Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts
$5,000 / 2011 / Arts
In support of the 2011 Baltimore Book Festival, a three-day literary regional event. The 16th annual free festival, which attracts more than 200 local, regional, and national authors, offers to its more than 55,000 festival attendees the opportunity to participate in author readings, panel discussions, literary workshops, children’s activities, and the creation of original work.
Baltimore Clayworks, Inc.
$5,000 / 2011 / Arts
Toward funding of ceramic art workshops at the Zeta Senior Center for more than 500 children, youth, and senior citizens who have little or no access to the arts in the Pimlico/Park Heights community.
Baltimore Clayworks, Inc.
$5,000 / 2011 / Arts
Planning grant for the expansion of a permanent satellite location at Tuerk House, a residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment center offering services in support of recovery.
The Sierra Club Foundation
$30,000 / 2011 / Environment
Toward support of the Beyond Coal Maryland project, an effort to end burning coal for energy. The campaign has been designed to reduce dependency on coal as a major source of energy and to encourage the development of cleaner alternative energy.
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
$10,000 / 2011 / Environment
For continued support of programs designed to educate conservation voters about key public policy issues on open space, transportation, and storm-water management. By serving as a communications hub with its enhanced online list reaching more than 241,000 environmental voters, the League is in a position to advance conservation policies and to strengthen the environmental collective voice of Maryland.