Leonard & Helen R. Stulman Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in mental health, health or ageing and serves people in Maryland, especially Baltimore City, it fits the foundation's stated focus, but do not apply for K–12 public education, conferences or symposia, brick-and-mortar capital projects or individual scholarships, and only 501(c)(3) organisations, or those with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor in good standing, are eligible.
- Typical grants fall between $25,000 and $200,000 and the median grant is $70,500, so a request in that region is realistic.
- Start with a Letter of Inquiry, since only inquiries assessed as a potential fit are invited to a full proposal, and aim for the mid-January, mid-May or mid-September deadline that follows.
- Repeat grantees dominate its giving, as 82% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in an earlier filing, so a first approach is worth making but should be planned with that in mind.
- Staff welcome questions before you submit, and a call is not required, so use that route if it would help you prepare.
Overview
Leonard & Helen R. Stulman Foundation is a US private foundation based in Baltimore, 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
The foundation supports work in mental health, health and ageing to improve the lives of people living in Maryland. Eligible applicants are non-profit organisations with 501(c)(3) status or a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor in good standing. It seeks projects with staying power that help non-profits establish or strengthen work in its core areas and describes grantmaking as a joint endeavour in which it learns alongside the organisations it funds. In mental health it aims to increase access to treatment for underserved populations and promote healing and community participation for people with serious mental illnesses. In health it focuses on chronic-disease prevention and management and access to care for disadvantaged populations. In ageing it invests in services and initiatives that help older adults remain in their communities of choice. It concentrates giving in Maryland, with a substantial share in Baltimore City.
Themes
- Mental health
- Health
- Aging
Geographic Focus
Priority: Maryland; Baltimore City.
What They Don't Fund
- K–12 public education
- Conferences or symposia
- Brick-and-mortar capital projects
- Individual scholarships
How to apply
Organisations begin with a Letter of Inquiry (LOI). Staff review LOIs, and inquiries assessed as a potential fit are invited to the full-proposal stage; the invitation includes submission instructions and the applicable deadline.
Deadlines: Invited full proposals have three annual deadlines: mid-January, mid-May and mid-September.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 82% 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 114 grants to organisations were $70,500 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It favours projects with staying power that help non-profits establish or strengthen work in its core areas.
- It describes grantmaking as a joint endeavour and wants to learn alongside the organisations it funds.
- It is flexible about proposal format and accepts proposals prepared for other funders.
- Meetings or calls before an LOI are not required, but staff welcome questions if a conversation would help applicants prepare.
- Staff thoroughly review proposals and typically include a follow-up call or meeting.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 82% of grant dollars went to organisations Leonard & Helen R. Stulman Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 36 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $72,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Civic Works · General$478,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Community Services · General$263,2002024 tax year
- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing · General$250,0002024 tax year
- Pro Bono Counseling Project · General$183,6712024 tax year
- Healthcare For Homeless Inc · General$160,0002024 tax year
- Meals on Wheels Central Maryland · General$150,0002024 tax year
- Moveable Feast · General$150,0002024 tax year
- Center for Hope · General$134,2002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Tanya Terrell — Director
- Amy Seto — Director
- Walter D Pinkard JR — Treasurer
- John Machen — Officer
- Shale D Stiller — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,228,029 | $4,316,366 | $83,031,209 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,222,856 | $4,345,032 | $87,836,451 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,315,284 | $3,386,899 | $91,257,199 | 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- info@stulmanfoundation.org
- Baltimore, MD
- stulmanfoundation.org
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Contact
- info@stulmanfoundation.org
- Baltimore, MD
- stulmanfoundation.org