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The Charitable Marine Society of Baltimore

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 526044957

The Charitable Marine Society of Baltimore is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $27,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 $25,000 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$22,0005$489,648
2024$25,0006$510,772
2025$27,0006$513,942

How to apply

The Charitable Marine Society of Baltimore 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland6$27,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Fort McHenry
Baltimore, MD
General support$5,000
The Society for the Preservation of
Baltimore, MD
General support$5,000
Project Liberty Ship Inc
Baltimore, MD
General support$5,000
Union Mills Homestead Foundation
Westminster, MD
General support$5,000
Catholic Charities of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Our daily bread$4,000
Maryland School for the Blind
Baltimore, MD
General support$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Charitable Marine Society of Baltimore accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Charitable Marine Society of Baltimore give?

$27,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Charitable Marine Society of Baltimore?

Its 2025 filing lists PNC Bank NA (Trustee), Patricia Bentz (Vice President), Mark Ford (President) and Matt Rockstroh (Secretary Trea).

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