Past Grants

Goucher College

To fund costs of leasing office space in support of after-school programs for Baltimore City public schools at the Goucher Collective in the Old Goucher Historic District. The goal is to revitalize the South Charles Village neighborhood by partnering nonprofit service organizations with at-risk youth and Goucher students.

VH1 Save the Music Foundation

For the purchase of musical instruments in support of Be Instrumental, an initiative to restore musical instrumental programs in 15 Baltimore City public elementary and middle schools.

Baltimore City Public School System/Baltimore Freedom Academy

For costs of the installation of doors to create a physical separation of space between the Baltimore Freedom Academy and Lombard Middle School. The doors will help ensure the safety of students and decrease disruption between the schools.

Greater Homewood Community Corporation, Inc.

For expansion of Experience Corps to five additional underperforming Baltimore City public schools. The demonstration project provides trained senior volunteers to tutor students; each senior tutor is paired with a classroom teacher to assist with classroom logistics, provide support with student behavior problems, and one-on-one remediation.

Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS)/Early Identification and Intervention Project

Three-year funding for planning and implementation of the BCPSS Early Identification and Intervention Project at Barclay Elementary/Middle School and Edgewood Elementary School. Thirty low-performing students who are in need of a core language/literacy development program will be identified. State-of-the-art practices will be integrated into an intervention program. The success of these efforts will be measured by the percentage of students who achieve grade-level performance at the end of the first grade, and the reduction in the number of students requiring special education for reading-related disabilities.