Education (Catholic and Nonsectarian Nonpublic Schools Specifically Catering to Special Education Needs Grants)

2007

Baltimore Inner City Outings $15,000
to support BCIO's programs for twelve months beginning January 2008 through December 2008  
Baltimore School for the Arts $75,000
to cover the cost of 100 students from the Archdiocese of Baltimore participating in the 2008 TWIGS (To Work In Gaining Skills) program  
Catholic Community School $40,000
to pay for the salaries and materials to support the Fine Arts and Spanish programs in the school  
The Children's Guild $35,000
to polite and evaluate the interactive learning lab, Exchange City, as part of their extend3ed school year program, Discovery Summer  
Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum $30,000
towards the full time salary of an Education Programs Director dedicated to their schools programs, as part of their expansion into their new education center  
Highlands School $42,756
to purchase 9 Interactive Whiteboards for seven classrooms, grades 2-8  
Kennedy Krieger Institute $70,000
for salaries and materials to develop a teaching manual for a comprehensive preschool educational program for children with autism  
Learning, Inc. $50,000
to fund renovations and construction of the facility to expand its capacity and increase the number of children  
Loyola College $68,390
for partnership coordination with St. Mary's School for salary for the project coordinator and graduate assistant and direct marketing expenses  
Maryland School for the Blind $34,000
to fully automate its Instructional Resource Center (IRC)  
My Sister's Circle $20,000
for general operating support for the salary of the Executive Director for 2007  
Norbel School $30,000
to support the Guidance Counselor position who will work mainly with the high school students  
Notre Dame Preparatory School $51,000
to partially support the salary and benefits for a fulltime Learning Resource Specialist and to purchase equipment necessary to expand the learning resource office  
Our Lady of Grace Parish School $17,500
for the upgrading of their website to a web-based communications system  
Our Lady of Hope/St. Luke School $28,600
to purchase 8 whiteboards and 8 writing pads, 6 LCD projectors and 6 laptop computers for the classrooms and also teacher training  
Partners In Science $80,000
for the Middle School Science Partners pilot program at Archbishop Borders School  
St. Augustine School $30,742
to fund a new math resource/enrichment program which includes the salary of a part time resource/enrichment teacher and specialized math materials to be used by students and a library server  
St. John Catholic School $40,000
to upgrade their computer lab equipment and software including the classroom computer network  
St. Maria Goretti High School $26,147
to purchase a library automation system, 14 library workstations and a library server  
St. Thomas Aquinas School $21,448
to purchase 20 desktop computers and a Smartboard 660i   
Sisters Academy of Baltimore $50,000
to increase the funding capacity of the Sisters Academy by providing human and technical resources for the school's development program  
Trinity School $45,000
to help implement the Julie Program by purchasing instructional materials and salary of a specialized aide  
Visitation Academy $34,900
to be used for classroom upgrades that will enhance and encourage learning and salaries for 17 tenured teachers  

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2006

Greater Homewood Community Corp., Inc. $30,000
to support their ongoing efforts to improve adult literacy in Baltimore City which continues to struggle with illiteracy and a poorly trained workforce  
Hispanic Apostolate Immigration Legal Service $30,000
for the purchase of 20 computers to accommodate their new computer lab  
Irvine Nature Center $45,000
for the construction of a green roof in their new complex at Caves Valley  
Johns Hopkins University $60,000
to launch a reading clinic in the former Seton High School Building to serve approximately 180 students, adult family members and reading specialists  
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland $25,000
to expand JA's Exchange City program to 647 4th and 5th grade students at 28 Catholic elementary schools within the Archdiocese of Baltimore  
LINC (Learning Independence Through Computers) $35,000
to fund 50% of the total salary and benefits for their first development director   
Maryland Committee for Children $50,000
to compete the $150,000 first phase of a pilot project that engages child care providers in recognizing recognition and response for four-year olds to be able to diagnose any learning disabilities  
Mount Saint Joseph High School $79,000
to purchase 52 new desktop workstations, to replace the current teacher computers located in each classroom, 6 LCD projectors, 4 tablet PC's  and a wireless environment to be installed in the offices of the DePaul program (an educational program specifically designed for students with learning disabilities)  
Saint Rose of Lima School $45,000
to replace outdated computer lab equipment  
SS Matthew & Thomas More $25,000
to provide religious education services to a very diverse parish population by enhancing opportunities for people to learn and appreciate each other's culture through faith formation  
St. Bernardine School $40,000
for furniture and equipment upgrades for the science lab and the library  
St. Frances Academy $37,000
to cover the first year salary and benefits of a new faculty position which focuses primarily on supporting students with learning disabilities  
St. Ignatius Loyola Academy $25,000
to fund a reading specialist for their 70 middle school boys  
St. Jerome's Head Start $25,000
toward a summer program for 100 three and four year old children whose parents are working  
Villa Maria Continuum $13,000
towards the purchase of 17 Dell computers and 5 printers  
Westminster Astronomical Society, Inc. $10,000
towards the $74,000 cost of constructing a new observatory  
Youth Enterprise Services, Inc. $45,000
to fund an after-school tutorial program  

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2005

Art With A Heart $20,000
to support the teacher and assistant salaries for art classes offered weekly at 16 sites in Baltimore for low income individuals  
Cardinal Shehan School $30,000
toward salary, benefits and a laptop computer, plus marketing software for a Director of Institutional Advancement in this inter-parish school  
Enoch Pratt Free Library $21,473
to purchase the elementary level series of books entitled, "It's My State"  
Father Kolbe School $51,800
to fund improvements in technology that will enable them to create a school-wide, web based learning environment that would allow the school to integrate the resources of the internet throughout the curriculum  
Friendship School $45,000
to fund teacher-training from June 2005-May 2006 at a school (grades 1-8) which specializes in children who have language-based learning differences  
Jewish Museum of Maryland $10,000
to help provide enhanced services to 1,000 Archdiocesan students and teachers  
Living Classrooms Foundation $40,000
to cover Members' salaries and program supplies for Project SERVE (Service-Empowerment-Revitalization-Volunteerism- Employment Training) whose goals are to provide workforce development and community service opportunity for the community's disadvantaged young adults  
Salem School $30,000
towards construction of a commercial kitchen in the new school building for this alternative educational program for children from Baltimore who have been abused, neglected and abandoned  
Sisters Academy of Baltimore $40,000
towards salaries for the instructional personnel for the 6th grade, which educates girls of difference races, ethnic groups, and religions from families of limited economic means, particularly those in southwest Baltimore  
St. John's at Prospect Hall $35,000
to support the purchase of a new 64 - passenger school bus for this Catholic High School in Frederick  
St. Michael Elementary School $40,000
to purchase new classroom computers, peripherals and software to replace antiquated equipment for this school located in Frostburg  

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2004

Cathedral of Mary Our Queen School $50,000
to enhance their Regina Program which enables students with learning disabilities to receive special assistance needed for success  
Catholic High School of Baltimore $40,000
to help replace their classroom single unit desks with individual desks and chairs  
Hampden Family Center $35,000
to support their After-School Enrichment Program through education and professional support that encourages individual growth and community fellowship  
John Carroll School $43,000
to support the creation of a wireless networked campus which will improve communication among parents, students and faculty  
Lasallian Volunteers $10,000
to provide funding for recruitment, training and staff support of two volunteers who will serve at St. Francis Academy during the 2004-2005 school year  
Learning, Inc. $30,000
for general operating funds for the Creative Minds, an after school enrichment/youth development program in Hampden to help middle and high school youth develop literacy and life skills  
Maryland Center for Arts and Technology, Inc. $40,000
to fund the strategic planning process to strengthen and enhance  MCAT's research and development initiative in order to ensure sustainability and growth of the organization  
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School $49,464
to purchase 30 laptop computers, a computer cart and two network printers to be used by all grades in their classrooms  
South Baltimore Learning Center $35,000
$25,000 to support the Director of Technology position and a $10,000 matching grant for their Community Technology Center education program  
St. Augustine School $51,600
to fund a laptop computer cart and a school-wide wireless network which will enable  teachers to integrate technology into the classrooms  
St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School $50,000
towards the purchase of computer equipment and peripherals for their planned Technology Center  
St. Frances Academy $30,000
to support their Pastoral Counseling Program which provides therapy for students and their families both in emergencies and an on-going basis  
St. Mark School $35,000
$10,000 to be used for the Learning Differences Program which assist students who are struggling to achieve excellence in education and $25,000 to purchase 7 octagonal science workstations  
St. Thomas Aquinas School $25,000
to purchase 12 new laptop computers for their teachers and 8 desktop computers to be used in grades one through eight  
Villa Julie College $35,000
towards the Nursing Distance Education Pilot Program which will use broad-band, real-time technology to deliver on-site full-motion, interactive video nursing education to students in different locations at the same time.  

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2003

Highlands School $28,311
$8,311 for the purchase of a Development Data Base program and a $20,000 challenge award for start up costs for their Capital Campaign  
Learning Independence Through Computers (LINC) $15,000
for the continuation of their Office Technology Training program  
Saint Agnes School $30,000
towards replacement of desks and chairs  
Saint Maria Goretti High School $24,940
to fund science lab equipment, multi-media equipment and a new phone system  
Saint Michael School $55,000
towards the purchase and installation of a wireless Internet, laptops in every classroom, and updating their computer lab  
Washington County Free Library $20,000
towards construction of a new branch in Smithburg  

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2002

Catholic High School of Baltimore $25,000
to support an overall advertising and marketing initiative  
Greenmount School $20,000
to meet the Goldseker Foundation matching grant requirements for their first formal development program  
Loyola Blakefield $61,300
$39,800 for computers, a video projector and printers, plus $21,500 for books and furnishings for a reading room for middle school students  
Mount Saint Joseph High School $50,000
to replace computers in the computer lab, teachers' work room, chemistry lab, and technology building  
Notre Dame Preparatory School $35,000
for a full-time instructional technologist  
Odyssey School $20,000
to purchase computers and audiovisual equipment for their new facility  
St. Mary's School (Govans) $25,242
towards completion of their Urban Ecology Multimedia Science Lab - Phase 3 of a three-part technology program  
St. Thomas Aquinas School $25,307
for computer technology upgrades  

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2001

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra $13,000
to support the Arts Excel program within the Division of Catholic Schools  
Bishop Walsh Middle/High School $73,600
to purchase computers, network them, and train teachers in integrating technology into their curriculum  
College of Notre Dame $84,640
for the Knott Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Initiative that will provide an opportunity for 20 non-profit leaders to directly apply their new skills and earn a Certificate in Nonprofit Management  
Dyslexia Tutoring Program $42,000
to purchase a new database, computers, and educational software for dyslexic individuals  
Hampden Family Center $60,000
to support the hiring of a full-time Program Director to develop, coordinate, and evaluate the Center's diverse programs  
Jemicy School $50,000
towards an outreach program for Dyslexia education teacher modeling and mentoring at St. Bernardine, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Mary of the Assumption and Shrine of the Sacred Heart  
Living Classrooms Foundation $50,000
for project SERVE (Service-Empowerment-Revitalization-Volunteerism- Employment) that involves residents and youth in revitalizing their community while changing their lives as they learn and practice job skills  
St. Elizabeth School $25,000
to create a full-time art therapy position and to add a summer art therapy component, including adaptive equipment for students with physical and cognitive disabilities  
St. Joan of Arc School $31,000
to purchase educational software and hardware upgrades to enhance curriculum integration of technology  
St. Margaret School $85,000
to purchase mobile lap top carts, a file server, large screen monitors, and equipment for teachers including their training  
Saint Philip Neri School $40,000
to purchase 17 new computers for teachers and provide teacher and staff training  

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2000

Bowling Brook Preparatory School $30,000
for cafeteria furnishings and equipment for this residential school for juvenile offenders. Bowling Brook provides academic, pre-vocational, social and life skills, career development and athletic training in addition to general care and supervision in a safe, respectful, challenging, and achievement-oriented campus environment in lieu of incarceration.  
Enoch Pratt Library - Children's Garden $43,000
to furnish the new children's room addition at the library's main branch.  
Father Charles A. Hall Elementary School $36,700
to purchase computers and wireless network equipment, as well as provide training in technology curriculum integration for teachers and staff. Established in 1890, it is one of the oldest African-American Catholic schools in the United States.  
Literacy Works, Inc. $71,720
to establish a new Adult Learning Center at Whispering Woods in Chase, Md., which will offer adult literacy services, some job counseling and placement services.  
New Song Community Learning Center $50,000
towards the construction of a 30,000 square foot multi-use building for New Song Academy classrooms, a new library for community residents, a parent resource room, meeting space for the Homeowners Association, a performance stage for the Sandtown Children of Praise, health/nutrition classes, and job fairs.  
Park School $10,000
as a matching grant to equip the fitness room for this non-sectarian independent school.  
Project Act $35,000
to provide inclusive childcare options for children with special needs (behavioral, social, emotional and developmental disorders) from low to moderate income families in Baltimore City and County.  
Reservoir Hill Coalition $35,000
towards the cost of an after-school enrichment program for children ages 5-12 that provides academic remediation, guidance, cultural opportunities, recreational programs, and age-appropriate child development services.  
Saint Jane Frances School $27,000
for teacher training in computer skills and curriculum integration, customized to their current skill levels, teaching needs, and interests.  
St. Clare Elementary School $30,000
to create a more comprehensive computer technology program.  
Villa Julie College $37,500
towards the technology infrastructure renovation of Knott Hall.  
Woodmont Academy $60,000
towards supplying books and materials for a new library for this independent Catholic school which serves students from Howard, Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick Counties.  

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