Baltimore City College Alumni Association
$5,000 / 2007 / Education
Toward support of the 2007-2008 Speech and Debate Program.
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
$35,000 / 2007 / Education
For continued funding of the Supporting Public Schools of Choice initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to provide support for Baltimore City’s charter schools striving to meet their goals. Through the creation of an active network of charter school leaders and principals, the project will foster effective governance for charter schools, help develop funding sources, strengthen instructional delivery for special education students, and put in place long-range facilities management plans.
Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance
$5,000 / 2007 / Education
For continued support of programs designed to integrate the arts into the curriculum of Maryland’s public schools.
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
$9,000 / 2006 / Other
For 2006 membership dues.
Museum of Ceramic Art.
$30,000 / 2006 / Arts
For support of in-school and after-school ceramic art programs in 35 Baltimore City public middle schools for the 2006-2007 school year. Developed to be integrated with core subjects and aligned with the Maryland State Content Standards, the program reinforces students’ reading, writing, and creative skills. The nine-month program provides teachers with equipment, supplies, stipends, coaching, professional training workshops, and monthly opportunities for networking. Student works are seasonally exhibited in public venues, while arrangements are made for participating schools to create ceramic murals for permanent installations around Baltimore.