Past Grants

Talitha Cumi Safe Haven

Toward capital improvements to a facility that provides outreach services for female ex-offenders recovering from substance abuse.

Teach For America-Baltimore (TFA)

For expenses related to the cost of recruiting 150 new teachers, and retaining 175 second-year cohort members by providing ongoing support for Teach For America Corps members. TFA will increase civic/educational leadership capacity among its alumni to take leadership positions in Baltimore City Public Schools for the 2012-2013 school year.

The Answer, Inc.

Toward rent expenses of two residential facilities providing substance abuse treatment. This six-month to one-year program offers education and counseling services for 15 men and 12 women. By partnering with other organizations, The Answer provides mental health services, food, shelter, GED training, life-skills training, and job placement.

The Baltimore Free Store/Fusion Partnerships

Toward expenses related to the Baltimore Free Store’s relocation to a larger storefront. Once relocated, this all-volunteer organization, which partners with local social services and community-based agencies, will be able to reach a large group of potential clients and redistribute more donated goods.

The Chesapeake Rivers Association

Toward the cost of upgrades to a Hydrolab for the SevernStat Water Quality Monitoring Project. The upgrades of a new monitoring meter with chlorophyll sensors to obtain relative phytoplankton densities are expected to lead to better identification of sources of sediment and nutrient pollution that affect water quality of the Severn River.