Our Stories
Charles Steward Mott Foundation Honors BCF’s 25 Years of Neighborhood Grants
August 18, 2014 Twenty-five years ago, the Baltimore Community Foundation competed with community foundations nationwide for funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to establish a small-grants program for urban
Big-Hearted Contrarian Funds Small Grants
May 07, 2014 Barbara Shapiro hates red tape and doesn’t always follow the rules. She “detests stupidity” and thinks people should skirt barriers that make no sense. So what prompted
Four generations—and sale of lemonade—benefit Baltimore
December 03, 2013 Philanthropy is generosity in action, and it can be passed down through families as a precious and vibrant inheritance. Take, for instance, how philanthropy has been shared
Clementine Peterson: a modern-day philanthropist remembered
September 12, 2013 Clementine Peterson was born in Connecticut and raised in Iowa, but she became one of Baltimore’s great modern-day philanthropists and art patrons. During her lifetime, she supported
Planning forward by giving back
August 28, 2013 “People who use Baltimore as a base for business have a responsibility to give back to the city,”observed Richard E. “Dick” Hug, former head of Environmental Elements
Investing in Baltimore’s youth
August 28, 2013 “The BCF team is genuinely interested in the enhancement and improvement of our city, as we are, so we felt an instant camaraderie with them,” says Monty
