Past Grants

Baltimore Community Foundation, Inc.

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.

Maryland Disability Law Center .

Toward support of the CityWide Special Education Advocacy Project for Baltimore City public school students with disabilities. The project brings together diverse voices to discuss strategies that hold promise of affecting the design of special education services, and impacting outcome in the areas of funding, discipline, high school completion, and transitional services.

Baltimore Council of Foreign Affairs

Two grants for continued support of the Cable Television Outreach program.

Maryland Institute College of Art .

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 .

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.