Past Grants

Saint Frances Academy

Toward renovation costs of a house owned by Saint Frances Academy to be used by boarding students.

Saint Cecilia Roman Catholic Church

Toward support of the CityWide Special Education Advocacy Project for physically disabled students in Baltimore City Public Schools. The purpose of the project is to provide collaboration, training, and advocacy designed to improve academic and social outcomes for students with special needs.

Baltimore City Public Schools – SummerREADS

For support of the second year of the 2012 SummerREADs book distribution program and summer reading for 2,000 second-, third-, and fourth-grade students attending high-poverty, low-performing public schools in Baltimore City. The program is designed to prevent literacy loss over the summer months. With support of teachers and family members, participating students are given 12 self-selected books at their reading level to encourage voluntary summer reading. An evaluation by Johns Hopkins University will compare 2011 and 2013 proficiency MSA reading scores among the participants.

Johns Hopkins University – Center for Social Organization of Schools

For support of the Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC) core research program and continued work on College Access & Readiness data for Baltimore City Public School students. BERC will complete a study of city school graduates’ enrollment in college, rate of completion of degree programs, and evaluation of the CollegeBound College Retention Program. A College Access Advisory Group, working with Baltimore Data Collaborative, will provide information to be shared with BERC’s affiliations.

Saint Frances Academy

Toward administrative staffing costs and operating costs for the 2012-2013 school year. The college-preparatory school for students dealing with multiple socio-economic challenges offers partial scholarships to most of its 220 students, 92 percent of whom enroll in college. Funds are used to maintain critical social services, including counseling, and to keep the community center accessible throughout the year. Funds include the cost of hiring a director of development.