Baltimore City Public School System/ Western High School .
$38,007 / 2008 / Education
To fund the purchase and installation of computers, monitors, and software for use in the University of Baltimore Game Design Course. The object of the initiative is to engage Western High School students in college-level studies in courses related to mathematics, technology, and graphic design. Successful participants will earn three college credits.
The Ingenuity Project
$390,000 / 2008 / Education
For support of the 2008-2009 Ingenuity Project, a gifted and talented math, science, and research program at three Baltimore City public middle schools and one flagship high school. Qualified students are identified and exposed to a program designed to develop them into nationally competitive, college-bound math, science, and engineering students.
Baltimore City Public School System/ William H. Lemmel Middle School
$24,085 / 2008 / Education
For the purchase of hardware, teacher training material, and programming. The initiative will support the integration of a pilot technology program into the curriculum in an effort to affect increased attendance and achievement through exposure to technology instruction.
Institute of Notre Dame
$83,600 / 2008 / Education
To provide four-year Abell Foundation scholarships for two academically talented minority students from low-income families in the East Baltimore community. Each student is expected to maintain a GPA of 85 percent or better and participate in one extra-curricular program each year.
Baltimore Community Foundation, Inc.
$100,000 / 2008 / Education
Five-year funding toward an endowment for the Gilbert Sandler Fund for Speech and Debate and Mock Trial at Baltimore City College. The endowment will help ensure the viability of the program, which teaches students research, persuasion, and public speaking, and affords them the opportunity to compete in local and national tournaments.