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Michael S Hollins Foundation

Accepts applications Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 826390527

Michael S Hollins Foundation is a private foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $76,108 in 38 grants; the typical grant was $2,096 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $91,490 the year before.

43% 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$101,76638$1.5 million
2024$91,49033$1.7 million
2025$76,10838$1.9 million

How to apply

ContactMichael S Hollins
1325 Bedford Avenue Box 32545, Baltimore, MD 21282-2545
Phone or email(410) 630-6990, mhollins@hollinspartners.com
What to submitLetter form, including reasons and documentation of activities

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Michael S Hollins Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland22$44,154
District of Columbia9$13,482
Missouri1$10,000
New York2$2,972
Iowa1$2,500
Virginia2$1,500
Pennsylvania1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 38 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
SEGS4VETS
St Louis, MO
General funds$10,000
Maryland Food Bank
Baltimore, MD
General funds$6,000
Boys Latin School of Maryland
Towson, MD
General funds$5,000
Grassroots Crisis Intervention
Columbia, MD
General funds$3,978
Maryland Horse Council
Lisbon, MD
General funds$3,978
National Association for Children of Addiction
Bel Air, MD
General funds$3,978
The Community Ecology Institute
Columbia, MD
Genreal funds$3,978
The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
General funds$2,610
American Red Cross
Boone, IA
General funds$2,500
Afterschool Alliance
Washington, DC
General funds$2,191
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Annapolis, MD
General funds$2,191
Chimes Foundation
Baltimore, MD
General funds$2,191
DC Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
General funds$2,191
Hospice Foundation of America
Washington, DC
General funds$2,191
Operation Second Chance
Germantown, MD
General funds$2,191
Pets With Disabilities
Prince Frederick, MD
General funds$2,191
So Others Might Eat
Washington, DC
General funds$2,191
The Headstrong Project
Flushing, NY
General funds$2,191
Women for Women International
Washington, DC
General funds$2,191
Central Scholarship
Owings Mills, MD
General funds$2,000
Individual
PA
General funds$1,500
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, DC
General funds$1,487
Carson Scholars Fund
Towson, MD
General funds$1,000
Mt Washington Pediatric Foundation
Baltimore, MD
General funds$1,000
Weta
Arlington, VA
General funds$1,000
Winnick Hillel Center for Jewish Life
Syracuse, NY
General funds$781
Cato Institute
Washington, DC
General funds$500
National Parks Foundation
Herndon, VA
General funds$500
Chizuk Amuno Congregation
Pikesville, MD
General funds$360
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
General funds$360
Ahavas Yisrael Charity Fund
Baltimore, MD
General funds$250
Baltimore Humane Society
Reisterstown, MD
General funds$250
Brigance Brigade Foundation
Owings Mills, MD
General funds$250
Rebuilding Together Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
General funds$250
Baltimore Hunger Project
Timonium, MD
General funds$180
Hillel International
Washington, DC
General funds$180
House of Ruth
Baltimore, MD
General funds$180
Pro Bono Counseling Project
Baltimore, MD
General funds$148

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Michael S Hollins Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Michael S Hollins Foundation give?

$76,108 in tax year 2025, across 38 grants, with a typical grant of $2,096.

Who runs Michael S Hollins Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Michael S Hollins (Trustee), Jodie Hollins Hillman (Trustee), Kevin Allen Hollins (Trustee) and Heather Hollins (Trustee).

What does Michael S Hollins Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and health.

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