Publications & Newsletters

The Baltimore Community Foundation helps people and organizations carry out their individual charitable plans, with the common goal of improving the quality of life in the greater region, today and for generations to come.

We’re pleased to present our most recent annual report in PDF format for you to view or download. You may also email us to request a printed copy.

BCF Report to the Community 2009-2010

Each path report describes the strategies around which we focus our philanthropic investments, and lists 2009 grants as well as the funds and contributors who made those grants possible.

Human Services Path Report
    Youth Path Report
    Education Path Report
    Transportation Path Report
Human Services 
PDF 
    Youth 
PDF
    Education 
PDF
    Transportation
PDF
                           
Neighborhoods Path Report
    Environment Path Report
    Arts and Culture Path Report
    Promoting Baltimore Path Report
Neighborhoods
PDF
    Environment 
PDF
    Arts and Culture 
PDF
    Promoting Baltimore 
PDF
Spring 2010

The BCF Edge is published several times a year by the Baltimore Community Foundation, providing stories about donors and the programs they support, news about BCF and techniques for giving, and offering funding opportunities of interest to our donor-advisors and supporters.

Spring 2010 EDGE
   

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Winter 2009
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Click on a subject line below to view past editions of News & Notes:

$1.3 mil for Green and Healthy MD Homes
Baltimore's Green and Healthy Homes Initiative awarded $1.3 million in federal funding
September 2, 2010

Sparking Big Ideas - Maybe Yours?
Social innovators to strut their stuff at Ignite Baltimore
August 31, 2010

$250 Mil for MD Schools - Thank You!
Maryland successful in Race to the Top bid
August 24, 2010

Help Outfit Kids for Success
Give now to the City Schools Uniform Fund and double your gift!
August 17, 2010

Help Keep the Pools Open
Give now to keep city pools open and youngsters cool
August 11, 2010

BCF's Warlow to Head Baker Fund
William G. Baker Jr. Memorial Fund names Melissa Warlow Executive Director
August 3, 2010

23 New Projects - Near You
BCF's Neighborhood Grants Program helps spur community improvement projects
July 29, 2010

Save Money. Protect Lives.
Urge Governor to review new data before building detention center
July 27, 2010

Do You Know Ralph?
Ralph Serpe named Baltimore Community Foundation VP
July 20, 2010

Baltimore: 10, Environment: "Zip"
Baltimore wins with new car-sharing service
July 7, 2010

Baltimore Tackles Issues through Art
BCF grant program fuels grassroots art and unites communities
June 22, 2010

See our Happy Campers
Fresh Air Fund at BCF helps 535 kids enjoy summer camp
June 8, 2010

Donors Celebrate with Scholars they Support
BCF's 2010 scholarship winners and donors honored at 2nd annual scholarship luncheon
June 4, 2010

Green Grants Available
Community Energy Savers and Recycling More grant programs now accepting applications
June 1, 2010

Same Address. Cool New Website.
Introducing the new BCF.org
May 18, 2010

150 Kids, 16 Schools, 1 Green City.
City Schools' Cleaner, Greener Sustainability Challenge put students at the fore
May 13, 2010

Three Outstanding Neighbors
BCF giving circle recognizes unsung community leaders
May 11, 2010

The Results Are In...
BCF's Casciani presents first annual Sustainability Report
April 22, 2010

Older Adults Take the Lead
New BCF initiative mobilizes older adults, promotes civic action
April 14, 2010

Education Experts Meet in Bmore
National conference on educational access, April 8-9
April 7, 2010

BCF Welcomes New Trustees
Daniels and Ziger elected to BCF board
March 31, 2010

Money Available for Education Programs
Opportunity for great programs to do more
March 23, 2010

Vote Early and Often for Good Food
Help win funding for new film about Baltimore's school food reform movement
March 16, 2010

Baltimore Innovators Rev their Engines
First "Ignition Grants" awarded
March 11, 2010

Your Voice Needed for Education Reform
Continue the push for education reform by contacting Maryland House members
March 9, 2010

Support Smart Transportation Planning
Urge legislators to align planning with goals
March 3, 2010

Reminder: School Funding Hearing Wednesday
Make your voice heard on education reform by Wednesday, March 3
March 2, 2010

Healthy Neighborhoods Get Stronger Schools
Goldseker Foundation announces grants to neighborhood-school partnerships
March 1, 2010

Help Win $250M for MD Schools
Contact your legislators to help secure Race to the Top funding for Maryland
February 26, 2010

Cleaner. Greener. COOLER.
Baltimore Office of Sustainability launches cool new interactive website
February 23, 2010

Applications Due: Scholarships and Camps
Applications for BCF college scholarships and Fresh Air camperships due soon
February 16, 2010

$80K Available for Community Arts Projects
Kresge Arts in Baltimore is back!
February 9, 2010

Wanted: Inspired Thinking
Ignite Baltimore to award small grant for big idea
February 4, 2010

Rock to Rebuild Haiti
Help Baltimore rock to rebuild Haiti on February 11
February 3, 2010

Don't Forget to Vote...for Art!
Vote for your favorite artist by February 15!
January 28, 2010

Warm Up with Ed Reed
Charity golf challenge set for Florida in February
January 21, 2010

Neighborhood Grants--Don't Miss Out!
Neighborhood Grants Program kicks off 2010 with two applicant workshops
January 19, 2010

$26M for Our Healthy Neighborhoods
Innovation in Healthy Neighborhoods rewarded
January 15, 2010

Civic Watchdog WYPR Tracks Stimulus
New WYPR series debuts January 19, sponsored by BCF
January 14, 2010

Haiti Needs Your Help
Think globally, give locally to bring relief to Haiti
January 13, 2010

It's Here!
Charm City Circulator rolls into Baltimore January 11
January 7, 2010

"Confetti Grants" Sprinkle New Year's Cheer
BCF celebrates vibrant arts scene with $30,400 in small grants
December 29, 2010

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Youngsters in Patterson Park get a workout in the neighborhood’s youth soccer league.
One Step Up scholars Sherrone Ricks and Jeane’ Baker celebrate with donors Jonnie-Kay McLean and Norman Morrison.
A Baltimore City student soaks up the sun at North Bay Adventure Camp.
Enjoying the lake at Druid Hill Park. Photo by Middleton Evans.
Dreams do come true: Our Playground at Stadium Place, rebuilt by determined volunteers and generous donors after the original was destroyed by arson. The work was supported by a fund at BCF. 

BCF’s efforts through the Diversity Path will work to rebuild Baltimore’s black middle class.

Baltimore’s vibrant arts and cultural scene boasts innovative projects like the Contemporary Museum’s Mobtown Modern Music Series, which combines classical instruments, jarring visual components and DJ-style electronics into informal performances of works by modern composers. Photo by Robert McIver Photography.
Cyclists atop Federal Hill take in views of the city skyline and bustling Inner Harbor. Photo by Middleton Evans.
Collecting butterflies in the field for a nature study.
In the spring of 2009, an army of dedicated volunteers worked to rebuild Our Playground at Stadium Place, which had been destroyed by arson in September 2008. Photo by Kristine Buls.
Enjoying one of the simple pleasures of summer at a neighborhood camp.
BCF’s Human Services Path emphasizes health, aging, and family economic security.
Neighbors team up to beautify and reclaim a vacant lot.
Most Middle Grades Partnership scholars qualify for the city’s competitive high schools.
Rapid and reliable public transportation for our region is a central goal of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, a fund of BCF. Photo by P.A. Greene.
Children beat the heat in the waters of the Walter Sondheim Fountain at the Inner Harbor. Contributions to construct the memorial were collected through a special project fund at BCF. Photo by Will Kirk, courtesy of Homewood Photography.
Students at Great Kids Farm learn about local food production, from “seed to fork.”
Baltimore’s successful One Plus One recycling program has engaged residents in making the city cleaner and greener.
Baltimore City students and farm manager Greg Strella (far right) with the summer harvest at Great Kids Farm.
Students at Baltimore’s Friendship Academy of Engineering and Technology, one of many public charter schools helping to transform public education in our city. Photo by Stephen Jones, courtesy of Baltimore City Public Schools.
BCF’s Promoting Baltimore Path works to ensure that Baltimore continues to retain and attract citizens and businesses.
Experience-Corps Baltimore places older adult volunteers in struggling city elementary schools to serve as classroom aides, mentors, and tutors. Photograph by Michael Ciesielski, courtesy of Greater Homewood Community Corporation, Inc.

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