2022 Baltimore Nonprofit Relief Fund
From youth development to providing a helping hand to neighbors experiencing homelessness, nonprofit organizations play a critical role in helping Baltimore residents build a good life. Nonprofits in Baltimore have continued to provide crucial services throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and many will continue to experience negative financial impacts to their core operations and services due to the public health emergency.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore Civic Fund are investing an additional $4 million for tax-exempt nonprofit organizations located in Baltimore City. The third round of the Baltimore Nonprofit Relief Fund closed April 29, 2022 at 5 p.m. ET. Thank you to all organizations that applied!
Organizations that applied for the grant opportunity will receive more information about their award by July 2022.
Who is Eligible?
Eligible organizations are tax-exempt nonprofit organizations that can demonstrate negative financial impacts of COVID-19 and have an operating location in Baltimore City. This funding opportunity does not apply to child care providers. In addition to the eligibility requirements, the Civic fund will prioritize awards for organizations meeting one or more of the below criteria.
2022 Nonprofit Relief Fund Priority Areas:
In this round of nonprofit relief funding, the Civic Fund will approach grant decision-making with an equity lens, including prioritizing specific types of organizations:
Organizations that have not previously received funding from local, state, or federal COVID-19 relief programs, including prior rounds of the Baltimore Nonprofit Relief Fund.
Organizations located in a qualified census tract in Baltimore City.
Organizations that employ more than half of their staff as Baltimore City residents.
Organizations with 20 or fewer full-time employees.
The Civic Fund encourages all eligible organizations, including those that do not meet the above priority qualifications, to apply for funding.
Which Costs are Eligible?
This current round of funding is drawn from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and will be targeted to budgetary areas most impacted by COVID-19. Eligible costs must have been incurred or will be incurred from March 3, 2021 through August 31, 2022.
Eligible costs include:
Working capital such as rent, payroll, and utilities;
Professional services (e.g., marketing, hiring, accounting);
Infrastructure improvement related to the mitigation of COVID-19 such as HVAC upgrades; equipment and services to expand outdoor services;
Technology to support telework; and
Purchase of COVID-19 related supplies such as PPE.
Award Amounts:
While there is no minimum request amount, nonprofit organizations are eligible for maximum request amounts based on their operating budget for the most recent completed fiscal year:
Nonprofit organizations with operating budgets below $250,000 can request up to $10,000
Nonprofit organizations with operating budgets between $250,000 and $1 million can request up to $25,000
Nonprofit organizations with operating budgets at or above $1 million can request up to $50,000
Please note that organizations applying for awards of more than $25,000 will need to provide an independent audit from no later than calendar year 2019.