. The Morris Goldseker Foundation of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $30,000 to housing and shelter
  45. Pettit Family Charitable FoundationGaithersburg, MD · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $30,000 to housing and shelter
  46. The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation IncDavidsonville, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $30,000 to housing and shelter
  47. The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $30,000 to housing and shelter
  48. The John B Parsons FoundationSalisbury, MD · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $28,700 to housing and shelter
  49. Pascal FoundationincEaston, MD · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $27,387 to housing and shelter
  50. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD · tax year 2025 6 grants Preselected only $27,000 to housing and shelter

Open to applications

25 foundations

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

  1. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 19 grants Accepts applications $659,975 to housing and shelter
  2. France-Merrick Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $647,100 to housing and shelter
  3. John Edward Fowler Memorial FoundationKensington, MD · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $195,000 to housing and shelter
  4. Lockhart Vaughan FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $120,000 to housing and shelter
  5. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $105,500 to housing and shelter
  6. The W O'Neil FoundationChevy Chase, MD · tax year 2025 4 grants Accepts applications $85,000 to housing and shelter
  7. Allegis Group Foundation IncHanover, MD · tax year 2025 6 grants Accepts applications $80,546 to housing and shelter
  8. William S Abell Foundation IncChevy Chase, MD · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $76,500 to housing and shelter
  9. The MC Cutchen FoundationBrunswick, MD · tax year 2025 2 grants Accepts applications $75,000 to housing and shelter
  10. Redskin Foundation Inc George Preston Marshall FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $67,000 to housing and shelter
  11. T Rowe Price FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $62,500 to housing and shelter
  12. The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $50,000 to housing and shelter
  13. Frank E & Miriam Loveman Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $45,000 to housing and shelter
  14. David & Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $40,000 to housing and shelter
  15. Robert W Deutsch FoundationBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $37,100 to housing and shelter
  16. Richard A Henson Foundation IncSalisbury, MD · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $35,050 to housing and shelter
  17. The Robert Bensen Meyer Jr Foundation IncPotomac, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $35,000 to housing and shelter
  18. The Morris Goldseker Foundation of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $30,000 to housing and shelter
  19. Pettit Family Charitable FoundationGaithersburg, MD · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $30,000 to housing and shelter
  20. The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $30,000 to housing and shelter
  21. The John B Parsons FoundationSalisbury, MD · tax year 2025 1 grant Accepts applications $28,700 to housing and shelter
  22. The John J Leidy Foundation IncTowson, MD · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $22,500 to housing and shelter
  23. Dimick FoundationBethesda, MD · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $21,000 to housing and shelter
  24. Herbert Bearman FoundationBrooklandville, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $20,000 to housing and shelter
  25. Donnie Williams Foundation IncSalisbury, MD · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $20,000 to housing and shelter