Past Grants

Greater Baltimore Committee

Toward expenses for a management and efficiency review of several Baltimore City government agencies.

Empower Baltimore Management Corporation

For support of a telemarketing initiative designed to keep Empowerment Zone residents informed about available support programs and services.

East Harbor Community Development Corporation

Two grants for the development of a business plan for the Urban Energy Cooperative. The study assesses the feasibility of organizing a cooperative to provide energy products, services, and jobs within the Empowerment Zone.

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore

Three-year funding toward the salary of the Director of the Downtown Housing Initiative. The goal of the project is to market the initiative to potential developers, property owners and lenders, and, within a three-year period, to develop 1,000 additional housing units in the downtown area.

Community Law Center, Inc.

Toward staffing costs of a coordinator to focus on Baltimore’s housing crisis, including mortgage scams, flipping schemes, and predatory lending.