Baltimore

Creating equitable opportunities rooted in authenticity, respect and collaboration

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Overview

Our community strengths can open possibilities

A vibrant community of diverse neighborhoods. Home to top colleges and universities, a growing tech sector fueled by promising startups, and renowned cultural offerings. Yet prosperity is not equally shared. Historic and current economic, housing, health and education inequities have led to high rates of poverty disproportionately impacting Black residents.

 

That’s where GreenLight comes in. Our community-driven process brings proven programs best suited to tackle locally-identified unmet needs to address deep-rooted disparities and create opportunities for children and families to thrive.

Portfolio

Investing in proven organizations to bring to Baltimore to address community-identified needs

Searching the nation for evidence-based programs proven to create change and prosperity at the local level.

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Addressing Challenges in Baltimore

$30K

is the median household income in Baltimore, significantly lower than the state average

33%

of offenders re-offend within three years of release

15%

of 8th graders in Baltimore city are proficient in reading

Baltimore Team & Partners

GreenLight Baltimore is made up of a diverse group of changemakers from across the community, working together for positive impact.

ParentChild+

ParentChild+

Point Source Youth

Point Source Youth

Team

Nia Fields
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Nia Fields

Executive Director, GreenLight Baltimore

Advisory Council

Normandi Amprey

Teach for America

Andrew M. Brooks

T. Rowe Price

Candace Chance

The VPI Firm

Cody Dorsey

Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition

Russell Fugett

Jumla Network

Christian Gant

Baltimore City Public Schools

Nigel-Ray Garcia

Baltimore Corps

Michelle Geiss

Impact Hub

Joshua Harris

Baltimore NAACP

Kelly Hodge-Williams

PCs for People

Ciara Huff

CASA Baltimore

Seema Iyer

Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance

Laurie Latuda Kinkel

Philanthropy Management Consulting

Phil Leaf

Johns Hopkins University – Bloomberg School of Public Health

Jim Longenecker

NorthBay Adventure Camp

Alphonso Mayo

Mentoring Mentors

Ellie Mitchell

Maryland Out of School Time Network

Catherine Pitchford

Baltimore’s Promise

Phylicia Porter

Baltimore City Council

Larry Simmons

LCSIMMONS Consults

Alisha Sparks

Johns Hopkins University

William Tipper Thomas III

William Tipper Thomas Foundation

Stacey Van Horn

T. Rowe Price

Duane Williams Jr

Harbel Community Organization

Crickett Woloson

Elbow Fund

Jamye Wooten

CLLECTIVLY

Founding Investors

Abell Foundation logo with blue dotted lines separating text.

The William L. and Victorine Q. Adams Foundation

Annie E. Casey Foundation logo with orange c overlapping grey curve with a circle overtop.
Associated Inspiring Jewish Community Logo with blue and green shapes arranged in a circle.

Peter and Millicent Bain

BCF Logo with a white wave inside a blue and green box.
BGE logo in green with a grey line beneath and an Exelon Company below.
Baltimore Ravens Logo with a gold B inside a purple raven head with a gold outline.
The Bank of America Logo with red and blue stripes positioned in a diamond shape over the text.

Patricia P. Baum

Ed and Ellen Bernard

Rick Berndt

John and Nina Bond

David and Jernee Bramble

Sana and Andy Brooks

Brown Advisory Logo with Thoughtful Investing below and a B cutout inside a blue block.
Brown Capital Management Logo with BC in red on a gold pedestal.

Eddie and Sylvia Brown

Mitchell and Rebecca Brown

The Bunting Family Foundation

Linda and Mark Caplan

Catholic Charities Baltimore Logo with the T in charities representing a gold cross.

Cynthia and Jack Cavanaugh

Charm City Run Logo with a red star over the I in city and a blue and red sole of a sneaker print.

Renee and George Christoff

Allison and David Clapp

John and Stephanie Connaughton

Charlie and Katie Constable

Continental Realty Corporation Logo with relationships integrity tradition below the text and an interlocked gold CR above.

Melissa and Jonathan Cordish

Diana and Clinton Daly

Byron Deese

Deloitte Logo with a green period.

The DiPietro Family

Celine Dufetel and Brian Stafford

Marilynn Duker and Dale McArdle

Eddie and Suzy Dunn

Dr. Letitia and Delali Dzirasa

Elbow Fund

Fearless Logo with two opposing purple F's above the text.

Guy Flynn and Nupur Parekh Flynn

France Merrick Foundation Logo with a brown tree above the text.

Russell and Selah Fugett

The Fund for Change

Gallagher Evelius and Jones Logo in blue with the & symbol in green.
Goldseker Foundation Logo with the O in foundation as a yellow circle.

The Goldsmith Family Foundation

Doug and Jody Greenstein

The Hackerman Foundation

Rian Hargrave

Jeff and Shelly Hettleman

Richard and Margaret Conn Himelfarb

Hirschhorn Foundation Logo in orange.

Henry and Nancy Hopkins

Freeman and Jackie Hrabowski

iheartmedia logo with an antenna and audio waves inside a red heart.
Johns Hopkins University logo with a blue shield above the text composed of three sections: a globe, an opened book, and a checkered pattern.

The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund

Josh and Kara Levinson

Reginald F. Lewis Foundation logo.
Lifebridge Health Logo with a blue curved block separated by a white curve.
M&T Bank Logo with a green block and white triangle shape inside.

The Madeline Foundation

MCB Real Estate Logo with three blue blocks next to each other increasing in size from left to right.

Wes and Dawn Moore

David and Betsy Nelson

Anne and Yehuda Neuberger

Passano Family Foundation

PNC Bank Logo with an orange circle with triangle shapes cut out.
Presidents Roundtable logo with 4 blue semi-circles arranged in a diamond shape.

Mark A. Reid

Arnie and Alison Richman

The Rodgers Family Fund

Brian and Mary Jo Rogers

Michael Rosenbaum and Amy Kiesel

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg Logo with white waves inside a blue block with rounded corners.

Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Foundation

The Shelter Foundation

Scott Sherman and Julie Rothman

John and Sue Simon

Robert and Terri Smith

STIFEL logo in blue.
STX Logo in black.
T Rowe Price Logo with a cut out ram inside a blue block.

Jordan Thomas

Under Armor Logo with a black U shape arranged on an upside down black U shape.
United Way of Central Maryland Logo with circular logo with blue hand below an orange stick person and yellow sun rays.
University of Baltimore Logo with a blue banner above with a white B and 1925 inside.
Weinberg Foundation logo inside a blue block with W's arranged next to one another in a circle.
Wells Fargo Logo inside a red block.

Wiese Family Charitable Fund

Wm T Burnett Logo in blue script text.

Matthew and Christine Wyskiel Family Charitable Gift Fund

Type

GreenLight Fund Announces Baltimore Executive Director
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Announcement, Press Release

GreenLight Fund Announces Baltimore Executive Director

Oct 30, 2024

Baltimore

GreenLight Fund Names Ali Knight as Chief Executive Officer
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Announcement, News, Press Release

GreenLight Fund Names Ali Knight as Chief Executive Officer

Apr 16, 2024

GreenLight Brings ParentChild+ to Baltimore
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Announcement, Press Release

GreenLight Brings ParentChild+ to Baltimore

Feb 15, 2024

Baltimore

GreenLight Fund Annual Impact Report July 2022 – June 2023
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Insights

GreenLight Fund Annual Impact Report July 2022 – June 2023

Oct 20, 2023

Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Greater Newark, Kansas City, National, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, Twin Cities

Podcast: Leadership Drives – Hear from four GreenLight Site Directors
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Media Mention

Leadership Drives

Podcast: Leadership Drives – Hear from four GreenLight Site Directors

Aug 25, 2023

Baltimore, Greater Newark, Philadelphia, Twin Cities

Point Source Youth: Baltimore’s homeless youth eligible for thousands of dollars each through new program
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Media Mention

Baltimore Sun

Point Source Youth: Baltimore’s homeless youth eligible for thousands of dollars each through new program

Feb 14, 2023

Baltimore

GreenLight Fund Brings Point Source Youth to Baltimore
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Announcement, News, Press Release

GreenLight Fund Brings Point Source Youth to Baltimore

Feb 14, 2023

Baltimore

Baltimore SAC Member Ciara Huff’s Journey to Advocacy
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Insights, News

Baltimore SAC Member Ciara Huff’s Journey to Advocacy

May 18, 2022

Baltimore

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