National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
$5,000 / 2011 / Community Development
For the continued support of the smart growth indicators and data analysis for the Sustainable and Equitable Economic Development Initiative. The focus of the study is to connect housing to jobs and accessible transportation to local land-use decisions, working to create compact, inclusive, and diverse communities.
Mount Vernon Place Conservancy
$5,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward the costs of a comprehensive Master Plan for the rehabilitation of Mount Vernon Place.
Midtown Community Benefits District, Inc.
$100,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward the purchase and installation of security/surveillance cameras to implement a state-of-the-art public safety initiative in the Bolton Hill, Charles North, Madison Park, and Mount Vernon neighborhoods.
Mi Casa, Inc.
$25,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward continued support of the Johnston Square Homeownership Project, a development, when completed, of 58 finished units. The objective is to transform vacant housing into energy-efficient and affordable homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
$24,971 / 2011 / Community Development
To provide professional development training for 60 Baltimore City public school teachers to integrate science, nature, and conservation subject matter into the ZOOmobile outreach program, serving 1,200 pre-kindergarten children in Baltimore City.