2023 Grant Recipient: This grant supports UMBC’s After-School Program which is a Monday through Friday program that provides transportation from several area schools and is open until 10 p.m. allowing working families to maintain employment schedules. Funds will go toward the purchase of additional vans to transport students, playground equipment, computer equipment, staff, and additional training and professional development for educators.
2025 Grant Recipient: The Union Missionary Baptist Church (UMBC) After School program requests endowment grant funding for 2025-2027 to provide financial support for a percentage of the following operating expenses:
– Salaries for the staff – 48%
– Food and transportation costs – 45%
– Overhead costs such as utilities, building services, insurance, and office supplies – 42%
2025 Community Grant Recipient: I will help with funding our summer school field trips, in particular, for those students whose family may not be able to afford the cost of the field trip. As noted in our previous grant submittal, almost half of our families were not able to make their tuition payments so their children would be left off the field trips which are a crucial part of our summer program. We would prefer not to see any student left out.
2025 Capacity Grant Recipient: This grant strengthened program capacity by supporting staff professional development, implementing program management software, improving classroom spaces with room dividers, and securing grant writing services to promote long-term sustainability.