The Quality of Life Giving Circle is celebrating 25 years of grassroots philanthropy, bringing together Baltimoreans who pool their resources to support small but powerful community projects.
As the Foundation has embarked on our new strategic plan over the last two years, many things have changed for us.
“How are you?” These three words have taken on new meaning this year. At different points throughout 2025, the question has landed differently.
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View materials from "Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative January Meeting".
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In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the collapse of the Afghan government, and the Taliban’s takeover, many Afghans are fleeing for their lives. While up-to-date figures are unavailable due to the intense conflict, more than 1 million Afghans remain displaced from their homes due to ongoing violence and frequent natural disasters. We are grateful for our colleagues at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) who have compiled a list of actions to support philanthropic response. Maryland Philanthropy Network will continue to post ways in which philanthropy may respond to all that is happening in the world and we urge foundations and individual philanthropists to look into the future of how all of this will change Maryland and what your role may be to relieve suffering and build for our future.
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View Materials from "Introduction to Advancing Racial Equity in Grantmaking"
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The Horizon Foundation in 2018 added a key priority to our list of initiatives — equity.
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 1 will cover the philanthropic ecosystem. Participants will get to know one another, locate their own foundation or giving program within the broader context of philanthropy, and reflect on their organizations’ areas of interests and goals, as well as ways to communicate with potential grantees and partners.
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. This session will cover maximizing grant impact, managing your grant portfolio, and continuing to learn. Participants will learn to connect capacity building, advocacy, grantee engagement, and diversity/inclusion to effectiveness and identify leadership roles in philanthropy beyond delivering dollars. Participants will also discuss grant monitoring, evaluation, and closure, and discover additional resources for ongoing development.
There may be snow on the ground, but Baltimore City’s YouthWorks summer jobs program is getting ready for the summer.
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View materials from "Kaiser Permanente and Baltimore - Building Total Health Together"
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View materials from "Race Equity Peer Conversation".
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View Materials from "Health Funders Legislative Debrief in Collaboration with Public Policy Committee"
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This event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The giving season is fast approaching, which means an abundance of stories about giving and engaging youth and families in the media.
Words have power. Too often today, they are being used to tear us down and apart, making us feel helpless and defenseless. Alternatively, words can build us up, strengthen us and give us the ability to move forward together, constructively.
For 24-hours on Tuesday, Washington County Gives wanted to break their record of donations given to nonprofits.

