Past Grants

Curry School of Education Foundation, Inc.

Toward support of Project CYCLE, a tested teacher coaching model, designed to improve performance and retention of teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools.

Dayspring Programs, Inc.

To fund repointing of an historic three-story school building, in an effort to provide 18 permanent housing units, space for residential treatment, Head Start classrooms, and administrative offices that will allow Dayspring to expand services to homeless and addicted women and their families.

Deborah’s Place

Toward the cost of replacing household furnishings for a supportive housing facility. The program, which serves up to 12 women recovering from substance abuse in the Park Heights area, receives referrals from Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, drug court, and Hidden Gardens.

Digital Harbor Foundation

For support of EdTech Link, a digital literacy and technology workforce program that provides training to Baltimore City teachers in classroom and school integration of technology.  Teacher Fellows also host after-school clubs for Baltimore City Public Schools K-12 students. The seven EdTech Link Fellows organize community EdTech forums where community leaders are brought together to discuss technology solutions to problems in education. The foundation will partner with the Baltimore Educational Research Consortium to determine to what extent technology education and after-school programming improve students’ performance, and graduation and employment rates.

Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance

Toward educational advocacy efforts designed to increase enrollment and parental involvement at Baltimore City Public Schools. By marketing city schools to families living downtown, the alliance aims to establish stable and economically viable schools in its neighborhoods.