Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Maryland
720 private foundations reported 2,086 arts & culture grants to organizations in Maryland on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $60.8M in all. 304 of them are based in Maryland.
Foundations720
Grants on record2,086
Total granted$60.8M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Maryland
20 of the 720: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Maryland organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Humanity First USA, Baltimore - General support$9,262
- Otakorp Inc, Hanover - General support$1,730
- Project Liberty Ship Inc, Baltimore - General support$660
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Nora Roberts Foundation Inc
Glenn Dale, MD · latest return: tax year 2025- Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown - Operations$250,000
- Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown - Operations$100,000
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Hagerstown - Operations$50,000
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Gave $11.7M in 2024
T Rowe Price Foundation
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture, Baltimore - Creativity and innovation$85,000
- The Baltimore Museum of Art Inc, Baltimore - Creativity and innovation$65,000
- Wide Angle Youth Media Inc, Baltimore - Youth opportunity$65,000
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Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Wide Angle Youth Media, Baltimore - Support Wide Angle Youth Apprenticeships & Pathways$72,000
- Baltimore Beat Inc, Baltimore - Support Baltimore News Collaborative partner Baltimore Beat$65,000
- The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, Baltimore - Support Baltimore News Collaborative partner Baltimore Banner$65,000
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Gave $23.1M in 2024
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024- National Gallery of Art, Landover - Arts and humanities$332,500
- Joe's Movement Emporium, Mount Rainier - Arts and humanities$90,000
- Round House Theatre Inc, Bethesda - Arts and humanities$90,000
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Gave $13.4M in 2024
The Abell Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Wide Angle Youth Media, Baltimore - Education$101,650
- The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, Baltimore - Community development$100,000
- Grow Home Inc, Baltimore - Workforce development$75,000
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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc
Owings Mills, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Wide Angle Youth Media, Baltimore - To support the construction and expansion of this organizations studio for media arts education and job…$500,000
- Arts for Learning (Formerly Young Audiences of Maryland Inc), Baltimore - To support the renovation of this organizations headquarters, which provides arts education programs, trains…$300,000
- Art With a Heart, Baltimore - To support this organizations out-of-school-time programs: heart works and the art of leadershipjobs and…$100,000
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Gave $10.4M in 2024
The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Arts for Learning Maryland, Baltimore - general support for programming in Baltimore City, support for the Access for All program and support for the…$80,000
- The Everyman Theatre Inc, Baltimore - general support$45,000
- Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore - support for the Master of Fine Arts in Community Arts program$40,000
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Gave $27.9M in 2024
The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc
Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Hippodrome Foundation Inc, Baltimore - General support$50,000
- The Haitian Development Center of Delmarva, Salisbury - General support$50,000
- Symphony 21, Salisbury - General support$25,000
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Gave $10.1M in 2024
France-Merrick Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Maryland Science Center, Baltimore - Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization.$200,000
- Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore - Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization.$150,000
- B&o Railroad Museum, Baltimore - Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization.$116,250
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Association on American Indian Affairs Inc, Clarksville - To support training programs on repatriation and protection of cultural heritage$1,000,000
- Charm City Cultural Cultivation Inc, Baltimore - To support capacity building for the last resort artist retreat, a program of charm city cultural…$854,200
- Maryland Art Place Inc, Baltimore - To support capacity building for the last resort artist retreat, a program of charm city cultural…$854,200
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Westat Inc, Rockville - Planning, designing, and piloting the next phase of the culture of health progress report, 2024-2025$432,638
- National Association of Black Journalists, College Park - General operating support grant for the national association of black journalists$30,000
- National Association of Black Journalists, College Park - Sponsoring the national association of black journalists 2024 convention and career fair$25,000
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Sherman Family Foundation
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore - General operations$1,350,000
- Mpt Foundation Inc, Owings Mills - General operations$525,000
- The Baltimore Childrens Museum Inc, Baltimore - General operations$250,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore - Core support for preoccupied: indigenizing the museum, a series of nine monographic and thematic exhibitions…$200,000
- Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore - General support$200,000
- Baltimore Beat Inc, Baltimore - General support$150,000
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Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc
Little Rock, AR · latest return: tax year 2025- Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore - Art & culture$75,000
- Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore - Art & culture$40,000
- Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick - Art & culture$15,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Hippodrome Foundation Inc, Baltimore - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,500
- Sarcoma Foundation of America Inc, Damascus - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,500
- Deer Creek Chorale, Jarrettsville - Matching contribution (general operating support)$500
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The Kahlert Foundation Inc
Sykesville, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Maryland Science Center, Baltimore - Maryland science center's 48th annual solstice and maryland science center 50th anniversary capital campaign…$202,500
- Hippodrome Foundation Inc, Baltimore - Partnership with the kahlert foundation: protect current investment & help hfi expand access to arts$50,000
- Open Works, Baltimore - Open works capacity-building for westside expansion$50,000
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Center Stage Associates Inc, Baltimore - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$125,000
- Round House Theatre Inc, Bethesda - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$105,000
- Imagination Stage Inc, Bethesda - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$90,000
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- The Avalon Foundation Inc, Easton - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$5,000
- The Ballet Theatre of Maryland Inc, Annapolis - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$1,511
- Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Soc, Easton - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$1,000
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Gave $3.9B in 2025
Lilly Endowment Inc
Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2025- Baltimore Childrens Museum Inc, Baltimore - Characterdevelop in children museums$2,500,000
- Mpt Foundation Inc, Owings Mills - Documentary film project$820,000
- Baltimore Museum of Art Inc, Baltimore - Religion & cultural inst initiative$100,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Maryland organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc Baltimore | 8 | $1,554,794 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media Inc Baltimore | 8 | $872,744 |
| Baltimore Museum of Art Inc Baltimore | 7 | $743,099 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland Baltimore | 7 | $242,045 |
| Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Baltimore | 7 | $161,624 |
| Mpt Foundation Inc Owings Mills | 6 | $1,376,435 |
| Center Stage Associates Inc Baltimore | 6 | $319,757 |
| The Maryland Book Bank Inc Baltimore | 6 | $124,124 |
| Baltimore Childrens Museum Inc Baltimore | 5 | $2,765,096 |
| The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism Baltimore | 5 | $405,200 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Maryland that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 720 foundations, 245 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.