October 2017 Grant Awards

By Kathleen McCarthy

10-13-2017

Announcing our most recent recipients in Catholic activities, education, health care and human services

 We are pleased to announce that 12 organizations received over $900,000 in our October grant cycle.

Catholic Activities

• Our Lady Queen of Peace Church: $60,000 to support the renovation and repair of the stained glass windows at this Catholic church located in Middle River

 Education

• Calvert Hall College High School: $107,000 to support theatre stage lighting upgrades in the Marion Burk Knott Center for Performing Arts at this Catholic, college preparatory high school for boys located in Towson

• Irvine Nature Center: $17,000 to support an environmental education program for students at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School and St. Ignatius Loyola Academy

• Notre Dame Preparatory School: $80,000 to support auditorium lighting upgrades at this Catholic, college preparatory school in Towson serving girls in grades 6 – 12

• Parks & People Foundation, Inc.: $50,000 to support the Branches environmental education and youth leadership internship program for middle and high school students in Baltimore City

• St. Agnes Catholic School: $47,000 to support technology upgrades at this Catholic, pre-K -8 school in Catonsville

• St. Augustine Catholic School: $80,000 to support electrical infrastructure upgrades at this this Catholic, pre-K-8 school in Elkridge

• St. Francis Neighborhood Center: $128,147 to support the Count on Me capital campaign for the expansion of this longstanding community center located in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood of Baltimore City

• St. Joseph School – Fullerton: $100,000 to support technology upgrades at this Catholic, pre-K-8 school in Baltimore County

Heatlh Care

• MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital: $50,000 to support equipment purchases for the hospital’s Center for Successful Aging, which provides comprehensive geriatric services to patients ages 65 and older

Human Services

• Marian House: $150,000 to support renovations of the former convent and rectory of the Blessed Sacrament Parish in Baltimore City to provide supportive housing for homeless women seeking to transform their lives

• Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland, Inc.: $45,000 to support the delivery of daily meals to homebound individuals currently on a waitlist for federal subsidies through the Older Americans Act