Philanthropy and nonprofits

Jhpiego and the Center for Communication Programs, global aid groups affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, have begun layoffs and a reorganization as millions in federal funding from USAID is cut off.

Advocates are backing a City Council bill that would create a task force to help renegotiate Baltimore's PILOT with nonprofits.

Second Chance, a nonprofit, helped transform its founder Mark Foster’s Baltimore County $375,000 property, and then bought it from him for $1.5 million.

In a letter to campus, Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels appears to brace the campus for cuts.

After eight years of serving at the helm of an organization that distributes 52 million pounds of food annually, Carmen Del Guercio is stepping down as CEO of Maryland Food Bank.

The Well offers clothing, food, supplies and a mentorship program for women and teens.

More than 100 groups and contractors will be affected by cuts at USAID, a review by the Baltimore Banner shows.

Catholic Relief Services may be the next Baltimore-based humanitarian aid group to face major cuts as the Trump administration’s DOGE slashes USAID funding.

As executive director the Women’s Law Center of Maryland, Katie Curran O’Malley has the unprecedented task of guiding the 53-year-old organization through uncertain territory.

Dan Taylor, a longtime executive at the Baltimore Development Corp., will take over as president of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore later this year.

What we know about President Donald Trump’s temporary pause on federal spending and its impact on Marylanders.

Laurie Schwartz will retire on June 30 as president of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, a role she has held since the nonprofit’s creation in 2005.

A new center in the Baltimore biopark will help develop and commercialize technology that officials say will save and improve people’s lives.

Even as wealth grows in Detroit, some say they feel left behind.

Four years after awarding $50 million to Howard County-based Enterprise Community Partners, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has made a second major donation of $65 million to the nationwide nonprofit focused on affordable housing.

Red Shed Village’s eponymous structure burned down on Thanksgiving. The community of unhoused people who live around it, and the unusual church that supports them, is working to build back.

Starting Dec. 4, Banner subscribers can comment on select stories.

Hunter Schloss will serve as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Growth, where he will drive subscription acquisition strategies, enhance reader engagement and optimize retention.

Clay Fisher will help steer the growth of The Baltimore Banner in its mission to deliver essential and compelling journalism that informs and strengthens communities across Maryland.

The Baltimore Banner is inviting nominations to choose Emerging Leaders of the Baltimore community. The Banner will launch its inaugural Emerging Leaders event in May.