Sherman Family Foundation

BALTIMORE, MD EIN: 52-6723302

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$73.3M

-16.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$19.0M

-1.6% YoY

Grant Count

118

+11.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$161K

-11.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$24M$48M$72M$96M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$73,284,172$87,496,501$103,594,473
Revenue$6,023,024$3,680,497$2,263,499
Expenses$20,227,246$19,793,246$13,507,926
Qualifying Distributions$19,282,639$19,520,920$13,282,890
Net Investment Income$5,316,336$3,577,438$2,221,190
Distributable Amount$4,703,523$5,065,047$5,542,567

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$14M$19M34 grants202044 grants202184 grants2022106 grants2023118 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UMBCUNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF…$2.9MCENTER FOR URBAN FAMILIE…$2.3MBALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHE…$1.4MTHE Y OF CENTRAL MARYLAN…$1.0MFUND FOR EDUCATIONAL EXC…$740KMPT FOUNDATION INC$525KUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MA…$510KPOINT SOURCE YOUTH$500KROLAND PARK COMMUNITY FO…$500KTEACH FOR AMERICA BALTIM…$500K

Grant Size Distribution

386 grants across all recorded years

210<$50K59$50–100K54$100–250K33$250–500K19$500K–1M9$1–5M2$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BETSY SHERMANTRUSTEE4
DAVID SHERMANTRUSTEE0.5
MICHAEL SHERMANTRUSTEE0.5
JONATHAN SHERMANTRUSTEE0.5
MATTHEW SHERMANTRUSTEE0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

AdelphiAnnapolisArlingtonAtlantaAugustaAustinBaltimoreBeavertonBerkeleyBostonBrooklineBrooklynChicagoClaremontColumbiaComptonCoral GablesCresaptownCrownsvilleFairfield

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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