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Recent News & Press Releases
Published Wednesday April 11, 2018Since 1990, The Children’s Fresh Air Society Fund has provided summer camp experiences to disadvantaged children from Baltimore. This year, the fund celebrates distributing over $3 million to provide “camperships” for thousands of Baltimore City children over the 28 years it has been housed at BCF.
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Published Friday March 23, 2018 Margot Shriver has a history of giving to BCF. When she wanted to give appreciated stock, she worked with BCF to set up a charitable gift annuity that would provide her income and leave a charitable legacy that her daughters could carry out.
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Published Tuesday March 6, 2018 "As residents of Baltimore for 45 years, we have found that it was very important to invest in Baltimore because there is a lot to be done here. Through gifts to the Civic Leadership and the Invest in Baltimore funds at BCF, we’ve been able to use the Endow Maryland tax credit to give more than we otherwise could to help Baltimore."
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Published Tuesday March 6, 2018"I am utterly convinced that the prospect of what BCF can be is spectacular when we fully embrace the BCF value of being entrepreneurial and we decide on the Baltimore that a child born in 2018 would also choose."
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Published Wednesday February 7, 2018 Nearly 200 students from a dozen Baltimore City schools converged at City Hall on February 6 for a rally to support legislation that would ban polystyrene food containers within Baltimore.
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Published Tuesday January 30, 2018BCF hosts and sponsors events that you may find to be a valuable resource as you work with your clients as you help them create their charitable giving plans.
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Published Monday January 29, 2018For most donors, taxes are not the motivation for charitable giving, however, maximizing the deduction can allow increased gifts. It is important to consult with your financial and tax advisors regarding how to employ tax-saving strategies to further your charitable giving goals.
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