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Private foundation (trust)EIN 161643931Est. 2003-01

THE BLUE WATERS FOUNDATION

ANNAPOLIS, MD 21403

Total Assets

$32.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$121K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$7K–$406K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$114K

Total Expenses

$1.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.9M

Distributable Amount

$1.6M

Min. Investment Return

$1.6M

Undistributed Income

$159K

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

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $7K through median $101K to maximum $406K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.9M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

59 grants

ST MARY'S SCHOOL
$711K
6 grants
THE SALISBURY FOUNDATION
$503K
5 grants
CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY
$387K
4 grants
ST ANNE'S SCHOOL OF ANNAPOLIS
$353K
3 grants
BLUES FOUNDATION
$203K
5 grants
HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS
$150K
1 grant
ARUNDEL RIVER FEDERATION
$105K
3 grants
JAZZ FOUNDATION
$105K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants

<$10K
25
grants
$10–50K
19
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Maryland
$2.7M
88% of total
Tennessee
$203K
7% of total
New York
$105K
3% of total
California
$25K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$13K
0% of total
Florida
$7K
0% of total
Texas
$3K
0% of total

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