Past Grants

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

Toward a scholarship for a ninth-grade Baltimore City student living in a foster home.

The Community School, Inc.

For continued funding of the College Support Program serving current students and graduates of The Community School. The program provides ongoing support and mentoring for students studying to graduate from high school or pass their GED, and to enter and graduate from college.

CollegeBound Foundation, Inc.

For sixth-year support of the College Retention Project for Last Dollar Grant recipients at participating colleges. The goal of the project is to increase college graduation rates among low-income and first-generation college students from Baltimore City public schools. The students are provided the opportunity for one-on-one and group on-campus counseling sessions, parent/student seasonal workshops, emergency hotlines, identification of learning assistance centers, labs, tutorials, and remedial services.

Carnegie Institution for Science

Toward continued support of the BioEYES science education program in Baltimore City public schools. The week-long, hands-on biology unit provides a student-centered approach to science instruction to more than 3,200 students. The intent of the program is to encourage students to demonstrate enthusiasm for science, and improve the science experience in under-resourced Baltimore City schools.

Calvert Educational Services

For the implementation of the Verticy Learning Program, a phonics and spelling curriculum at Abbottson Elementary School.