February 2018 Grant Awards
By Kathleen McCarthy
02-23-2018
Announcing our most recent grant recipients in Catholic activities, education, health care, and human services
We are pleased to announce that 10 organizations received over $750,000 in our February grant cycle.
Catholic Activities
- Ignatian Volunteer Corps.: $30,000 to support general operating costs for the Baltimore regional office, which pairs older adults with volunteer opportunities at area nonprofits and supports their work through Catholic spiritual reflection
Education
- Mount de Sales Academy: $116,477 to support classroom renovations at this Catholic, all-girls high school in Catonsville
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel School: $105,000 to support technology upgrades at this Catholic, co-ed pre-K – 12 school in Essex
- Saint Margaret School: $100,000 to support the upgrade and replacement of the heating and air conditioning system at this Catholic, pre-K – 8 school in Bel Air
- St. Jane Frances School: $75,000 to support technology upgrades at this Catholic, pre-K – 8 school in Pasadena
Health Care
- Mission of Mercy: $100,000 to support the purchase of a mobile dental van to provide free dental care to patients in need in Baltimore, Carroll, and Frederick Counties
Human Services
- Associated Catholic Charities, Inc.: $40,000 to support the implementation of a trauma-informed care model for children at St. Vincent’s Villa, a comprehensive residential facility for children ages 5-14 whose behavioral and emotional needs have not responded to community-based interventions
- At Jacob's Well, Inc.: $100,000 to support operating and capital needs at this organization providing housing and wrap-around services to the mentally ill homeless in Baltimore City
- Baltimore Child Abuse Center, Inc.: $50,000 to support the grants management capacity of this organization providing training and services in Baltimore City to keep kids safe
- Women's Care Center of Maryland Incorporated: $60,000 to support salaries and supplies at this pregnancy resource center in Baltimore County