Grants

The Abell Foundation awards grants to nonprofit community partners working to improve the quality of life in Baltimore. We provide seed funding for innovative pilots, support for ongoing community programs and services, and funding for capital projects. In addition to providing grant funding, the Foundation supports our nonprofit partners through connection to our local and national networks, as well as our team’s deep experience in and knowledge of Baltimore as it relates to our program areas.

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Eligibility and Review Criteria

For all nonprofit organizations seeking grant funding, regardless of the request amount. 

Small Grants Process

For grant requests of $10,000 or less.

Reviewed on a rolling basis. There is no deadline to apply.

Regular Grants Process

For grant requests greater than $10,000.

Reviewed at one of the Foundation’s five annual Board meetings.

Submit an Application

Considering Applying?

First-time applicants with grant requests greater than $10,000 should submit a short letter of inquiry prior to submitting a regular grant application. For guidance on what to include in your LOI, please reference our frequently asked questions.

Submit an LOI

Ready to Apply for a Small Grant?

For first-time or returning applicants with grant requests of $10,000 or less. We accept and review small grant applications on a rolling basis. There is no deadline to apply for a small grant.

Start a Small Grant Application

Ready to Apply for a Regular Grant?

For returning applicants and those who have a verified fit with the Foundation’s priorities for requests greater than $10,000. Regular grant applications are reviewed at one of five Board meetings each year.

Start a Regular Grant Application

Returning to a Saved Application or Submitting a Report?

Log into the grant portal below to return to your saved application or submit a report for a previously awarded grant.

Return to Your Application or Submit a Report

See Our Past Grants

Dayspring Programs, Inc.

$56,615 / 2012 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
To fund repointing of an historic three-story school building, in an effort to provide 18 permanent housing units, space for residential treatment, Head Start classrooms, and administrative offices that will allow Dayspring to expand services to homeless and addicted women and their families.

Community Mediation Maryland

$5,000 / 2012 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For support of an evaluation of the effect of prisoner re-entry mediation on recidivism. To identify the impact of intervention, this study compares 80 individuals who have received mediation to a similar group that requested but did not receive mediation.

Blessings Bestowed Restoration Support Program, Inc.

$5,000 / 2012 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward utility bills, insurance, rent, and household items to support a transitional housing facility for women in Baltimore City.

Behavioral Health Leadership Institute, Inc.

$47,000 / 2012 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Two grants toward support of the Buprenorphine Initiative at Dee’s Place and Recovery In Community. Over the course of the year, the institute, which serves approximately 220 individuals, will monitor the number of clients who have been successfully treated and those who require ongoing treatment.

Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc. (BSAS)

$5,000 / 2012 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For support of a pilot study, “Earned Income as an Outcome Substance Abuse Treatment: Is It Possible to Link These Two Data Sets?”

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