Past Grants

Baltimore City Public School System/ Baltimore City College

For support of teacher recruitment and professional development designed to strengthen the International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) programs. The purpose of the initiative is to recruit three highly qualified teachers, one each in physics, statistics, and history; and to provide summer training in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program for all eight City College IB teachers committed to increasing the number of 11th-grade and 12th-grade participants.

Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS)/ Academy for College and Career Exploration

To launch a Saturday Academy, an intensive weekly six-hour academic intervention during the school year to support struggling seniors. The goal of the effort is to realize a graduation rate of 90 percent of 12th graders for 2009, the first class that must pass the Maryland High School Assessments in order to graduate.

Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers

For support of the Educational Funders Affinity Group. In this forum, grantmakers interested in educational issues and initiatives learn about school reform efforts, collaborative funding opportunities, and availability of educational resources and materials. In addition, three cities, including Baltimore, exchanged information of best practices, and learned about philanthropic endeavors in public education.

Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance

For continued support of programs designed to integrate the arts into the curriculum of Maryland’s public schools.

ACLU Foundation of Maryland, Inc.

For a study of the costs of financing public school renovation and new construction projects in Baltimore City. The study will identify innovative strategies to develop new revenue sources and address the issue of deteriorating school buildings.