Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CFAACS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND PROMOTE GIVING IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY BY CONNECTING PEOPLE WHO CARE WITH CAUSES THAT MATTER. THROUGH GRANTMAKING, FUND MANAGEMENT, DONOR SERVICES, GIVING CIRCLES, NONPROFIT CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES, CONTINUED IN SCH O
- Income
- $12.2 million
- Spending
- $9.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 85%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 27
- Highest pay
- $211,387, president ceo 01/2025-10/2025
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 22% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $8.8 million spent. IN 2025, CFAAC MADE 856 GRANTS TOTALING 9.7 MILLION TO SUPPORT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CFAAC ALSO REACHED MORE THAN 1,100 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN NONPROFIT CAPACITY, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, AND ENHANCE DONOR ENGAGEMENT. CFAAC ADMINISTERS 10 FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS THAT POOL DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT PRIORITY COMMUNITY NEEDS IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, INCLUDING AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SERVICES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, CRISIS RESPONSE, FOOD INSECURITY, SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. THESE FUNDS ENABLE DONORS TO DIRECT THEIR CHARITABLE GIVING TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST, WHILE CFAAC MANAGES THE EVALUATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES. CONTINUED IN SCH O CFAAC ALSO MANAGES MORE THAN 350 DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, AGENCY FUNDS, DESIGNATED FUNDS, LEGACY FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS, IN ADDITION TO MANAGING TWELVE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPARTMENT FUNDS RANGING FROM THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO RECREATION PARKS, AND ANIMAL CONTROL. CFAAC SERVES AS FISCAL SPONSOR OF TWO GIVING CIRCLES WHERE INDIVIDUALS POOL THEIR RESOURCES AND COLLECTIVELY DECIDE WHERE FUNDS SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE COUNTY. THE WOMENS GIVING CIRCLE LAUNCHED IN 2005 AND ITS 400 MEMBERS HAVE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION IN GRANTS, WHILE THE NEW COLLECTIVE GIVING CIRCLE BRINGS NEIGHBORS TOGETHER TO MEET URGENT, EVERYDAY NEEDS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1998.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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