Open Foundations · Maryland

France-merrick Foundation Inc

Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 526072964. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $10.1M across 184 grants in 2024, a median of $22K each.

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$10.1M
paid in 2024
184
grants paid
$22K
median grant
39%
to first-time recipients
$192.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
AMY GROSS
Address
1 VILLAGE SQUARE SUITE 131, BALTIMORE, MD, 21210
Phone
4104642004
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SUBMIT A LETTER OF INQUIRY (LOI) TO THE FOUNDATION AFTER REVIEWING APPLYING FOR A GRANT/BASIC REQUIREMENT AND OUR PROCESS ON OUR WEBSITE WWW.FRANCE-MERRICKFDN.ORG [FRANCE-MERRICKFDN.ORG]. PROPOSALS FOR FUNDING ARE BY INVITATION AFTER REVIEW OF LOI.
Submission deadline
LOI'S ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS. THERE ARE FOUR FOUNDING CYCLES A YEAR. TIMELINE POSTED ON WEBSITE
Restrictions on awards
FRANCE-MERRICK FOUNDATION CONCENTRATES ITS GRANT-MAKING WITHIN THE STATE OF MARYLNAD AND PRIMARILY WITHIN THE GREATER BALTIMORE AREA. APPLICANTS MUST BE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION HOLDING 501 ( C) (3) STATUS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202640519349100209. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

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Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 184 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Usm - University of Baltimore FoundationMD$305,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
2Turnaround Tuesday IncMD$300,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
3Usm - University of Maryland Baltimore CountyMD$300,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
4Nature ConservancyVA$254,500GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
5The Hch Real Estate Company IncMD$250,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
6Jhu - School of NursingMD$205,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
7Drink at the Well IncMD$201,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
8Maryland Science CenterMD$200,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
9Park West Health SystemMD$200,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
10Pikesville Armory FoundationMD$200,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
11Rails-to-trails ConservancyDC$200,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
12St Vincent De Paul of Baltimore IncMD$200,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
13Rebuild MetroMD$150,250GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
14Baltimore City Public SchoolsMD$150,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.
15Baltimore Lab SchoolMD$150,000GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020278$12.6M
2021213$12.8M
2022198$9.3M
2023218$9.2M
2024184$10.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Maryland82%
District of Columbia5%
New York4%
Virginia4%
New Hampshire2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alicia WilsonDIRECTOR · 2024
Amy GrossPRESIDENT · 2024
Danielle Torain-victorDIRECTOR · 2024
Gregory C PinkardDIRECTOR · 2024
Jeannie Merrick MadduxDIRECTOR · 2024
Juliet a EurichDIRECTOR · 2024
Peter PinkardVICE-CHAIR · 2024
Robert G Merrick IiiTREASURER · 2024
Walter D Pinkard JrCHAIR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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