Sherman Family Foundation
Sherman Family Foundation is a Baltimore-based private foundation that invests in education and supports young people and families in Baltimore, with priorities in early childhood, K–12 (including STEM/math) and supports for children and families. The site includes an About section, funding priorities, and a grants contact ([email protected]).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations serving Baltimore and Maryland children, youth, and families with programs in early childhood, K–12 (including STEM/math), or community supports; both established anchors and locally rooted nonprofits that demonstrate measurable impact and alignment with the foundation’s priorities.
Good Fit
- • Work focused on Baltimore-area children, families, or K–12 education.
- • Programmatic fit with early childhood, STEM/math, or family support priorities.
- • Capacity to use general operations funding or demonstrate organizational stability.
- • Existing local partnerships or referrals from Maryland anchor institutions.
- • Track record that can justify multi-year or larger awards.
Geography
Observed giving is heavily concentrated in Maryland (about 88% of dollars in 2024) but grants also went to organizations in roughly a dozen other states, so the footprint is state-focused with some out-of-state activity.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a large and diverse set of recipients in the latest year (118 distinct organizations), with a mix of small and large awards and a meaningful number of new grantees alongside repeat recipients.
New Applicants
Although the public materials state that applications are by invitation only and the fund largely preselects recipients, the observed grants record shows 52 new recipients in 2024 (about 44%), indicating that new entrants have been added to the portfolio even without an open application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
