The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti Foundation funds work in education, mentorship, community development and workforce development, with its geographic focus given as a priority on Baltimore.
- Most grants fall between $5,000 and $900,000, with a typical grant of $60,000, so a modest request pitched around that level is realistic, even though the largest grant recorded was around $8,100,000.
- It operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited funding requests, though organisations may email a brief description of their work aligned with its priorities to info@bisciotti.org; being invited to apply does not guarantee funding.
- With 81% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in its two previous filings, this looks like a relationship-led funder, so a short, well-targeted introduction is a sensible first step rather than a full unsolicited proposal.
- There is no fixed deadline, as the foundation may invite proposals at any point in the year.
Overview
The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti 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’s mission is to promote entrepreneurship, expand resources to underserved communities and reduce the opportunity gap. It focuses its grantmaking on 501(c)(3) organisations working in education, mentorship, community development and workforce development, with a geographic focus on its hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. It identifies and builds relationships with organisations whose programmes and initiatives complement its strategies. Its application process is invitation-only and it does not accept unsolicited funding requests. Organisations may send a brief description of work aligned with its priorities, and the foundation may invite proposals throughout the calendar year; an invitation does not guarantee funding.
Themes
- Education
- Mentorship
- Community development
- Workforce development
Geographic Focus
Priority: Baltimore.
How to apply
Organisations may email a brief description of their work aligned with the foundation’s priorities to info@bisciotti.org.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 81% 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 203 grants to organisations were $60,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation identifies and builds relationships with organisations whose programmes and initiatives complement its strategies.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 25% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations The Stephen and Renee Bisciotti 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 79 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $75,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Associated Catholic Charities · Greater promise campaign$8,000,0002024 tax year
- Foundation to Combat Antisemitism · General operating$5,000,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore · Capital campaign - hilton recreation center$3,000,0002024 tax year
- Blackbird Laboratories · General operating$2,973,0002024 tax year
- Blackbird Laboratories · General operating$2,718,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore · Capital campaign - hilton recreation center$2,600,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore · Capital campaign - hilton recreation center$2,400,0002024 tax year
- Baltimore Community Foundation · Key bridge emergency fund$2,000,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Stephen J Bisciotti — Director
- Renee F Bisciotti — President, Treasurer & Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $14,007,343 | $11,711,123 | $281,578,911 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $32,753,233 | $30,816,897 | $378,209,313 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $44,547,453 | $42,068,560 | $474,358,563 | 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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Contact
- info@bisciotti.org
- Baltimore, MD
- bisciotti.org
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Contact
- info@bisciotti.org
- Baltimore, MD
- bisciotti.org