Maryland Humanities Council Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1102799. Reported 251 grants totalling $2,505,458 to 153 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Maryland Humanities Council Inc, the IRS classifies it under arts & culture rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE A70Z) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 153 distinct organizations, with 2% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 72% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 1 year-to-year transition. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $7,600 and the largest $10,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catoctin Furnace Historical Society Inc | Thurmont, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Citylit Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Docs in Progress Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Global Z Recording Project | Urbana, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mid-Shore Community Foundation Inc | Easton, MD | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| African American Resources Cultural and Heritage Society | Frederick, MD | $39,998 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Allegany Museum Inc | Cumberland, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore County Historical Society Inc | Cockeysville, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beach to Bay Heritage Area Inc | Berlin, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp Ritchie Museum Inc | Cascade, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Childrens Museum Inc | Annapolis, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum Inc | Pocomoke City, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dorchester County Historical | Cambridge, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Evergreen Heritage Center Foundation Inc | Frostburg, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Farm Heritage Conservancy | Benedict, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the St Clements Island and Piney Point Museums Inc | Coltons Point, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gar Post 25 Inc | Chestertown, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group Inc | Cambridge, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Historic Frostburg - a Maryland Main St Community Inc | Frostburg, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hosanna Community House Inc | Darlington, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lost Towns Project | Annapolis, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maryland Women's Heritage Center | Columbia, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Muse 360 Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Museum of Language Inc | Greenbelt, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sugarland Ethno-History Project Inc | Glenarden, MD | $29,890 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bayside History Museum Inc | North Beach, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Berlin Heritage Foundation Inc | Berlin, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bethesda Historical Society Inc | Bethesda, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bold Beautiful Brilliant Girls Youth Empowerment Group | Lanham, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Captain Avery Museum Inc | Shady Side, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Film Festival | Easton, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Civic Circle | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts Inc | Ft Washington, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Downtown Sykesville Connection Inc | Sykesville, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Educarte Incorporated | College Park, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eleven 21 Inc | Hebron, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Emmanuel Episcopal Church | Cumberland, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the President Street Station Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Furnace Town Foundation Incorporated | Snow Hill, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Galesville Community Center Organization Inc | Galesville, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Garrett Lakes Art Festival Inc | Mchenry, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Havre De Grace Colored School Museum and Cultural Center Inc | Hvre De Grace, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Inc | Frederick, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Historical Society of Carroll County Maryland Inc | Westminster, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Historical Society of Cecil County | Elkton, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Howard County Historical Society Inc | Ellicott, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kennard Alumni Association Larrie S Jones Cultural Center | Centreville, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Launching Educational Assistance Programs Forward Inc | Prnc Frederck, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Life Journeys Writers Club Inc | Waldorf, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maryland Lynching Memorial Project Inc | Towson, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum Inc | La Plata, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minarys Dream Alliance | Chestertown, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Moving History Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Raymond Banks a Way With Words Foundation Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sankofa Childrens Museum of African Cultures | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sisterhood Agenda Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Somerset County Historical Society Incorporated | Princess Anne, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Star Spangled Banner Flag House Association Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Frostburg Museum Assn Inc | Frostburg, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The National Capital Radio and Television Museum | Bowie, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Union Mills Homestead Foundation Inc | Westminster, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adkins Arboretum Ltd | Ridgely, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| African American Heritage Society of Charles County Inc | Pomfret, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Afro Charities Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alpha Genesis Community Development Corporation | Cambridge, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Anacostia Trails Heritage Area Inc | Hyattsville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Architecture Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Association of Nepalese in America | Parkville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore County Historical Trust Inc | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baltimore Heritage Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boonsboro Historical Society Inc | Boonsboro, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Brunswick-Potomac Foundation Inc | Brunswick, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chinese American Parent Association of Howard County Corp | Columbia, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Youth Matrix Corp | New Market, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Civic Works Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cultura Plenera Inc | Columbia, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cumberland Summer Theater | Cumberland, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Doleman Black Heritage Museum | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Eastern Shore Heritage Inc | Chestertown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Frederick County Landmarks Foundation Inc | Frederick, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of 612-614 S Wolfe Street Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Concord Point Lighthouse | Hvre De Grace, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Jerusalem Mill Inc | Kingsville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Maxwell Hall Inc | Hughesville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Rising Sun Inn Inc | Crownsville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum Inc | Saint Leonard, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Julia a Purnell Museum Inc | Snow Hill, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Tolsons Chapel | Sharpsburg, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fuel Incorporated | Ft Washington, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Giving Square | Bethesda, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grasonville Community Center Inc | Grasonville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greenmount Senior Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harmers Town Art Center Inc | Hvre De Grace, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harrisville Malone Cemetery Maintenance Fund Inc | Woolford, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Havre De Grace Maritime Museum Inc | Hvre De Grace, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historic Hampton Incorporated | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historic Society of Kent County Maryland Inc | Chestertown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Historic Sotterley Inc | Hollywood, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Historical Society of Charles County Inc | La Plata, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historical Society of Harford County Inc | Bel Air, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Indian Cultural Association of Howard County Inc | Ellicott City, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Komite Ayiti | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Korean Culture & Art of Maryland Inc | Ellicott City, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laurel Historical Society Inc | Laurel, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| League of Korean-Americans of the USA Inc | Clarksville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway Inc | Darlington, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Makeup Museum Inc | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Association of History Museums Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Foreign Language Association | Frederick, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marylands Four Centuries Project | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Menare Foundation Inc | Germantown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mountain Lake Park Historical Association Inc | Mt Lake Park, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nanticoke Historic Preservationalliance Inc | Salisbury, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Great Blacks in Wax Museum | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Soc of Colonial Dames of America in the State of MD | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighbor Space of Baltimore County | Lutherville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Creative Arts Center | La Plata, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northeast Towson Improvement Association Incorporated | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oxford Museum | Oxford, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation Ltd | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Poe Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center | North Brentwood, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Prince Georges County Historical Society Inc | Uppr Marlboro, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Richardson Maritime Museum Incorporated | Cambridge, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco Inc | Port Tobacco, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Marys County Historical Society Inc | Leonardtown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Michaels Museum at St Marys Square Inc | St Michaels, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susquehanna Museum of Havre De Grace Inc | Havre De Grace, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Talbot Historical Society Inc | Easton, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Chevy Chase Historical Society Ltd | Chevy Chase, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Crisfield Heritage Foundation Inc | Princess Anne, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Garrett County Historical Society Inc | Oakland, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tilghman Watermens Museum Inc | Tilghman, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Todds Inheritance Historic Site | Sparrows Pt, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Touchstones Discussion Project Inc | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions | Lexington Pk, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Rural Action | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warren Historic Site Committee Inc | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Washington County Historical Society Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Women Solve | New Market, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Civic League of North East | North East, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| World Arts Focus | Mount Rainier, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Writing Hearts Inc | Glen Arm, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yellow Arrow Publishing Co | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pride of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Main Street Connect Inc | Rockville, MD | $8,470 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maryland Historical Society | Baltimore, MD | $7,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
64 of 153 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- African-American Resources Cultural Heritage Socie
General Operating Support - SHINE - Adkins Arboretum
FY21 MAJOR GRANT - FALL 2020 - Chesapeake Film Festival
FY21 MAJOR GRANT - SPRING 2021 - Farm Heritage Conservancy
MARYLAND HUMANITIES SHARP RECOVERY GRANTS FUND
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 117 of 153 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 106 | $1,055,458 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 50 | $500,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 95 | $950,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
100% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Maryland Humanities Council Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 95 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 3600 Clipper Mill Rd Ste 320, Baltimore, MD, 21211.
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