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Private foundation (trust)EIN 526723302Est. 1995-01

SHERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

BALTIMORE, MD 21202

Total Assets

$84.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$19.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

118

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$161K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$2.9M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$6.0M

Total Expenses

$20.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$19.3M

Distributable Amount

$4.7M

Min. Investment Return

$4.8M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

118 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $50K to maximum $2.9M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $19.3M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

342 grants

UMBCUNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND FOUNDATION INC
$8.9M
3 grants
USM FDN
$7M
1 grant
CENTER FOR URBAN FAMILIES INC
$3.0M
4 grants
THE Y OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC
$2.2M
3 grants
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$1.9M
4 grants
TEACH FOR AMERICA BALTIMORE
$1.8M
4 grants
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
$1.8M
3 grants
POINT SOURCE YOUTH
$1.6M
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

342 grants

<$10K
94
grants
$10–50K
117
grants
$50–250K
88
grants
$250K–1M
35
grants
$1–5M
6
grants
$5M+
2
grants

Geographic Focus

20 states

Maryland
$46.5M
84% of total
New York
$3.9M
7% of total
Maine
$2.5M
4% of total
Florida
$956K
2% of total
Texas
$430K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$234K
0% of total
Connecticut
$151K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$150K
0% of total
California
$120K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$105K
0% of total

+10 more states

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