The mission of the Homeless Person’s Representation Project (HPRP) is to end homelessness in Maryland by providing free legal services – including advice, counsel, education, representation, and advocacy – for low-income persons who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. This management assistance grant provided funds for an external evaluation of program effectiveness in preparation for a new strategic planning process.

The Conscious Venture Lab (CVL) is an early-stage business accelerator with the goal of developing companies and leaders who embrace capitalism as a powerful catalyst for good in society. CVL formed the Novella Center for Entrepreneurship (a 501c3) to partner with organizations that create and administer training programs to expose entrepreneurs, early-stage founders, and CEOs to the tenets of stakeholder theory and conscious capitalism, two inter-related investment concepts rooted in creating value for all interconnected stakeholders (not just shareholders). By mentoring and supporting founders with big ideas that others neglect for the wrong reasons, CVL help create pathways to generational wealth and improved societal outcomes through a 16-week accelerator program. This grant provided core operating support.

The Baltimore Banner is a nonprofit online publication that was launched in 2022 by the Venetoulis Insitute for Local Journalism. Its mission is to be an indispensable resource that strengthens, unites, and inspires the Baltimore community. This grant provided core operating support.