| Arts in the Neighborhood |
$20,000 |
| towards administrative costs for after-school and weekend programs in art, dance, and music instruction for children, families, and at-risk youth living in West Baltimore. |
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| B & O Railroad Museum |
$49,068 |
| towards the replacement of the main line tracks from the Roundhouse, re-linking the museum to the CSX track system. |
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| Baltimore Choral Arts Society |
$10,000 |
| in operating support for their 35th Anniversary Season. BCAS serves children, seniors, student musicians and the economically disadvantaged and disabled by keeping ticket prices affordable as well as performing several free concerts each year. |
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| Baltimore Opera Company |
$25,000 |
| to underwrite the principal artist fees for "Aida." |
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| Handel Choir |
$30,000 |
| for operating costs to continue the present program schedule and to add a full-time Children's Chorus Director. |
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| WJHU Radio |
$69,790 |
| to purchase digital editing equipment for this radio service which provides primarily local, regional, national, and world news, including public and cultural affairs. |
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| Faith Community of St. Casimir |
$80,000 |
| towards the restoration and renovation of the Old School Building to serve as a multi-purpose center, housing a Chapel for daily mass, religious education classes, Al Anon, AA, Church Council meetings, and daycare. |
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| Mother Seton School |
$40,000 |
| to purchase a new bus to transport students from within a 70-mile radius, including Frederick, Emmitsburg and Thurmont. |
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| Mount DeSales Academy |
100,000 |
| towards the renovation of office space, meeting rooms, and an area for school archives within the 1882 school building. |
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| Msgr. O’Dwyer Retreat House |
$100,000 |
| towards interior and exterior renovations. The facility hosts 8,500 youth annually, representing 190 different groups that attend retreats for confirmation preparation, Leadership Institute, Students Against Drunk Drivers, bereavement support programs, several summer camps including children from the Cardinal Shehan Center and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. |
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| St. Joseph School (Fullerton) |
$56,200 |
| to replace 59 windows in the 75 year-old elementary school building. |
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| 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. |
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| Enoch Pratt Library - Children's Garden |
$43,000 |
| to furnish the new children's room addition at the library's main branch. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Park School |
$10,000 |
| as a matching grant to equip the fitness room for this non-sectarian independent school. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| St. Clare Elementary School |
$30,000 |
| to create a more comprehensive computer technology program. |
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| Villa Julie College |
$37,500 |
| towards the technology infrastructure renovation of Knott Hall. |
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| 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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| Advocates for Homeless Families |
$30,000 |
| to purchase and renovate two properties in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, for sale to formerly homeless families in Frederick. |
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| Baltimore Mentoring Partnership |
$25,000 |
| to support BMP’s Community-wide Recruitment Campaign in Baltimore and surrounding areas by establishing quality mentoring relationships with caring adults. BMP's goal is to enhance youth academic and career options, help raise their self-esteem and increase their self-sufficiency. |
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| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Maryland |
$36,000 |
| to develop and implement an annual fundraising and volunteer mentor recruitment campaign to match disadvantaged children and families with volunteers who serve as positive role models. |
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| Christmas in April - Baltimore |
$15,000 |
| for general operating expenses for this volunteer organization dedicated to helping low-income, handicapped and elderly homeowners repair their homes. |
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| Fuel Fund of Maryland |
$20,000 |
| to continue direct services to low income families by providing funds, energy conservation education, and referrals to additional resources for those experiencing hardships with energy costs. |
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| Genesis Jobs, Inc. |
$40,000 |
| towards the implementation of an Employer Roundtable, Peer-to-Peer post-employment support sessions, and the analysis of an existing computer system. |
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| INNterim |
$25,000 |
| for general operating expenses in providing transitional living and support services to homeless women and their children. |
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| Interfaith Housing of Western Maryland |
$50,000 |
| for operating expenses in helping low-income families in Frederick, Carroll, Washington, Garrett and Allegany Counties by building new affordable residential communities or rehabilitating and improving existing houses, using a self-help approach. |
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| The League for People With Disabilities, Inc. |
$50,000 |
| for an employment specialist to work with the League's clients to assess, train, find employment, and facilitate interactions between clients and local employers. |
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| Loading Dock |
$55,000 |
| to hire an operations manager for this nonprofit building materials clearinghouse which gathers usable surplus supplies and channels them to grassroots organizations, community groups, low income homeowners and developers of low income housing. |
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| Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations |
$50,000 |
| for general operating expenses to fulfill their mission which is "to strengthen and support the ability of nonprofit organizations to serve the community, and to enhance public understanding of, confidence in, and support for the nonprofit sector." |
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| Maryland Committee for Children |
$50,000 |
| to support and expand a training initiative for child day care providers. |
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| Maryland Community Kitchen |
$28,580 |
| to purchase mapping and tracking software to manage the client data base, improve the efficiency of deliveries, and ensure better safety for their drivers. |
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| Neighborhood Design Center |
$45,000 |
| towards rebuilding two playground sites and to support the Playing Safe Program by increasing awareness citywide about dangerous local playground conditions. |
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| Paul's Place Outreach Center |
$25,000 |
| $15,000 outright and a $10,000 matching grant to support core programs in providing food and clothing. |
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| Penn-Mar Organization |
$40,000 |
| to create the position of Coordinator of Training who will assess the training needs of staff and who will coordinate quality training programs to reduce turnover. |
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| Radio Reading Network of Maryland |
$25,000 |
| for operating costs including hiring a second part-time production assistant to provide services for the visually impaired and those with injuries, cancer, and other diseases who are unable to read due to the effects of their medications, or inability to manipulate printed material. |
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| The Salvation Army |
$55,000 |
| towards the construction of five new winterized cabins for year-round activities at Camp Puh'Tok near Gunpowder Falls State Park. The Camp is used by the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts on weekends in the off season and by 750 campers, ages 5-17 each summer. |
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| South Baltimore Homeless Shelter |
$50,000 |
| for operating expenses for this transitional shelter that provides rigorous self-help programs within a safe and caring environment for 40 homeless men while supporting them in their transition to self-sufficiency. |
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| South East Community Organization |
$25,000 |
| for a community organizer to make SECO a stronger, more diverse and more representative umbrella organization, and to supervise several organizers focused on community issues. Among the programs coordinated by SECO are: Head Start, adult literacy, senior services and educational programs for Hispanic youth. |
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| Special Olympics |
$25,000 |
| to expand The Athlete Congress at the community level. Throughout the year The Athlete Congress contacts fellow Special Olympics athletes to determine their opinions on issues which will be voted on at the annual state congress. |
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| St. Vincent de Paul Society |
$75,000 |
| to help fund the children’s playground located at Park Heights and Ulman Avenues which is a part of the St. Ambrose Family Outreach Center whose mission is to help low-income families become self-sufficient and realize their full potential. |
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| Woman’s Industrial Exchange |
$50,000 |
| to cover the design and construction costs for the first floor retail space where 200 low-income women support themselves and their families by selling their handcrafted goods in the consignment shop. |
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| Subtotal for paid grants |
$2,302,553 |
| Ateaze Senior Center |
$2,000 |
| to purchase a computer, printer, cart and cables for use in the preparation of low-income senior citizen tax preparation. |
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| B&O Railroad Museum |
$ 1,250 |
| toward the Turntable Toddlers program that provides special day activities for low-income pre-school children |
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| Baltimore Stars Coalition |
$ 2,000 |
| to support this basketball league for boys ages 8-14, that included field trips for regional tournaments. |
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| Friends of Roosevelt Park |
$ 2,000 |
| towards printing and distribution costs of an area newsletter supporting the park. |
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| Hampden Family Center |
$3,750 |
| towards the emergency replacement of a boiler. |
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| Leave a Legacy Maryland |
$ 1,000 |
| to promote charitable giving in the geographic area covered by the Archdiocese of Baltimore. |
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| St. Thomas Aquinas Church |
$ 3,000 |
| for a stairclimber to assist the mobility impaired in accessing school, church and community activities. |
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| Subtotal of Executive Director discretionary grants |
$15,000 |
| Trustees and staff matching grants* |
$59,573 |