Open Foundations · Maryland

Philip E and Carole R Ratcliffe Foundation Inc

Annapolis, Maryland · EIN 820568453. It paid $8.7M across 24 grants in 2024, a median of $208K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$8.7M
paid in 2024
24
grants paid
$208K
median grant
79%
to first-time recipients
$62.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
CARLENE M CASSIDY
Address
275 WEST ST SUITE 109, ANNAPOLIS, MD, 21401
Phone
6674587991
Email
CMCASSIDY@RATCLIFFEFOUNDATION.COM
Form the request should take
A WRITTEN LETTER REGARDING THE NATURE AND USE OF REQUESTED GRANT, ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE IRS NON-PROFIT DETERMINATION LETTER, IS REQUIRED.
Submission deadline
THE FOUNDATION HAS NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION HAS NO RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202512839349100706. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

recipient

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 24 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Ymca of Queen Anne's County - 2020MD$3,000,000UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
2Ferry Cove Shellfish - 2024MD$1,000,000UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
3Ccbc - 2024MD$810,913UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
4MicaMD$441,000UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
5Mountain Gateway Cc - 2024VA$400,000UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
6Fiu - 2024FL$380,000UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
7Fiu Fl International UniversityFL$312,500UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
8Aacc Foundation - Esi 2022MD$300,000UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
9Su - 2023MD$300,000UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
10Ccbc - 2022MD$275,000UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
11Imet Reef - 2023MD$270,656UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
12Nacce - 2023MA$240,000UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
13Patrick & Henry Cc - 2024VA$176,267UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
14Washington College - 2024MD$152,000UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT
15University of Delaware ReefDE$149,200UNRESTRICTED USE BY RECIPIENT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202023$6.3M
202127$7.0M
202228$7.3M
202321$8.0M
202424$8.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Maryland58%
Virginia21%
Florida8%
Massachusetts4%
Delaware4%

Who decides

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

James D WrightPRESIDENT · 2024
James a ClausonTRUSTEE · 2024
Tina DavenportTRUSTEE · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. 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 count once and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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