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Who funds The Community Ecology Institute
EIN 81-0954815 · Columbia, MD · NTEE W99
The Community Ecology Institute of Columbia, MD (EIN 81-0954815) was named as a grant recipient by 16 funders in 32 grants paid totaling $718,557 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$718,557
32 grants paid
Funders
16
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Funders
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.
Grants
The 32 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chesapeake Bay Trust | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $118,248 | paid | COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP | 202620619349300122 |
| 2025 | Jewish Communal Fund | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $25,000 | paid | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202640629349300234 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $5,950 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | Michael S Hollins Foundation | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $3,978 | paid | GENREAL FUNDS | 202631349349102633 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation of Howard County Inc | Community Ecology Institute (the) Columbia, MD | A | $33,500 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL | 202522389349300712 |
| 2024 | Planet Aid Inc | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT LOCAL ORGINIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED | 202503089349300615 |
| 2024 | The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $10,000 | paid | AGROECOLOGY IN ACTION | 202533099349303983 |
| 2024 | Henry a Strohminger Family Foundation Inc | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $1,000 | paid | COMMUNITY GARDEN | 202511049349100921 |
| 2023 | France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $54,500 | paid | GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION. | 202413389349100611 |
| 2023 | The Community Foundation of Howard County Inc | Community Ecology Institute (the) Columbia, MD | A | $29,750 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL | 202413189349302026 |
| 2023 | Jewish Communal Fund | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $25,000 | paid | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202410969349301036 |
| 2023 | Planet Aid Inc | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT LOCAL ORGINIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED | 202432639349300623 |
| 2023 | Charles S & Millicent P Brown Family Foundation | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $5,000 | paid | TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY FOSTERING DIVERSE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE | 202423129349100707 |
| 2023 | Henry a Strohminger Family Foundation Inc | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $2,500 | paid | COMMUNITY GARDEN | 202400669349100020 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $295 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2023 | Equitable Foundation Inc | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $125 | paid | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION | 202403139349102030 |
| 2022 | The Community Foundation of Howard County Inc | Community Ecology Institute (the) Columbia, MD | A | $98,100 | paid | COMMUNITY GRANT | 202313199349324981 |
| 2022 | Charles S & Millicent P Brown Family Foundation | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $30,000 | paid | TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY FOSTERING DIVERSE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE | 202333139349100413 |
| 2022 | Planet Aid Inc | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $25,000 | paid | WAGES PAID FOR DOMESTIC SCHOOLS | 202333139349305193 |
| 2022 | The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $20,000 | paid | DESIGNATED AND OR GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF AGENCY PROGRAMS | 202300659349301010 |
| 2022 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $16,031 | paid | HICKORY RIDGE WALKABILITY | 202311869349301051 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $437 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | The France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $35,000 | paid | GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION. | 202301289349102660 |
| 2021 | The France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $35,000 | paid | GRANTS ARE TO BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION. | 202201369349103935 |
| 2021 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $33,918 | paid | CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED | 202202229349301755 |
| 2021 | The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $10,000 | paid | Designated and or granted in support of agency programs | 202220619349301352 |
| 2020 | The Horizon Foundation of Howard County Inc | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $20,000 | paid | ADVANCING HOCO COMMUNITY ADVOCACY | 202123149349304492 |
| 2020 | Charles S & Millicent P Brown Family Foundation | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $10,000 | paid | TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY FOSTERING DIVERSE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE | 202133159349102943 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | The Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $225 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | Charles S & Millicent P Brown Family Foundation | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | B | $15,000 | paid | TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY FOSTERING DIVERSE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE | 202031369349101533 |
| 2019 | Friends of the Patapsco Valley Inc | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $2,500 | paid | TRASH TO TREASURE PROGRAMS | 202010879349300706 |
| 2018 | Friends of the Patapsco Valley Inc | Community Ecology Institute Columbia, MD | A | $2,500 | paid | DEVELOP NEW AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS | 201901029349300445 |
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 inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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