The Marion I & Henry J Knott Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 52-1517876 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$2.2M

Organizations funded100

Typical grant$5,000

Total assets$85.3M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $50,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	KATHLEEN MCCARTHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTO
Address	3904 HICKORY AVENUE, BALTIMORE MD 21211
Phone	4102357068
Form and materials	N/A
Deadlines	FEBRUARY, JUNE, AND OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR.
Restrictions	REQUESTS ARE ACCEPTED FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS SERVING THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE, INCLUDING BALTIMORE CITY AND THE FOLLOWING MARYLAND COUNTIES: ALLEGANY, ANNE ARUNDEL, BALTIMORE, CARROLL, FREDERICK, GARRETT, HARFORD, HOWARD, AND WASHINGTON. WE DO NOT FUND THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: UNRESTRICTED GRANTS, REQUESTS THAT WOULD SUB-GRANT AWARDS, ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INDIVIDUALS, MEDICAL RESEARCH, ONE-TIME-ONLY EVENTS, SEMINARS, OR WORKSHOPS, ORGANIZATIONS IN OPERATION FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR, POLITICAL ACTIVITIES, PRO-CHOICE CAUSE & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES, CHARTER SCHOOLS, REIMBURSABLE(S) OR ANY PRIOR EXPENSES, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.

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.

Education9
Human Services8
Arts & Culture4
Children & Youth4
Health4
Community Development1

Where it gives

7% of grants went outside Maryland.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
St Vincent Depaul of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$89,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$75,000
Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$75,000
Franciscan Center	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$75,000
Intersection of Change	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$75,000
Project Jumpstart	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$75,000
St Ignatius Loyola Academy	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$75,000
The Religious Coalition	Frederick, MD	Operations	$75,000
Vehicles for Change	Halethorpe, MD	Operations	$75,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$70,000
Npower Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$70,000
Cardinal Shehan School	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$68,750
Sisters Circle	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$65,450
Seton Shrine	Emmitsburg, MD	Operations	$64,840
Sisters Academy of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$62,300
Drink at the Well	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$60,100
Soccer Without Borders Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$60,000
Helping Up Mission	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$52,500
Health Care for the Homeless	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$51,000
Hagerstown Area Religious Council	Hagerstown, MD	Operations	$50,000
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$50,000
Marian House	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$50,000
Per Scholas	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$50,000
Reach of Washington County	Hagerstown, MD	Operations	$50,000
San Mar Children's Home Inc	Boonsboro, MD	Operations	$50,000
St John's Catholic Prep	Buckeystown, MD	Operations	$50,000
Thread	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$50,000
Parks & People Foundation	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$45,000
Uempower of Maryland	Park, MD	Operations	$45,000
Harford Community Action Agency	Edgewood, MD	Operations	$35,000
Sheperd's Clinic	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$35,000
St Mary's Outreach Center	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$30,000
Ignatian Volunteer Corps	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$26,000
Signal 13 Foundation	Middle River, MD	Operations	$26,000
Innovation Works	Pittsburgh, PA	Operations	$25,000
Leveling the Playing Field	Washington, DC	Operations	$25,000
Adelante Latina	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$20,000
Archdiocese of Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$15,500
Baltimore Outreach Services Inc	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$15,000
Ronald Mcdonald	Chicago, IL	Operations	$12,000
Baltimore Squashwise	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$10,249
Monsignor O'dwyer Retreat House	Glencoe, MD	Operations	$8,000
Merit Health Leadership Academy	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$7,500
Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$7,500
Roland Park Country School	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$7,500
Gilman School	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$5,750
Maryland Philanthropy Network	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$5,500
The Family Tree	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$5,250
Blue Water Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$5,000
Bridges Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$5,000
Interfaith Service Coalition of Hancock	Hancock, MD	Operations	$5,000
St Casimir Catholic School	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$5,000
The Samaritan Community	Annapolis, MD	Operations	$5,000
Calvert Hall College High School	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$4,500
St Paul's School	Brooklandville, MD	Operations	$3,750
Weekend Backpacks for Homeless	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$3,250
Living Classrooms Foundation	Washington, DC	Operations	$2,750
Ashland Preschool Center	Cockeysville, MD	Operations	$2,500
Backyard Basecamp Inc	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$2,500
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$2,500

Showing the 60 largest of 100 grants to organizations.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Project Jumpstart	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$150,000
Vehicles for Change	Halethorpe, MD	Operations	$150,000
Npower Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$140,000
Drink at the Well	Baltimore, MD	Operations	$120,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$2,207,773	104
2023	$2,867,688	109

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 4, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543089349100949
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-1517876
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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