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Recent News & Press Releases
Published Wednesday August 9, 2017 It’s almost time for courses to start at colleges and universities across the nation. This year, as it has for decades, BCF helped donors provide scholarships to area students going to college. This year, 10 scholarship funds offered scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $80,000 to individual students from high schools in the Baltimore region.
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Published Tuesday August 8, 2017 “When my husband Sidney and I thought about charity, it wasn’t whether or not we should give, but how, when, to whom, and how much.”
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Published Tuesday August 8, 2017 Maryland’s Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education—chaired by Dr. Brit Kirwan and known to many as the Kirwan Commission—will deliver its final report to Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland General Assembly in December. BCF is closely following the commission's work and will be advocating that the report's recommendations be implemented to help Baltimore City students.
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Published Wednesday July 26, 2017 "We felt this was the right choice for us—giving to the charity of our choice, receiving an income for life, and receiving a charitable tax deduction at the time the annuity was established, all in full compliance with federal tax law.”
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Published Monday July 24, 2017 Over the years, BCF has gained insight from the thousands of donors and donor-advised fund holders we’ve had the pleasure of working with to achieve their charitable goals. We'd like to share a few tips with you that we have found very helpful to donors who are in the process of completing a charitable giving plan.
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Published Tuesday July 11, 2017 New results compiled by Baltimore City Schools’ Office of Achievement and Accountability shows Judy Centers prepare their children for school at a rate that exceeds most other strategies in the district. Read more for results.
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Published Tuesday July 11, 2017What makes Sharon and Bill Reuter love living in Ridgley’s Delight? Its the sense of community and generosity they have felt since they relocated to Baltimore 30 years ago from New York to work as designers in the magazine industry.
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Published Monday July 10, 2017The Search Committee of the Baltimore Community Foundation has announced selection of The 360 Group and its founder and managing partner Vincent Robinson to lead the search for BCF’s next president and CEO. The Search Committee, co-chaired by BCF trustees Josh Fidler and Stu Simms, was formed after the March announcement of the forthcoming retirement of longtime BCF president and CEO Tom Wilcox.
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