Maryland Grants for Nonprofits
Grants for Maryland nonprofits address a wide range of focus areas, from health grants to the arts. Learn more about grants for Maryland with our Grantfinder search tool. Become a member.
Funding landscape and giving trends in Maryland
With it’s close proximity to Virginia and Washington, D.C., there’s quite a bit of overlap between grants for Maryland and it’s immediate surrounding areas. With over 1,5600 grantmakers in Maryland, foundations conducted over $80 million in grants there in 2018 alone.
Knowledge about grants for Maryland nonprofits tends to run through the Maryland Philanthropy Network, which works to advance individual foundations’ impact through networking, and Maryland Nonprofits. Both organizations offer workshops and research about the state of philanthropy in Maryland. Overall, foundations in Maryland tend to prioritize giving grants for education, health, housing, community development and human services with much funding concentrating around Baltimore. Racial equity work has also been expanding in recent years in the state in light of 2020. As well, climate change is another increasing topic of importance for many foundations as the changing climate effects the state. Of particular note, the relationship between equity and the climate is crucial to both.
Major funders that make grants for Maryland include the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Abell Foundation, Inc., T. Rowe Price Charitable, France-Merrick Foundation, Baltimore Community Foundation, The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, The Baltimore Community Foundation, and The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment, among many others.
