Past Grants

Parks & People Foundation

Toward start-up costs of two revenue-producing ventures: Chesapeake Trees, an urban tree nursery; and Baltimore City Wood Works, LLC, a waste wood reuse/recycle business. The purpose is threefold: to grow and sell local urban-appropriate tree species that can be used to increase the tree canopy; create opportunities for city residents to learn about environmental restoration/mitigation projects; and generate examples of successful environmental social ventures.

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public

Toward support of the alley gating and greening initiative in Baltimore City. As a strategy to reduce crime and excess dumping and to increase property values, the Community Greens concept provides an opportunity for neighborhoods to reclaim their alleyways, broaden the possibilities for involvement in communal life, and improve their communities.

Patterson Park Community Development Corporation

For continued support of an initiative to clean streets and alleys in the Patterson Park community. The effort is intended to help eliminate trash and create a visually appealing, comfortable, and secure community in the 22-block area.

Associated Black Charities (ABC)

Toward the cost of a consultant to develop a long-term strategic plan. ABC was established to raise consciousness in the African American community to become self-sufficient, competitive, and contributing through responsible leadership; to promote philanthropy; and to increase resources toward supporting improvement of the community’s well-being.

Progressive Maryland Education Fund

For support of the fund’s outreach campaign designed to educate the public and mobilize public involvement in the process of resolving Maryland’s fiscal crisis.