Supporting a City that Works for All
2022 Annual Report
Letter from Our President
HyeSook Chung
As we reflect on another momentous year, I’m left with a feeling of gratitude for our partners, our team, and our city.
This year, I’ve seen determination from our partners in the City of Baltimore, our staff and board, and the nonprofit and philanthropic organizations who collaborate with us through grantmaking, fiscal sponsorship, and technical assistance. Our role at the Baltimore Civic Fund is to support a city that works for all Baltimoreans – providing specialized knowledge and capacity and enhancing government services and programs for fellow residents.
As we recover and rebuild from the devastating coronavirus pandemic, our communities have been asking a critical question: how do we improve, so we are better than before? How can we provide responsive, consistent, and equitable services and opportunities for all Baltimore residents? The Civic Fund is proud to play a role in advancing the work of the City, from devising innovative solutions to meet a need for recycling and for workforce development to serving as the financial and project management backbone for celebratory citywide events like AFRAM and the Mayor’s Back to School Rally.
When I imagine looking back at 2022, my hope is that we see this year as the time we laid the foundation for progress and growth for our city, starting with the communities and people that were most impacted by the few difficult years we’ve had. This year alone, we helped steward $20 million in funding. We’ve worked hard, alongside our City partners, to prioritize neighborhoods and communities impacted by historic disinvestment and lack of services. This report tells the stories of some of our work this year.
One thing is sure about the future – we won’t be able to continue making an impact without the continued support of our generous philanthropic partners and our collaborators and colleagues at the City of Baltimore. I am so grateful to everyone who joined us this year.
Sincerely,
HyeSook Chung
President, Baltimore Civic Fund
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Baltimore is Home to the Nation’s Largest Project to Modernize Recycling Collection
This spring, Baltimore households got an exciting delivery: a brand-new, 65-gallon lidded blue recycling bin. The new bins were a product of a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership between the City of Baltimore, The Recycling Partnership, Closed Loop Partners, Dow, Rehrig Pacific, the American Beverage Association, and the Baltimore Civic Fund. The goal of the partnership is to provide resources and education to Baltimoreans to boost recycling rates and increase sustainability in Baltimore, meeting a key recommendation of Baltimore’s Less Waste, Better Baltimore plan.
The partnership with the Baltimore Civic Fund was critical to bringing this project to life. They knew how to connect with city government and find the necessary resources. It’s a model for other cities – if Baltimore can do it, then so can we.
Cody Marshall,
Chief Optimization Officer, The Recycling Partnership
The $9M project, which included a $3M grant from The Recycling Partnership, took an innovative approach to making a large-scale curbside recycling program affordable and sustainable, including education for residents about what household products are recyclable and resin for the recycling carts donated from Dow.
It’s a game changer. Baltimore doesn’t have that many public-private partnerships, and this one is exciting.
Ann Haskins Brookover,
Chief Grants Officer, Department of Public Works
Community Collaboration to Beautify Baltimore
In partnership with Baltimore’s Environmental Control Board, the Baltimore Civic Fund serves as a fiscal sponsor for the Care-A-Lot program, a grassroots peer-to-peer beautification program that gets communities involved in keeping Baltimore beautiful. BMORE Beautiful supports community-based organizations with grant funding to maintain and beautify vacant lots around the city, turning them from empty spaces into green areas for Baltimore residents to enjoy.
The Care-A-Lot program has been instrumental in transforming countless neighborhoods throughout Baltimore City. Organizations have taken vacant lots typically known for illegal dumping or criminal activity and have created usable greenspaces accessible for all.
Baltimore Environmental Control Board
Rallying to Kick Off the School Year Right
In August, the Civic Fund supported Mayor Scott and the Office of Children and Family Success to host the Mayor’s Back to School Rally. Children and families stopped by for food, music and fun, as well as a backpack giveaway, immunizations, and COVID-19 resources.
Connecting to Success for Disconnected Youth Who Squeegee
Driving through major intersections in Baltimore, drivers may see young people hustling to clean the windshields of passing cars for change. Often, these youth have turned to cleaning cars to earn needed funds for their families or themselves. Alongside the Mayor’s Office of African American Male Engagement (MOAAME), the Civic Fund supports Connect to Success for youth who squeegee, providing a stipend alongside a personal growth plan, mentorship, and connection to world-expanding opportunities inside and outside of Baltimore.
The MOAAME team conducts outreach events to disconnected youth throughout the year
It’s a breath of fresh air to know the Civic Fund knows and understands our population. Working with the Civic Fund allows us to help young people grow, and puts them on a pathway to success.
Tracey Estep,
Mayor’s Office of African American Male Engagement
Up Next
The Baltimore Civic Fund will provide fiscal sponsorship and management for key programs in the Squeegee Collaborative, a new initiative to support youth and eradicate the need to squeegee in Baltimore City.
Partners at HealthCare Access Maryland supporting outreach to youth who squeegee
Expanded Opportunities for Youth in Partnership with Baltimore City Recreation and Parks
Collaboration with the Baltimore Civic Fund supports Baltimore City Recreation and Parks (BCRP) to offer expanded programming for young people across the city – including health and wellness, mentoring, creative and media arts. Funded by the Family League, in 2022 BCRP worked with 60 partners providing out-of-school time programming to Baltimore youth.
The grant program focused on youth in specific neighborhoods targeted by the Family League, including Greenmount East, Madison East, Southwest Baltimore, Sandtown-Winchester/Harlem Park, Penn-North/Reservoir Hill, and Greater Govans. Programming expands opportunities for youth to learn something new, build conflict-management skills, and provide an outlet for joy and engagement.
Equitable Grantmaking for Baltimore’s Nonprofit Community
The Baltimore Nonprofit Relief Fund began in 2020 as a way to support not-for-profit organizations facing unexpected costs due to the COVID-19 health crisis. The 2022 round of the Nonprofit Relief Fund used an equity lens, prioritizing funding for small organizations located in underserved neighborhoods and those who had not yet received federal relief funding.
In Baltimore, we know our nonprofit organizations provide critical services for our residents and support public safety, equitable neighborhoods, and youth development. They are central to making Baltimore a great place to live and work. We are committed to supporting organizations working with our residents and in our communities to make Baltimore the more inclusive, vibrant, and thriving city we all know it can be. Mayor Brandon M. Scott
JARC Baltimore promotes strong communities, businesses, and households to ensure that people who work do not live in poverty. Thanks to the support from the Baltimore Nonprofit Relief Fund, we continue to bring our life-changing programs to Baltimore residents and their families.
Danielle Hoske,
Director of Development, Data, and Communications at Jane Addams Resource Corporation Baltimore
At Charm City Care Connection, we kept our doors open and even expanded considerably during the pandemic to make sure our clients received needed services. As a small nonprofit, the extra expenses that resulted really strained our limited resources. These funds will cover the costs of improvements we made to our space to make it safer and easier to clean and the increased staff time needed for providing services outside and for cleaning. We are grateful for the extra support!
Anne Langley,
Executive Director of Charm City Care Connection
Our Impact
Statement Of Financial Position
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ 12,671,922 | $ 3,396,999 |
| Investments | $ 9,015,233 | $ 7,467,519 |
| Other Assets | $ --------- | $ 44,949 |
| Total Assets | $ 21,687,155 | $ 10,909,467 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Accounts Payable | $ 3,346 | $ 12,341 |
| Other Current Liabilities | $ 2,039,668 | $ 210,860 |
| Total Liabilities | $ 2,043,015 | $ 223,201 |
| Net Assets | ||
| Unrestricted | $ 4,262,103 | $ 2,098,052 |
| Temporarily Restricted | $ 15,382,038 | $ 8,588,214 |
| Total Net Assets | $ 19,644,141 | $ 10,686,266 |
| Total Liabilities And Net Assets | $ 21,687,155 | $ 10,909,467 |
Statement Of Activities
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Support | ||
| Contributions | $ 24,710,746 | $ 7,672,605 |
| Investment Income | $ 371,171 | $ 275,607 |
| Total Support and Reclassification | $ 25,081,917 | $ 7,948,212 |
| Expenditures | ||
| Program Services | $ 15,203,425 | $ 5,382,513 |
| General and Administrative | $ 920,618 | $ 535,812 |
| Total Expenditures | $ 16,124,043 | $ 5,918,325 |
| __________ | __________ | |
| Increase in Net Assets | $ 8,957,875 | $ 2,029,887 |
| Net Assets At Beginning Of Year | $ 10,686,266 | $ 8,656,379 |
| Net Assets At End Of Year | $ 19,644,141 | $ 10,686,266 |