Lockhart Vaughan Foundation
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1693184. Reported 307 grants totalling $8,373,949 to 139 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lockhart Vaughan Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $3,500 and the largest $147,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert School | Baltimore, MD | $246,726 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach for America - Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $238,753 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| KIPP Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $226,473 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library | Baltimore, MD | $220,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Water Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thread Inc | Baltimore, MD | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Archdiocese of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel Church | Baltimore, MD | $161,001 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridges Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Baltimore, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Literacy Lab | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Talmudical Academy | Baltimore, MD | $147,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Scholarship Fund Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Collegebound Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ingenuity Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Derryfield School | Manchester, NH | $134,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Law Center | Baltimore, MD | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Neighborhood Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Building Steps | Brooklandville, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climate Access Fund | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Upsurge Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Well Done Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Modern Classrooms Project Inc | Washington, DC | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Let's Go Boys and Girls | Baltimore, MD | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $83,916 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City Teaching Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Design Center | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Village Learning Place | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Tree Trust | Baltimore, MD | $76,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Earthjustice | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project Pneuma Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bristol Community College | Falls River, MA | $74,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Middle Grades Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Strong Schools Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Teachers | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Family Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $64,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Garwyn Oaks Northwest Housing Resource Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Job Opportunities Task Force | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Next One Up Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| No Boundaries Coalition | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Roman Catholic Archdiocese Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $58,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Curriculum Project | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Nonprofits | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 4MYCITY Inc | Taneytown, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Maryland Transportation Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Climate Partners | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Fruits Farm Inc | Freeland, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthcare for the Homeless | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art (mica) | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Aquarium | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pigtown Main Street | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $46,735 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nature Sacred | Annapolis, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Play on Purpose Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Umbc Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Climate Change Communication | Fairfax, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Patterson Park | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leveling the Playing Field | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| George Mason University Foundation | Fairfax, VA | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hampden Family Center | Baltimore, MD | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media | Baltimore, MD | $36,520 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St John's Episcopal Church | West Hartford, CT | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mother Seton Academy | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Requity Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club Foundation (connecticut Chapter) | West Hartford, CT | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Literacy Lab | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carbon 180 | Washington, DC | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arts Every Day | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fuel Fund of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| GENERATION180 | Charlottesville, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brown Memorial Tutoring Program | Baltimore, MD | $28,451 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 29TH Street Community Center | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| B360 (fusion Partnership Inc) | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Jones Falls | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| House of Ruth Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leveling the Playing Field | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Liberty Elementary School | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mentoring Mentors | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Leaders | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Next One Up | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Roland Park Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turnaround Inc | Towson, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Rainforest Nations | New York, NY | $23,274 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Banner | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore School for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Baltimore Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clearn Air Task Force | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Direct Relief Services | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dundalk Renaissance Corporation | Dundalk, MD | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fusion Partnership Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Internal Rescue Committee | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leveling the Playing Field - Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mpt Foundation | Owings Mills, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patterson Park Public Charter School | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | $18,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Climate Xchange | Boston, MA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Community Lending Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helping Oppressed People Excel (hope) | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I-Mentor | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Information Technology & Innovation Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Port Discovery Children's Museum | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unity Properties Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Audiences of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Onaway Trust | Glenside, MD | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel Episcopal Church | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St John's Episcopal Church | West Hartford, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smarty Scholars | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stocks in the Future Inc | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Strong City Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore's Promise | Baltimore, MD | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Korda Institute for Teaching | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Onaway Trust | Glenside, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Design Challenge Network | Hopkinton, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Design Challenge Network | Hopkinton, NH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Onaway | Bryn Mawr, PA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
78 of 139 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Talmudical Academy
ENVIRONMENT: SOLAR SYSTEM TO PROMOTE USE OF CLEAN ENERGY. - Calvert School
ENVIRONMENT: CLIMATE CHANGE: SOLAR PANEL ARRAY. - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
CLIMATE CHANGE: SOLAR POWER SYSTEM ON DAVID CENTER FOR OCEAN INNOVATION. - Derryfield School
CLIMATE CHANGE (SOLAR PANELS): 45.6KW ARRAY ON THEIR NEW DINING HALL BUILDING. - Well Done Foundation
CLIMATE CHANGE: PLUGGING ORPHANED WELLS IN BUTLER COUNTY, PA. - Bristol Community College
ENVIRONMENT: CLIMATE CHANGE.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 204 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81 | $2,052,462 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 74 | $1,897,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 66 | $1,653,798 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 86 | $2,770,689 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 81% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maryland. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lockhart Vaughan Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1600 West 41ST Street 700, Baltimore, MD, 21211. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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