Thursday, April 30, 2020
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Thursday announced it committed an additional $6.5 million in emergency grant funding to nonprofits in all of its priority communities... READ MORE
News & Updates
Recent Updates
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Unions representing journalists at the Baltimore Sun launched a "Save Our Sun" campaign Thursday in an effort to detach the newspaper from its corporate ownership and create a nonprofit news model... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The nationwide misalignment between the science of how to teach children to read and how reading is actually taught in most schools has been in the news for more than a year. The sustained... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Although the focus of the Goldseker Foundation’s grantmaking has evolved over time, we have always sought to honor Mr. Goldseker’s wish that the foundation serve the Baltimore... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield CEO Brian D. Pieninck is encouraging Baltimore's businesspeople to continue working remotely "well beyond" when local leaders give clearance to... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Low-income families in Maryland will receive a combined $49 million in additional funding to... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Community College of Baltimore County is pleased to announce it has recently received a three-year, $213,237 grant from the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Foundation ... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The Surdna Foundation announced today a nearly $13 million commitment to support artists of color working to advance racial justice within their local communities. The funds will... READ MORE
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
It is not news to anyone that the Covid-19 pandemic has been hard on nonprofits, many of which are working with the communities hardest hit by this disease. In the past month, many nonprofit... READ MORE
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
The Baltimore City Health Department is working closely with some of the largest local players in the health care industry to track and share data that could prove critical in the city's fight... READ MORE
Monday, April 27, 2020
In the midst of an unprecedented public health crisis, Mark and Susan Butt have come forward in a big way to provide funding to help The Community Foundation of Frederick County... READ MORE
Monday, April 27, 2020
THE CORONAVIRUS has thrown many of the ills of American society into sharp relief: slow decision-making, inequality and a safety-net full of holes. A superpower that should have been well prepared... READ MORE
Saturday, April 25, 2020
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism today announced the initial impact of... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
During this crisis, local philanthropy has an essential role to play in bolstering a pillar of their local economies: child care. Two immediate ways they can do this: offer direct emergency... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) established the Community Crisis... READ MORE
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Maryland Philanthropy Network joined a public statement issued today by our colleagues at the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers regarding funding for... READ MORE
Monday, April 20, 2020
Josh Starr, CEO of PDK International, previously served as superintendent in the Montgomery County public schools in Maryland and in Stamford, Conn. Josh has been immersed in conversations with... READ MORE
Monday, April 20, 2020
Friday, April 17, 2020
As part of their commitment to equity, The Libra Foundation takes grantee feedback seriously. Find out how they narrow the power gap by listening deeply to grantee partners to guide their work. READ MORE
Thursday, April 16, 2020
The Open Society Foundations will provide $1 million in direct financial and other emergency support for workers in Baltimore who have been hit hard by COVID-19 and are at greatest risk of falling into extreme hardship, including those who are unemployed and the formerly incarcerated. READ MORE
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Today, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young and the Department of Finance announced that the 2020 Baltimore City Tax Sale scheduled for Monday, May 18 would be postponed to July 20. Mayor Young issued... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Neighborhood change is a critical issue for Baltimore, a city that is seeing strong revival in some areas and continuing decline in others, a city that is both racially and economically polarized... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Gov. Larry Hogan is requiring masks or face coverings to be worn in stores and on public transit... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
The decision to spend down all the assets of the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation was made in 2008, creating significant opportunities as well as some real challenges. The practical... READ MORE
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Giving circles all over the country are using their unique strengths as a collective giving network to support their local communities in light of COVID-19. Read on to hear how one giving circle... READ MORE
Monday, April 13, 2020
The Horizon Foundation is donating $1 million in grants to various Howard County... READ MORE
Monday, April 13, 2020
Here for the duration is how the Community Foundation of Frederick County describes its commitment to work with non-profit organisations during the coronavirus crisis. President... READ MORE
Monday, April 13, 2020
During this unprecedented time of critical need, the Community Foundation of Frederick County is taking action to support local nonprofits that have been impacted by the COVID-19... READ MORE
Friday, April 10, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has become an economic tsunami for Maryland’s thousands of nonprofits, striking at their financial resources even as the demand for their services has escalated.
... READ MORE
Friday, April 10, 2020
Every crisis opens a course to the unknown. In an eye-blink, the impossible becomes possible. History in a sprint can mean a dark, lasting turn for the worse, or a new day of enlightened public... READ MORE
Thursday, April 09, 2020
Through a new partnership, 10,000 needy families in the city will receive half a million diapers over the next two months, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced today. Baltimore City Health... READ MORE
Thursday, April 09, 2020
A group of eight funders in the Baltimore region announced today the COVID-19 Response Funding Collaborative of Greater Baltimore, a streamlined opportunity for nonprofit... READ MORE
Thursday, April 09, 2020
The first quarter of 2020 was one of the all-time worst for the global economy. U.S. stock indices closed on March 31 having lost a fifth of their value over three months, and markets around the... READ MORE
Thursday, April 09, 2020
As COVID-19’s rapid spread has wreaked havoc on our sector, more than 550 foundations (at the time of writing) have signed a ... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
Facing stiff criticism, the Treasury Department changed course late Wednesday and announced that Social Security beneficiaries and other Americans who haven’t filed income taxes for the past two... READ MORE
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
One of the most important policies shaping the future of the nonprofit world was passed by Congress last month: the $2 trillion Cares Act.
Unlike legislation passed after the last economic... READ MORE
Tuesday, April 07, 2020
I’ve spent a lot of time these past few weeks sitting at my dining room table staring blankly at my computer and wondering “what matters” in the coronavirus era? Other times, my mind wanders to... READ MORE
Monday, April 06, 2020
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to disrupt all sectors of society, nonprofits stand to play central roles in local and national efforts to support and assist those in need. The... READ MORE
Monday, April 06, 2020
Four local philanthropies established HoCoRespond.com and set a goal of raising $100,000 in 10 days to support Howard County nonprofits with emergency funds in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The... READ MORE
Monday, April 06, 2020
Lower Shore nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak are getting a major boost from the Richard A. Henson Foundation.
On Monday, the foundation announced a $250,000... READ MORE
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