Mayor Scott Awards Additional $3.4 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funding to 120 Baltimore Nonprofit Organizations
Awards prioritized small organizations; neighborhoods especially impacted by pandemic
BALTIMORE, MD. (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) - Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore Civic Fund announced $3.4 million in relief funding for nonprofit organizations serving Baltimore residents. 120 Baltimore nonprofit organizations will receive grant awards of up to $50,000, made available through the City’s million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation. This additional $3.4 million comes as the next round of distributions made through the Mayor’s $8.3 million investment into the Baltimore Civic Fund’s Nonprofit Relief Fund, first announced last November.
Today’s announcement brings the total COVID-19 relief funding invested in local nonprofits to more than $28M since December 2020, including the recently announced $7.3M in grants directly from the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs.
Baltimore is one of the only cities in the country that has explicitly and extensively invested in local nonprofit organizations with its ARPA 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," said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. "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. "
This round of nonprofit relief funding, which the Baltimore Civic Fund manages, emphasized equity in grant decision-making, prioritizing making awards to small organizations with fewer than 20 full-time employees, organizations that provide critical services to Baltimore residents, and organizations serving neighborhoods most profoundly impacted by the ongoing public health emergency.
"We know that Baltimore’s diverse nonprofit community has continued to work hard throughout the pandemic to support our residents," said HyeSook Chung, president of the Baltimore Civic Fund. "We are proud to partner with Mayor Scott and the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs to reach the 120 awardees in this round, some of which are receiving their first investment of federal recovery funds."
Grantees are primarily small organizations with deep roots in Baltimore City. More than 75 percent of awardees have fewer than 20 full-time staff members, and nearly 80 percent of awardees have a staff comprised of at least 75 percent Baltimore residents.
More than 85 percent of 2022 grantees support Baltimoreans with critical services in accessing food, housing, employment programs, educational programs, and other basic needs. Nearly 60 percent operate from one of Baltimore’s qualified census tracts – neighborhoods that have been disproportionately impacted by the health and economic impacts of the pandemic. Organizations will use the funds to address the ongoing fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their operations, staffing, and services.
"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," said Anne Langley, Executive Director of Charm City Care Connection. "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!"
"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," said Danielle Hoske, Director of Development, Data, and Communications at Jane Addams Resource Corporation Baltimore.
This allocation is the first COVID-19 relief funding received by Charm City Care Connection and JARC Baltimore.
Following the focus on equity and support for small organizations, the Baltimore Civic Fund provided application support and technical assistance to prospective applicants throughout the process, including the opportunity to address missing documents or information before the full review process began. The Civic Fund worked with more than 60 community reviewers who live or work in Baltimore City to make grant decisions, incorporating community voice into the stewardship of Baltimore City’s federal relief funding.
A complete list of 2022 Nonprofit Relief Fund grantees is below.
10:12 Sports
4MYCITY INC
Asylee Women Enterprise
Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation
Ballet After Dark
Baltimore Abortion Fund
Baltimore Adolescent Treatment and Guidance Organization, Inc.
Baltimore Bar Foundation, Inc.
Baltimore Children's Museum, Inc. / Port Discovery
Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Inc.
Baltimore Family Alliance
Baltimore Furniture Bank, A Project of Fusion Partnerships, Inc.
Baltimore International Academy
Baltimore Jewelry Center
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School
Baltimore School for the Arts Foundation, Inc.
Baltimore Urban Baseball Association
Baltimore Urban Leadership Foundation aka The Door
Baltimore Youth Arts
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Black Yield Institute
Bmore Empowered
Breath of God Lutheran Church
Buddies, Inc.
Center Stage Associates, Inc.
Charles Street Development Corporation
Charm City Care Connection
Chazkeinu
Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
City of Refuge Baltimore
Citywide Youth Development
Cody Young Empowerment Youth Charities, Inc. (CYEYC)
Community Housing Associates
Creative Nomads
Digital Harbor Foundation
Druid Heights Community Development Organization
Echo Resource Development, INC
Everyman Theatre, Incorporated
Excellence & Ambition Inc.
Franciscan Center, Inc.
Friendly Loving Opportunities (FLO)
Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation (GEDCO)
Greater Baybrook Alliance
Hampden Family Center
Hearts of Hope, Inc
Homeless Persons Representation Project
House of Ruth Maryland
Humanim, Inc.
I AM MENtality
iMentor Baltimore
Impact Hub Baltimore | co: Maryland Philanthropy Network
Intercultural Counseling Connection
International Social Service-USA
Intersection of Change
Islamic Leadership Institute of America
Italian Cultural Center INC
Itineris
Jane Addams Resource Corporation - Baltimore
Jewish Community Services
JOY Baltimore, Inc.
Le Mondo
Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center, Inc (LTYC)
Let’s Thrive Baltimore
Manna House, Inc.
Mariposa Education
Maryland Art Place
Maryland Center on Economic Policy
Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
Maryland New Directions
MissionFit Inc
MK Foundation fiscally sponsored by Maryland Philanthropy Network
National Association of Mom Entrepreneurs
Natural Born Champions
Next One Up
Nexus-Woodbourne Family Healing
North East Housing Initiative, Inc.
Ohr Chadash Academy
Open Works, Inc.
Outcast Food Network
Park Heights Saints Community Center, Inc.
Patterson Park Public Charter School, Inc.
Penn North
PIVOT, Inc.
Poe Baltimore Inc.
Public Justice Center
Rebuild Johnston Square Neighborhood Org
Rebuilding Together Baltimore
Sankofa Children's Museum of African Cultures, Inc.
Sisters Together and Reaching, Inc
So What Else, Inc.
Southwest Partnership
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Inc.
Susanna Wesley House
Team of We Happyville, Inc
The African Diaspora Alliance
The Baltimore Museum of Art
The Be. Org
The City Ranch, Inc
The Edward A. Myerberg Center
The Ingenuity Project, Inc.
The Neighborhood Design Center Inc
The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture
The Pro Bono Counseling Project
The Producers Club of Maryland dba Maryland Film Festival and SNF Parkway Theatre
The Urban Oasis
The Village Incorporated
Thread, Inc.
TIME Organization
Tuerk House, Inc.
Ulman Foundation
Unity Properties, Inc.
Upton Planning Committee
Village Learning Place
Volo Kids Foundation
WYPR
Youth Educational Services, Inc.
Zion Deliverance Center