Grants paid by Tourism Council of Frederick County Inc

EIN 52-1057866 · Frederick, MD · Form 990, Schedule I

Tourism Council of Frederick County Inc of Frederick, MD (EIN 52-1057866) reported 116 grants paid totaling $3,776,048 to 44 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$3,776,048

116 grants

Recipients

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2025

8 filings in the corpus

By tax year

2018$42K2019$316K2020$439K2021$284K2022$532K2023$617K2024$666K2025$880K

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax year	Grants paid	Amount paid	Approved for future
2018	4	$41,629	—
2019	12	$316,083	—
2020	15	$439,223	—
2021	14	$283,926	—
2022	17	$531,793	—
2023	15	$616,889	—
2024	16	$666,134	—
2025	23	$880,371	—

Top recipients

The 44 recipients receiving the most from Tourism Council of Frederick County Inc, by grants paid, out of 44 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
Recipient	Match	Location	Grants	Total paid	Latest year
Downtown Frederick Partnership 52-1682341	A	Frederick, MD	7	$1,149,541	2025
Main Street Middletown 26-4781800	A	Middletown, MD	7	$380,081	2025
Weinberg Center for the Arts 52-6000789	A	Frederick, MD	7	$297,448	2025
Brunswick Main Street 20-1752140	A	Brunswick, MD	7	$281,792	2025
National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton 27-4611365	A	Emmitsburg, MD	6	$202,320	2025
Thurmont Main Street 02-0783143	A	Thurmont, MD	4	$177,927	2025
National Museum of Civil War Medicine Inc 52-1700738	A	Frederick, MD	5	$140,128	2025
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area 46-4104592	A	Frederick, MD	6	$139,463	2025
Catoctin Furnance Historical Society Inc 52-1038473	A	Thurmont, MD	5	$111,670	2025
Town of Thurmont Md	U	Thurmont, MD	5	$92,010	2022
The Great Frederick Fair 52-0945839	A	Frederick, MD	2	$82,506	2025
New Market Main Street 02-0348630	A	New Market, MD	3	$74,006	2025
Harps Foundation (the Arts at Greenspring) 31-1657824	A	Frederick, MD	5	$68,434	2025
Delaplaine Arts Center 52-1481592	A	Frederick, MD	4	$63,372	2025
Mount St Mary's University 52-0591672	A	Emmitsburg, MD	4	$45,067	2025
New Market Main Street	U	New Market, MD	3	$40,871	2021
Town of Emmitsburg	U	Emmitsburg, MD	2	$38,430	2024
Aarch 32-0213170	A	Frederick, MD	3	$37,500	2024
Maryland Ensemble Theatre 52-1964330	A	Frederick, MD	1	$35,040	2025
Frederick Keys Baseball	U	Frederick, MD	1	$25,000	2020
The Community Fdn of Frederick Co Md Inc 52-1488711	A	Frederick, MD	2	$24,720	2025
City of Brunswick	U	Brunswick, MD	1	$22,000	2020
Liberty Town Volunteer Fire Dept 52-1171547	A	Libertytown, MD	2	$21,690	2023
Town of New Market	U	New Market, MD	1	$21,513	2022
Heritage Frederick 52-6050333	A	Frederick, MD	2	$17,299	2025
Eartha Handmade Tile	U	Port Republic, MD	1	$15,700	2020
Literacy Council of Frederick Co Inc 52-1100228	A	Frederick, MD	2	$15,000	2022
Friends of Lefty Kreh 23-7037444	A	Frederick, MD	1	$15,000	2022
Community Arts Inc 84-2090889	A	Frederick, MD	1	$15,000	2022
Friends of Cunningham Falls State Park and Gambrill State Park 57-1957839	A	Thurmont, MD	2	$13,130	2025
National Museum of Civil War Medicine Inc 52-1722738	A	Frederick, MD	1	$10,980	2021
Corrigan Sports Enterprises Inc	U	Elkridge, MD	1	$10,000	2020
Frederick Co Fire & Rescue Museum 30-0516877	A	Emmitsburg, MD	1	$10,000	2020
The Washington Post	U	Philadelphia, PA	1	$10,000	2021
Frederick Health Inc 45-4133096	A	Frederick, MD	1	$9,600	2025
Frederick County Maryland 52-6000943	A	Frederick, MD	1	$9,032	2025
American Junior Golf Association 58-1433914	A	Braselton, GA	1	$8,000	2018
Friends of Baker Park 52-1759639	A	Frederick, MD	1	$7,700	2021
Friends of Carroll Creek Urban Park 46-1297552	A	Frederick, MD	1	$7,670	2025
The Frederick Center Inc 46-1705400	A	Frederick, MD	1	$6,700	2025
Catoctin Forest Alliance 26-4223157	A	Thurmont, MD	1	$6,700	2024
Frederick County Public Library (c Burr Artz Library) 52-0591537	A	Frederick, MD	1	$5,808	2019
New Spire Arts Inc 46-3479474	A	Frederick, MD	1	$5,200	2019
Rotary Club of Carroll Creek 52-1904198	A	Frederick, MD	1	$5,000	2025

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 116 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Tourism Council of Frederick County Inc
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2025	Downtown Frederick Partnership Frederick, MD	A	$238,854	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING, TRIPP DEVELOPMENT, & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202621319349303462
2025	Weinberg Center for the Arts Frederick, MD	A	$89,189	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	Brunswick Main Street Brunswick, MD	A	$66,522	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202621319349303462
2025	National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Emmitsburg, MD	A	$58,140	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING, TRIPP DEVELOPMENT, & TRIPP GROUP	202621319349303462
2025	Main Street Middletown Middletown, MD	A	$56,703	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING, TRIPP DEVELOPMENT, & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202621319349303462
2025	Thurmont Main Street Thurmont, MD	A	$54,278	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202621319349303462
2025	National Museum of Civil War Medicine Inc Frederick, MD	A	$49,078	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202621319349303462
2025	The Great Frederick Fair Frederick, MD	A	$40,800	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202621319349303462
2025	Catoctin Furnace Historical Society Thurmont, MD	A	$38,221	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	Maryland Ensemble Theatre Frederick, MD	A	$35,040	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202621319349303462
2025	Delaplaine Arts Center Frederick, MD	A	$26,570	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVLOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	Greenspring Foundation Frederick, MD	A	$18,649	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	New Market Main Street New Market, MD	A	$17,516	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202621319349303462
2025	National Shrine Grotto On the Campus of Mount St Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	A	$15,296	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202621319349303462
2025	The Community Fdn of Frederick Co Md Inc Frederick, MD	A	$13,750	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Frederick, MD	A	$12,000	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	Frederick Health Inc Frederick, MD	A	$9,600	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	Frederick County Maryland Frederick, MD	A	$9,032	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	Friends of Carroll Creek Urban Park Frederick, MD	A	$7,670	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	The Frederick Center Inc Frederick, MD	A	$6,700	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202621319349303462
2025	Historical Society of Frederick County Frederick, MD	A	$6,133	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	Friends of Cunningham Falls State Park and Gambrill State Park Thurmont, MD	A	$5,630	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202621319349303462
2025	Rotary Club of Carroll Creek Frederick, MD	A	$5,000	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202621319349303462
2024	Downtown Frederick Partnership Frederick, MD	A	$216,273	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202530769349300948
2024	Weinberg Center for the Arts Frederick, MD	A	$84,196	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202530769349300948
2024	Main Street Middletown Middletown, MD	A	$66,799	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202530769349300948
2024	Brunswick Main Street Brunswick, MD	A	$55,847	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING, TRIPP DEVELOPMENT, & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202530769349300948
2024	National Museum of Civil War Medicine Inc Frederick, MD	A	$46,310	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202530769349300948
2024	Thurmont Main Street Thurmont, MD	A	$43,532	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING, TRIPP DEVELOPMENT, & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202530769349300948
2024	National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Emmitsburg, MD	A	$34,979	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT & TRIPP ADVERTISING	202530769349300948
2024	New Market Main Street New Market, MD	A	$26,732	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202530769349300948
2024	Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Frederick, MD	A	$15,000	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202530769349300948
2024	Aarch Frederick, MD	A	$15,000	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202530769349300948
2024	Town of Emmitsburg Emmitsburg, MD	U	$14,919	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202530769349300948
2024	Catoctin Furnace Historical Society Thurmont, MD	A	$13,553	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202530769349300948
2024	National Shrine Grotto On the Campus of Mount St Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	A	$12,029	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202530769349300948
2024	Delaplaine Arts Center Frederick, MD	A	$7,792	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVLOPMENT	202530769349300948
2024	Catoctin Forest Alliance Thurmont, MD	A	$6,700	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202530769349300948
2024	Greenspring Foundation Frederick, MD	A	$6,473	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202530769349300948
2023	Downtown Frederick Partnership Frederick, MD	A	$207,897	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202440839349300504
2023	Main Street Middletown Middletown, MD	A	$60,796	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202440839349300504
2023	Thurmont Main Street Thurmont, MD	A	$54,099	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202440839349300504
2023	National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Emmitsburg, MD	A	$45,521	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT & TRIPP ADVERTISING	202440839349300504
2023	The Great Frederick Fair Frederick, MD	A	$41,706	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING, TRIPP DEVELOPMENT, AND TRIPP GROUP	202440839349300504
2023	Weinberg Center for the Arts Frederick, MD	A	$39,688	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202440839349300504
2023	Brunswick Main Street Brunswick, MD	A	$38,612	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202440839349300504
2023	New Market Main Street New Market, MD	A	$29,758	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202440839349300504
2023	Town of Emmitsburg Emmitsburg, MD	U	$23,511	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING, MAIN STREET PROGRAMS, & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202440839349300504
2023	National Museum of Civil War Medicine Inc Frederick, MD	A	$19,040	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP GROUP	202440839349300504
2023	Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department Libertytown, MD	A	$12,690	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202440839349300504
2023	National Shrine Grotto On the Campus of Mount St Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	A	$12,244	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202440839349300504
2023	Delaplaine Arts Center Frederick, MD	A	$11,590	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202440839349300504
2023	Catoctin Furnace Historical Society Thurmont, MD	A	$10,765	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & TRIPP GROUP	202440839349300504
2023	Greenspring Foundation Frederick, MD	A	$8,972	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202440839349300504
2022	Downtown Frederick Partnership Frederick, MD	A	$165,218	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202340209349300919
2022	Main Street Middletown Middletown, MD	A	$61,465	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202340209349300919
2022	Weinberg Center for the Arts Frederick, MD	A	$39,375	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202340209349300919
2022	Brunswick Main Street Brunswick, MD	A	$36,217	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202340209349300919
2022	Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Frederick, MD	A	$33,000	paid	DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT	202340209349300919
2022	National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Emmitsburg, MD	A	$32,180	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT & TRIPP ADVERTISING	202340209349300919
2022	Thurmont Main Street Thurmont, MD	A	$26,018	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202340209349300919
2022	Town of New Market New Market, MD	U	$21,513	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202340209349300919
2022	Catoctin Furnace Historical Society Thurmont, MD	A	$18,881	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT, UNANTICIPATED GRANT & TRIPP ADVERTISING	202340209349300919
2022	Delaplaine Arts Center Frederick, MD	A	$17,420	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT & TRIPP ADVERTISING	202340209349300919
2022	Friends of Lefty Kreh Frederick, MD	A	$15,000	paid	DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT	202340209349300919
2022	Aarch Frederick, MD	A	$15,000	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202340209349300919
2022	Community Arts Inc Frederick, MD	A	$15,000	paid	DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT	202340209349300919
2022	National Museum of Civil War Medicine Inc Frederick, MD	A	$14,720	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT & TRIPP ADVERTISING	202340209349300919
2022	Town of Thurmont Md Thurmont, MD	U	$7,788	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT & DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT	202340209349300919
2022	Literacy Council of Frederick Co Inc Frederick, MD	A	$7,500	paid	TRIPP DEVLOPMENT	202340209349300919
2022	Mount St Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	A	$5,498	paid	TRIPP ADVERTISING	202340209349300919
2021	Downtown Frederick Partnership Frederick, MD	A	$80,552	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202200779349300730
2021	Brunswick Main Street Brunswick, MD	A	$37,530	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202200779349300730
2021	Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Frederick, MD	A	$32,000	paid	DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT	202200779349300730
2021	Main Street Middletown Middletown, MD	A	$29,541	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT & MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202200779349300730
2021	Seton Heritage Ministries Inc Emmitsburg, MD	A	$22,500	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202200779349300730
2021	National Museum of Civil War Medicine Inc Frederick, MD	A	$10,980	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202200779349300730
2021	The Community Fdn of Frederick Co Md Inc Frederick, MD	A	$10,970	paid	DESTINATION DEVELOPMENTS	202200779349300730
2021	Town of Thurmont Md Thurmont, MD	U	$10,946	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202200779349300730
2021	The Washington Post Philadelphia, PA	U	$10,000	paid	DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT	202200779349300730
2021	New Market Main Street New Market, MD	U	$8,707	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202200779349300730
2021	Friends of Baker Park Frederick, MD	A	$7,700	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202200779349300730
2021	Aarch Frederick, MD	A	$7,500	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202200779349300730
2021	Friends of Cunningham Falls State Park and Gambrill State Park Thurmont, MD	A	$7,500	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202200779349300730
2021	Literacy Council of Frederick Co Inc Frederick, MD	A	$7,500	paid	TRIPP DEVLOPMENT	202200779349300730
2020	Downtown Frederick Partnership Frederick, MD	A	$126,472	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS & DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT	202121199349301612
2020	Main Street Middletown Middletown, MD	A	$51,055	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202121199349301612
2020	Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Frederick, MD	A	$40,000	paid	DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT	202121199349301612
2020	Catoctin Furnance Historical Society Inc Thurmont, MD	A	$30,250	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT & IRONMASTER SPONSORSHIP	202121199349301612
2020	Brunswick Main Street Brunswick, MD	A	$29,387	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202121199349301612
2020	Town of Thurmont Md Thurmont, MD	U	$28,664	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202121199349301612
2020	Frederick Keys Baseball Frederick, MD	U	$25,000	paid	DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT VISIT FRED SPONSORSHIP	202121199349301612
2020	City of Brunswick Brunswick, MD	U	$22,000	paid	DESTINATION & TRIPP DEVELOPMENTS	202121199349301612
2020	Eartha Handmade Tile Port Republic, MD	U	$15,700	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202121199349301612
2020	Weinberg Center for the Arts Frederick, MD	A	$15,000	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202121199349301612
2020	New Market Main Street New Market, MD	U	$14,865	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202121199349301612
2020	Harps Foundation (the Arts at Greenspring) Frederick, MD	A	$11,830	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202121199349301612
2020	Frederick Co Fire & Rescue Museum Emmitsburg, MD	A	$10,000	paid	DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT	202121199349301612
2020	Corrigan Sports Enterprises Inc Elkridge, MD	U	$10,000	paid	DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT SPONSORSHIP	202121199349301612
2020	Liberty Town Volunteer Fire Dept Libertytown, MD	A	$9,000	paid	TRIPP DEVLOPMENT	202121199349301612
2019	Downtown Frederick Partnership Frederick, MD	A	$114,275	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202040309349300904
2019	Main Street Middletown Middletown, MD	A	$53,722	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202040309349300904
2019	Town of Thurmont Md Thurmont, MD	U	$32,312	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202040309349300904
2019	Harpsgreenspring Foundation Richmond, VA	A	$22,510	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT AND OVERNIGHT INCENTIVES	202040309349300904
2019	Brunswick Main Street Brunswick, MD	A	$17,677	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202040309349300904
2019	New Market Main Street New Market, MD	U	$17,299	paid	MAIN STREET PROGRAMS	202040309349300904
2019	Weinberg Center for the Arts Frederick, MD	A	$15,000	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202040309349300904
2019	Town of Thurmont Md Thurmont, MD	U	$12,300	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202040309349300904
2019	National Museum of Civil War Medicine Frederick, MD	A	$10,980	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202040309349300904
2019	National Shrine of St Elizabeth Ann Seton Emmitsburg, MD	A	$9,000	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202040309349300904
2019	Frederick County Public Library (c Burr Artz Library) Frederick, MD	A	$5,808	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT	202040309349300904
2019	New Spire Arts Inc Frederick, MD	A	$5,200	paid	TRIPP DEVELOPMENT AND OVERNIGHT INCENTIVES	202040309349300904
2018	Weinberg Center for the Arts Frederick, MD	A	$15,000	paid	TOURISM DEVELOPMENT	201921359349306187
2018	Heritage Frederick Frederick, MD	A	$11,166	paid	TOURISM DEVELOPMENT	201921359349306187
2018	American Junior Golf Association Braselton, GA	A	$8,000	paid	TOURISM DEVELOPMENT	201921359349306187
2018	Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Frederick, MD	A	$7,463	paid	TOURISM DEVELOPMENT	201921359349306187

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
Form	Tax year	Period end	Filed	Schema	IRS OBJECT_ID
990	2025	2025-06-30	not stated	2024v5.5	202621319349303462
990	2024	2024-06-30	not stated	2023v6.0	202530769349300948
990	2023	2023-06-30	not stated	2022v5.0	202440839349300504
990	2022	2022-06-30	not stated	2021v4.2	202340209349300919
990	2021	2021-06-30	not stated	2020v4.2	202200779349300730
990	2020	2020-06-30	not stated	2019v5.2	202121199349301612
990	2019	2019-06-30	not stated	2018v3.1	202040309349300904
990	2018	2018-06-30	not stated	2017v2.3	201921359349306187

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