Organization · EIN 52-1121163 · Baltimore, MD · Animal-related
Who funds National Aquarium?
40 private foundations reported paying National Aquarium $842,922 on returns for tax year 2023.
40 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 40
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Catherine Bunting Foundation Hunt Valley, MD · Preselected only |
$200,000 | TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF THE WORLD'S AQUATIC TREASURES Filed as “NATIONAL AQUARIUM BALTIMORE” |
Same address 0.79 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Bunting Family Foundation Hunt Valley, MD · Preselected only |
$175,000 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION Filed as “NATIONAL AQUARIUM IN BALTIMORE” |
Same address 0.78 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Baltimore, MD |
$100,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT Filed as “NATIONAL AQUARIUM IN BALTIMORE” |
Same address 0.78 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 08/2024 |
| The Kahlert Foundation Sykesville, MD · Preselected only |
$50,000 | STEM EDUCATION & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON HARBOR WETLAND | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| The Joseph Meyerhoff Fund Baltimore, MD |
$40,000 | UNRESTRICTED Filed as “NATIONAL AQUARIUM IN BALTIMORE” |
Same address 0.78 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| T Rowe Price Foundation Baltimore, MD |
$38,500 | CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Code Blue Charitable Foundation Pittsford, NY · Preselected only |
$35,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Virginia Cretella Mars Foundation New York, NY |
$25,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John E & Sue M Jackson Irr Pittsburgh, PA |
$20,000 | NATIONAL AQUARIUM EDU | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Herbert Bearman Foundation Timonium, MD |
$20,000 | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Filed as “NATIONAL AQUARIUM-BALTIMORE” |
Same address 0.79 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| JI Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$20,000 | Annual fund | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC |
$12,500 2 grant lines |
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Dr Scholl Foundation Northbrook, IL |
$10,000 | Education programming | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Mars Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$10,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wr Grace Foundation Columbia, MD |
$10,000 | URBAN, CIVIC & CULTURE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Morrissette Family Foundation Springfield, VA |
$10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| London Foundation Fisher Island, FL · Preselected only |
$10,000 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Delaplaine Foundation Frederick, MD · Preselected only |
$8,000 | UNRESTRICED GRANT Filed as “NATIONAL AQUARIUM IN BALTIMORE INC” |
Same address 0.78 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The John J Leidy Foundation Towson, MD |
$5,000 | Educational | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Blanket Fort Foundation Towson, MD · Preselected only |
$5,000 | GENERAL NEED Filed as “NATIONAL AQUARIUM IN BALTIMORE” |
Same address 0.78 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like National Aquarium
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with National Aquarium, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- France-Merrick Foundation Baltimore, MD
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $731K to them - The Sally S & Decatur H Miller Private Foundation Baltimore, MD
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $60.5K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Trp Shawe Fndatn Milwaukee, WI
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $280K to them - Sherman Family Foundation Baltimore, MD
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $1.48M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Lockhart Vaughan Foundation Baltimore, MD
Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $245K to them - The Abell Foundation Baltimore, MD
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $710K to them - The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Baltimore, MD
Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $2M to them - James S and Gail P Riepe Charitable Foundation Wilmington, DE
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $396K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Baltimore, MD
16 shared funders · 79 funders in all - The Maryland Food Bank Baltimore, MD
17 shared funders · 137 funders in all - Maryland Academy of Sciences Baltimore, MD
15 shared funders · 22 funders in all - Chesapeake Bay Foundation Annapolis, MD
16 shared funders · 220 funders in all - Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore, MD
15 shared funders · 67 funders in all - Creative Alliance Baltimore, MD
12 shared funders · 29 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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