Past Grants

Maryland PIRG Foundation

Toward continued support of the Smart Energy Solutions Program, a statewide campaign designed to promote energy policies on energy efficiency and conservation.

Johns Hopkins University

Toward the establishment of The Lieber Institute, a psychiatric research facility, at the Johns Hopkins Science and Technology Park. Scientists conducting the research will focus on schizophrenia.

Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies

For the 2009 Abell Foundation Award in Urban Policy. This award is given to a graduate student who researches and writes an essay identifying an urban problem, and proposes a data-based solution.

Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc.

For general support of a partnership of banks, foundations, government agencies, and community organizations committed to strengthening 15 underserved neighborhoods targeted for revitalization. Healthy Neighborhoods provides grants for marketing, community organizing, and block projects in an ongoing effort to preserve and improve the real estate values in selected neighborhoods.

Food Research & Action Center

Toward support of the Maryland Hunger Solutions’ pilot project to enable low-income households to purchase fresh produce at two Baltimore City farmers’ markets using their federal nutrition program benefits. The pilot will provide outreach and incentives to eligible households and the equipment and training for the farmers’ markets to accept payment through electronic benefit transfers and debit cards.