The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF), in partnership with the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) and three local community development organizations, have given $3 million in direct cash grants to 66 small bus
The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released the 2025 edition of its KIDS COUNT Data Book, an annual report that tracks children's well-being across America.
City Youth Matrix (CYM) is proud to announce it has been awarded a $500,000 multi-year grant from the Ausherman Family Foundation to support the expansion of its operations and ability to serve more families throu
Michael Sarbanes, a leading voice in educational transformation, has been appointed the inaugural executive director of the George and Betsy Sherman Center beginning June 23, 2025.
The Baltimore City Early Care and Education Landscape Analysis was commissioned by the Baltimore City Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) and funded by a grant from the Maryland State Department of Education through the Family League of Baltimore City. Additional funding from members of the Prenatal to Five Impact Collaborative at Maryland Philanthropy Network supported editing and design. The Fund for Educational Excellence and the Family League of Baltimore provided project coordination, leadership, and guidance throughout.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
Last month, The Horizon Foundation was thrilled to host its first convening of its “New Grantee Experience” – a series of gatherings where our grantees across various issue areas will come together to build relationships and learn from one another
The Robert W. Deutsch Foundation welcomes George Hopkins as Director of Community Innovations.
A message to the Maryland Philanthropy Network membership from our President and CEO Danista E. Hunte.
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A conversation with David London, Director of the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund
The Women’s Giving Circle of Harford County awarded $61,448 in grants to 14 nonprofits in the county.
For many Baltimore parents, child care can be out of reach, with potentially significant consequences for their child’s development and their own careers.
The 2025 Baltimore City Small Business Advancement Conference, hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Small and Minority Business Advocacy and Development, took place at the Baltimore Convention Center on June 12.
It’s time for Maryland Philanthropy Network’s peer learning exchange for arts and culture funders! We’ll gather over a cuppa for a lightly structured peer-to-peer exchange. Plan to share information about your recent grantees, what you are learning from them and others, and any updates about your arts or arts adjacent funding strategies. Following up on April’s conversation about The Changing Landscape of Arts Funding, we’ll also share plans for upcoming sessions and collect group feedback.
Please note: this session is now fully virtual.
Convened by Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Funders Together to End Homelessness – Baltimore, all funders interested in housing justice and homelessness prevention are welcome to attend this huddle! Lightly structured as a peer-to-peer exchange, we encourage you to bring your burning questions, strategic ponderings, or interesting projects to raise with the group.
Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to attend a presentation showcasing a summer 2025 research project conducted by five Morehead-Cain Scholars from the University of North Carolina. Through in-depth interviews, document analysis, and case studies, this study sheds light on what makes capital projects in the fields of education and youth development succeed—or fail—and offers actionable insights for funders striving to increase the effectiveness of their investments.
What are the key governance and grantmaking issues facing family foundation boards and staff in the 21st Century? How are family foundations engaging the next generation, supporting grantees, and planning for perpetuity? And what are the implications of these trends for those in the field? Join this special conversation with National Center for Family Philanthropy President Ginny Esposito and leaders from the research team for NCFP's new Trends in Family Philanthropy initiative.
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