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Past Grants
The following grants are in excess of $5,000 and were awarded in 2014.
Education
Fund for Educational Excellence
Toward the implementation of the Baltimore Promise, a citywide cradle to career initiative.
ACLU Foundation of Maryland, Inc.
For continued support of the Baltimore City Education Reform Project.
Advocates for Children and Youth
For support of efforts to improve educational outcomes for Baltimore City students in the child welfare system.
Baltimore City Public Schools
For support of the 2014‑2015 National Academic League.
Baltimore City Public Schools
For support of the 2014 SummerREADs book distribution program for 1,700 kindergarden through third‑grade students in seven high‑poverty, low‑performing Baltimore city public schools.
Baltimore Kids Chess League, Inc.
For support of the 2014‑2015 BCPS Chess Education Project.
Baltimore Safe and Sound Campaign
To launch the Baltimore City Robotics Mentor League in 30 middle and high schools.
Bard College
Toward the establishment of the Bard High School Early College Baltimore.
BCPS/Carver Vocational Technical High School
For start‑up costs to launch the new Advanced Manufacturing Career and Technology program.
BCPS/Cecil Elementary School
For implementation of the Grade Level Tutoring Initiative at Cecil Elementary School.
Building STEPS, Inc.
For expansion of science‑ and technology‑ based academic and professional development programming in Baltimore City public high schools.
Carnegie Institution for Science
Toward continued support of the BioEYES science outreach education program for students in Baltimore City public schools.
Coalition of Baltimore Public Charter Schools
Two‑year funding for support of the Coalition of Baltimore City Public Charter Schools.
Digit All Systems, Inc.
For support of the Career and Technology Information Tech program in 12 Baltimore City high schools.
Digital Harbor Foundation
To assist in the creation of the Digital Harbor Foundation Center of Excellence for Innovation in Technology Education in Baltimore City Public Schools.
Fund for Educational Excellence
Toward the implementation of the Baltimore Promise, a citywide cradle to career initiative.
Fund for Educational Excellence
For support to launch the Analysis and Advocacy campaign designed to proactively identify and advance interventions that significantly improve outcomes for all students in Baltimore City Public Schools.
Fund for Educational Excellence
Toward staffing support of a part‑time literacy content specialist for the Grade Level Reading Campaign.
Johns Hopkins University School of Education
For an evaluation of the 2014 SummerREADs Book Distribution Program.
Johns Hopkins University/Center for Social Organization of Schools
For continued support of the Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC) core research program; and for continued work on the College Access & Readiness program for Baltimore City students.
LET’S GO Boys and Girls, Inc.
To sustain and expand after‑school kindergarten through eighth grade STEM programming for 840 underserved students across Baltimore City for the 2014‑2015 school year.
New Leaders - Baltimore
For support of the New Leaders‑Baltimore program to recruit and develop outstanding school principals for Baltimore City public schools for the 2014‑2015 school year.
Raising A Reader
For expenses related to the implementation of the Raising A Reader literacy initiative in Baltimore City.
Safe and Sound Campaign for Children and Youth, Inc.
For support of the MOST Network's four-month assessment of STEM learning opportunities in Baltimore City.
Saint Frances Academy
To sponsor tuition and expand year‑round housing for the third year of a boarding school program at Saint Frances Academy for 14 homeless Baltimore City boys who will also attend St. Frances Academy high school.
Success for All Foundation, Inc.
For continuation of the Tutoring with Alphie program at seven Baltimore City public elementary schools.
Teach For America Baltimore
For expenses related to the cost of recruiting, selecting, training, and ongoing support for Teach For America corps members, as well as the development of TFA alumni for leadership positions in Baltimore City public schools for the 2014‑2015 school year.
The Community School, Inc.
Toward continued support of The Community School's high school program for disadvantaged and at-risk youth.
The Ingenuity Project
For support of the 2014‑2015 Ingenuity Project in Baltimore City public middle and high schools.
Thread
For continued support of the Thread mentoring program for students at Dunbar High School and the Academy for College and Career Exploration.
Urban Teacher Center, Inc.
Two‑year funding to provide bridge funding for scaling the number of teachers trained for Baltimore City Public Schools and achieving financial sustainability by 2017.
Workforce Development
A New Faith Community
For the purchase of computers, renovations, and for expansion of the Clay Pots Education Center adult literacy and GED program.
Art with a Heart
Toward support of the 2014 Summer Job Program, a visual arts program for 50 at‑risk Baltimore City youth.
Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Inc.
For continued support of the Pre-Allied Health Bridge Project and the Career Coaching Program.
Baltimore Cares, Inc.
Start‑up funding for the implementation of workforce development programs for Baltimore City residents recovering from addiction.
BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc.
For continued support of the BioSTART and Laboratory Associates Programs.
BUILD
For support of a jobs initiative for 50 hard‑to‑serve residents of the Oliver and East Baltimore communities.
CASA de Maryland, Inc.
Toward continued support of the Baltimore Welcome Center.
Center for Urban Families
For continued support of STRIVE Baltimore, a job training and placement service for men and women.
Central Scholarship Bureau, Inc.
For continued support and expansion of tuition assistance to Baltimore City residents seeking vocational training through community colleges and for-profit and nonprofit training providers.
Civic Works
For continued support of the Baltimore Center for Green Careers job training program.
Episcopal Community Services of Maryland
To support the Employment Specialist position at the Jericho Reentry Program.
Greater Homewood Community Corporation, Inc.
Toward support of the Workforce Connections Program.
Jane Addams Resource Corporation
Toward a pilot project, Careers in Manufacturing Programs, at the former Magna Baltimore Technical Training Center.
Job Opportunities Task Force
For support of the Baltimore CASH Campaign, an initiative to offer free tax preparation and increase receipt of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Maryland Center for Adult Training, Inc.
For continued support of the Certified Nursing Assistant/Geriatric Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, and GED prep training programs for unemployed and underemployed youth and adults in Baltimore City.
Maryland New Directions
Toward continued support of the Career Focus job training program for unemployed, disadvantaged Baltimore City residents.
Moveable Feast, Inc.
For continued support of the Culinary Arts and Life Skills Training Program for unemployed and underemployed Baltimore City residents.
New Lens
To provide funding to employ 20 at‑risk Baltimore City youth at a social enterprise production company.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
Toward support of the Workplace Justice Project's campaign to implement the new Maryland Unpaid Wage Lien Law.