Past Grants

The Community School, Inc.

For general support of an alternative school setting for an academic and mentoring program serving students in the Remington community. The grant will provide programming designed to increase enrollment of disadvantaged students and prepare them for graduation and enrollment in college. The school also plans to launch an External Diploma Program designed for adults without a high school diploma by offering the opportunity to meet the requirements for a Maryland State high school diploma.

The Ingenuity Project

For support of the 2007-2008 Ingenuity Project, an intensive math, science, and research curriculum for BCPSS elementary, middle, and high school students. Launched in 1994 as a gifted and talented program, Ingenuity Project attracts students who receive superior math and science instruction and maintain high levels of student achievement, leading to acceptances into and substantial scholarships from highly selective colleges and universities.

The Jacob France Institute

For support of a strategic planning project for funders investing in workforce development projects. The purpose of the project is to review private foundation workforce development investments and outcomes to help prioritize funding needs, inform any future investments, and identify joint funding opportunities.

The Maryland Mentoring Partnership

Toward expenses of an executive search, and for support in the transition to a new executive director and his or her administration.

The Men’s Center, Inc.

For the purchase of a vehicle, insurance coverage, and related expenses for the Fresh Food Recovery Program. The vehicle is to be used to collect day-old food from farmers’ markets and redistribute the food to area soup kitchens and other community-based organizations serving approximately 2,000 people each week.