Private foundation
BROOKLANDVL, MDEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $4,845,069 | $1,747,972 | $1,731,377 | $11,469,431 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 31% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCOLLEGE PARK, MD | COLE FIELD HOUSE VISION FUND | $10,000,000 | 2017 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin A Plank | PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Desiree Jacqueline Plank | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Thomas J Sippel | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $11,469,431 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $171,560 | $840,146 | $830,000 | $8,372,334 | $8,372,334 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $140,763 | $667,929 | $665,000 | $9,040,920 | $9,040,920 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $134,508 | $788,494 | $770,000 | $9,568,086 | $9,568,086 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $83,932 | $1,387,240 | $1,347,800 | $10,222,072 | $10,222,072 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $364,521 | $8,720,487 | $8,691,202 | $11,534,530 | $11,525,380 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,669,774 | $3,146,585 | $3,007,000 | $19,890,496 | $19,881,346 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $949,424 | $18,014,633 | $17,850,100 | $21,370,481 | $21,358,157 |
| DONATION |
| $5,000,000 |
| 2019 |
| ST JOHNS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLWASHINGTON, MD | ANNUAL PLEDGE | $3,000,000 | 2017 |
| FIGHT FOR CHILDREN INCWASHINGTON, DC | FIGHT NIGHT DONATION | $2,000,000 | 2017 |
| ST JOHNS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLCHEVY CHASE, MD | PROPERTY DONATION - 6315 33RD ST NW | $1,363,650 | 2019 |
| ST JOHNS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLCHEVYCHASE, MD | ANNUAL PLEDGE | $1,000,000 | 2018 |
| BEST IS AHEAD FOUNDATION INCCOLLEGE PARK, MD | 2024 DONATION | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| BEST IS AHEAD FOUNDATION INCCOLLEGE PARK, MD | 2023 DONATION | $700,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDCOLLEGE PARK, MD | TERRAPIN CLUB IMPACT FUND GIFT | $500,000 | 2024 |
| ST JOHNS COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLCHEVY CHASE, MD | ANNUAL PLEDGE | $500,000 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAMENOTRE DAME, IN | DONATION | $500,000 | 2019 |
| PLANK FOUNDATION FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIPBALTIMORE, MD | CUPIDS CUP 2017 | $400,000 | 2017 |
| PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCEBALTIMORE, MD | GENERAL DONATION | $267,800 | 2020 |
| GREATER WASHINGTON PARTNERSHIPRESTON, VA | 2017 CONTRIBUTION | $250,000 | 2017 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MD | ANNUAL PLEDGE | $250,000 | 2018 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MD | GENERAL DONATION | $250,000 | 2017 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MD | ANNUAL PLEDGE | $250,000 | 2020 |
| ST PAUL'S SCHOOLBROOKLANDVILLE, MD | ANNUAL DONATION | $250,000 | 2020 |
| THE V FOUNDATIONCARY, NC | GENERAL DONATION - IN HONOR OFGEORGE BODENHEIMER | $250,000 | 2018 |
| ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCEBALTIMORE, MD | ANNUAL PLEDGE | $250,000 | 2018 |
| CENTER FOR URBAN FAMILIESBALTIMORE, MD | 2017 DONATION | $250,000 | 2017 |
| GREATER WASHINGTON PARTNERSHIPRESTON, VA | CONTRIBUTION | $250,000 | 2019 |
| PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCEBALTIMORE, MD | PLANK SCHOLARS PROGRAM | $250,000 | 2017 |
| GRASSROOTS YOUTH MENTORING FOUNDATIONWALDORF, MD | STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES | $250,000 | 2017 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MD | ANNUAL PLEDGE | $250,000 | 2019 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202403209349103605
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202302579349100310
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202201029349100235
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202142879349100809
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202041959349101104
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201943199349100109
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201803179349101170
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201603209349101875
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.