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Baltimore is brimming with potential, but because of historic segregation, disinvestment, and persistent racial discrimination, we have yet to fully realize all we can be. The Abell Foundation is committed to improving health, economic, and educational outcomes in Baltimore City so that all people can thrive.
The Abell Foundation has long focused its efforts on alleviating poverty and in recent years has more consciously framed its work in terms of addressing the effects of Baltimore’s historic segregation, disinvestment, and persistent racial discrimination. Like many, it has been prompted by the anniversary of Gray’s death to assess what has changed in the last 10 years.
Community-based prevention and early intervention programs that are youth led and youth-co-designed are gaining recognition as an effective and innovative approach to eliminating stigma and barriers that prevent youth from accessing ment
This event will now take place on the snow date of January 31.
Earlier this summer, Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act (ACE), a bipartisan piece of legislati
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
Read the latest update from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project of the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
Please join the Baltimore Metropolitan Council for a Workforce Policy Briefing on two critical research projects impacting workforce development in Baltimore.
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.
A National Webinar for Grantmakers
Updates from the Baltimore Integration Partnership, a project hosted by the Maryland Philanthropy Network.
Baltimore City depends on nonprofits to provide services, particularly in Black and low-income communities. A reliable contract with the city can allow a nonprofit to expand, serve more residents, and build the employment base of the city. However, longstanding delays in contracting and payment of city partners leave some nonprofits asking if the barriers to accessing city funding are worth the effort. This Abell Report asks what causes the delays in the City's contracting process with nonprofits and how can those delays be fixed?
Hosted and presented by United Philanthropy Forum in partnership with the Council on Foundations and Independent Sector, Foundations on the Hill is intentionally designed as a forward-looking advocacy conference and experience. After a year marked by rapid policy shifts, heightened scrutiny, and growing demands on charitable institutions, philanthropy is gathering to collectively strengthen the sector’s independence and its ability to serve communities in the years ahead.
All grantmakers are invited to participate in this four-part professional development series taught by our region's experienced practitioners, presented by Maryland Philanthropy Network. Session Three will cover understanding nonprofit financial statements with Jennifer Pedroni, Director at BDO FMA. Participants will learn how to read and understand budgets and financial statements to assess the health of an organization. They will also learn what questions to ask and understand how to interpret the numbers based on a nonprofit organization's age, mission, or funding streams.