Hoffberger: Grant highlights 2006

Highlights of 2008 Grant Awards

Following are brief descriptions of grants (listed by category) that the Hoffberger Foundation awarded in fiscal year 2008. 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.

▪ Arts & Culture


Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Baltimore, Maryland
	$5,000 to support the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, an internationally recognized orchestra committed to artistic excellence and accessibility.

▪ Baltimore Community Development


Baltimore Community Foundation Baltimore, Maryland
	$10,000 as part of a $30,000 multi-year commitment to the Baltimore Community Foundation’s Civic Leadership Fund. The Fund seeks to foster collaboration between business, community and philanthropic leaders in order to improve the quality of life in Baltimore and address the City’s long-term needs.

Boys Hope Girls Hope
Baltimore, Maryland

$25,000 as part of a $75,000 multi-year commitment to support Boys Hope Girls Hope, an educationally focused residential program for at-risk youth in Baltimore City who demonstrate exceptional academic potential.

Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity
Baltimore, Maryland

$10,000 as part of a $30,000 multi-year commitment to support a partnership between high school students at the Park School and Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity to develop communities for people in need by building and renovating houses, and creating homeownership opportunities.

Community Law Center
Baltimore, Maryland

$10,000 as part of a $30,000 multi-year commitment to support the Community Law Center’s work in providing legal services and technical assistance to community based organizations, nonprofits, and small businesses in order to improve the economic viability of low-income communities in Baltimore City.

Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc.
Baltimore, Maryland

$30,000 to support the construction of a green schoolyard community renewal project in the Fallstaff neighborhood of Baltimore City.

INNterim Housing Corporation
Pikesville, Maryland

$35,000 to support INNterim Housing, which provides transitional housing and support services in Baltimore County for homeless women and their children.

Jewish Funds for Justice
Baltimore, Maryland

$15,000 as part of a $50,000 multi-year commitment to the TZEDEC initiative, an initiative to organize Jewish funding to invest in the revitalization of economically marginalized neighborhoods while connecting it to Jewish service learning.

The Junior League of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

$25,000 to support the Junior League’s Building Opportunities Project, a renovation and expansion project of their facility and community programs. The Junior League of Baltimore is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Baltimore, Maryland

$20,000 as part of $40,000 multi-year commitment to support Maryland Nonprofits, which provides a wide range of programs and services dedicated to helping nonprofits strengthen their organizations and leverage resources so they are better able to meet their missions.

National Aquarium in Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

$50,000 as part of a $250,000 multi-year capital pledge to construct the Aquarium’s new exhibit, Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes. Access to the interior of the exhibit is by way of the Thunder George Bridge, underwritten by the Hoffberger Foundation. The Aquarium’s capital campaign to expand the facility is intended to increase visitors and membership.

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.

Public Justice Center
Baltimore, Maryland

$50,000 as part of a $175,000 multi-year commitment to support the Public Justice Center’s Appellate Advocacy Project. The Project serves as a resource for legal organizations, community organizations, and a national network of poverty and civil rights advocates. This grant is intended to provide appellate expertise to the legal services community in Maryland.

United Way of Central Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

$50,000 to support the Community Safety Net Initiative. The 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.

▪ Education

Archdiocese of Baltimore, Partners in Excellence
Baltimore, Maryland

$25,000 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 nineteen participating parochial schools.

Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (B.E.S.T)
Baltimore, Maryland

$10,000 as part of a $120,000 multi-year commitment to provide tuition assistance. B.E.S.T helps promising students with limited financial means to gain access to independent schools in Maryland. Additionally, B.E.S.T seeks to increase the number of African American students attending independent K-12 schools in the Baltimore-metropolitan area in order to increase the racial and economic diversity of those schools.

The Baltimore Montessori School
Baltimore, Maryland

$20,000 as part of a $40,000 multi-year commitment to support The Baltimore Montessori School, a new public charter school providing Montessori curricula to Baltimore City children.

Creative Alliance
Baltimore, Maryland

$30,000 as part of $90,000 multi-year commitment to support the Creative Alliance to engage neighborhood families in its work. The Creative Alliance builds communities by bringing together artists and audiences from diverse backgrounds to experience innovative and dynamic arts programs.

Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies
Baltimore, Maryland

$50,000 as part of a multi-year $250,000 commitment to support the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies in achieving its $4.5 million campaign goal for programming and scholarship endowment. Endowment funding will underwrite the cost of the "Hoffberger Studies" program dedicated to continuing education for clergy and other educators.

Jewish Museum of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

$15,000 to support the Jewish Museum’s cultural enrichment school programming for students who cannot afford these activities.

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 the college 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".

Middle Grades Partnership
Baltimore, Maryland

$10,000 as part of a $30,000 multi-year commitment to the Middle Grades Partnership which supports partnerships between public and independent schools to provide comprehensive summer and after-school learning opportunities for academically promising Baltimore City middle school students so that they may thrive in rigorous high schools, college and beyond. The Middle Grades Partnership is a project of the Baltimore Community Foundation.

The Montessori School, Head Start Program
Baltimore, Maryland

$7,500 to support the Montessori Head Start Partnership that is a collaboration between the Montessori School and the St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore City Head Start Center. The partnership provides thirty-two pre-school aged Head Start children with a five week, five half-day per week Montessori educational experience during the summer.

St. Frances Academy
Baltimore, Maryland

$25,000 as part of a $75,000 multi-year commitment to support the endowment of forty scholarships at St. Frances Academy, an inner-city Parochial high school in Baltimore.

Stocks in the Future
Baltimore, Maryland

$10,000 to support Stocks in the Future, an educational program that stimulates underperforming students to improve school performance through the knowledge of financial life skills.

▪ Health

Alzheimer’s Association, Maryland Chapter
Baltimore, Maryland

$10,000 to enable the Alzheimer’s Association to expand its volunteer program. The Association’s mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research and to enhance the care and support of individuals, their families and caregivers.

American Red Cross of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

$10,000 as part of a $40,000 multi-year commitment to the Baltimore Preparedness Program, an educational program of the Red Cross aimed at minimizing the effects of natural and manmade disasters.

Dementia/Alzheimer’s Project (MIND at Home)
Baltimore, Maryland

$50,000 as part of a $150,000 multi-year 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 sufferers from dementia to remain in their homes by receiving coordinated services from Associated agencies and other caregivers trained by Hopkins.

HopeWell Cancer Support
Baltimore, Maryland

$10,000 to support HopeWell’s Baltimore City expansion of their Kids Circle Outreach Program. This program offers support for children and families dealing with a cancer diagnosis.

Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

$100,000 as part of a $500,000 multi-year pledge to support the Hoffberger 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.

PACT
Baltimore, Maryland

$25,000 as part of a multi-year $50,000 commitment to support PACT in addressing two areas of its campaign: services in the community and transportation. PACT serves young children with medical and developmental challenges who need the assistance of skilled experienced professionals during their most formative years in order to reach their full potential.

The Shepherd’s Clinic
Baltimore, Maryland

$15,000 as part of a $30,000 multi-year grant to support Shepherd’s Clinic, which provides primary healthcare services to medically uninsured adults in Baltimore.

▪ Israel

Arava Institute
Israel

$15,000 to provide scholarship support for students to attend the Arava Institute program, which works in partnership with the Jewish National Fund to train Israeli and Arab leaders to cooperatively solve the regions environmental challenges.

Hand in Hand
Israel

$25,000 as part of a $75,000 multi-year commitment to support scholarships at Hand in Hand's integrated bilingual and multi-cultural schools serving Jewish and Arab students in three regions of Israel.

Health & Community Service Center
Israel

$19,175 to support pediatric dental care for families otherwise unable to afford it. The Center provides free dental treatment, eye care and hearing testing services to low income families.

Mechina Program of the Northern Negev
Israel

$20,000 to support the Mechina Program, a one-year post high school program for disadvantaged youth from Israel’s rural peripheries.

Melitz Center
Israel

$25,000 to support the education of immigrant children living in Ashkelon, Baltimore’s sister city. Melitz’s education program supplements academic skills and eases the transition into Israeli society.

Merchavim
Israel

$20,000 to support Merchavim’s Kindergarten Diversity Program. Merchavim’s mission is help all Israeli citizens to live together better by learning about each other; valuing diversity; developing a shared civic awareness; and cooperating to make their classrooms and communities fairer and more cohesive.

PeacePlayers International
Israel

$25,000 as part of a $75,000 multi-year commitment to support PeacePlayers International’s program in Israel and the West Bank. PeacePlayers’ mission is to unite and educate children and their communities through the game of basketball.

Schneider Children’s Medical Center
Israel

$22,500 as part of a $67,500 multi-year commitment to support the Crisis Intervention Program at Schneider Children's Hospital in Israel. The program is designed to benefit thousands of Israeli children who are brought to the emergency room requiring immediate crisis intervention and follow-up treatment as a result of the trauma or stress they have suffered.

The Therapeutic Riding Center of Israel
Israel

$10,000 to support The Therapeutic Riding Center of Israel, which is dedicated to improving the lives of disabled people through rehabilitative experiences with animals.

▪ Jewish Community

THE ASSOCIATED
Baltimore, Maryland

$550,000 Annual Campaign and $200,000 Capital Campaign contributions from the Hoffberger Family Fund.

The Edward A. Myerberg Senior Center
Baltimore, Maryland

$15,000 as part of a $30,000 multi-year commitment to support the construction of a new facility which includes a fitness center, fine arts classrooms and a cafe designed to address the needs of seniors in the community.

Jewish Day School Scholarships
Baltimore and the Greater Baltimore Area

$4,000 per school (for a total of $44,000) 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.

Ohr Hamizrach Congregation
Baltimore, Maryland

$25,000 as part of a$100,000 multi-year commitment to support the construction of a Sephardic Center in upper Park Heights for Baltimore’s Iranian Jewish community.

Boys Hope Girls Hope Baltimore, Maryland
	$25,000 as part of a $75,000 multi-year commitment to support Boys Hope Girls Hope, an educationally focused residential program for at-risk youth in Baltimore City who demonstrate exceptional academic potential.

Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity Baltimore, Maryland
	$10,000 as part of a $30,000 multi-year commitment to support a partnership between high school students at the Park School and Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity to develop communities for people in need by building and renovating houses, and creating homeownership opportunities.

Community Law Center Baltimore, Maryland
	$10,000 as part of a $30,000 multi-year commitment to support the Community Law Center’s work in providing legal services and technical assistance to community based organizations, nonprofits, and small businesses in order to improve the economic viability of low-income communities in Baltimore City.

Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland
	$30,000 to support the construction of a green schoolyard community renewal project in the Fallstaff neighborhood of Baltimore City.

INNterim Housing Corporation Pikesville, Maryland
	$35,000 to support INNterim Housing, which provides transitional housing and support services in Baltimore County for homeless women and their children.

Jewish Funds for Justice Baltimore, Maryland
	$15,000 as part of a $50,000 multi-year commitment to the TZEDEC initiative, an initiative to organize Jewish funding to invest in the revitalization of economically marginalized neighborhoods while connecting it to Jewish service learning.

The Junior League of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland
	$25,000 to support the Junior League’s Building Opportunities Project, a renovation and expansion project of their facility and community programs. The Junior League of Baltimore is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations Baltimore, Maryland
	$20,000 as part of $40,000 multi-year commitment to support Maryland Nonprofits, which provides a wide range of programs and services dedicated to helping nonprofits strengthen their organizations and leverage resources so they are better able to meet their missions.

National Aquarium in Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland
	$50,000 as part of a $250,000 multi-year capital pledge to construct the Aquarium’s new exhibit, Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes. Access to the interior of the exhibit is by way of the Thunder George Bridge, underwritten by the Hoffberger Foundation. The Aquarium’s capital campaign to expand the facility is intended to increase visitors and membership.

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.

Public Justice Center Baltimore, Maryland
	$50,000 as part of a $175,000 multi-year commitment to support the Public Justice Center’s Appellate Advocacy Project. The Project serves as a resource for legal organizations, community organizations, and a national network of poverty and civil rights advocates. This grant is intended to provide appellate expertise to the legal services community in Maryland.

United Way of Central Maryland Baltimore, Maryland
	$50,000 to support the Community Safety Net Initiative. The 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.


Archdiocese of Baltimore, Partners in Excellence Baltimore, Maryland
	$25,000 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 nineteen participating parochial schools.

The Baltimore Montessori School Baltimore, Maryland
	$20,000 as part of a $40,000 multi-year commitment to support The Baltimore Montessori School, a new public charter school providing Montessori curricula to Baltimore City children.

Creative Alliance Baltimore, Maryland
	$30,000 as part of $90,000 multi-year commitment to support the Creative Alliance to engage neighborhood families in its work. The Creative Alliance builds communities by bringing together artists and audiences from diverse backgrounds to experience innovative and dynamic arts programs.

Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies Baltimore, Maryland
	$50,000 as part of a multi-year $250,000 commitment to support the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies in achieving its $4.5 million campaign goal for programming and scholarship endowment. Endowment funding will underwrite the cost of the "Hoffberger Studies" program dedicated to continuing education for clergy and other educators.

Jewish Museum of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland
	$15,000 to support the Jewish Museum’s cultural enrichment school programming for students who cannot afford these activities.

The Montessori School, Head Start Program Baltimore, Maryland
	$7,500 to support the Montessori Head Start Partnership that is a collaboration between the Montessori School and the St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore City Head Start Center. The partnership provides thirty-two pre-school aged Head Start children with a five week, five half-day per week Montessori educational experience during the summer.

St. Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland
	$25,000 as part of a $75,000 multi-year commitment to support the endowment of forty scholarships at St. Frances Academy, an inner-city Parochial high school in Baltimore.

Stocks in the Future Baltimore, Maryland
	$10,000 to support Stocks in the Future, an educational program that stimulates underperforming students to improve school performance through the knowledge of financial life skills.


Alzheimer’s Association, Maryland Chapter Baltimore, Maryland
	$10,000 to enable the Alzheimer’s Association to expand its volunteer program. The Association’s mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research and to enhance the care and support of individuals, their families and caregivers.

American Red Cross of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland
	$10,000 as part of a $40,000 multi-year commitment to the Baltimore Preparedness Program, an educational program of the Red Cross aimed at minimizing the effects of natural and manmade disasters.

HopeWell Cancer Support Baltimore, Maryland
	$10,000 to support HopeWell’s Baltimore City expansion of their Kids Circle Outreach Program. This program offers support for children and families dealing with a cancer diagnosis.

Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, Maryland
	$100,000 as part of a $500,000 multi-year pledge to support the Hoffberger 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.

PACT Baltimore, Maryland
	$25,000 as part of a multi-year $50,000 commitment to support PACT in addressing two areas of its campaign: services in the community and transportation. PACT serves young children with medical and developmental challenges who need the assistance of skilled experienced professionals during their most formative years in order to reach their full potential.

The Shepherd’s Clinic Baltimore, Maryland
	$15,000 as part of a $30,000 multi-year grant to support Shepherd’s Clinic, which provides primary healthcare services to medically uninsured adults in Baltimore.


Arava Institute Israel
	$15,000 to provide scholarship support for students to attend the Arava Institute program, which works in partnership with the Jewish National Fund to train Israeli and Arab leaders to cooperatively solve the regions environmental challenges.

Hand in Hand Israel
	$25,000 as part of a $75,000 multi-year commitment to support scholarships at Hand in Hand's integrated bilingual and multi-cultural schools serving Jewish and Arab students in three regions of Israel.

Health & Community Service Center Israel
	$19,175 to support pediatric dental care for families otherwise unable to afford it. The Center provides free dental treatment, eye care and hearing testing services to low income families.

Mechina Program of the Northern Negev Israel
	$20,000 to support the Mechina Program, a one-year post high school program for disadvantaged youth from Israel’s rural peripheries.