Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation supports early childhood education, K-12 education, arts and culture, health and human services in Maryland.
IP TAKE: This is a Baltimore funder to know for early childhood, elementary and secondary education, but one that is not open to unsolicited requests. The foundation lacks a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines.
PROFILE: Established in 1961, the Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation is a private family foundation based in Baltimore, Maryland. Family member John A. Luetkemeyer, Jr. serves as the foundation’s president. Limited information is publicly known about the founder and the affiliated family. It funds local efforts for early childhood education, K-12 education, health and human services.
The Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers. Most of its grantmaking comes in the form of unrestricted support. Funding often goes towards supporting Baltimore’s teachers and students, hospitals, local schools, cultural institutions and higher education institutions. These grants often go to well-known and well-established organizations. The foundation does not typically make grants to individuals.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $150,000. The foundation often awards over $3 million in grants per year. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan area. Past local grantees include the Baltimore Corps, Center Stage, Christo Rey Jesuit High School and the Baltimore School for the Arts.
This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and only funds pre-selected organizations. Direct general questions to the staff at 443-921-4358. A mailing address is also provided below.
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CONTACT:
Rolling Luetkemeyer Foundation
1427 Clarkview Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21209
(443) 921-4358
