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The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Hunt Valley, Maryland · EIN 526075270

The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Hunt Valley, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $857,325 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $125,000. 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 $885,575 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$972,32526$20.3 million
2024$885,57523$21.3 million
2025$857,32529$23.3 million

How to apply

ContactMs Jessica Schram
11350 McCormick Road Suite 704, Executive Plaza II, Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Phone or email(410) 771-0475
What to submitInitial approach is by letter. Applicant should submit one copy of proposal.
DeadlinesApplication deadlines are february 1st, may 1st, august 1st and november 1st.
RestrictionsGrants are generally restricted to the greater baltimore area with emphasis on private secondary schools and cultural arts. No grants are made to individuals. No loans are provided.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland24$853,575
New York2$1,750
Massachusetts1$750
New Jersey1$750
Colorado1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, MD
General support$125,000
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, MD
General support$125,000
Archbishop Curley High School
Baltimore, MD
General support$100,000
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Financial aid for students$35,000
Calvert School
Baltimore, MD
Financial aid for students$35,000
Garrison Forest School
Owings Mills, MD
Financial aid for students$35,000
Gilman School
Baltimore, MD
Financial aid for students$35,000
McDonogh School
Owings Mills, MD
Financial aid for students$35,000
Notre Dame Preparatory School
Towson, MD
Financial aid for students$35,000
Roland Park Country School
Baltimore, MD
Financial aid for students$35,000
The St Paul's Schools
Brooklandville, MD
Financial aid for students$35,000
The Park School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Financial aid for students$35,000
Friends School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Financial aid for students$35,000
The Peale
Baltimore, MD
General support$25,000
Jemicy School
Owings Mills, MD
Financial aid for students$25,000
Saint Elizabeth School
Baltimore, MD
General support$20,000
Mother Seton Academy
Baltimore, MD
Financial aid for students$20,000
The Community School
Baltimore, MD
Financial aid for students$20,000
Sisters Academy of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Financial aid for students$20,000
St Ignatius Loyola Academy
Baltimore, MD
Financial aid for students$20,000
First Fruits Farm
Freeland, MD
General support$2,250
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
General support$1,000
The Gilman School
Baltimore, MD
General support$1,000
Marys Place by the Sea
Ocean Grove, NJ
General support$750
The Concord Education Fund
Concord, MA
General support$750
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen
New York, NY
General support$750
Global Down Syndrome Foundation
Denver, CO
General support$500
Paltown Development Foundation
Edgewater, MD
General support$250
Cockeysville Volunteer Fire Company
Cockeysville, MD
General support$75

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Application deadlines are february 1st, may 1st, august 1st and november 1st..

How much does The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation Inc give?

$857,325 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Jessica S Schram (President), John B Sinclair (Vice President), Scott A Wieler (Secretary) and Ellen Dew (Treasurer) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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