Well Told Grants

Foundations / Maryland

Optimist Club of Loch Raven Maryland Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Towson, Maryland · EIN 521973885

Optimist Club of Loch Raven Maryland Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Towson, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $20,550 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $750 and the largest $9,750. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $12,267 the year before.

73% of its 2024 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
2022$00$326,743
2023$12,2677$662,903
2024$20,55014$645,315

How to apply

ContactDave Menzel
8719 Green Pasture Drive, Towson, MD 21286
Phone or email(410) 821-7264
What to submitDetailed description of request and amount of request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine1$9,750
Maryland10$9,100
Virginia2$1,200
District of Columbia1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wreaths Across America
Columbia Falls, ME
Unrestricted$9,750
Individual
MD
Hardship$2,000
Individual
MD
Hardship$2,000
Bello Machre
Glen Burnie, MD
Unrestricted$1,200
Shop With A Cop
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted$1,000
Fulfiling the Promise
Fiarfax Station, VA
Unrestricted$1,000
Individual
MD
Hardship$1,000
Patterson Mills PTSA
Bel Air, MD
Unrestricted$500
Loyola Clinical
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted$500
Veterans (Varhcs)
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$500
Hoby Maryland
Townson, MD
Unrestricted$450
Raven Roost #52
Glen Burnie, MD
Unrestricted$250
WTR Community Association
Bridgton, MD
Unrestricted$200
Children Care Family Support
Richmond, VA
Unrestricted$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Optimist Club of Loch Raven Maryland Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Optimist Club of Loch Raven Maryland Foundation Inc give?

$20,550 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $750.

Who runs Optimist Club of Loch Raven Maryland Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Jason Rims (President), Ron Conley (Secretary) and Dave Menzel (Treasurer).

Similar foundations in Maryland