Grants and funding in Maryland
10,945 foundations reported granting into Maryland on their most recent IRS filings: 33,762 itemized grants worth $3.9B between them. On top of that, twenty-five live grant programs and 153 contract opportunities are specific to Maryland, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 10,945
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $3.9B
- across 33,762 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to Maryland
- 25
- of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 61
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 10,945 foundations granting into Maryland, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into Maryland
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Maryland on their most recent filings.
What the live Maryland grants offer
Award ceilings on the Maryland-specific programs that publish one.
Who the Maryland-specific grants are for
Of the twenty-five live grant programs specific to Maryland, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. six more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Sixty-one community development lenders serve Maryland: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
Maryland foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in Maryland that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 299Maryland foundations that accept applications.
- Education grants in Maryland (92 funders)
- Human Services grants in Maryland (68 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Maryland (64 funders)
- Environment grants in Maryland (25 funders)
- Religion grants in Maryland (23 funders)
- International Affairs grants in Maryland (21 funders)
- Health Care grants in Maryland (21 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Maryland (19 funders)
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition grants in Maryland (18 funders)
- Animal Welfare grants in Maryland (16 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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