Lockhart Vaughan Foundation Inc
Historical FunderBaltimore, Maryland · EIN 52-1693184 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$2.7M
Organizations funded78
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$50.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | KATE RAWSON POWELL |
|---|---|
| Address | 1600 WEST 41ST STREET SUITE 700, BALTIMORE MD 21211 |
| Phone | 4108379400 |
| Form and materials | PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE, LOCKHARTV.ORG. |
| Deadlines | PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE, LOCKHARTV.ORG. |
| Restrictions | PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE, LOCKHARTV.ORG. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
23% of grants went outside Maryland.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park School of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | Environment: solar array | $176,522 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | Environment | $75,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | Environment: orphaned oil wells | $75,000 |
| Thread Inc | Baltimore, MD | Education: support cost-effective, school-based after-school programs | $75,000 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | Environment : glider trips to gather data about acidity of gulf stream | $75,000 |
| Archdiocese of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | Education: promote school choice for baltimore students and parents | $60,000 |
| Teach for America - Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | Education: support the recruitment, training of able instructional leaders for public schools | $60,000 |
| Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Baltimore, MD | Environment: community-centered forest restoration in two baltimore city parks | $50,000 |
| Blue Water Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | Environment: support efforts to improve the chesapeake bay and its watersheds in baltimore | $50,000 |
| Center for Climate Change Communication | Fairfax, VA | Environment | $50,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | Environment: support efforts in baltimore to improve the chesapeake bay and its watersheds | $50,000 |
| Children's Scholarship Fund Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | Education: promote school choice for baltimore students and parents | $50,000 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | Environment | $50,000 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Baltimore, MD | Education: promote school choice for baltimore students and parents | $50,000 |
| Generation180 | Charlottesville, VA | Environment: electrify our schools md | $50,000 |
| Maryland Climate Partners | Baltimore, MD | Environment : sub general fund | $50,000 |
| Modern Classrooms Project Inc | Washington, DC | Education: support the recruitment, training, and mentoring of able instructional leaders for public schools | $50,000 |
| Parity Baltimore Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | Education: vacant housing initiative | $50,000 |
| Re-Build Metro Inc | Baltimore, MD | Education: vacant housing initiative | $50,000 |
| St James Development Corporation Inc | Baltimore, MD | Environment: support greening efforts in baltimore that are visible to the wider community | $50,000 |
| Strong Schools Maryland | Baltimore, MD | Education: baltimore children will have access to a quality publiceducation in pre-k - 8th grade | $50,000 |
| Middle Grades Partnership | Baltimore, MD | Education : sub summer learning | $45,000 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | Education: orchkids. support cost-effective, school-based after-school programs | $40,000 |
| Bridges Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | Education : sub summer learning | $40,000 |
| City Teaching Alliance | Baltimore, MD | Education: support the recruitment, training and mentoring of able instructional leaders for public schools | $40,000 |
| Community Law Center | Baltimore, MD | Community development: support organizations that provide technical assistance and enhance the capabilities of groups that are working for… | $40,000 |
| Kipp Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | Education: support programs that challenge motivated students in public schools | $40,000 |
| Tntp Inc - Baltimore City Teaching Residency | New York, NY | Education: support the recruitment and training of able instructional leaders for public schools | $40,000 |
| Collegebound Foundation | Baltimore, MD | Education: support programs that challenge motivated students in baltimores public schools | $35,000 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library | Baltimore, MD | Education: branch improvement fund | $35,000 |
| Ingenuity Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | Education: support programs that challenge motivated students in baltimore's public schools. | $35,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | West Hartford, CT | Environment | $35,000 |
| Success for All Foundation | Towson, MD | Education: literacy intervention for baltimore city school children | $35,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Washington, DC | Environment | $35,000 |
| Baltimore Banner | Baltimore, MD | Environment: support environmental journalism | $30,000 |
| Baltimore Tree Trust Inc | Baltimore, MD | Environment: support greening efforts that are visible to the wider community | $30,000 |
| Building Steps | Brooklandville, MD | Education: support programs that challenge motivated students in public schools | $30,000 |
| Let's Go Boys and Girls Inc | Baltimore, MD | Education: support cost-effective, school-based after-school programs | $30,000 |
| Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools | Baltimore, MD | Education: promote school choice for baltimore students and parents | $30,000 |
| Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | Education: support cost-effective, school-based after school programs | $25,000 |
| Central Maryland Transportation Alliance | Baltimore, MD | Community development: support organizations that have a record of attracting financial investments for neighborhood revitalization efforts | $25,000 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library | Baltimore, MD | Education: emergent literacy program. support childhood literacy in the very earliest years. | $25,000 |
| Friends of the Jones Falls | Baltimore, MD | Environment: support efforts in baltimore to improve the chesapeake bay and its watersheds | $25,000 |
| Helping Oppressed People Excel Hope Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | Other | $25,000 |
| Imentor | Baltimore, MD | Education: support cost-effective after school programs | $25,000 |
| Leveling the Playing Field Inc | Washington, DC | Education: support cost-effective after-school programs | $25,000 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | Education: early childhood education program | $25,000 |
| Nature Sacred | Annapolis, MD | Environment: support greening efforts that are visible to the wider community | $25,000 |
| Next One Up | Baltimore, MD | Education: support cost-effective after-school programs | $25,000 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | Community development: advancement of chinquapin run park trail and baltimore greenway | $25,000 |
| Save the Soundinc | New Haven, CT | Environment | $25,000 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | Education: sub summer learning: literacy intervention for baltimore city school children | $25,000 |
| University of Maryland Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | Education: sub summer learning: reach together math summer program | $25,000 |
| Village Learning Place | Baltimore, MD | Education: support cost-effective, school-based after-school programs | $25,000 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media | Baltimore, MD | Education: support cost-effective after-school programs | $25,000 |
| Emmanuel Episcopal Church | Baltimore, MD | Other | $24,000 |
| Neighborhood Design Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | Community development: support organizations that provide technical assistance and enhance the capabilities of groups that are working for… | $22,000 |
| 29Th Street Community Center | Baltimore, MD | Education: support summer and after-school programs | $20,000 |
| Arts Every Day | Baltimore, MD | Education: baltimore children will have access to a quality public education in pre-k - 8th grade | $20,000 |
| Code in the Schools | Baltimore, MD | Education: support cost-effective after school programs | $20,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 78 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,711,200 | 78 |
| 2024 | $2,770,689 | 86 |
| 2023 | $1,653,798 | 66 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 12, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611329349103361
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-1693184
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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