The Harvey M Meyerhoff Fund Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1904818. Reported 260 grants totalling $2,547,804 to 81 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. The Harvey M Meyerhoff Fund Inc 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 $6,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $11,500; the smallest was $250 and the largest $102,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital Inc | Baltimore, MD | $334,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| John Hopkins University - Ruth R Faden Fund | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Aquarium in Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins Univ - Phoebe R Berman Bioethics Institute | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University Dept of Psychiatry | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University Sais | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dyslexia Tutoring Program | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | $71,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $49,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Walters Art Gallery | Baltimore, MD | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore County Sailing Center | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Granparents Network | Steveson, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| John Hopkins Hillel | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University Center for Innovative Medicine | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University Spine Outcomes Research Center | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Center for History and Culture | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $36,804 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orchkids | Baltimore, MD | $36,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Baltimore, MD | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Public Television | Owings Mills, MD | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies | Towson, MD | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University Professorship | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mercy Health Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thread Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edward a Myerberg Nw Senior Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The American Visionary Art Museum | Baltimore, MD | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goucher Hillel | Towson, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hillel of Towson University | Towson, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Hillel | College Park, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brody Jewish Center-Hillel at Uva | Charlottesville, VA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake | Baltimore, MD | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tufts University Hillel Foundation | Medford, MA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Health Care for the Homeless | Baltimore, MD | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ho Ho Ho Inc | Phoenix, MD | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everyman Theatre | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Baltimore Station | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The National Museum of African American History and Culture | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington DC, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University Dr Theodore Bayless Fund | Baltimore, MD | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| House of Ruth | Baltimore, MD | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Art Place | Baltimore, MD | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Umbc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Weekend Backpacks for Homeless Kids | Baltimore, MD | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Future Symphony Institute | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The League for People With Disabilities | Baltimore, MD | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University Dept Near Eastern Studies | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medstar Union Memorial | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Medical Center | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morristown Memorial Health Foundation | Morristown, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Disabled American Veterans | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Youth Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Legal and Policy Center | Falls Church, VA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Fuchsia Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Dialogue Initiative | Stockbridge, MA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Athletes Serving Athletes | Lutherville, MD | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Citizens for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States Ltd | New York, NY | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Institute for National Security of America | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freedom Waters Foundation | Naples, FL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Naral Pro Choice America | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rsrt | Trumbull, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University - Jerome D and Tammy Schnydman Fund | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Rockville Centre, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Randallstown High School Band Boosters Inc | Pikesville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia Athletics Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| USO | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
70 of 81 (86%) 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 90%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 145 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | $553,076 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 62 | $610,076 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 71 | $738,076 | $8,000 |
| 2024 | 64 | $646,576 | $9,000 |
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. 84% 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 $6,000. 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 The Harvey M Meyerhoff Fund Inc'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: 2800 Quarry Lake Drive 390, Baltimore, MD, 21209. 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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