The John J Leidy Foundation Inc
Towson, MD · EIN 52-6034785. Reported 349 grants totalling $3,615,261 to 162 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 John J Leidy Foundation 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 $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $185,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thread Inc | Baltimore, MD | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Associated Jewish Community Federation | Baltimore, MD | $132,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Irvine Natural Science Center Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $105,834 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore, MD | $83,333 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Hebrew Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $69,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franciscan Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Shakespeare Company | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Health Care for the Homeless | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Walters Art Museum Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Next One Up Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center Stage | Baltimore, MD | $36,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everyman Theatre | Baltimore, MD | $36,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Civil Justice Inc | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Community Housing | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Caroline Friess Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $34,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shepherd's Clinic | Baltimore, MD | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Medical Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Zoological Society Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Open Works | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Homeless Persons Representation Project | Baltimore, MD | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $27,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Paul's Place Inc | Baltimore, MD | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Justice Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Univ of MD St Joseph Medical Center Foundation | Towson, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center | Towson, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Baltimore, MD | $24,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Science Center | Baltimore, MD | $23,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Samaritan Community | Baltimore, MD | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Nonprofits | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media | Baltimore, MD | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School | Baltimore, MD | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Village Learning Place | Baltimore, MD | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Magical Experiences Arts Company | Baltimore, MD | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $20,880 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland Center for History and Culture | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Aquarium | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Design Center | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Joyful Noise | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sexual Assaultspouse Abuse Resource Center | Bel Air, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas | Lanham, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maryland School for the Blind | Baltimore, MD | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Squashwise Inc | Baltimore, MD | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Leveling the Playing Field | Baltimore, MD | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Foundation of Dentistry | Columbia, MD | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Opera Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Turnaround Inc | Towson, MD | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church | Baltimore, MD | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women's Law Center | Towson, MD | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Biotechnical Institute of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Law Center | Baltimore, MD | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Museum of Industry | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Rock Opera Society | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Region Acessible Boating | Annapolis, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harbor Hospital Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Magic | Westminster, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland Book Bank | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maryland SPCA | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marylandreportercom Inc | Columbia, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tuerk House | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of North Carolina | Cary, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maryland New Directions | Baltimore, MD | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sadie Crockin Memorial Fund Inc | Baltimore, MD | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Outreach Services | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arc of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Children's Art Museum | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Change the Conversation | Stevenson, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Arts Center | Brooklyn Park, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Assistance Network | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dyslexia Tutoring Program | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Gunpowder Falls State Park Graham Area Equestrian Center | Glen Arm, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hampden Family Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ladew Topiary Gardens | Monkton, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Park Heights Saints Community Center | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Plase | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shrine of the Little Flower | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisters Academy of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woods Community Center | Severna Park, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Central Maryland | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Elizabeth School | Baltimore, MD | $9,796 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fells Point Creative Alliance | Baltimore, MD | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chase Brexton Health Care | Baltimore, MD | $8,075 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Center of Maryland | Churchville, MD | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anne Arundel County Food Bank | Crownsville, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Lab School | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Women Build - Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Drink at the Well | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family & Children's Services of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moveable Feast | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Literacy Lab | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Literacy Council of Carroll County | Westminster, MD | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Mary's Outreach Center | Baltimore, MD | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maryland Ravens Inc | Baltimore, MD | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atlantic-Midwest Province of the School Sisters of Notre Dame | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Arts Realty Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA of Baltimore County Inc | Towson, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iris Music Project | Columbia, MD | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Star Spangled Banner Flag House Assoc | Baltimore, MD | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catonsville Emergency Assistance | Catonsville, MD | $5,093 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Craft Council | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Visionary Arts Museum | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Appalachia Service Project | Johnson City, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association for Nature-Based Education | Glen Arm, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bach in Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Children's Museum Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Concert Opera | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bradley and Nikki Bozeman Foundation | Pikesville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Candlelight Concert Society | Columbia, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chamber Music Maryland | Columbia, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fire Museum of Maryland | Lutherville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope for All | Glen Burnie, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hopewell Cancer Support Inc | Brooklandville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| In Series | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Making Change | Columbia, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parks & People Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Tank Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Single Carrot Theatre | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunrise Day Camp Association | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Your Public Radio Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative Alliance Inc | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A New Faith Community | Baltimore, MD | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Concerts at Second | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pride of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland Medical System Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Audiences of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Choral Arts Society | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
93 of 162 (57%) 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 66%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 237 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | $746,479 | $5,500 |
| 2022 | 80 | $992,350 | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 91 | $936,275 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 98 | $940,157 | $7,500 |
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. 96% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. 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 John J Leidy Foundation 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: 102 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Towson, MD, 21204. 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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