Past Grants

The Piney Woods School

To provide scholarships for selected underachieving at-risk male students from Baltimore City for the 2003-2004 school year. The grant also includes funding for a retention counselor whose responsibilities are to encourage positive attitudes, appropriate social behavior and academic achievement.

Parks & People Foundation

To underwrite recruitment costs of college students serving as teachers in Super Kids Camp 2003. The summer camp is a six-week educational, cultural and recreational program developed for third-grade Baltimore City public school students performing below grade level.

Office of the Mayor

To help fund the Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowships, Summer 2003. The purpose of the program is to develop a staff recruitment pipeline within City government, by recruiting and training fellows for permanent City government positions.

Learning, Inc.

For support of The Learning Cooperative, a dropout recovery/academic credit program for Baltimore City at-risk middle school students.

KIPP Foundation

A planning grant for the KIPP Harbor Academy As a small, middle school model, KIPP is built on the philosophy of high expectations, student and family commitment, longer school hours, autonomous school leadership and focus on academic achievement. Students are expected to make a commitment to the fine and performing arts in after-school and Saturday morning programming.