Past Grants

Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound, Inc.

Toward construction costs of a new Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound Center at the Leakin Park Campus. The expanded center will enhance the staging area for programs and provide needed space for facilities for staff, students, and the community.

Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers

For support of the Charter Schools Technical Assistance Project. The purpose of the project is to coordinate and deliver advocacy and technical assistance to help ensure the success of the Baltimore City charter schools. Through the creation of an active network of charter school leaders, the project will foster effective governance for charter schools, develop funding sources, strengthen instructional delivery systems for special education students, and put in place long-range facilities management plans.

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland

For continued support of the Baltimore City Education Reform Project. The purpose of the project is to represent the interests of disadvantaged students, particularly in Baltimore City, by ensuring increased operating and capital funding, and continued management reform. ACLU will monitor the Baltimore City Public School Systems’ budget allocations to assess whether expenditures are translating into academic improvements.

Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers

For 2005 membership dues.

Washington Village/ Pigtown Neighborhood Planning Council, Inc.

For support of Managed Work Services-Baltimore, a transitional work experience to prepare job seekers for permanent employment. Managed Work Services contracts with businesses to staff high turnover, entry-level positions. Teams of up to ten Managed Work Services employees work alongside a job coach to gain valuable work experience in these temporary, transitional jobs, and are then placed into permanent jobs.