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Cape Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Cockeysville, Maryland · EIN 260692188

Cape Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Cockeysville, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $263,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $35,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $109,750 the year before.

46% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$347,0009$604,322
2024$109,75017$522,177
2025$263,00011$281,279

How to apply

Cape Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cape Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland9$236,000
Georgia1$25,000
Texas1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Echo Hill Camp
Worton, MD
Educational$35,000
Irvine Nature Center
Owings Mills, MD
Educational$26,000
Baltimore Classical Guitar Society
Timonium, MD
Educational$25,000
Radcliffe Creek School
Chestertown, MD
Educational$25,000
National Music Festival
Chestertown, MD
Educational$25,000
Friends School of Baltimore Inc
Baltimore, MD
Educational$25,000
Five Smooth Stones Foundation
Baltimore, MD
Educational$25,000
Green Street Academy
Baltimore, MD
Educational$25,000
Flint River Council Bsa
Griffin, GA
Educational$25,000
Abilities Network
Towson, MD
Educational$25,000
Boy Scouts of Ameria
Irving, TX
Operational$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cape Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Cape Foundation Inc give?

$263,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Cape Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Turner B Smith (President/Tr) and Judith R Smith (VP / Secreta).

What does Cape Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and youth programs.

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