Environmental Law Institute
$20,000 / 2001 / Environment
In continued support of the Forests for the Bay Project in an effort to abate forest fragmentation and disappearance of Maryland woodlands. The project advocates the voluntary landowner management of existing forestland, cooperative management of smaller parcels, re-establishment of trees in brownfields, provisions for property tax incentives for retention and stewardship of forests, expansion of programs to secure forest buffers along the waterways, and better monitoring of current forest harvest practices to ensure compliance with regulations.
Episcopal Housing Corporation
$40,000 / 2001 / Community Development
Toward renovation costs of two vacant houses in the Reservoir Hill community to assist in the strengthening of the neighborhood.
Everyman Theatre
$5,000 / 2001 / Arts
Toward general operations for a repertory theater company of actors who live and work in the Baltimore Washington area.
Friends of Patterson Park
$5,000 / 2001 / Community Development
In support of BikeJam 2001, an urban cycling festival held in Patterson Park.
Fund for Educational Excellence
$10,000 / 2001 / Education
In support of an ongoing evaluation comparing the effects of Catholic education programs and those of the Baltimore City Public School System. A selected number of at-risk inner-city youth will be in the study.