Applications are now being accepted for the Goldseker Foundation Grant Program.
Donor Name: Goldseker Foundation
State: Maryland
City: Baltimore
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Goldseker Foundation invests in people and institutions toward a socially and economically healthy future for Baltimore.
Priorities
The Foundation makes strategic grants to 501(c)(3), 509(a), and fiscally sponsored organizations, with the following focus.
- Community Development: The Foundation provides essential operating support to Baltimore’s leading community development organizations—particularly those driving neighborhood revitalization.
- Education: The Foundation supports scholarships, schools, and systems-level education reform in Baltimore City.
- Growth & Competitiveness: The Foundation invests in programs that attract talent, develop leadership, and expand opportunity. Increasingly, this includes work with the City’s vibrant and growing immigrant communities.
- Capacity-Building: The Foundation strengthens the nonprofit sector with targeted support for organizational development.
Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation’s grantmaking policies reflect the donor’s wishes and the legal requirements governing private philanthropy.
- To be considered for funding, an organization must meet several requirements:
- Applicants (or their fiscal sponsors) must be nonprofit organizations as defined in Section 501(c)(3) or Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Applicants must carry out their work principally in Baltimore City.
- Applicants may not discriminate based on any protected class.
Ineligibility
The Foundation does not provide funds for:
- Arts and culture
- Specific disabilities or diseases
- Religious programs or purposes
- Political action groups
- Individuals
- Capital projects (i.e. buildings, infrastructure, or equipment)
- Endowments
- Publications
- Projects normally financed by government
For more information, visit Goldseker Foundation.


