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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

Maryland Society for Sight

$18,479 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of the Mobile Eye Care for the Homeless Expansion Program. The program’s van visits five locations each month and provides free eye examinations and glasses.

Love Center for Women and Children

$5,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
Emergency funding for operating costs of a residential facility for homeless addicted women and their children.

Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.

$150,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
Fourth-year funding for an initiative to address financial needs of non-custodial parents burdened with child support obligations. The program provides individual representation to more than 200 non-custodial parents, addressing systemic problems with the child support enforcement system through litigation. The program also works with the Child Support Enforcement Administration to improve statewide child support policy and to educate service providers and noncustodial parents.

Koinonia Baptist Church

$5,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
For support of Project Safe Haven, an after-school program for children in the South Charles Village, East Baltimore and Baltimore/Midway communities.

Job Opportunities Task Force

$30,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
For continued support to expand educational experiences for eligible prison inmates, establish linkages with employers receptive to hiring ex-offenders, advocate for dropout prevention strategies and recovery programs in non-traditional educational settings, and urge the simplification of forms of all income support programs, such as Medicaid and food stamps.

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