Live Baltimore’s mission is to recruit and retain Baltimore City residents by attracting people to Baltimore’s thriving neighborhoods and by helping residents find a way to stay in the city. This grant provided core operating support.

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a national organization with an office in Baltimore that works to ensure that no refugee or immigrant child faces immigration court alone, by providing direct legal representation or recruiting and training pro-bono legal assistance. This grant provided core operating support for the Baltimore office.

Since the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center opened in 2004, the Hippodrome Theatre has welcomed more than 4 million guests and contributed more than $400 million in economic benefit to Baltimore City and the State of Maryland. As the non-profit partner of the center, The Hippodrome Foundation, Inc. (HFI) provides free education and outreach programs for thousands of Maryland young people each year. This grant provided funds to enable HFI to hire a professional development consultant to evaluate operations and deliver a best-practice fundraising plan.