Friday, July 17, 2020
In April, Exponent Philanthropy and PEAK Grantmaking each fielded a survey to see how their respective communities of funders were responding to the impact of... READ MORE
News & Updates
Recent Updates
Friday, July 17, 2020
The Community Foundation of Harford County (CFHC), the nonprofit philanthropic organization dedicated to meeting the changing needs and interests of Harford County residents and... READ MORE
Friday, July 17, 2020
What a year to task ourselves with whittling down a shortlist of award-worthy companies and nonprofits based on their philanthropy and good deeds around Baltimore.
When we came up with the... READ MORE
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Tuerk House, a nonprofit drug and alcohol treatment system serving the most disadvantaged members of the greater Baltimore community, has been awarded a signature grant of $700,000 from The Harry... READ MORE
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
From 2007 to 2017, a troubling trend emerged: the homeownership rate in Baltimore City fell from 51% to 47%, and the Black homeownership rate sank to 42%. This trend is part of a national crisis... READ MORE
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to challenge jobs throughout Maryland, The Light House is experiencing the ripple effect of unemployment in Anne Arundel County. Along with a significant increase in meals... READ MORE
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
New incentives and flexible loans aren't enough to reverse a falling rate of homeownership in Baltimore's Black community because many families find it too difficult to overcome systemic racism... READ MORE
Sunday, July 12, 2020
In an effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic – and to comply with state and local governmental stay-at-home orders – virtually all nonprofits across the country closed their offices in March and... READ MORE
Friday, July 10, 2020
We write to you as Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) leaders in food and agriculture who work with hundreds of grassroots communities... READ MORE
Thursday, July 09, 2020
In response to the ongoing mental health challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Horizon Foundation recently awarded over $56,000 in new grants to 25 community... READ MORE
Thursday, July 09, 2020
Washington, DC - Mary’s Center announced today a partnership with five foundations to establish and administer the D.C. Child Care Reopening Fund to respond to child care providers’ urgent need of... READ MORE
Thursday, July 09, 2020
Maryland’s chief provider of grants to groups offering free legal aid to low-income residents faces a nearly $7 million pandemic-driven shortfall, the executive director of the Maryland Legal... READ MORE
Wednesday, July 08, 2020
Today, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) announced its new initiative, "Care, delivered," a $5 million public-private sector philanthropic endeavor that will distribute personal... READ MORE
Tuesday, July 07, 2020
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore just donated $5,000 to make sure hospitality workers get the training they need to keep them safe during the pandemic.
CFES awarded the grant... READ MORE
Monday, July 06, 2020
As we contend with two seismically important events — the Covid -19 pandemic and the uprisings over police brutality and systemic racism — foundations and nonprofits need to work harder than ever... READ MORE
Monday, July 06, 2020
The Fulton Forward Foundation recently donated $75,000 to the Washington County COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. The fund is a campaign organized by the Community Foundation and United Way of... READ MORE
Wednesday, July 01, 2020
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) has announced $162,250 in grants awarded through its Fund for Anne Arundel to six local nonprofit organizations that provide opportunities... READ MORE
Wednesday, July 01, 2020
The United Way of Washington County and the Community Foundation of Washington County have raised $300,000 to help the community get through the COVID-19 crisis, according to a news release from... READ MORE
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
The COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, a coordinated fund established by the Greater Washington Community Foundation, has issued new investments of $2.8 million as part of phase two of rapid... READ MORE
Friday, June 26, 2020
At the Frederick Rescue Mission Thursday, local food banks met to receive $5,000 from the Ausherman Family Foundation.
It was the start of F.O.O.D. or the Frederick Organizations... READ MORE
Thursday, June 25, 2020
The Horizon Foundation is the largest independent health philanthropy in Maryland and as President and CEO, Nikki Highsmith Vernick has led many campaigns and efforts to improve... READ MORE
Thursday, June 25, 2020
A new food security fund will help Montgomery County nonprofits and residents get access to a steady supply of food. The new Montgomery County Food Security Fund will establish a response strategy... READ MORE
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Maryland Philanthropy Network (the Network), a statewide membership association representing more than 130 organizations, announced the appointment of five new members to its... READ MORE
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Mid-Atlantic Community Network connects social service organizations across region as pandemic’s economic impact sets in
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demonstrate... READ MORE
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Over the past several years, we have seen women rising up in all kinds of powerful ways. In addition to the unprecedented surge of women running for office and organizing grassroots movements,... READ MORE
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
The virus has made us go virtual. We bank online, shop for groceries online, spend time with loved ones online, attend schools online and even access a ballot online. Today, the Internet
... READ MORE
Monday, June 22, 2020
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that more than 200 Maryland companies and nonprofit organizations across the state have supported their communities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.... READ MORE
Friday, June 19, 2020
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. is donating $2 million to organizations fighting racial injustice.
The Baltimore-based money manager did not specify which organizations would get the donation,... READ MORE
Friday, June 19, 2020
We are in a trifecta of crises that threatens our nation’s public health, economic security and democracy. Though this pandemic is new, racism and economic injustice are not. The pandemic has served to further reveal preexisting inequities in housing, education, health care, food security, policing and criminal justice, income and employment. READ MORE
Thursday, June 18, 2020
The nation is once again at a critical point in the centuries-long struggle to live up to its founding ideals. In government agencies, corporate workplaces, news organizations, sports leagues,... READ MORE
Thursday, June 18, 2020
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County's (CFAAC) Community Crisis Response Fund is proud to announce that it recently awarded the third cycle of rapid response grant... READ MORE
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
We are thrilled to announce that the PEAK Grantmaking Board of Directors has hired Satonya Fair to be the first President and CEO of PEAK Grantmaking.
Known to many of us... READ MORE
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
A newly introduced $10.5 million special appropriation could help alleviate the issue of food security and also support local food banks, restaurants and farmers.
The special... READ MORE
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
On June 17, The Associated held their first, virtual Annual Meeting. Hundreds of community members joined us on Facebook and YouTube as they recounted their 100-year history and reflected on their... READ MORE
Monday, June 15, 2020
What will the business community do this time?
As I continue to think about how it will respond to the killing of George Floyd, I can’t help but flash back five years to the commitments... READ MORE
Friday, June 12, 2020
Maryland Legal Services Corporation is facing a funding decline of approximately $4.5 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1, threatening the availability of crucial civil legal services... READ MORE
Monday, June 08, 2020
Tonia Wellons was named permanent CEO of the Greater Washington Community Foundation on April 2
You were announced as CEO the day after D.C.’s initial stay-at-home order... READ MORE
Monday, June 08, 2020
For John Brothers, the death of a black man at the hands of police in Minneapolis has been felt personally.... READ MORE
Monday, June 08, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, government leaders and the news media have focused their attention on the economic struggles facing business. But America’s nonprofits are in the gravest danger.... READ MORE
Monday, June 08, 2020
Baltimore is a one-party city, so much so that it hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1967. Registered Democrats vastly outnumber any other party registration, having a tenfold advantage over the... READ MORE
Monday, June 08, 2020
The media is full of the economic consequences of the coronavirus. Here in the United States, 40 million people have lost jobs. Prominent businesses—from Hertz to J. Crew—have declared bankruptcy... READ MORE
Friday, June 05, 2020
The Baltimore Health Corps launched this week to train and hire unemployed city residents to work in neighborhoods hit hardest by COVID-19. The initiative is seeking to hire 300 people to perform... READ MORE
Friday, June 05, 2020
In the last week, Baltimore has joined other cities in taking up the call for racial equality, with thousands pouring into city streets to protest for equal treatment of African Americans and... READ MORE
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 crisis and rising levels of hunger in communities nationally, United Way Worldwide is expanding Ride United, its transportation access initiative, to launch a “last... READ MORE
Monday, June 01, 2020
New research shows that well-meaning efforts have not closed disparities. We need grant makers to do more to help nonprofits run by people of color build sustained support to meet the challenges ahead. READ MORE
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Whenever classes return to school buildings, they’re likely to be very different than the day... READ MORE
Monday, May 25, 2020
To ensure that a greater number of residents affirmatively vote for municipal candidates and create a broader mandate for elected officials, we should examine the options for reforming Baltimore... READ MORE
Monday, May 25, 2020
The number of working African American business owners in the United States plummeted more than 40 percent as the coronavirus shut down much of the economy — a far steeper drop than other racial groups experienced, according to an analysis confirming fears the pandemic would deepen inequalities in the business world. READ MORE
Sunday, May 24, 2020
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) recently distributed a second cycle of grants through its Community Crisis Response Fund. To date, CFAAC has distributed 58... READ MORE
Friday, May 22, 2020
CLLCTIVLY launches a no-strings-attached micro-grant to support Black-led and Black-owned organizations on the frontlines— serving children and families who have become even more economically... READ MORE
Friday, May 22, 2020
CLLCTIVLY launches a no-strings-attached micro-grant to support Black-led and Black-owned organizations on the frontlines— serving children and families who have become even more... READ MORE
Thursday, May 21, 2020
United Way of Central Maryland Thursday announced it received a $150,000 grant from Truist Financial Corporation for the nonprofit’s COVID-19 Community Fund to support people and... READ MORE
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting the city’s persistent problems with internet access, Baltimore City government could play a greater role in expanding technology to low-income homes and... READ MORE
Friday, May 08, 2020
Across the country, foundations and nonprofits across the board are increasingly working to incorporate an equity lens in their work. At the ... READ MORE
Friday, May 08, 2020
Many hospitals are limiting visitors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so have you considered who should make decisions about your care if you’re incapacitated?
“We really want you to talk... READ MORE
Thursday, May 07, 2020
Protective films around bus drivers, temperature checks at schoolhouse doors, playgrounds marked with social distancing markers. Those are just a few examples of what might become the “new normal... READ MORE
Thursday, May 07, 2020
As president of the Maryland Philanthropy Network, a statewide, Baltimore-based association that represents some 130 organizations, Celeste Amato helps manage some $9 billion in charitable assets... READ MORE
Thursday, May 07, 2020
Coastal Hospice has been awarded a $2,ooo dollar Emergency Response Grant for Personal Protection Equipment. The grant was provided by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. ... READ MORE
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
To solve today’s complex social problems, foundations need to shift from the prevailing model of strategic philanthropy that attempts to predict outcomes to an emergent model that better fits the... READ MORE
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