Baltimore Heritage, Inc
$5,000 / 2000 / Community Development
In support of historic preservation activities in Baltimore City.
Baltimore Efficiency & Economy Foundation, Inc.
$45,000 / 2000 / Community Development
For second-year funding to support staffing and research. The objective of the grant is to evaluate the impact of homeowner property tax incentives; to make recommendations for improved management and efficient disposition of city-owned property; and, by reviewing its procurement system, information systems, facilities management and audit process, to provide assistance to the Baltimore City Public School System.
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.