The Baltimore Community Foundation announced strategic grants to five organizations using innovative, fitness-forward approaches to support youth in Baltimore.
Please note: this program is now fully virtual.
In September 2021, Baltimore City Public Schools announced it had been chosen as participants in The Wallace Foundation’s Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. Join Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Education Funders Affinity Group to learn more about how City Schools has embedded the work to strengthen and sustain principal pipelines and how these initiatives are developing principals who can advance their vision of equity and contribute to the academic success of students.
Join Exponent Philanthropy and Maryland Philanthropy Network for this in-person opportunity to network, learn, and share with your fellow lean funders in Central Maryland! During this peer-facilitated gathering, discover what your colleagues are working on, explore opportunities to collaborate for greater impact, and seek input and advice from trusted colleagues on challenges you may be facing in your work.
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The Maryland State Arts Council has contracted with SocialRx (formerly Art Pharmacy) to establish an arts prescribing program in Maryland. Join MPN’s Arts and Health Funders Affinity Groups to learn more about social prescribing, the work plan for Maryland, and how it will benefit arts and cultural organizations as well as residents. A San Diego-based funder involved in this work will also share their experience.
All funders interested in education are invited to an energizing dialogue with Kunjan Narechania, a national education policy expert and system change consu
Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is inviting you to join us for a meeting with the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office to discuss the
NOTE: This program has been moved to April 14, 2026 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET.
The child care and preschool system is vital to the stability of the labor force and economy, and yet the entire system is balanced on the passion of women who work in child care because they delight in children and clearly understand they are contributing to the future - but experience employment in the sector as underappreciated and unsustainable. Through this program, we will share eye-opening learnings gleaned from an innovative model that connects the voices and perspectives of Baltimore child care professionals and caregivers with systems representatives who hold positional power.
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.
Read the commentary by John Rodenhausen, CEO of the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County, on the philanthropic roots of Anne Arundel County.
Read the commentary by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President of the Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund, on nonprofit disability inclusion.
Typically, The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore performs a community survey that covers demographics and other data every 10 years. This year, it released a survey conducted from early June to late July of 2025, outside of the usual once-a-decade release pattern.
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.
Three Maryland Philanthropy Network colleagues were named to the Baltimore Banner's 2026 Emerging Leaders list.
Leadership Maryland has announced its Class of 2026, featuring 53 leaders dedicated to improving the state.
The Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle has united women for over 25 years to create change through collective giving, supporting organizations that enhance opportunities for women and families in Baltimore.
Melissa Curtin, President & CEO of the Community Foundation of Howard County, has been named one of The Daily Record’s 2026 Top 100 Women.
Maryland Philanthropy Network’s Health Funders Affinity Group is pleased to host Baltimore City Health Department Commissioner Dr.

