How Can We Help?
David Kanter
Donor Services Officer
Support the causes you care about—and amplify the impact of every dollar—with our deep community connections and over five decades of experience partnering with changemakers.
Your gifts, deployed across the region through targeted donor-advised funds and our strategic grantmaking, work harder when you give through BCF. No matter how you choose to give or what causes you care about, your donation empowers changemakers, community leaders, and policy shapers to revitalize our region and strengthen the nonprofits that support it. Join us in creating a connected, inspired, and engaged community.
Have a specific fund in mind? Use our search tool to find the fund by name and support the cause that matters to you.
Help us build stronger schools and safer neighborhoods by giving to one of BCF’s strategic support areas.
Align your charitable and financial goals with a donor-advised fund and receive personalized giving guidance.
At BCF, we stand at the intersection of action and advocacy, empowering passionate nonprofits and philanthropic organizations to create the change they want to see. We elevate important issues, amplify meaningful community efforts, and energize creative problem-solvers to build a better Baltimore for our generation—and the ones to come.
When you give with BCF, you’re joining a powerful community making a measurable impact on this region. One that strengthens schools, supports neighborhoods, and revitalizes Baltimore and beyond.
across Baltimore City and County.
to schools, neighborhoods, programs, and projects in Baltimore and beyond.
are held at BCF, empowering effective, creative, and community-led solutions.
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are an efficient, flexible, and impactful way for individuals who care to do more with every donation. Whether you choose to use your DAF to plan and execute strategic giving, or to establish a legacy of family generosity, you can use this simple tool to make a meaningful impact where it matter most to you.
DAF donors can contribute to their fund as frequently as they choose and recommend grants from the fund to their preferred charities at any time.
DAF gifts can be used to offset gains from a major transition, business sale, or additional income, maximizing your impact and optimizing your tax burden.
DAFs give you access to planned giving tools and the opportunity to invite your family and others into collective and intentional giving—generation after generation.
All charitable funds at BCF are invested to match the donor’s intent, whether that be immediate grantmaking, long-term preservation of assets, or support of local community impact. You can read our quarterly investment statements here.
Our straightforward guide to donor-advised funds at BCF explains how this powerful giving tool can help you surround and support the causes you care about through the channels that are most impactful.
Download the guide for:
• Four ways donors can use DAFs to support charities and initiatives
• Common questions many donors have about DAFs
• Three steps to make a meaningful impact
• The tax credits DAF donors may be eligible to claim
There’s no shortage of high-impact programs that need our support. See if a DAF is the right charitable tool for you:
BCF accepts a wide variety of assets as gifts. Whether you want to make a one-time gift or establish a legacy of generosity, we can help. You can also connect with our team for personalized giving support.
There are two ways to donate online with a card:
Please make your check payable to Baltimore Community Foundation, and note the name of the fund you are donating to in the memo line.
Mail your check to:
Baltimore Community Foundation
P.O. Box 37422
Baltimore MD 21297-3422
You can transfer securities either via electronic transfer, or by physically sending the paper certificates by registered mail to the Baltimore Community Foundation.
Always Notify BCF of Your Gift
Each time you initiate a gift of stock, regardless of the method chosen, please notify BCF at donorservices@bcf.org so that we can be sure to apply your gift correctly. Let us know your name, the name of the stock and approximate number of shares, and which fund of BCF you are donating to.
Initiate the Transfer Electronically or by Registered Mail
Electronic Transfer of Stock
Ask your broker to donate the stock to BCF through Wilmington Trust:
Wilmington Trust
Attn: Elisabeth Hudgens
410-545-2776
DTC Number: 0990
Account Name: Baltimore Community Foundation Gift Account (Tax ID# 23-7180620)
Account Number: 1014867
If you have any further questions, please contact our Donor Services Department at donorservices@bcf.org.
To donate mutual fund shares, you will transfer the shares to a BCF gift account in the same mutual fund.
For specific instructions, contact BCF Director of Finance John Muchai at jmuchai@bcf.org or (410) 332-4172 ext. 113.
When gifting a mutual fund make the request to transfer shares to BCF at least 45 days before the end of the tax year to allow sufficient time for the fund’s management to record the transfer.
Always Notify BCF of Your Gift
Each time you initiate a wire transfer, please notify BCF’s Donor Services Department at donorservices@bcf.org so that we can be sure to apply your gift correctly. Let us know your name, the amount of your gift, and which fund you are donating to.
Direct Your Wire Transfer To
PNC Bank
One East Pratt Street, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Wire Transfers: ABA#031000053
ACH Payments: ABA#054000030
Account Number: 5557245753
Baltimore Community Foundation Inc
(Always include the donor’s name)
The IRA Charitable Rollover, now a permanent provision of the Tax Code, allows people age 70½ and older to make direct transfers totaling up to $100,000 per year to qualified charities, without having to count the transfers as income for federal income tax purposes. Read more about rollover gifts.
For more information, contact our Donor Services Department at donorservices@bcf.org.
It’s easy to include BCF in your will. For more information, contact our Donor Services Department at donorservices@bcf.org.
There are many ways to make a planned gift, some offering life income.
Contact our Donor Services Department at donorservices@bcf.org to explore how you can create a legacy through charitable gift annuities, remainder trusts, lead trusts and more.
Crypto charitable contributions are processed quickly and safely through our partnership with The Giving Block and Gemini Trust Exchange.
CLICK HERE to learn more and make your gift using our secure widget.
Questions about making a crypto donation or where to allocate your gift? Contact our Donor Services Department at donorservices@bcf.org.
Click to read BCF’s Donor Privacy and Confidentiality Policy.
At BCF, we’re on an ambitious mission to help donors invest in the community strategically while mobilizing our resources efficiently to improve the quality of life right here in Greater Baltimore.
We’re proud to be a trusted giving partner for people who are passionate about Baltimore and purposeful in their giving.
With our network of relationships and over 50 years of experience stewarding resources, our donors know giving to and through BCF will make the region they care about better today and for the generations to come.
Donor Services Officer
Donor Services Officer
VP of Philanthropy
Contact Dara Schnee, VP of Philanthropy, for a confidential, in-depth consultation about these and other giving options, tax benefits of each and how they can help to achieve your financial and charitable giving goals.
If you need assistance with Donor Central, please fill out the form below or call (410) 332-4171 with any questions you have and we will respond as soon as possible.
BCF Community Investment Team is here to help. Please fill out the form below with any questions you have and we will respond as soon as possible.
Contact John Gilpin at jgilpin@bcf.org to request hard copies of our Personal Estate Planning Kit. Please provide your mailing address and how many copies you would like.
Visit our planned giving website to find additional tools and resources to help your clients.
We have a nearly 30-year history of offering grants to resident-led groups and community projects in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. These grants give residents the resources they need to accomplish a small project, get more people involved, and encourage the next generation of neighborhood leaders. We also fund programs that support the development of leaders of all ages who are working to improve their neighborhoods and schools. Our support is intended to help identify, activate, inform and network leaders. And finally, we believe when schools and neighborhoods team up to improve their school and community, meaningful and lasting change can be made. We are interested in funding proposals in which the students and adults in schools collaborate intentionally with community residents, neighborhood associations, and other individuals, groups, and institutions in the area surrounding a school.
We believe that attracting and retaining effective and diverse school leaders is a key lever for change in Baltimore’s educational landscape, and so we fund school leadership development efforts at the district and individual school level. We are interested in funding proposals that focus on principal coaching, mentoring, peer networking, wellness/self-care, as well as pipelines that identify and develop new leaders. We will also continue to support efforts that build a culture of appreciation and encouragement for school leaders.
Our on-line application system provides applicants with a portal to start a new grant application or to continue updating an application already in process. Please be sure to select the “Save and Finish Later” button when you are finished working on your application in order to save your current session’s work. At any time during the application process you can select the “Contact Us” button in the top right corner of the screen and you will be able to send an email to the Baltimore Community Foundation staff with specific questions.
To be considered for funding, proposals must be submitted through the online application portal, however, we provide a PDF version of the application along with other useful forms here for your reference:
When you are ready please select one of the following options:
I have not applied for BCF funding online in the past.
Select this option if you have never used our website to apply for a grant from BCF.
I previously applied for BCF funding online in the past.
Select this option if you have applied for any of BCF’s grants using our website. Your profile may still be in our system and you may login using your account.
We have allocated funds for two geographical areas that bookend a crucial corridor on the Westside of Baltimore City: Howard Park /Forest Park area (served by Calvin Rodwell Elementary Middle School and Liberty Elementary), and Reservoir Hill/Penn North area (served by Dorothy I Height Elementary). In these three schools and their surrounding neighborhoods, we will support projects and activities designed to make the communities safe, clean, green and vibrant; and improve the quality of the schools. Some projects may be neighborhood-focused, some school-focused and others collaborative projects between the schools and their respective communities.
High quality early childhood education has a lifelong effect on students. Through our Early Learning grant program, we are interested in system-wide early childhood education proposals that will help Baltimore City and County’s youngest learners, and their families, get the start they need. Nonprofit organizations that offer programs and/or services to Judy Centers are encouraged to contact the centers directly to explore partnership opportunities.
Director of Planned Gifts
410-332-4171 ext. 132
Communications Officer
410-332-4171 ext. 181
Executive Director
Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Charitable Foundation
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