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Past Grants
The following grants are in excess of $5,000 and were awarded in 2017.
Education
ACLU Foundation of Maryland, Inc.
For two-year continued support of the Maryland and Baltimore City Education Reform Project.
Baltimore City Public Schools
In support of a pilot program for 2,000 5th, 6th and 9th grade students in Baltimore City using InferCabulary software to increase critical thinking, vocabulary acquisition, and ultimately reading comprehension.
Baltimore City Public Schools/National Academic League
For support of the 2017-2018 National Academic League with teams in 30 Baltimore City public schools with middle school grades.
Baltimore Education Coalition (BEC)
In support of BEC's efforts to organize the Campaign for Funding Adequacy, a campaign to fix Maryland's education funding formula.
Baltimore Kids Chess League, Inc.
In support of the 2017/2018 competitive chess education program for over 750 K-12 students in up to 40 Baltimore City schools.
Buddies, Inc.
To develop the Baltimore Police Law Enforcement Explorers Program as a Career/Technology pathway in Baltimore City Schools and to increase the number of successful applicants to the new Baltimore City Police Cadet Academy.
Building STEPS, Inc.
To double the size of incoming cohorts to 150 incoming 11th graders over the next two years while expanding the number of non-academic criteria high schools that participate.
Carnegie Institution for Science
Toward strategic support to offer BioEYES life science outreach education program to every 7th grade student in Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) over three years.
Center for Supportive Schools
To test implementation of the Peer Group Connection Peer Leadership Program with the highest-need City 9th grade students, alternative students, and students returning to the school system.
Central Baltimore Partnership
To support a feasibility study and cost benefit analysis to relocate the Baltimore City Public Schools Headquarter building/parking lots and assess the property for redevelopment.
Code in the Schools
For second and final year of implementation support of the new Computer Science pathway in seven Baltimore City high schools to create a functional pipeline from school to jobs/post-secondary education in the computing and technology fields.
CollegeBound Foundation, Inc.
To launch the CollegeBound College Completion Program designed to increase college retention and four-year college graduation rates among low-income, first-generation college students from Baltimore City Public Schools.
Coppin State University
For the second-year expansion of the Pathways to Professions (P2P) dual enrollment program to serve up to 135 Baltimore City high school students with college level coursework and credit at Coppin State University.
Fund for Educational Excellence
In support of a Baltimore City Public Schools audit of the formal and taught English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum to examine both the alignment to standards and the content depth/rigor.
Fund for Educational Excellence
In support of Improving Education, in partnership with 10 Baltimore City Schools, to build an Innovation Hub around Literacy, beginning with Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers and students.
Fund for Educational Excellence
Toward the Year 4 implementation of Baltimore’s Promise, a collaborative, city-wide, cradle-to-career initiative to improve child outcomes.
Fund for Educational Excellence
To expand Baltimore City Robotics after-school/summer programming in up to 50 elementary, middle, and high schools; and rigorously prepare Baltimore Robotics League teams for state and national Robotics competitions.
Fund for Educational Excellence
To support ongoing and expanding efforts to identify, promote, and advance opportunities to significantly improve outcomes for Baltimore City Public Schools students.
Fund for Educational Excellence
In support of the second season of the Baltimore Bolts Citywide FIRST Nationally Competitive Robotics Team.
Johns Hopkins University/Center for Social Organization of Schools
For support of a data system pilot and evaluation of the summer learning programs funded by the Summer Funding Collaborative in 2017.
Leadership for Educational Equity
In support of conducting statewide public opinion research in June 2017 to prepare for the Kirwan Commission school funding advocacy work.
MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
To relaunch a Mentoring Resource Center in Baltimore City as an affiliate of MENTOR, the National Mentoring Partnership.
New Leaders - Baltimore
In support of the Emerging Leaders and Aspiring Principals programs to prepare future principals and leaders in Baltimore City Public Schools.
Reading Partners
In support of Reading Partners Baltimore, a one-on-one literacy tutoring program for 900 low-income students in City Schools.
Saint Frances Academy
In support of covering costs for eight remaining homeless students in the Father Joubert boarding program at St. Frances Academy.
Teach For America-Baltimore
In support of Teach For America (TFA) Baltimore's new development models to maximize the leadership of the Baltimore teaching community.
The Community School, Inc.
For the expansion and third year of the diploma program at the newly-certified, non-public Community School, an accelerated academic and mentoring high school for students who have failed in Baltimore City Public Schools.
The Family League of Baltimore City, Inc.
In support of providing training for the roll-out of Family League of Baltimore's new management information system.
The Ingenuity Project
For support of the 2017-2018 Ingenuity Project, an advanced math, science, and research program for 630 Baltimore City public middle and high school students.
The Literacy Lab
In support of the Literacy Lab's early childhood and elementary programming in Baltimore City pre-k, K and 1st grade classrooms.
The Maryland Book Bank
Two-year funding to support the initial rent for the Maryland Book Bank and the launch of the Baltimore Community Warehouse in Hampden for three similar educational non-profits.
The Urban Alliance Foundation, Inc.
For support towards doubling the size of the Urban Alliance Baltimore High School Construction-sector CTE Internship program.
Thread, Inc.
For four-year scale-up of the Thread Community Model to serve 60 percent of the lowest performing ninth grade students in Baltimore City Schools by 2021.
Urban Teachers
To provide funding for scaling the number of teachers trained for Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools), and to achieve financial sustainability in Baltimore by 2019.
Young Audiences of Maryland, Inc.
In support of the Summer Arts and Learning Academy expansion.
Workforce Development
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
For support of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative.
Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare (BACH)
For continued support of improving opportunities for careers in healthcare for residents of Baltimore City while meeting the employment needs of partner hospitals and long term care facilities.
Baltimore City Community College Foundation, Inc.
In support of the Quick Start to Careers project, which aims to connect lower-skilled individuals to career training and adequate employment.
BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc.
For continued support of the BioSTART and Laboratory Associates programs.
BUILD
In support of the Turnaround Tuesday jobs movement which aims to place Baltimore City residents in jobs to earn a livable wage.
CASA de Maryland, Inc.
For continued support of the Baltimore Welcome Center, an employment placement service for day laborers and low-income workers.
Center for Urban Families, Inc.
For continued support of STRIVE Baltimore, a job training and placement service for men and women.
Citywide Youth Development
In support of the EMAGE (Entrepreneurs Making and Growing Enterprises) workforce development program.
Civic Works, Inc.
For continued support of the Green Career Pathways Out of Poverty program for Baltimore City residents.
Community College of Baltimore County
In support of enrolling 250 Baltimore City high school students in a training program that leads to their employment in entry-level positions that offer a career pathway in the Baltimore region.
Humanim, Inc.
In support of the City Seeds program which provides job training and job creation.
Intersection of Change
For support of Art@Work, a five-week summer mural artist apprenticeship program for 80 youth in the Reservoir Hill and Waverly communities.
Jane Addams Resource Corporation
In support of the Careers in Manufacturing Programs (CMP) to prepare low-income adults and disadvantaged job seekers for entry-level positions in the manufacturing and construction industries.
Maryland Center for Adult Training, Inc.
For continued support of the Certified Nursing Assistant/Geriatric Nursing Assistant (CNA/GNA), Patient Care Technician (PCT), and GED prep training programs for unemployed and underemployed youth and adults in Baltimore City.
Maryland New Directions
In support of providing employment assistance to more than 300 job-seekers.