Baltimore Community Foundation
$5,000 / 2009 / Arts
In support of the TEDx MidAtlantic conference held at the Maryland Institute College of Art. As part of a global series of events, the conference presented talks by technologists, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs, intended to ensure entrepreneurship and creativity in Baltimore.
Baltimore Community Foundation
$5,000 / 2009 / Arts
Seed funding for support of a conservation and maintenance assessment program and restoration plan for 50 pieces of outdoor sculptures at 45 Baltimore City public schools. This initial grant will provide the necessary information to develop a plan for preserving 10 pieces of artwork a year, over a five-year period.
Baltimore Clayworks, Inc.
$5,000 / 2009 / Arts
Planning grant for the expansion of a satellite location at the Newborn Ministries Jubilee Arts Center in Sandtown-Winchester. This initiative will connect artists with communities that would otherwise have limited or no access to an art center.
Environmental Integrity Project
$35,000 / 2009 / Environment
Toward support of the Maryland Open Government Initiative, a collaborative effort with the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. The goal is to encourage state and federal enforcement entities to do a more effective job in ensuring the health and safety of Maryland residents, and to protect them from dangerous levels of air pollution.
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
$15,000 / 2009 / Environment
To underwrite staffing costs for the Legal Enforcement Project, focused on abating local power plant emissions through legal action against repeated violations of the Maryland Clean Air Act.