The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF), a nonprofit organization that connects people who are passionate about their community and purposeful in their philanthropy, has awarded Legacy Forward Grants to 19 organizations across Baltimore City and County to support public programming connected to the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Through the Legacy Forward Fund, BCF designated $250,000 to support historical, cultural, educational, and place-based organizations creating projects and programs tied to America250. The grants support programming that examines history, civic life, and the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the nation and Baltimore’s place within it.
“Our country's semiquincentennial should inspire, challenge, and unite us,” said Shanaysha Sauls, president and CEO of the Baltimore Community Foundation. “For America’s 250th, BCF is proudly supporting local exhibitions, performances, lectures, civic dialogue, public art, festivals, and educational programming that reflect the richness, history, and importance of Baltimore for the United States. Not only is Legacy Forward a moment to reflect on the past and to project a future, this is an invitation to explore who we are, what endures, and what it means to be free, equal, and independent under the law.”