Van Strum Foundation
Private foundation · Baltimore, MD · EIN 94-2870047 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Van Strum Foundation 8833023
58grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$7,500lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 58 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $40K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
901 S Bond St Ste 400
Baltimore, MD 21231-3340
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 37 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Marker Inc | Easton, MD | $122,000 |
| McKenzie River Trust | Eugene, OR | $100,000 |
| For All Seasons | Easton, MD | $50,000 |
| Critchlow Adkins Children Center | Easton, MD | $45,000 |
| McKenzie River Trust | Eugene, OR | $45,000 |
| Mid Atlantic Symphony Orchestra SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S | Ocean City, MD | $45,000 |
| Smith College SCHOLARSHIP FUND GRANT | Northampton, MA | $42,000 |
| Mid Atlantic Symphony Orchestra | Ocean City, MD | $32,500 |
| Critchlow Adkins Children Center INITIATIVE AND OPERATING | Easton, MD | $32,500 |
| Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum | St Michaels, MD | $30,000 |
| Critchlow Adkins Children Center INITIATIVE AND OPERATING | Easton, MD | $30,000 |
| YMCA of the Chesapeake | Easton, MD | $25,000 |
| Channel Marker Inc | Easton, MD | $25,000 |
| ON This Spot | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Modern Warriors Live | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 |
| Channel Marker Inc | Easton, MD | $25,000 |
| Modern Warriors Live | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 |
| Allegro Academy | Easton, MD | $22,000 |
| Talbot Interfaith Shelter | Easton, MD | $20,000 |
| Academy of the Arts Museum ENDOWMENT CIRCLE PLEDGE | Easton, MD | $20,000 |
| Smith College SCHOLARSHIP FUND GRANT | Northampton, MA | $20,000 |
| Mid Atlantic Symphony Orchestra SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S | Ocean City, MD | $20,000 |
| For All Seasons | Easton, MD | $20,000 |
| Chesapeake Music | Easton, MD | $18,000 |
| For All Seasons | Easton, MD | $15,000 |
| The Good Dog Foundation | Hudson, NY | $15,000 |
| Chesapeake Music | Easton, MD | $13,000 |
| Modern Warriors Live | Cleveland, OH | $12,000 |
| Ojai Valley School | Ojai, CA | $11,000 |
| The Berry Center | New Castle, KY | $10,000 |
| Historical Society of Talbot County | Easton, MD | $10,000 |
| McKenzie River Trust | Eugene, OR | $10,000 |
| Carpe Diem Arts | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 |
| Mscf - Frederick Douglass Honor Society | Easton, MD | $10,000 |
| Academy of Art | Easton, MD | $10,000 |
| The Berry Center | New Castle, KY | $10,000 |
| Talbot Interfaith Shelter | Easton, MD | $10,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum SUPPORT FOR DISCRETION OF | St Michaels, MD | $10,000 |
| Academy of Art | Easton, MD | $10,000 |
| The Berry Center | New Castle, KY | $10,000 |
| Talbot Interfaith Shelter | Easton, MD | $10,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum SUPPORT FOR DISCRETION OF | St Michaels, MD | $10,000 |
| Chesapeake Music | Easton, MD | $10,000 |
| MacUlar Degeneration Association | Sarasota, FL | $7,500 |
| Academy of the Arts Museum | Easton, MD | $7,500 |
| Carpe Diem Inc | Milford, OH | $5,500 |
| Mid-Shore Community Foundation | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| Talbot Hospice Foundation Inc | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| YMCA of the Chesapeake | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| Benedictine School | Ridgely, MD | $5,000 |
| Talbot Hospice Foundation Inc SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| Mscf Frederick Douglass Honor | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| Historical Society of Talbot County | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| Allegro Academy | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| Talbot Hospice Foundation Inc SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S | Easton, MD | $5,000 |
| Carpe Diem Arts | Silver Spring, MD | $3,500 |
| Historical Society of Talbot County | Easton, MD | $2,500 |
| Easton YMCA | Easton, MD | $2,500 |
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