Our Grantmaking Capital has Supported Multiple Programs and Activities
COVID-19 Support
Purchased and piloted a Chromebook program for a cohort of 9 Dorchester County Public School at-risk elementary and middle school students, using IXL software to augment and enhance learning
Supported low-tech methodologies to augment distance learning provided by the school districts
- Purchased work-from-home packages for 140 low-income pre-kindergarten children in partnership with Winchester Public Schools
Ensured bridge funding/revenue recovery of lost operating expenses for our non‑profit partners
- Contracted regionally-based certified public accounting and consulting firm to assist partner non-profits with navigating the CARES Act to maximize revenue recovery which created a 3:1 Return on Investment
- Issued non-repayable, unrestricted operating grants to three after-school non-profits in Dorchester County, MD to ensure non-profit sustainability for the duration of the crisis
Supported localized Community Foundation relief funds
- Provided immediate-release grant to the Mid-Shore Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund to support non-profits in Dorchester County, MD