Following are brief descriptions of grants the Hoffberger Foundation awarded in fiscal year 2005. This list is provided to inform the community, in general, and especially grant seekers about the Hoffberger Foundation’s current interests. For grant seekers, this list is provided to help you determine the appropriateness of submitting a proposal. Please be sure to consider this information carefully and in conjunction with the Hoffberger Foundation’s Grant Guidelines before submitting a proposal.

The Algebra Project, Baltimore, Maryland

$10,000 to support the Algebra Project which provides math tutoring services to Baltimore City youth by using high school students as tutors. Currently, 220 youth are tutored by high school students in seven schools and one community center .  

American Red Cross: Disaster Relief Fund

$42,500 to support disasters caused by Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Wilma, earthquakes in South Asia, and a tornado in Indiana.

American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland         

$100,000 as part of a $500,000 multi-year commitment to support the general operations and museum expansion. AVAM is dedicated to presenting visionary art and related lessons about self-generated creativity to the greater-Baltimore community, students and teachers across Maryland as well as museum-goers from around the country and world.

Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative, Baltimore, Maryland

$15,000 as part of a $45,000 multi-year commitment to support the Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative (BNC) in continuing its mission: to build thriving neighborhoods by increasing investment to improve economic and physical conditions, strengthen resident involvement, and connect communities to opportunities in the region.  The BNC is a project of the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers and reflects pooled funds and collaborative grantmaking by area foundations interested in improving Baltimore’s neighborhoods.

Baltimore Zoo, Baltimore, Maryland

$25,000 (capital) as part of a $100,000 multi-year commitment to support the renovation of the Zoo.

Boys Hope Girls Hope, Baltimore, Maryland                  

$25,000 as part of a $75,000 multi-year commitment to support Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH), a educationally focused residential program for at risk youth who demonstrate exceptional academic potential in Baltimore City.  As an affiliate of a national program, the funding requested will support the establishment of a residential program for at-risk Baltimore City girls.  

Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity , Baltimore , Maryland

$5,000 as part of a $15,000 multi-year commitment to support a partnership between high school students at the Park School and Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity.  Six years ago, Park Habitat committed to building 10 houses in 10 years. Five houses have already been constructed with a sixth underway.  Funding will be dedicated to the construction of houses 7, 8 and 9.  

Dementia/Alzheimer’s Project, Baltimore, Maryland   

$50,000 as part of a multi-year $150,000 commitment to support the Joint Community-Based Dementia Care Demonstration Project between Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and The Associated.  It will be led by acclaimed physician researchers at Hopkins who are dedicated to developing a system of care aimed at prolonging the ability of victims of dementia to remain in their homes by receiving coordinated services from Associated agencies and other caregivers trained by Hopkins .

The Independent College Fund of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland            

$10,000 as part of a $20,000 multi-year commitment to support the Urban Scholars program of the Independent College Fund.  It offers low and moderate income minority students from Baltimore City a $10,000 scholarship for each of four years of college.  

Jerold C. Hoffberger Leadership Enhancement Program of the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel, Baltimore, Maryland
$81,000 (endowment) as part of a $500,000 multi-year commitment to expand the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel to include a year-long program to prepare the students to become individual and community leaders.

Jewish Day School Scholarships, Baltimore, Maryland

$4,000 per school (for a total of $40,000) is awarded to Baltimore area Jewish Day Schools to support scholarships.  The schools have met the funding criteria of the Jewish Day School Fund at the The Associated.

The League for People with Disabilities, Baltimore, Maryland

$25,000 as part of $50,000 multi-year commitment to support Camp Greentop. The League at Camp Greentop is a residential summer camp program for children and adults with disabilities.  Weekend camping experiences are also offered throughout the year.

Maryland Nonprofits, Baltimore, Maryland

$20,000 as part of $60,000 multi-year commitment to support the expansion of the Standards for Excellence (Standards) program which is designed to strengthen individual nonprofit organizations and eventually the nonprofit sector as a whole; increase the public's trust in Maryland's nonprofit organizations and assist nonprofit organizations in acting in an ethical way and accountable manner.

Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland

$50,000 as part of $500,000 multi-year endowment pledge that will assist in augmenting MICA’s existing scholarship endowment for the Hoffberger School of Painting. This scholarship endowment is used to provide educational access to qualified minority, economically disadvantaged and international candidates. The mission of the Hoffberger School of Painting at MICA is to, "Provide motivated, talented, promising students with the environment to create art without distraction for two-years. . .under the mentorship of a master artist."

Maryland Society for Sight, Baltimore, Maryland                                    

$20,000 to support Maryland Society for Site as it continues its mobile eye care services for the homeless.  The mobile unit sees patients at Health Care for the Homeless, Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training, the Franciscan Center, the Hispanic Apostolate, and Helping Up Mission.  

Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland         

$100,000 as part of a $500,000 multi-year pledge to support the Breast Center at Mercy Medical Center. The Center is a part of Mercy's Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Center for Women’s Health and Medicine.  

National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland                                              

$50,000 as part of a $250,000 multi-year capital pledge to support the Aquarium’s capital campaign, Opening Eyes Changing Lives. The campaign is designed to expand facility to house more than two million visitors per year.  The capital campaign will also allow for more and better connections between visitors and exhibits as well as enhance and diversify educational opportunities.  

Neighborhood Design Center, Baltimore, Maryland

$15,000 to support the Rebuilding Through Art Project (RAP), an “experiment” in using community-based public art to support and, in some cases, inspire neighborhood revitalization efforts.  Focused on the West Baltimore neighborhood of Midtown Edmondson, RAP is designed to introduce community residents to numerous art forms that will enhance public spaces, structural facades, and interiors in and adjoining the neighborhood’s main corridor, Edmondson Avenue.  

Open Society Institute, Baltimore, Maryland                                                                           

$50,000 as part of a $100,000 multi-year commitment to support the Open Society Institute fellowship program, which awards grants to individuals who wish to employ their professional and educational attainments in service to disadvantaged communities in Baltimore .

Archdiocese of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

$25,000 (tuition assistance) as part of a $150,000 multi-year commitment to support the Partners in Excellence initiative that provides low and very low income Baltimore city children with partial scholarships to one of the 19 participating parochial schools.

Pimlico Road Arts and Community Center, Baltimore, Maryland

$25,000 to support the design and construction of the Pimlico Road Arts and Community Center which will be located in Southern Park Heights.  The Center will provide high quality space for music instruction, arts and dance, a computer room, the Holy Nativity and St. Johns combined after school programs and Headstart programs.  

Teach for America, Baltimore, Maryland                                                                  

$20,000 as part of a $40,000 multi-year commitment to support Teach for America in the recruitment, selection, training and placement of teachers in Title I schools (high poverty levels) in the Northwest section of Baltimore City .

The Associated, Baltimore, Maryland

$712,500 Annual Campaign contribution from the Hoffberger Family Fund.

Thomas More Project, Baltimore, Maryland
$83,333 as part of a $250,000 multi-year commitment to support the establishment of an endowment fund to expand the Beth Shalom Program into the Baltimore Archdiocesan school system.   The Beth Shalom Program was initiated at the St. Frances Academy and, with this grant, has been expanded to Cardinal Gibbons High School.  The program is designed to undercut anti-Semitism in the African-American community by raising the awareness among African American students of Jewish history and culture and by emphasizing the commonalities of African-American and Jewish experiences.

United Jewish Communities: Hurricane Katrina Relief

$10,000 to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

United Way of Central Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
$50,000 to support the Community Safety Net initiative. The Community Safety Net Initiative permits the agency to allocate funds equitably, on an annual basis, to more than 100 charities that provide over 200 human service programs in Baltimore City, and the five surrounding counties.

William S. Baer School, Baltimore, Maryland

$15,000 to support the William S. Baer School , a public resource for severely and profoundly mentally and physically disabled children who live in the City. Funding is used to help underwrite the cost of purchasing new physical therapy equipment.

Women’s Law Center of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland       

$10,000 as part of a $30,000 multi-year commitment to support the Women’s Law Center, dedicated to advocating for an equal playing field in law for women and children, and its Protective Order initiative. This initiative provides a range of cost-free services to women in need including: full trial preparation and representation, legal advice, and safety planning.