Osprey Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 14-1862154 · since 2003ospreyfdn.org·Baltimore, United States·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$6.1M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$50,000 to $700k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$150k

Typical grant (median)

27 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

Osprey Foundation funds water, sanitation and hygiene; cleaner cooking; ecumenical and interfaith community building; and social justice, with a geographic priority of United States; Baltimore.
A realistic request would sit around the median grant of $150,000, with most grants falling between $50,000 and $700,000, though the largest grant made was $1,100,000.
The foundation operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a grant writer should not send in a cold application but should look for ways to be introduced or noticed by the foundation.
With 59% of grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the prior two filings, this looks like a relationship-led funder that favours continuing partners, so new applicants should be realistic about how competitive an approach may be.
No information is given on timing or deadlines.

Overview

Osprey Foundation is a US private foundation based in Towson, MD.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Osprey Foundation focuses on water, sanitation and hygiene; cleaner cooking; ecumenical and interfaith community building; and social justice. It supports WASH initiatives delivering effective, sustainable and scalable services in underserved communities, and cleaner-cooking approaches, including early-stage market-based solutions and research. Its interfaith work partners with faith-related nonprofits that build communities, educate and convene public conversations across religious differences. In social justice it seeks solutions for fulfilled lives and livelihoods, with particular attention to Baltimore, and works internationally on access to health care and government accountability. Across its grantmaking, it backs innovative grantees and investees testing solutions, listens to partners and provides funding to pilot innovations and demonstrate their promise. Its work spans sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States, with a concentration in Baltimore.

Themes

Water, sanitation and hygiene
Cleaner cooking
Ecumenical and interfaith
Social justice

Geographic Focus

Priority: United States; Baltimore.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 59% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 79 grants to organisations were $150,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

It supports innovative grantees and investees as they launch and experiment with new solutions.
It listens to its partners, including those in the early stages of their work, and funds pilots and efforts to prove solutions.
Its interfaith partners are encouraged to pursue strategic, responsive and goal-focused work with measurable impact.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

District of Columbia29%

Maryland24%

New York8%

Washington6%

Illinois5%

California5%

6 other states: 10%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 13%

The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 59% of grant dollars went to organisations Osprey Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
11% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Israel, Switzerland).
21% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

27 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $150k

How much do they typically give?

Share of 27 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$10k–$25k4%

$25k–$50k4%

$50k–$100k19%

$100k–$250k41%

$250k–$500k22%

$500k–$1M11%

Median $150k (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

United Nations Foundation · Clean cooking alliance
$790,0002024 tax year
Irc International Water And Sanitation · Agenda for change, honduras and other programs
$700,0002024 tax year
Frontier Finance Solutions BV · Health and gender benefits
$500,0002024 tax year
Uptime Global · Piloting water safety incentives wash sector
$425,0002024 tax year
Focusing Philanthropy · Water for people rawanda and clean water for clinics and schools
$403,3252024 tax year
Johns Hopkins University · Water institute - assess household water use and health outcomes navajo nation
$400,0002024 tax year
Johns Hopkins University · Conduct water survey dine households navajo nation
$350,0002024 tax year
WaterAid America · Clean water and hygiene systems change
$300,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Steven Scolari — Sec / Treasurer
Louis Boorstin — Managing Director
William Clarke — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$9,273,232	$7,725,000	$43,921,457	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$7,127,057	$5,778,000	$39,761,901	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$7,927,284	$6,077,046	$35,823,700	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.