District Fundraising

The Fund works closely with Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) to attract and secure local and national investment in the groundbreaking efforts underway in our public schools. Our long history and first-hand knowledge of City Schools’ goals and priorities allows us to successfully match private investor priorities with key district initiatives that hold the potential for measurable gains in student outcomes. In a time of increasingly tight city and state budgets, private sector grants are critical to City Schools’ ability to develop and implement promising new reform models.

Over the last five years, the Fund has been instrumental in securing and managing over $10 million in grants from local and national foundations. This year alone, the Fund has helped raise and manage over $2 million in private capital to support such district priorities as:

Effectiveness Framework:
      • The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation for School Effectiveness Reviews.
      • The Koshland Foundation for Executive Director Leadership Development.
      • The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation for Executive Director Leadership Development.
      • The T. Rowe Price Foundation for Executive Director Leadership Development.

City Schools’ i3 Middle Grades STEM Summer Learning grant:
      • Matching grants from: The Abell Foundation, the David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation, the Hoffberger Foundation, IBM, the Open Society Institute – Baltimore, the Aaron Straus & Lillie Straus Foundation the T. Rowe Price Foundation, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and the Wright Family Foundation.

District Literacy Initiative: 
      • The Target Foundation serves as lead sponsor for City Schools’ K-3 Literacy Professional Development program.
      • The Alvin and Fanny B. Thalheimer Foundation for school libraries.
      • The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation for school libraries.

District Funding Analysis:
      • The Carnegie Corporation of New York for a district funding analysis.
      • The Koshland Foundation for a district funding analysis.

Attendance:
      • The Abell Foundation for City Schools' School Every Day initiative.
      • Open Society Institute - Baltimore for a communications campaign.