MIDDENDORF FOUNDATION INC
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Middendorf Foundation was founded in 1953 by J. William Jr. and Alice Carter Middendorf to support institutions and projects in their areas of interest within the State of Maryland. Their focus included: education, healthcare, social services, environmental, historical preservation and arts & culture. During their lifetimes, Mr. & Mrs. Middendorf provided inspirational leadership to the Foundation. Upon their deaths, the Foundation received generous bequests which allowed it to begin making more sizable grants on a regular basis. In 2018, upon the death of their last surviving child, Alice Carter Middendorf, the Foundation received another large bequest which has further strengthened its ability to support causes of interest to the Middendorfs. Today the Foundation is governed by trustees who are honored to safeguard the legacy of the Middendorfs.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Our Foundation focuses on the State of Maryland with a heavy focus on Baltimore City
Within our stated mission, we work in the State of Maryland
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Foundation awards grants that align with our six areas of focus: Education, Healthcare, Social Services, Environment, Historic Preservation and Cultural Institutions. We also evaluate the impact of our grants and track each project’s progress.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We consider one-time costs in the form of capital campaigns for building and/or equipment, grants for endowment, matching/challenge grants, and scholarship funds for higher education. The Foundation does not consider requests for the following:
Annual giving campaigns
Operating budgets (including wages and salaries)
Expense for programs, conferences or sponsorships
Grants to individuals or grants for political organizations
Organizations seeking to re-distribute grant funds.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have been making grants in Baltimore since 1972.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since 1972 the Middendorf Foundation has awarded grants totaling in excess of $50 million.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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MIDDENDORF FOUNDATION INC
Board of directorsas of 11/21/2019
Ms. Sealy Hopkinson
Forrest F. Bramble, Esq.
Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP
Linda W. McCleary
D.F. Dent, Inc.
Sealy Hopkinson
Phillips Hathaway
Hathaway's Millerton
David J. Ware
Church of the Redeemer
Timothy Hathaway
Brown Advisory
Melissa DeLong
M. David Stallings
Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP