Past Grants

Adopt A Block, Inc.

Toward the purchase of building materials for Compassion Commission, a youth-driven program in the Greenmount West community in East Baltimore. Once a property is renovated, it is typically donated to a long-time resident of the neighborhood who has never owned a home but has a track record of community service.

CASA de Maryland, Inc.

Toward support of the 2012 National Immigrant Integration Conference in Baltimore.

Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore

Toward support of the 2013 TEDx Baltimore conference.

Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies

Two grants for the 2012 and 2013 Abell Awards in Urban Policy, presented annually to an undergraduate student who writes the most compelling paper on a pressing problem facing Baltimore City and crafts a recommendation for addressing the issue.

Waverly Main Street

For continued support of technical services, sanitation, a master-plan process, and revitalization of the Waverly commercial district. This grant supplements funding from the Main Street Program to begin the second phase of the Waverly Master Plan.