Past Grants

Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.

For a study to assess effects of a LEED (Leadership Environmental and Energy Design)-certified building on the working environment. Research will provide evidence of the impacts of the LEED building on the built environment, specifically, health, safety, and staff issues in health-care facilities.

Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc.

For continued general support of a partnership of banks, foundations, government agencies, and community organizations committed to strengthening 15 underserved neighborhoods targeted for revitalization. Healthy Neighborhoods, in turn, provides grants to neighborhoods for marketing, community organizing, and projects designed to preserve and improve real estate values. It offers below market rate loans for home improvements and homeownership counseling, technical and architectural services, and construction management.

High Zero Foundation, Inc.

For continued support of an annual international festival of experimental music and culture that emphasizes improvisation and collaborations, and features musicians from Baltimore and around the world. In addition to the 20 large-scale concert sets, the festival includes free workshops, street and site-specific performances, private recording sessions, and collaborations.

Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc.

For continued support of the L@TCH technology program in five Baltimore City public schools: Coppin Academy, Rosemont Elementary, Collington Elementary, Southwest Baltimore Charter, and Reach Academy. The two-year expansion of the pilot project provides home computers, printers, Internet connection, training, and support for 1,000 additional families. The goal of the project is to increase student attendance and academic progress through increased parental involvement.

Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc.

Capital funding toward the renovation of Northeast Market to allow for the sale of locally grown, organic foods. The purpose of the renovation is to update the facade and improve the appearance of the stalls, and to provide a venue for expanded and more diverse food options for local residents, Johns Hopkins employees, and visitors.