Because of the donors to Open Society Institute-Baltimore, change is happening! City school students are learning in a climate more suited to help them achieve. Teens are being diverted from the juvenile justice system and the school to prison pipeline is being systematically dismantled. People who struggle with substance use have greater access to the support and services they want. A growing network of social entrepreneurs are putting their passion and energy to work in communities across the city.
Throughout our 20 year history, our work has brought together organizations, activists, public officials, community leaders, citizens, allies, and friends—many of whom not only invest their time and talents to this work, but also their resources. Because of their donations over the years, OSI-Baltimore can still embrace BOLD THINKING, take STRATEGIC ACTION, and fight for JUSTICE FOR ALL of us.
OSI-Baltimore is thankful to our community of supporters who enable us to bring real solutions to the problems facing the people of Baltimore. Our donors make it possible for our staff to push forward in the face of negative press about Baltimore and the high stakes of the task ahead. We work with dogged determination, optimism and willingness to stretch boundaries and test conventional wisdom about what is possible, because Baltimore is still our home, and it’s worth fighting for.
Note from a New OSI Donor
I am proud to be an investor in OSI-Baltimore! I love Baltimore, a dynamic city with great assets, rich in diversity and community resources, yet overwhelmed by inequities and many needs. A recent transplant from San Francisco, I had enjoyed visiting friends in Baltimore over the years, moved here for a two-year trial, then decided to make it my home. As a social worker with a background in criminal justice and behavioral health, and an appreciation for creative arts, I knew that my interests and experience would be a good fit for my life here. As a now full-time Baltimore resident, I was first introduced to OSI-Baltimore at their 20th Anniversary celebration of accomplishments at the BMA, featuring Senator Barbara Mikulski and Rashad Robinson discussing the importance of the 2020 census. Intrigued by that first experience, I attended other events to learn more, and became excited by OSI’s focus on Baltimore and what is being accomplished in the City through their programs, and public and private partnerships. I am particularly inspired by the OSI-Baltimore Community Fellowships Program and Network, and their critical, important projects in place throughout the City. For these reasons, I feel confident about my decision to include OSI-Baltimore in my charitable giving. I know, in doing so, I am making a valuable investment in my new city.
Martha P. Stein
LCSW-C
We want to extend our thanks to our 2018 donors for fighting for Baltimore too!
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Ed and Ellen Bernard
Mary Catherine Bunting
Suzanne F. Cohen
Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker
Elizabeth K. Moser
Osprey Foundation
$50,000 to $99,999
Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation
The Lois and Irving
Blum Foundation
George A. Murnaghan
James Riepe Family Foundation
T. Rowe Price Foundation
Mark, Kathy and
Katie Vaselkiv
$25,000 to $49,999
Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown
Bunting Family Foundation
Marilynn Duker and
Dale McArdle
Sandra Hess
Larry Moscow and
Cindy Paradies
Alison and Arnold Richman Fund
Sherman Family Foundation
The Whiting Turner Contracting Company
$10,000 to $24,999
Clayton Baker Trust
The Bendit Foundation, Inc.
Brenda Brown-Lipitz
Family Foundation
Marc G. Bunting
Bill and Bonnie Clarke
Judge Aaron B. Cohen Charitable Foundation
Nupur and Guy Flynn
Jack and JoAnn
Fruchtman
The Fund for Change
Zanvyl and Isabelle
Krieger Fund
John Meyerhoff, M.D. and Lenel Srochi-Meyerhoff
Moser Family Foundation
Linda Hambleton Panitz
The V. A. Reid
Charitable Fund
Samuel I. Rosenberg
Barbara K. and
M. Sigmund Shapiro
Lockhart Vaughan Foundation
Chip and Rhona Wendler
Ted and Mary Jo Wiese
Anonymous
$5,000 to $9,999
Greif Family Fund
Dan and Gina Hirschhorn
Ava Lias-Booker and
Earl T. Booker, III
Menemsha Family Fund
Lee and Jenny Owen
The Jim and Patty Rouse Charitable Foundation
T. Rowe Price
Richard Schwartz
Family Foundation
Martha P. Stein
Alicia Wilson
$2,500 to $4,999
John Cammack and Kimberly Warren
Judy and Bill Campbell Family Fund
Veronica Cool
Murray Dalziel and Elizabeth Rogers
Andre Davis and
Jessica Straus
James DeGraffenreidt, Jr.
David and Angela Diaz
Mark Fetting and
Georgia Smith
Townsend and Bob Kent
Susan Leviton
Donald and Brigitte Manekin
David and Betsy Nelson
Anne Perkins
Lynn and Philip Rauch
Nancy Savage
Southway Builders Charitable Trust, Inc.
Andy Stern and
Joanne Gold
$1,000 to $2,499
Nancy P. Blaustein
Ann Alston Boyce
Taylor Branch and
Christy Macy
Jamar Brown
Tracy Brown
Joseph and Meredith Callanan
Deborah Callard
Cooper Family Fund
Holly Dunn and
George Delahunty
Jane Harrison
F. Barton Harvey, III and Janet Smith
Maurice and Lisa Haywood
Paula and Martin Himeles
Barbara and Sam Himmelrich
Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Jeannette Hobbins
Henry Kahn and
Marlene Trestman
The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation
Dominique Moore
Diana Morris and Peter Shiras
Elizabeth Callard Olson
Nathan and
Michelle Robertson
Sheila K. and
Stephen H. Sachs
Dianne Schwartz
Jim Smith
Polly Stamatopoulos and
Lisa King
Neil and Laura Tucker
Nancy and Larry Wertheimer
Steve Ziger and Jamie Snead
Up to $1,000
Mary and Peter Agre
Jennifer Bess
David Block
Leonor Blum
Brenda Bodian
Wendy Bohdel
M. J. Brodie
Jeffrey Burch and
Lou Ghitman
Charles Burke
Marla Caplan
Cheryl Casciani
Marc Cherbonnier
Matthew Cipollone
Patricia Ciricillo and
David Bogen
Nancy and Curt Civin
Judith Clayton
Emily Clement
Peggy and Ron Cohen
Sally Colella
Michael Cross-Barnet
Roger and Ellen Dankert
LaMar Davis
Curtis Decker
Andrea Drake
Janet Felsten
H. Martin Fetsch
Bruce Fleming
Marianne Freedman
Neal Friedlander and
Virginia Adams
Cordelia Grimm and
Darren McGregor
Frank Grosshans
Connie Hankins
Monika Healing Coyote
Janet Heller
George and Betsy Hess
Jeff and Shelly Hettleman
Kalman and Myra Hettleman
Kevin Hirano
Joseph Jones, Jr.
Georgette Kiser
Peter Keith
Dawn Kirstaetter
Nancy Lewin
Anne Lewis
Megan McCormick
Kimberlee Moore
Nayeli Garcia Mowbray
Joanne Nathans
Yvette Oquendo-Berruz
JoAnn Orlinsky
John and Jane Payne
James and Mimi Piper
Elizabeth Robinson
Catalina Rodriguez-Lima
Joshua Rowe
Tricia Rubacky and
Bill Merritt
Saltzberg Consulting
Amaal Asim Shah-Nelson
Laura Steele
Stonebridge Advisors, Inc.
C. William Struever
Carrie Thornbery
The University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc.
Florence Valentine
Ethan Vidal
Karen Webber
Ellen Weber
Peter L. and Courtney Wertheimer
Christy and Matthew Wyskiel
Pamela Young
Jennifer Zito
Anonymous
Recognition Gifts
M. J. Brodie in memory of Georgene Brodie
Jim Smith in honor of Steve Ziger & Jamie Snead
and Taylor Branch & Christy Macy
Nancy and Curt Civin in honor of Josh Civin
Cheryl Casiani in honor of John Meyerhoff, M.D. and Lenel Srochi-Meyerhoff
Peggy and Ron Cohen in honor of Lois Feinblatt
Barbara and Sam Himmelrich in honor of Lois Feinblatt
Hispanic Heritage Foundation in honor of Veronica Cool
