Baltimore Development Corporation
$10,000 / 2000 / Community Development
Two grants toward administrative costs promoting Maglev, a magnetic levitation high-speed train that, when fully operational, will reduce travel time between Baltimore and Washington to 16 minutes.
The Baltimore Community Foundation, Inc.
$150,000 / 2000 / Community Development
To provide operating support for six nonprofit organizations participating in the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative in targeted Baltimore neighborhoods. The purpose of the initiative is to increase homeownership, to stabilize as well as increase market values of homes, and to enhance the ambiance of the neighborhoods.
Baltimore Center for the Performing Arts
$1,000,000 / 2000 / Community Development
Four-year funding for leasehold improvements to the historic Hippodrome Theatre, a venue to house Baltimore’s premier Broadway road shows in the heart of the West Side redevelopment area.
National Museum of Ceramic Art and Glass
$42,170 / 2000 / Arts
Two grants for staffing and expansion of ceramic art after-school programs for the 2000-2001 school year in 18 Baltimore City public middle schools.
Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation
$5,000 / 2000 / Arts
For general support to promote the cultural arts in Baltimore City and throughout Maryland.