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Private foundation (trust)EIN 043707013Est. 2003-04

BLUE WATERS FOUNDATION

ANNAPOLIS, MD 21409

Total Assets

$5.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$230K

FY 2023

Grants Made

9

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$26K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$10K–$75K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$107K

Total Expenses

$289K

Qualifying Distributions

$230K

Distributable Amount

$258K

Min. Investment Return

$259K

Payout rate 89%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.89%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $20K to maximum $75K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $301K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

63 grants

THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC FBO MARYLAND THERAPEUTIC RIDING
$175K
1 grant
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FOOD BANK
$150K
2 grants
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FOOD BANK
$140K
5 grants
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWER FOUNDATION
$135K
5 grants
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CASA INC
$130K
4 grants
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE CHESAPEAKE
$130K
5 grants
FRIENDS OF THE LIGHT HOUSE
$105K
5 grants
GARY SINISE FOUNDATION
$85K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

63 grants

<$10K
24
grants
$10–50K
34
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Maryland
$960K
65% of total
Alaska
$260K
18% of total
New York
$135K
9% of total
California
$105K
7% of total
Tennessee
$15K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$5K
0% of total
Kentucky
$3K
0% of total

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