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The Plank Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Brooklandville, Maryland · EIN 261300940

The Plank Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Brooklandville, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.7 million in 9 grants; the typical grant was $21,800 and the largest $1.0 million. 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 $830,000 the year before.

75% 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
2023$830,0003$6.5 million
2024$1.7 million9$9.6 million

How to apply

ContactKelly Dayton
2425 Rye Street Suite 3202, Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone or email(410) 624-5357
What to submitSubmitting a letter of request.
DeadlinesNone none

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Plank Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland8$1.7 million
Florida1$21,800

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Best Is Ahead Foundation Inc
College Park, MD
2024 donation$1.0 million
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Terrapin club impact fund gift$500,000
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Batlimore, MD
2024 donation$100,000
Westlake Youth Athletic Association
Waldorf, MD
2024 donation$75,000
Best Buddies International
Miami, FL
2023 best buddies miami gala sponsorship$21,800
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Donation of speaker system for football tunnel$19,577
Maplewood Athletic Association Inc
Bethesda, MD
2024 donation$5,000
Glyndon Fire Department
Glyndon, MD
2024 donation$5,000
Chestnut Ridge Fire Department
Owings Mills, MD
2024 donation$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Plank Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None none.

How much does The Plank Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.7 million in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $21,800.

Who runs The Plank Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Kevin A Plank (President/Treasurer), Desiree Jacqueline Plank (Vice President) and Thomas J Sippel (Vice President).

What does The Plank Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and community development.

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