2002 Grant Awards

Arts/Humanities

Children's Chorus Of Maryland $25,000
1-to-1 match towards funding a full-time Executive Director position  
Everyman Theatre $10,000
towards the salaries of professional equity actors  

Catholic Activities

Archbishop Curley High School $50,000
towards the replacement of 172 windows in the Friary  
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School $40,000
towards replacement of 86 windows in both wings of the school  
St. Alphonsus Church $30,000
towards repairs of the steeple/bell tower and roof  
St. Rita Parish $30,000
to replace the floor in the upper hall and stage area  

Catholic Activities/Education

New All Saints School $100,000
for educational programming  
St. Bernardine School $200,000
$125,000 for school capital projects and $75,000 for educational programming  

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Education

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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Health Care

Caroline Center $25,000
towards a Geriatric Nursing Assistant Training Program  
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation $67,624
towards fitness equipment for the new Good Health Center  
Hearing and Speech Agency $25,000
towards the art, music and drama classroom in their new facility  
Mental Health Association of Maryland $27,500
for the PRAISE Project, a program of education and collaboration between the faith and mental health communities  
St. Agnes Foundation $20,000
towards the Independence Square Project that provides physical rehabilitation for stroke and accident victims  
Therapeutic & Recreational Riding Center $22,500
1-to-1 match towards construction of a canopy at the entrance of the rider support building  

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Human Services

Alternative Directions, Inc. $38,000
towards operating support for a full-time counselor and a part-time teacher, plus GED materials  
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Maryland $18,000
towards the salary of one part-time staff person for the educational and technology job training program for inner-city and at-risk youth  
Chesapeake Habitat For Humanity $20,000
towards one year's salary and benefits for an administrative assistant  
Civic Works $15,000
1-to-1 matching grant towards funding the Volunteer/Special Events Coordinator position  
Community Mediation Program $15,000
to support the salary and benefits of a case manager  
Episcopal Social Ministries $32,221
to expand the drug rehabilitation program in Collington Square  
Family and Children's Services $20,000
to facilitate the family support portion of the “In Your Heart” program for children with special needs waiting to be adopted  
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake $30,000
towards Goodwill's Re-Entry Program for Ex-Offenders to match remaining $75,000 of Abell Foundation's and Open Society Institute's $275,000 commitment  
Home Partnership $10,000
towards an educational program to increase home ownership for first-time home buyers in Harford County  
Hospice of the Chesapeake $41,592
to cover operating expenses for Camp Nabe (children) and Camp Phoenix (teens), camps for youth who have experienced the death of a loved one  
House of Mercy $20,000
to remove and replace carpeting with tiles, for basement renovations, and to hook up phone lines for Internet service  
Maryland Food Bank $51,100
challenge to be used for computer hardware/software upgrades and system maintenance  
Neighborhoods of Greater Lauraville $13,240
to provide marketing and operating funds to increase the area's desirability as a community of choice  
People's Homesteading Group, Inc. $25,000
to be split evenly towards the salaries of the Executive Director and Project Manager as the organization acquires and rehabilitates homes  
Religious Coalition For Emergency Human Needs $25,000
1-to-1 match towards construction of a new emergency shelter in Frederick  
The Chimes $17,500
to equip their exploratory corridor and to purchase Mobile Standers and Gait Trainers  
Younglife Baltimore Urban $15,000
for the Midnight Madness basketball program  
Subtotal for paid grants $1,341,126

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Executive Director Discretionary Grants

Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. $500
for the Tenant/Landlord Hotline  
Boys Hope Girls Hope $2,400
to purchase eight beds for six boys and two counselors living at the former Our Lady of Pompeii convent  
Clay Street Computer Learning Center $2,000
to provide after-school programs and to enhance computer skills of children from low-income households in Annapolis  
Gabriel Project, Inc. $1,500
to provide general operating support for the Ellicott City home for women receiving parenting counseling, computer skill training, and GED and job preparation  
Greater Homewood Community Corp., Inc. $1,000
for a mural in Hampden to be painted by members of GHCC's Youth Development Initiative  
Julie Community Center $2,000
for an evaluation and planning process for the Youth Academy to be conducted by the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations  
Northeast Youth Association, Inc. $1,500
to provide football uniforms for 25 children age 7-9  
Opera Vivente $2,500
to provide operational funding over the summer in preparation for the 2002-2003 performance season  
Our Lady of Grace Parish School $2,000
to purchase 10 AlphaSmart portable word processors as a cost-effective substitute for laptops  
Rebuilding Together Baltimore $1,600
for fundraising assistance for the senior homeowner renovation program (formerly Christmas in April)  
Volunteer Central $2,500
to purchase the CitiCare Technology Initiative web-based volunteer management database  
Subtotal of Executive Director discretionary grants $19,500

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Trustees Discretionary Grants

Basilica of the Assumption Historic Trust    $2,950
towards excavation of the undercroft in preparation for the installation of a new chapel and new bathroom facilities  
Bryn Mawr School $2,500
to purchase 500 books for the lower school reading library  
Catholic Scripture Study $2,381
to purchase audio/video equipment for the Bible Study program that tapes scriptural reflections for use in many Archdiocesan parishes  
Institute of Notre Dame $3,750
to provide assistance to the Director, Office of Institutional Advancement  
Lifebridge Health / Sinai Hospital $3,000
for the Hackerman House, an extended-stay facility for families while their children are treated at Sinai Hospital  
Marian House $1,000
for Marian House II Program Center computer workstation  
Salvation Army / Camp Puh'tok $2,500
to complete the fleet of five sunfish sailboats  
Sparrow House $2,000
toward purchase of a used van to provide reliable transportation for pregnant women from Sparrow House to doctors' appointments, as well as any errands  
St. Frances Academy $1,000
for the purchase of two computer software packages — to upgrade the eMac and to provide a backup system for the network server and work stations  
Subtotal of Trustees discretionary grants $21,081
Trustees and staff matching grants* $67,799

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* Made to organizations and institutions that meet the guidelines of the Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation.

Grants Approved for Future Funding

Catholic Activities

Ascension School $40,500
to replace the heating system with energy-efficient HVAC units, upgrade the lighting in the classrooms, hallways and office, and replace doors and windows in the entrance area and hallways  
Church of St. Ann $40,000
to match the church's own funds to repair masonry, windows, stained glass, loose marble, kneelers, floors and exterior repainting  
Saint Anthony of Padua / Most Precious Blood $55,000
towards the cost of adding air conditioning  
Seton Keough High School $44,000
for a new field hockey field  

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Catholic Activities / Education

New All Saints School $100,000
for school capital projects  

Health Care

NAMI Maryland $12,000
challenge towards 2003 salary for a Membership Coordinator for Carroll and Harford Counties  

Human Services

Boys Hope Girls Hope $40,000
towards renovating the third floor of the former Our Lady of Pompeii convent to provide additional space for three more boys  
Heroes, Inc. $15,000
towards operating costs for an after-school mentoring program in Middle River  
Jesuit Volunteer Corps: East $20,000
1-to-1 match towards the salary, benefits, and miscellaneous expenses for the Coordinator of Former Jesuit Volunteers  
Maryland Center For Community Development $25,000
1-to-1 match to improve the capacity of MCCD's office of development  
Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore $25,000
challenge grant for the salary and benefits of a development director  
Subtotal for future funding $416,500
Total awards for 2002 $1,866,006

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