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Examples of Past Grants

Below is a list of previously funded grants in each of the Foundation’s areas of focus. The list is meant to serve as an example of the types of projects and organizations that we have recently funded and is not exhaustive. Please view our Annual Reports (available under “Publications”) for a full list of grants by fiscal year.

CIVIC & CULTURE

  • Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation $50,000: To support a multi-phase strategic planning process and purchase technology and software to improve virtual and hybrid event engagement.
  • Baltimore Theater Project, Inc. $90,000: To replace two wheelchair lifts for improved accessibility and increased reliability and repair damage to the theatre’s ceiling.
  • Creative Alliance $100,000: To complete facility improvements to stabilize exterior features, enhance accessibility, modernize gallery lighting, and optimize functionality of its new teaching kitchen.
  • Eubie Blake National Jazz & Cultural Center $100,000: To support the Center’s building restoration and modernization.
  • B&O Railroad Museum $300,000: To support the 200th anniversary of American railroading with a new museum entrance and major campus renovations.

COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • Project JumpStart, Inc. $30,000: To develop and implement a customized data management system to track student success, job placement, and earnings.
  • Parity Baltimore $100,000: To support renovation of a former corner store in Harlem Park to serve as Parity headquarters, provide end of block stabilization, and a community gathering space.
  • Per Scholas $150,000: To support the buildout of 2,000+ additional square feet for increased training space at their existing Baltimore training center.
  • Drink at The Well, Inc. $200,000: To support building acquisition and planned renovations of the drop-in center, headquarters, and Hon’s Honey production facility in Curtis Bay.
  • Bon Secours Baltimore Foundation $200,000: To support affordable homeownership and reduce vacancies by renovating 20 single-family historic row homes in Southwest Baltimore.

ENVIRONMENT

  • 4MyCity, Inc. $45,000: To support a new electric forklift for composting infrastructure and organic waste reduction in Baltimore City.
  • St. James Development Corporation Inc. $50,000: To implement stormwater management projects in Harlem Park and Sandtown-Winchester.
  • Audubon Mid-Atlantic $130,000: To restore forest habitat in Lakeland, supporting migratory birds, increasing climate resilience, and amplifying public access for community engagement and stewardship.
  • Pearlstone Center $150,000: To support creation of three bioretention rain gardens to restore the property’s waterways with the goal of fostering greater habitat, climate resiliency, and overall health in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
  • Rails-to-Trails Conservancy $200,000: To support the development of the Chinquapin Run Trail spur, which will connect Northeast Baltimore to the Baltimore Greenway Trail.

EDUCATION

  • Phase 3 Training Corporation $45,000: To support the Youth STEM Lab at Career Academy High School.
  • Dent Education $80,000: To support the creation of a new state-approved youth apprenticeship program.
  • BLYSW $100,000: To support renovations to six student restrooms to improve privacy, safety, and number of stalls available.
  • Community College of Baltimore County $100,000: To support the Licensed Practical Nursing Program Capacity Building initiative with new and updated lab simulation equipment.
  • Arts For Learning $120,000: To transform an underutilized office basement into a multifunctional space, enabling program expansion and reducing rental expense.

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

  • Baltimore Hunger Project $45,000: To support warehouse expansion for increased food supply.
  • Jeremiah Program $100,000: To support the establishment of Jeremiah Program Baltimore, including the costs to renovate a family-friendly program space.
  • Franciscan Center $150,000: To support exterior capital improvements to the Old Goucher headquarters and purchase a new insulated box truck for increased healthy food access.
  • Park West Health System $200,000: To support renovations and expansions for increased preventative and primary care in Park Heights.
  • JHU – School of Nursing $500,000: To support the creation and pilot of the Maryland Neighborhood Nursing model to improve health outcomes for Marylanders and reduce long-term health care costs.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

  • Historic Sotterley $48,000: To conduct an archaeological study, archival analysis, and oral history research to expand the understanding and interpretation of the dwellings of enslaved people at the historic plantation and museum. 
  • NSCDA-MD National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Maryland $50,000: To support safety and security updates to the Mount Clare Museum.
  • Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Inc. $100,000: To support historic renovations of the museum’s Bauernschmidt Mansion headquarters and exhibition space.
  • Women’s Housing Coalition $136,000.00: To support window replacements at the historic Margaret J. Bennet House for improved energy efficiency and reduced maintenance.
  • Mount Vernon Place Conservancy $200,000: To support restoration of historic elements of two park squares of Mount Vernon Place that improves stormwater management and ensure the parks have improved mobility accessibility.

(Left to right) Photos courtesy of: Next One Up, Material Inheritance Closing at Jewish Museum of Maryland (Photo by Sid Keiser), Soccer Without Borders