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Maryland Philanthropy Network (MPN)

Website:

www.marylandphilanthropy.org/
Location:

Baltimore, MD
Tax ID:

52-1326863
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2022):

Revenue: $4,830,304
Expenses: $4,759,274
Assets: $5,608,692
Type:

Grantmaking Network
Formation:

1983
CEO:

Daniste Hunte

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The Maryland Philanthropy Network (MPN) is a network of more than 110 grantmaking organizations that collaborate their donations towards organizations advocating policy on left-of-center causes. 1

Founding

In 1983, the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmaking (ABAG) was founded by twelve organizations with $47,500 in support from seven members. In the following year, the ABAG raised $480,000 with its members for grants. 2

Members

The Maryland Philanthropy Network has over 110 members including the Abell Foundation, the Baltimore Community Foundation, Bank of America, the Bernard Family Fund, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Elbow Fund, the Horizon Foundation, the JP Morgan Chase Foundation, the Osprey Foundation, Wells Fargo, and the Wright Family Fund. 3

Activities

The Maryland Philanthropy Network directs donor funds to a series of issue and organizational-based funds. The MPN hosts nine “issue-based funder affinity groups”: Aging, Arts, Community Investment, Education, Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore, Green, Health, Prenatal to Five, and Workforce Development. 4

The MPN hosts two “founder roundtables”: Emergent Philanthropy and Impact Investors. 5

The MPN hosts three “member collaboratives”: the Baltimore Regional Anchor Collaborative, the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative, and the Maryland Community Foundations Association. 6

Nonprofit Support

The MPN provides fiscal sponsorships, hosting grantmaking collaboratives to direct funder support, and acts as a grant pass through. As of September 2024, the MPN is not accepting new applicants for “fiscal hosting.” 7

Ideology

Among its “values,” the Maryland Philanthropy Network lists “diversity” and “racial equity.” 8

The MPN’s website claims that the organization acknowledges there are “deep-seated structural and racial inequities in our communities and across our country” and MPN plays a “role in perpetuating negative narratives and structures that help sustain these inequities.” Therefore, MPN further claims it will combat racial prejudices through its grantmaking and operations, including prioritizing hiring minority-owned vendors. 9

In 2016, the MPN created a formal “equity, diversity and inclusion” policy that included a mandate to add more racial minority employees and board members, increase grants to racial equity-related nonprofits, and hold annual evaluations of the organization’s racial equity progress. 10

Financials

In 2022, the Maryland Philanthropy Network raised $4,830,304 in revenue and spent $4,759,274, of which $2.2 million was spent on salaries. In addition to channeling the donations of member organizations, the MPN also gives its own grants. In 2022, it spent $481,200 on grants with recipients including the Kenneth Battye Charitable Trust, the Invest Detroit Foundation, the Greater Baybrook Alliance, the Black Women and Girls Fund, and Civic Works. 11

Funding

From 2020 through 2023, the MPN received 14 grants totaling over $1.5 million from the Open Society Foundations. 12

In 2024, the MPN received a $40,000 grant from the Blaustein Philanthropic Group. 13

Also in 2024, the MPN received a $25,000 grant from the Abell Foundation. 14

In 2021, the MPN received a $200,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation for its Revolve Fund which gives interest free loans to racial minority-owned nonprofits. 15

Also in 2021, the MPN received a $60,000 grant from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. 16

Leadership

Daniste Hunte has been the president and chief executive officer of the Maryland Philanthropy Network since October 2023. She previously served as the executive director of Child First Authority where she “[prioritized] racial equity… and increased and diversified the [organization’s] budget and board.” 17 18

Elisabeth Hyleck currently serves as the vice president of programs and philanthropy at the MPN and has worked at the organization in several roles since December 2020. Previously, Hyleck worked as a program assistant at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. 19

The MPN’s board includes employees of the Helen J. Serini Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Truist Foundation, the Blaustein Philanthropic Group, the Richman Foundation, and CareFirst. 20

References

  1. “Mission, Vision, & Values.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/mission-vision-values
  2. “40 Years of Philanthropy: A Timeline of Maryland Philanthropy Network.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/40-years-philanthropy-timeline-maryland-philanthropy-network.
  3. “Organizations.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/directory.
  4. “What We Do.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/what-we-do.
  5. “What We Do.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/what-we-do.
  6. “What We Do.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/what-we-do.
  7. “Fiscal Housing.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/fiscal-hosting.
  8. “Mission, Vision, & Values.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/mission-vision-values
  9. “Advancing Equity.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/advancing-equity
  10. “Maryland Philanthropy Network Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/sites/default/files/files/pages/MPN%20Equity%20Diversity%20and%20Inclusion%20Policy%20Approved%20April%202016.pdf.
  11. “Maryland Philanthropy Network.” ProPublica. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/sites/default/files/files/pages/Maryland%20Philanthropy%20Network%20Inc.%2012-31-20%20Audit.pdf.
  12. “Awarded Grants.” Open Society Foundation. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past?filter_keyword=maryland%20philanthropy%20network&page=2.
  13. “Maryland Philanthropy Network.” Blaustein Philanthropic Group. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://blaufund.org/maryland-philanthropy-network/.
  14. “Grants.” Abell Foundation. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://abell.org/grants/.
  15. “Maryland Philanthropy Network.” Rockefeller Foundation. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/grant/maryland-philanthropy-network-2021/.
  16. “Explore Recent Grants.” Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://hjweinbergfoundation.org/grants/search-our-grants/page/20/?_cldee=c3VzYW5Ad2lkZWFuZ2xlbWVkaWEub3Jn&recipientid=contact-70e3eb2f982bec11b6e5000d3a333421-5222adddd3a843c88d99ce2a46ff1ac2&esid=8e81ba28-7b74-ec11-8943-000d3a599097.
  17. “Daniste Hunte.” LinkedIn. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/danista-hunte-582bba2/.
  18. “Our Staff.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/our-staff.
  19. “Elisabeth Hyleck.” LinkedIn. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabeth-hyleck-a95362183/.
  20. “Our 2024 Board.” Maryland Philanthropy Network. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.marylandphilanthropy.org/our-2024-board.
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: March 1, 1984

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2022 Dec Form 990 $4,830,304 $4,759,274 $5,608,692 $330,764 N $3,974,470 $685,340 $26,388 $240,164
    2021 Dec Form 990 $5,920,100 $5,369,236 $5,808,264 $276,693 N $5,306,219 $461,042 $30,458 $347,013
    2020 Dec Form 990 $5,406,100 $2,884,702 $4,849,624 $227,611 N $5,197,924 $173,015 $27,596 $233,581 PDF
    2019 Dec Form 990 $1,609,332 $1,817,768 $2,207,247 $235,354 N $1,613,350 $49,114 $39,662 $146,260 PDF
    2018 Dec Form 990 $1,478,496 $1,777,649 $2,102,573 $141,722 Y $1,404,707 $29,438 $30,886 $143,866 PDF
    2017 Dec Form 990 $1,871,768 $1,862,174 $2,471,151 $108,262 N $1,787,390 $34,421 $28,617 $142,831 PDF
    2016 Dec Form 990 $1,656,367 $1,558,761 $2,338,395 $127,213 N $1,540,280 $26,835 $85,210 $140,349 PDF
    2015 Dec Form 990 $1,916,945 $1,792,345 $2,161,850 $63,904 N $1,865,577 $15,290 $28,684 $130,081 PDF
    2014 Dec Form 990 $1,700,348 $2,057,147 $2,208,412 $183,433 N $1,627,317 $17,013 $44,343 $155,973 PDF
    2013 Dec Form 990 $1,890,077 $2,386,743 $2,392,226 $31,851 N $1,810,825 $32,180 $36,269 $122,247 PDF
    2012 Dec Form 990 $2,002,515 $2,585,324 $3,461,630 $694,813 N $1,878,922 $75,250 $37,530 $107,865 PDF
    2011 Dec Form 990 $4,919,084 $4,167,032 $4,880,983 $1,570,431 N $4,886,441 $0 $12,804 $94,842 PDF

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    Maryland Philanthropy Network (MPN)


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