Founded in 2005, the mission of Angels of the OR, Inc. is to fund pediatric and adult neurological and neurosurgical services to patients who have no other means to pay for their care. We provide financial support to uninsured or underinsured patients who cannot gain access to advanced and sophisticated medical care that benefits from the highest skilled medical professionals, preeminent medical institutions, and leading technologies.
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Through collective giving and collaboration, the Baltimore Women's Giving Circle seeks to improve life for disadvantaged women and their families in the greater Baltimore area. The BWGC encourages members to participate in philanthropy through education, grantmaking, and other community-based activities.
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A linebacker on the Baltimore Ravens 2001 Super Bowl-winning team and currently the team's Director of Player Development, OJ Brigance has been a fixture in Baltimore football dating back to his time on the 1995 Grey Cup champion Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League. Following his diagnosis with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), Brigance created the Brigance Brigade Fund at BCF to raise awareness and funds for the Packard Center at Johns Hopkins University and for other organizations working on research to find a cure for ALS.
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In April 2004, Christopher B. Elser, a college junior, was attacked by an intruder in his fraternity house at the Johns Hopkins University. Chris later passed away in the cardiac unit of the Maryland Heart Center from the wounds he sustained. To preserve the memory of his spirit, several of his friends with the support of the Elser family founded the Christopher B. Elser Memorial Fund, which supports programs that offer youth constructive outlets within their community.
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This fund honors the memory of Mark T. Hopkins, who passed away on November 13, 2007. The fund supports the causes that Mark was passionate about including technology, particularly in patient safety and health care education.
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Named in honor of C. Markland Kelly Jr., a young Navy pilot killed in action during World War II's Battle of Midway, the fund provides short-term assistance to people in crisis in order to prevent their decline into long-term dependency. Grants are distributed to non-profit organizations who re-distribute these monies as cash grants to individuals in need.
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The Josie King Foundation was created by Sorrel and Tony King to honor their daughter Josie, who died at the age of 18 months as a result of hospital errors. The Fund supports efforts to promote innovative patient safety initiatives throughout the country.
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This fund supports Neighbors in Deed, the Baltimore site of the Community Experience Partnership, a national initiative which aims to connect older adults with opportunities to serve the greater good. BCF is coordinating the initiative, which is supported by Atlantic Philanthropies and local funders.
The Fund supports OSI’s work to combat drugs and crime by expanding the availability of drug addiction treatment, reducing school suspensions and expulsions, and providing ex-offenders with services such as drug addiction treatment and workforce training to facilitate a successful reentry into society. The Fund also supports OSI’s highly successful Baltimore Community Fellows program, which awards paid 18-month fellowships to individuals dedicated to working directly with Baltimore’s underserved communities.
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The Quality of Life Giving Circle is a diverse community of people who pool their resources—time, enthusiasm, and money—to address quality of life issues facing Baltimore City. The Giving Circle does this by gathering contributions, educating its members about quality of life issues and philanthropy, and developing ways to identify and support organizations and programs that may not be well known but have a substantial impact by "doing a lot with a little."
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The Baltimore Community Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Share the Season Fund. The fund was made possible through a bequest from Mr. Alan Greenberg, who lived in Baltimore for many years. Mr. Greenberg wanted to help provide Thanksgiving meals as well as Christmas and Chanukah presents for disadvantaged children from the Baltimore area. His bequest has created an endowment at BCF which will provide funding for this purpose.
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