Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, and the filing names preselected organisations as recipients, so a cold application is unlikely to get anywhere; an introduction through someone who already knows the foundation is the realistic route.
- Its recorded grants span schools, environmental groups, health providers, a library and cultural bodies, so fit is less about field than about that connection.
- Its filings show grants mainly in Maryland, Virginia and Ohio, but no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern is not a rule about who may apply.
- About 8 in 10 of its 55 grants to organisations fall between $16,000 and $500,000, and half are $100,000 or less, so a modest request is the most in line with its giving, although its largest grant was $3,000,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- In the latest filing, 30% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings, which suggests that repeat relationships matter.
Overview
Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation is a US private foundation based in Baltimore, MD.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing says the foundation contributes to other 501(c)(3) organisations involved in direct charitable activities. Its recorded grants have gone to schools and universities, environmental organisations, community foundations, health-care providers, a library and cultural organisations. The stated purposes include unrestricted support, scholarships and capital campaigns, alongside endowment and programme purposes. The records show a range of charitable recipients and purposes rather than a stated field of funding. The filing identifies preselected organisations as recipients and provides no public route for organisations to request a grant.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maryland, Virginia and Ohio.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 30% 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 55 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 30% of grant dollars went to organisations Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 11% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Unrestricted$833,3332024 tax year
- 13 Signal Foundation · Unrestricted$500,0002024 tax year
- Saint James Academy · Unrestricted$350,0002024 tax year
- Stevenson University · Scholarship program$274,1822024 tax year
- Notre Dame Preparatory School · Unrestricted$250,0002024 tax year
- Loyola University Maryland · Unrestricted$250,0002024 tax year
- Loyola High School of Baltimore · Unrestricted$250,0002024 tax year
- Nature Conservancy in Virginia · Allegheny highlands endowment$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert Black III — Director
- Thomas F Mullan III — Director
- Christina D Carr — Treasurer
- Richard E Levine — Vice President / Secretary
- John A Luetkemeyer Jr — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,070,964 | $3,498,540 | $81,576,877 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,841,228 | $4,329,500 | $88,326,160 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,221,456 | $3,656,348 | $94,994,357 | 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
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Baltimore, MD