League of Women Voters of Maryland, Inc.
$5,000 / 2003 / Community Development
In support of the Symposium on Gambling, a forum to debate the issues associated with the development and operation of slot machines in Maryland.
The Baltimore Community Foundation, Inc.
$150,000 / 2002 / Community Development
Continued funding for operating support of six nonprofit organizations participating in the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative in selected Baltimore City neighborhoods. The purpose of the initiative has been to increase homeownership, to stabilize and increase market values of homes, and to enhance the attractiveness of the neighborhoods.
Live Baltimore Home Center
$5,000 / 2002 / Community Development
For second-year funding of the Mayor’s Council on City Living.
Baltimore Development Corporation
$60,000 / 2002 / Community Development
Two grants for expenses related to the Maglev Project, a magnetic levitation high-speed train that, when fully operational, will reduce travel time between Baltimore and Washington to 16 minutes.
Patterson Park Community Development Corporation
$285,000 / 2002 / Community Development
Two grants toward staffing and operating expenses to support the continuation of an effort to halt the deterioration of the neighborhoods north and east of Patterson Park, through housing acquisition and rehabilitation, rental to responsible tenants and sale to homeowners.