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.

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Considering Applying?

First-time applicants with grant requests greater than $10,000 should reach out to an Abell staff member to discuss their idea or submit a short letter of inquiry prior to submitting a regular grant application.

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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 a saved application or submit a report for a previously awarded grant. Report forms can be found under the “Requirements” tab.

Return to Your Application or Submit a Report

See Our Past Grants

Arnold Preservation Council, Inc.

$5,000 / 2007 / Community Development
For speakers’ travel fees and related expenses of a one-day conference on growth management in Anne Arundel County.

Alliance for Community Trees

$5,000 / 2007 / Community Development
For support of a national conference for urban forestry practitioners and community organizers.

Action In Maturity, Inc.

$19,000 / 2007 / Community Development
Toward the purchase of a mini-bus to provide affordable transportation for low-income senior citizens in Baltimore City. By expanding transportation opportunities, the program seeks to increase mobility of elderly residents, enabling them to maintain their health and independence, and to create desirable neighborhoods and livable communities.

Women’s Housing Coalition

$20,000 / 2007 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Two-year funding to continue support of services to homeless women with mental illness and drug addiction. By sustaining a contractual counselor and psychiatrist, the Coalition expects to reduce the rate of program incompletion by 50 percent and to increase the medication compliance rate among participants.

Women’s Housing Coalition

$50,027 / 2007 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Capital funding toward the acquisition and renovation of Jenkins House, a 22-unit residential mid-rise apartment building housing homeless women and their children, most of whom are referred from emergency shelters. Emphasis is placed on educational support services for children to ensure that all will be performing at or above grade level within one year of entry into the program.

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