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The Community Foundation of Frederick

Frederick, MD · EIN 52-1488711. Reported 499 grants totalling $25.0M to 201 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.

201organizations funded
$19,950median reported grant
$25.0Mgranted, 2020-2023
76%of grantees funded again the next year
25%of dollars to its largest recipient

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:

  1. What kind of organization it is. For The Community Foundation of Frederick, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
  2. How spread out its giving is. 201 distinct organizations, with 25% 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.
  3. How much its list changes. 76% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. 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 $19,950. Half of what it reported fell between $9,683 and $43,744; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $2,376,517. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$5,000 - $10,000
128 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
165 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
96 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
69 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
29 grants
$250,000 Or More
12 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Frederick Health Hospital IncFrederick, MD$6,282,534542023
Howard Chapel-Ridgeville UMCMount Airy, MD$1,272,335442023
Church of the TransfigurationBraddock Hts, MD$1,035,028442023
Frederick County Department of Social ServicesFrederick, MD$920,2191842023
Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery of Frederick County IncFrederick, MD$838,586222022
Beyond Shelter Frederick IncFrederick, MD$589,552442023
Downtown Frederick Partnership IncFrederick, MD$566,866442023
Hood College of Frederick MDFrederick, MD$503,942442023
Arc of Frederick County IncFrederick, MD$462,580442023
Heartly House IncFrederick, MD$451,319442023
Frederick Rescue Mission IncFrederick, MD$403,837442023
C Burr Artz LibraryFrederick, MD$369,845442023
Mission of Mercy IncCorp Christi, TX$359,575442023
Frederick Health Hospice IncFrederick, MD$331,576332023
Advocates for Homeless Families IncFrederick, MD$276,435442023
Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation IncRockville, MD$272,021442023
Graceham Moravian ChurchThurmont, MD$269,074442023
Frederick Community College Foundation IncFrederick, MD$250,352442023
Young Mens Christian Assoc IncFrederick, MD$249,314442023
United Way of Frederick County IncorporatedFrederick, MD$244,822442023
Centro Hispano De Frederick IncFrederick, MD$244,636442023
Walkersville United Methodist ChurchWalkersville, MD$231,503442023
Salvation Army National CorpAlexandria, VA$231,390442023
Blessings in a Backpack IncLouisville, KY$222,075442023
Childrens Hospital FoundationWashington, DC$219,501332022
Housing Authority of the City of FrederickFrederick, MD$218,432542023
Friends for Neighborhood ProgressFrederick, MD$205,819642023
Mental Health Assoc of Frederck CtyFrederick, MD$205,567442023
Historical Society of Frederick County IncFrederick, MD$196,982442023
Frederick County Public SchoolsFrederick, MD$186,350542023
American Endowment FoundationHudson, OH$165,958112022
The Delaplaine Arts Center IncFrederick, MD$159,896442023
Advocates for the Aging of Frederick County MD IncFrederick, MD$158,457442023
Life and Discovery IncFrederick, MD$155,977442023
Maryland 4-H Foundation IncCollege Park, MD$154,576642023
Literacy Council of Frederick County MarylandFrederick, MD$150,759442023
Maryland FFA Foundation IncorporatedEldersburg, MD$143,484442023
Homewoodliving Foundation IncWilliamsport, MD$139,317442023
University of Maryland College Park Foundation IncCollege Park, MD$137,011442023
Adventist Healthcare IncGaithersburg, MD$136,011442023
Broadfording Bible Brethern Church of Washington County MarylandHagerstown, MD$134,546442023
Phoenix Foundation of Maryland IncFrederick, MD$131,495442023
Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership IncFrederick, MD$124,882442023
Supporting Older Adults Through Resources IncFrederick, MD$123,775332023
Evangelical Lutheran ChurchFrederick, MD$121,719442023
Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Co IncWalkersville, MD$112,527442023
St Pauls Lutheran ChurchWalkersville, MD$110,126442023
Preservation and Enhancement Fund of Mount Olivet Cemetery IncFrederick, MD$110,086542023
Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership of Frederick County inFrederick, MD$109,097332023
Rebuilding Together Frederick CountyFrederick, MD$105,667442023
Habitat for Humanity International IncFrederick, MD$102,334332022
Frederick County Landmarks Foundation IncFrederick, MD$98,541442023
I Believe in Me IncFrederick, MD$92,958442023
Spanish-Speaking Community of Maryland IncSilver Spring, MD$85,276442023
On Our Own Frederick County IncFrederick, MD$84,838222023
Mountain View United Methodist ChurchDamascus, MD$84,137442023
Boys and Girls Club of Frederick County IncFrederick, MD$82,481222021
Second Chances GarageFrederick, MD$79,104442023
City of Frederick Economic DevelopmentFrederick, MD$78,490442023
Empowered to Live IncFrederick, MD$74,682112021
Frederick Arts Council IncFrederick, MD$71,428222023
Maryland Food Bank IncBaltimore, MD$71,218442023
Wells House Inc at Gale RecoveryFrederick, MD$66,850222022
Partners in Care Maryland IncPasadena, MD$64,358332022
City Youth Matrix CorpNew Market, MD$63,130332023
Daybreak Adult Day Services IncFrederick, MD$62,765222023
Pride Center of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$62,218222023
Team Hope IncFrederick, MD$61,591222021
New Hope United Methodist Church of Greater BrunswickBrunswick, MD$59,931442023
Justice Jobs of MarylandFrederick, MD$58,805222021
The Village at Rockville IncFrederick, MD$58,749442023
Americas Junior Miss Scholarship Foundation IncMobile, AL$57,117222023
Trinity United Methodist ChurchFrederick, MD$55,750222023
Carroll Manor Fire Co IncAdamstown, MD$55,477442023
Woman to Woman Mentoring IncFrederick, MD$53,981442023
Saint John's Catholic PrepBuckeystown, MD$52,148442023
Larche Frederick Maryland IncFrederick, MD$51,920112023
All Saints ChurchFrederick, MD$51,576332022
The Dr J Elmer Harp Medical CenterMiddletown, MD$50,443442023
Platoon 22 IncFrederick, MD$49,799332023
Glade United Church of ChristWalkersville, MD$49,017442023
American National Red CrossWashington, DC$47,820442023
Evangelical Reformed United Church of ChristFrederick, MD$41,138332023
Girl Scout Council of the Nations CapitalWashington, DC$40,468442023
Calvary United Methodist ChurchFrederick, MD$39,914332023
A Mothers Rest Charitable Respite FoundationNew Market, MD$39,207332023
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals IncNorfolk, VA$38,846222021
Grace United Church of ChristFrederick, MD$38,132442023
Friends of Baker ParkFrederick, MD$37,255332023
Goodwill Industries of the Monocacy Valley IncFrederick, MD$37,153332022
Mount Olivet CemeteryMaspeth, NY$35,661112022
Brook Hill United Methodist ChurchFrederick, MD$35,105112023
Council on Foundations IncWashington, DC$35,000442023
Big Tree Memorial Fund IncIjamsville, MD$34,000112023
Brainy CampsWashington, DC$32,225332022
Montgomery United Methodist ChurchDamascus, MD$32,000222023
Hoffman Homes IncLittlestown, PA$31,897332023
Frederick County Humane Society IncFrederick, MD$31,021332023
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC$30,920222022
AavaneeClarksburg, MD$30,646222022
Glad Valley Community Services IncWalkersville, MD$30,127442023
Frederick County Crisis Pregnancy Center IncFrederick, MD$30,056442023
Better Together Strengthening Families IncNaples, FL$30,000332023
Crossed BridgesFrederick, MD$29,612222022
Center for Adoption Support and Education IncBurtonsville, MD$29,233112023
The Frederick CenterFrederick, MD$28,657332022
Church of the Brethren of FrederickFrederick, MD$28,058222021
Steadfast - Standing Firm Against Youth HomelessnessFrederick, MD$28,000112023
The Ranch IncFrederick, MD$27,551442023
Frederick Arts CouncilFrederick, MD$27,023112021
St Labre Indian SchoolAshland, MT$26,902442023
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine IncWashington, DC$25,845222021
Mc Daniel College IncWestminster, MD$25,760442023
Brunswick Ecumenical Assistance Committee on Needs IncBrunswick, MD$25,000112023
Friends of the Child Advocacy Center of Frederick CountyFrederick, MD$25,000112022
Hickok Center for Brain Injury IncRochester, NY$25,000112023
Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County IncFrederick, MD$24,111112023
Church of the BrethrenElgin, IL$23,915442023
Locust Valley First Church of GodMiddletown, MD$23,373112020
C&o Canal Trust IncWilliamsport, MD$22,880112022
Lewistown United Methodist ChurchThurmont, MD$21,628112022
Mount Saint Marys UniversityEmmitsburg, MD$20,750332023
The Monocacy Foundation IncFrederick, MD$20,318332023
Covenant Church of NaplesNaples, FL$20,000112023
Food Research & Action Center IncWashington, DC$20,000112023
St Marys College of Maryland Foundation IncSt Marys City, MD$18,481332023
The Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesHarrisburg, PA$18,443112021
Childrens Tumor FoundationNew York, NY$18,207332023
Rockys Horse Rescue and RehabilitationThurmont, MD$18,000222023
Seton Center IncEmmitsburg, MD$18,000112020
Housing Frederick IncFrederick, MD$17,500222023
Maryland 4-H Club Foundation IncFrederick, MD$17,065222021
Town of WalkersvilleWalkersville, MD$16,962112022
Elianas Light IncWashington, DC$16,869112023
Lone Survivor FoundationHuntsville, TX$16,719112021
Make-a-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic IncBethesda, MD$16,500112023
Andreas House IncBrunswick, MD$15,000112022
The Pride Center of MaryalndBaltimore, MD$15,000112021
Animal Welfare League of Frederick CountyFrederick, MD$14,145222023
Leader Dogs for the BlindRochester Hls, MI$13,925222023
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY$13,889112021
Wounded Warrior Project IncJacksonville, FL$13,889112021
African American Resources Cultural and Heritage SocietyFrederick, MD$13,805112020
Weinberg Center for the Arts IncFrederick, MD$13,180222023
Trauma Responsive Frederick IncFrederick, MD$12,686222023
Friends of Carroll Creek Urban Park IncFrederick, MD$12,682112023
Montgomery United Methodist ChurchDamascus, MD$12,500112020
American Cancer Society IncAtlanta, GA$11,418112021
Listen Love Pray FoundationUnion Bridge, MD$11,306112021
February Star Sanctuary IncKnoxville, MD$11,181222023
The Mount Airy Volunteer Fire CompanyMount Airy, MD$11,110112022
The Bettie Jane Cancer Foundation IncFrederick, MD$11,023112021
The Federated Charities Corporation of FrederickFrederick, MD$11,000112022
Brainy Ridge IncBethesda, MD$10,982112023
Whole Heart Grief & Loss Resource Center IncFrederick, MD$10,800112021
Frederick Bocce Club IncFrederick, MD$10,767112021
Appalachian Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WV$10,660112021
Covenant School IncCharlottesvle, VA$10,660112021
New Roots InstituteLos Angeles, CA$10,500112020
Pca Mission to North AmericaLawrenceville, GA$10,476112023
Colonial Williamsburg FoundationWilliamsburg, VA$10,409112022
Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership(ship)Frederick, MD$10,314112021
Centro De Apoyo Familiar CafRiverdale, MD$10,000112023
Give America Hope IncFrederick, MD$10,000112023
Mobilize FrederickFrederick, MD$10,000112023
Tip Me Frederick IncWalkersville, MD$10,000112022
The Love for Lochlin Foundation IncorporatedFrederick, MD$9,500112022
Lovettsville Historical Society IncorporatedLovettsville, VA$9,377112021
Net ZeroWashington, DC$9,106112020
Community Options IncPrinceton, NJ$9,000112020
Frederick Friends of Our County Animal Shelter IncFrederick, MD$9,000112023
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary InternationalEvanston, IL$9,000112022
Rotary Club of Southern Frederick County Charitable FoundationNew Market, MD$8,872112021
Thurmont Senior Center IncThurmont, MD$8,712112023
Friends of Catholic Education IncFrederick, MD$8,680112020
Neighborhood North Museum of PlayBeaver Falls, PA$8,500112023
Boyds Presbyterian ChurchBoyds, MD$8,000112022
Ausherman Family Foundation IncFrederick, MD$7,900112021
Frederick County Health DepartmentFrederick, MD$7,813112020
Transformative Arts Project IncFrederick, MD$7,139112022
Endangered Species Theatre ProjectFrederick, MD$7,000112020
Good Shepherd Pre-SchoolFrederick, MD$7,000112020
Interfaith Housing Alliance IncFrederick, MD$6,868112022
Frederick County 4-H Therapeutic Riding ProgramThurmont, MD$6,779112021
Mount Hope CemeteryWoodsboro, MD$6,760112021
Planned Parenthood of Maryland IncBaltimore, MD$6,250112020
International Association of Lions ClubsFrederick, MD$6,120112023
Pleasant Valley United Methodist ChurchSmithsburg, MD$6,103112021
Islamic Society of Frederick IncorporatedFrederick, MD$6,000112023
Scott Key Center IncFrederick, MD$5,632112021
Pleasant Valley United Methodist ChurchSmithsburg, MD$5,366112023
Linganore Area Youth Athletic Association IncNew Market, MD$5,300112023
Each 1 Teach 1 IncFrederick, MD$5,202112023
Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud TorahPotomac, MD$5,023112020
Ascension Episcopal ChurchWestminster, MD$5,000112020
Fahrney Keedy Senior Living CommunityBoonsboro, MD$5,000112020
Heifer Project InternationalLittle Rock, AR$5,000112020
National Opera Association IncAnn Arbor, MI$5,000112020
Other Voices IncFrederick, MD$5,000112020
Samaritans PurseBoone, NC$5,000112020
The White Coat Waste Project IncWashington, DC$5,000112020

117 of 201 (58%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

It also reported 4 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 130 of 201 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.

Human Services
30 orgs
Arts & Culture
13 orgs
Education
12 orgs
Health Care
11 orgs
Youth Development
8 orgs
Animal Welfare
8 orgs
Community Improvement
6 orgs
Mental Health
6 orgs

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
2020118$5,851,148$18,618
2021130$7,169,877$19,988
2022121$6,477,246$20,000
2023130$5,504,536$20,000

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

92% 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.

Maryland
$23.0M
District of Columbia
$452K
Texas
$376K
Virginia
$301K
Kentucky
$222K
Ohio
$166K
New York
$93K
Florida
$64K

Down to the city

Frederick, MD
$17.6M
Mount Airy, MD
$1.3M
Braddock Hts, MD
$1.0M
Walkersville, MD
$560K
Washington, DC
$452K
Corp Christi, TX
$360K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund56 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc50 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc49 shared recipientsAusherman Family Trust44 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc35 shared recipientsAusherman Family Foundation35 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. 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.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $19,950 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Maryland.
  4. 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 The Community Foundation of Frederick'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 135 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: 312 East Church Street, Frederick, MD, 21701.

EIN 52-1488711 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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