A vibrant Baltimore with a strong economy is built through investment in people, their skills, and their capacity to contribute to their communities. The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF) envisions a thriving city for all, supporting job training and credentialing programs that empower residents and foster lasting economic mobility.
The Black Philanthropy Circle of Howard County (BPCHoCo) has announced that the S.T.A.N.D. Mentorship Program is its first grant recipient.
2025 was a year full of big milestones for Greater Washington Community Foundation and its community of changemakers. Here are some of the most meaningful milestones from 2025.
Communities are central to this development, but The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation recognizes that they often lack the necessary resources and capacity to implement these projects independently.
The Horizon Foundation stands firm in its commitment to anti-racism and emphasizes the need for ongoing advocacy against structural injustices.
Through Stronger Schools and Stronger Neighborhoods grantmaking, Baltimore Community Foundation is helping organizations use arts and culture as tools to improve education outcomes and revitalize neighborhoods, creating more opportunity for students and residents alike.
More than 150 donors, nonprofit leaders, and community partners gathered for the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County’s Annual Celebration & Pink Party - celebrating The Power of WE: Courageous Philanthropy for Complex Times and the impact that happens when women come together to invest in women and girls in our community.
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Maryland Philanthropy Network is committed to helping our communities heal and to building a stronger, more equitable city in which all can thrive. Our Maryland Philanthropy Network Members are coming together in many conversations and across sectors to begin understanding how they can work together and with partners to support Baltimore.
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The oil spill disaster in the Gulf Coast is one of the most significant threats to the environment our country has faced in decades. It has the potential to devastate fragile coastal communities and ecosystems beyond repair, easily making it far worse than the Exxon Valdez disaster of 1989.
For more information or questions, please contact Elisabeth Hyleck, Director of Learning and Engagement.
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On June 6, Baltimore City announced a month-long request for proposal (RFP) period for the first round of disbursements from the $12 million Baltimore Children and Youth Fund. Attendees will learn more about the priority investment areas, grant review process, and public engagement throughout the process from members of the planning team representing Frontline Solutions, UPD Consulting and Associated Black Charities.
Construction on 21st Century School Buildings is well underway with two completed schools, Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle School and Frederick Elementary School, and seven more currently in process. The Maryland Philanthropy Network team of consultant and member leaders will share an update on these efforts, future plans and opportunities as we enter 2018.
"If you underfund the Census, you get an undercount," says Kenneth Prewitt, who directed the bureau during the 2000 Census.
Please join your philanthropic colleagues for:
The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Maryland Philanthropy Network
This program has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Maryland Philanthropy Network is pleased to be partnering with EPIP on this conference by serving on the planning committee.
Our Neighborhood Grants Program offers funding for projects that help neighborhoods in Baltimore City and Baltimore County become and remain safe, vibrant, clean and green, and to be supporters and champions of their local schools.
People and communities of faith contribute to environmental causes, both by stewardship of their own properties and by advocating for environmental protections as a tenet of their faith. Pope Francis' encyclical has raised awareness of the role of faith leaders in calling for a range of environmental reforms. Three Maryland organizations that support activism in faith communities will share their work with us.
No matter what mission your organization and your members are committed to, we’re confident that more people standing up for your mission can help make the difference.
To grow the workforce that will advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, foundations ought to bring back approaches they relied on decades ago.
