Baltimore Council of Foreign Affairs
$5,000 / 2008 / Education
Two grants for continued support of the Cable Television Outreach program.
Maryland Institute College of Art .
$15,800 / 2008 / Education
Last Dollar support toward tuition and related fees in support of a former Baraka School graduate for the 2008-2009 school year.
Baltimore Kids Chess League, Inc .
$42,300 / 2008 / Education
For continued support of the 2008-2009 Chess Education Project, an after-school program in 50 Baltimore City public elementary, middle, and high schools. The project provides students the opportunity to receive coaching; engage in intermural, regional, and national competitions; and attend weeklong USA Chess Camp during the summer. The “First Move” chess curriculum is being offered in second-grade classrooms in three elementary schools as a pilot project.
Mother Seton Academy .
$50,000 / 2008 / Education
Capital funding toward renovation and expansion of the former St. Ann School, a tuition-free Catholic middle school in the Midway/Barclay community. The move to the renovated space enables the school to better serve its students and will provide them with a science laboratory; gym; media center; technology, art, and music rooms; and outdoor recreation space.
Boys Hope Girls Hope
$50,000 / 2008 / Education
Capital funding toward the purchase of land, construction costs, furnishings, and related expenses for the Girls Hope Home project.