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The Baltimore Community Foundation
BCF works in partnership with other foundations, public agencies and the business sector, bringing a consistent voice of leadership to critical civic issues.
Web Address
www.bcf.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @baltcommfdn
Facebook - www.facebook.com/baltimorecf
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/BaltimoreCF
LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/baltimorecf/
Web Address
www.bcf.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @baltcommfdn
Facebook - www.facebook.com/baltimorecf
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/BaltimoreCF
LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/baltimorecf/
Assets and Giving for Baltimore Community Foundation
Assets
2019 - 207,318,938
2018 - 169,640,281
2017 - 171,107,789
2019 - 207,318,938
2018 - 169,640,281
2017 - 171,107,789
Domestic Grants
2019 - 16,602,179
2018 - 16,968,042
2019 - 16,602,179
2018 - 16,968,042
Recent News from Baltimore Community Foundation
Baltimore Community Foundation president announces retirement
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Thomas E. Wilcox announced his retirement Tuesday as longtime president of the Baltimore Community Foundation, sparking a nationwide search...more
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Thomas E. Wilcox announced his retirement Tuesday as longtime president of the Baltimore Community Foundation, sparking a nationwide search...more
Baltimore Community Foundation CEO Wilcox to retire
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Thomas Wilcox, the president and CEO of the Baltimore Community Foundation, announced his retirement Tuesday. He is expected to leave...more
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Thomas Wilcox, the president and CEO of the Baltimore Community Foundation, announced his retirement Tuesday. He is expected to leave...more
OneBaltimore — created to raise millions after the unrest — has shut down
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Cryor never established his own 501(c)3, and instead operated under the Baltimore Community Foundation in 2015 and then the nonprofit Strong...more
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Cryor never established his own 501(c)3, and instead operated under the Baltimore Community Foundation in 2015 and then the nonprofit Strong...more
Promoting School Readiness
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
A 2014 federal Preschool Development Grant awarded helped leverage philanthropic contributions, allowing BCF to significantly accelerate...more
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
A 2014 federal Preschool Development Grant awarded helped leverage philanthropic contributions, allowing BCF to significantly accelerate...more
The Johnny Appleseed of community foundations
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
He would also serve as president of the Council on Foundations, executive director of the Baltimore Community Foundation and co-director of the...more
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
He would also serve as president of the Council on Foundations, executive director of the Baltimore Community Foundation and co-director of the...more
White Billionaire Secretly Funds Surveillance Program Aimed at Baltimore's Mostly Black Population
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
John Arnold used his foundation to funnel $120,000 for an aerial surveillance program into a police charity, the Baltimore Community...more
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
John Arnold used his foundation to funnel $120,000 for an aerial surveillance program into a police charity, the Baltimore Community...more
Baltimore Surveillance Debate 'Healthy,' Laura Arnold Says
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Read a Chronicle of Philanthropy opinion column about the Baltimore Community Foundation's role in the police-surveillance...more
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Read a Chronicle of Philanthropy opinion column about the Baltimore Community Foundation's role in the police-surveillance...more
Community Surveillance Systems Funded by Philanthropy: Why Not to Worry
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Community Surveillance Systems Funded by Philanthropy: Why Not to ... Secret philanthropic money in public systems—especially in systems...more
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
Community Surveillance Systems Funded by Philanthropy: Why Not to ... Secret philanthropic money in public systems—especially in systems...more
Put surveillance in perspective
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
As per the Baltimore Community Foundation's charter, donations are supposed to be for charitable groups in the region, but it sends money also...more
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
As per the Baltimore Community Foundation's charter, donations are supposed to be for charitable groups in the region, but it sends money also...more
Charitable donations to Baltimore police lack oversight, transparency
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
The Baltimore Community Foundation's role is to make sure that all gifts to police abide by tax rules, but it does not manage the spending. It...more
Foundation: Baltimore Community Foundation
The Baltimore Community Foundation's role is to make sure that all gifts to police abide by tax rules, but it does not manage the spending. It...more
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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?
Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.