2005 Grant Awards

Human Services

Boy Scouts of America $30,000
towards funding of its Scoutreach/Varsity Program at the Central Rosemont Police Athletic League  
Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County $15,000
towards funding their development director position  
Brooklyn and Curtis Bay Coalition, Inc. $45,000
towards the salary plus benefits for an Office Manager, at this Community Development Corporation, as well as for a computer and software program for tracking donors and volunteer hours  
Business Volunteers Unlimited $35,000
to support their work in connecting outstanding volunteers to 500 or more organizations in the health, human services, educational arts and cultural fields, and to actively assess and train nonprofits on how to search for good board members in the Baltimore Metro area  
Caroline Center $25,000
to support their Pharmacy Technician training program to enable unemployed and underemployed women to find work in a career with potential for growth and advancement thus creating a future full of hope for themselves and their families  
Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity $50,000
to fund a TeamBuilds Development Associate; a Sales Consultant plus dedicating funds for its new TeamBuilds Program, a team-training program conducted on Chesapeake Habitat construction sites  
Communities of Care of Maryland $10,000
for staffing support to develop a homeownership program for grandparents and other relatives raising children  
Domestic Violence Center $25,000
towards operational costs, such as shelter repair and furniture replacement, equipment maintenance, staff training, etc. for FY 2006  
Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County $35,000
to supplement the Center's general operating expenses which will be used to offset the projected shortfalls for fiscal year 2006  
Greater Baltimore Crisis Pregnancy Center $30,000
towards supplies for clients' needs - pregnancy tests, diapers, formula, etc.; abstinence literature, volunteer training manuals for their three centers  
Herring Run Watershed Association $37,500
to support the planning phase of the renovation of the former bakery building located at 3545 Belair Road  
Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition $50,000
to support operating costs for Dee's Place, a substance abuse support recovery program  
Jesuit Volunteer Corps: East $17,610
to purchase a new data base and to help train staff on the Saga Software system  
Maryland Association of Nonprofits $25,000
to support their core programs and services designed to help all nonprofit organizations to more effectively serve the community  
Maryland Food Bank $26,000
toward four specific technology upgrades and equipment purchases to coordinate the procurement and distribution of food donations to organizations providing free food to the state's hungry  
New Pathways, Inc. $20,000
to purchase a van to help transport clients and purchase televisions for living room areas that do not have TVs.  
One Less Car $30,000
to develop and implement the innovative ARROW (Alternative Rides and Routes to Work) program  
Susanna Wesley House, Inc. $25,000
to remove and replace the carpeting throughout the property located at 609 Park Avenue, a transitional house where women and their children can stay for up to two years  
United Ministries, Inc. $50,000
to provide housing and support services to homeless men who are in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse  
Women's Housing Coalition $20,000
to provide support for general operating expenses related to the programs it offers its clients  
YMCA of Central Maryland $25,000
to provide funding and membership benefits for the Community Outreach program for low income children, families and senior citizens at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg YMCA at Stadium Place in Baltimore  

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Health Care

Abilities Network $34,297
to provide repairs to their building and upgrades to their technology programs  
Chrysalis House $30,000
to fund a staff position and benefits for their outpatient substance abuse treatment component at this residential shelter for women and their children  
Community Free Clinic $25,000
to staff salary for a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner for one year for uninsured or underinsured residents living in Washington County  
Franciscan Center $45,000
to assist in funding their Health Support Initiative by providing a number of emergency services to clients in need of monies for eviction prevention, prescription co-pays, medical fees and supplies and HIV outreach  
Hopewell Cancer Support $22,500
towards salary and materials for the Director of Volunteer Services who will establish a system for recruiting, training, managing and cultivating volunteers  
Mental Health Association of Frederick County $20,000
towards funding "Parent Power" a program that prevents as well as reduces the incidences of child abuse and neglect in Frederick County  
Pathfinders, Inc. $20,000
to support the Executive Director's salary for this organization which provides services for families with autistic children  
St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation $70,000
to fund, in part, their NICU project, specifically for the construction of a state-of-the-art isolation room  

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Education

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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Catholic Activities

Archbishop Curley High School $63,000
for the renovation of an existing science lab as part of their master facilities plan  
Archbishop Spalding High School $25,000
to assist in the cost of building the bleachers in the new Academic and Athletic Center  
Catholic Charities (St. Vincent's Center) $68,250
to provide assistance in furnishing and equipping two residential cottages and a portion of a new gym/multipurpose building  
Church of St. Ann $65,000
to help fund Phase III of their renovation project, which will restore and stabilize the interior plaster of the church, and paint all plaster work,  
Holy Family School $49,600
for replacement of 38 windows in the rear of the elementary school building  
Immaculate Conception Church $15,000
for repair and maintenance of the wet basement in the church  
Institute of Notre Dame $70,000
for fire safety improvements and for a Feasibility Study for this girls high school  
Our Lady of Victory School $45,000
to replace the current inadequate and outdated kitchen facility and equipment  
Our Lady Queen of Peace $54,978
to replace 47 windows on the back side of their 50 year old school building  
St. Benedict Church $50,000
to aid in the cost of replacing the church roof  
St. Cecelia Roman Catholic Church $30,000
to replace a concrete walkway and widening it to handicap width  
St. Clare Elementary School $50,800
to replace a quarter of their windows  
St. Joseph's Church $50,000
to fund a portion of their renovating of the interior of the church  
St. Vincent De Paul Society $75,000
to fund re-development costs, including architectural and engineering services and permits  

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Arts/Humanities

Maryland Historical Society $19,866
to fund educational programming including a Signature Lecture, three online lesson plans, a museum tour and marketing money to offset program costs for archdiocese schools  
Maryland Institute College of Art $20,000
to support their Community Arts Program that works with youth living in poverty  
Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture $20,000
towards the purchase of 70 electronic tour guides which will hold exhibition information that is unique for each type of visitor  
WYPR Radio $23,165
towards purchasing three digital consoles in order to fully utilize the new ENCO system for this public radio station  
Subtotal of grants paid for 2005 $2,050,839

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Executive Director Discretionary Grants

Baltimore Choral Arts Society $500
towards the fee of a fundraising professional to coordinate the completion of their first major fundraising campaign  
Baltimore Homeless Services $2,000
towards their first Strategic Planning process  
Brooklyn Curtis Bay Coalition, Inc. $3,000
to provide weekly executive leadership coaching  
Church of St. Ann $2,000
towards the purchase of an activity bus to transport seniors, pick up donations and deliver food  
Family & Children's Services of Central Maryland $500
to provide marketing/resource materials for the parenting support program  
Father Charles Hall Catholic School $700
additional amount needed to complete the cost overruns on the renovations of two bathroom at the school  
Greater Homewood Community Corp. $800
to help eliminate literacy barriers, in the Adult Literacy & ESOL programs which offers one-to-one tutoring  
Hampden Community Council $1,000
towards providing summer jobs for Hampden area youth  
Health Care For All $1,500
towards "Faces of Maryland's Uninsured" project  
Patrick Allison House $2,500
to help operating expenses until a grant is received from Weinberg  
South Baltimore Learning Center $500
to help the Executive Director gain assistance and guidance from an experienced non-profit organization executive level couch  
Southeast Community Development Corp. $1,500
towards filling a temporary gap in administrative and operational costs  
St. Francis Academy $500
for prizes, decorations and games for their 4th annual Halloween Party and Haunted House  
St. Vincent De Paul Society 3,000
to match dollar-for-dollar all gifts received at the Share Breakfasts  
Subtotal for Executive Director Discretionary Grants $20,000
Total awards for  2005 $2,100,839

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