Philanthropy and nonprofits

Ever since the Israel-Hamas War erupted into an international crisis, its tremors have reverberated through families of the Jewish and Palestinian diasporas all the way to Maryland.

Under Sheldon Goldseker’s stewardship, his family's foundation donated over $130 million to more than 600 nonprofits and other institutions in the Baltimore area.

Thought leaders and newsmakers gathered at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore for The Baltimore Banner’s inaugural iMPACT Maryland thought-leadership conference.

Mentoring nonprofit Next One Up marks a new chapter after opening a new facility for young men in Baltimore.

For some, it’s a sign of much-needed investment in the neighborhood

Fayette Street Outreach began with a woman’s call to leadership

Leaders of the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation hope the opening of the Fleugel Alumni Center proves to be a watershed moment for both financial support of the academy and services to graduates.

The center acknowledged the impact the closure will have on its clients and staff and stressed that it’s working to resume operations.

Meyerhoff died Sunday at his Baltimore County home, according to family. He was 96.

MICA administrators won’t say how many employees will be laid off ahead of the fall 2023 academic semester but have indicated that “rightsizing” is ongoing.

The Baltimore Banner is pleased to partner with the nonprofit organizer, Baltimore Homecoming, to help voters choose the 2023 class of Homecoming Heroes.

The longtime Severna Park resident and philanthropist, now 76, tweeted that his 40 seasons as “Wheel of Fortune” host have been “a wonderful ride.”

More than 300 kayakers paddled the 5-mile round trip from Canton Waterfront Park to the Inner Harbor on Saturday to show their support for a clean, accessible and recreational waterway.

A Roland Park Elementary/Middle School student wanted to help homeless people for her 6th birthday. She raised $3,600 for two shelters.

The Howard County Veterans Foundation on Wednesday released its design for the Howard County Veterans and Military Families Monument, which will be located along the lake at Bailey Park in Columbia. The foundation has secured state and county grants, as well as private donations, toward its $2.75 million fundraising goal.

Dwyer Workforce Development is now a partner of the Resurrection Sandtown project.

Providing affordable and flexible consumer loans to people who don’t have access to traditional banking services can transform lives and help boost the economies of places like Baltimore, says Kasra Movahedi, executive director of the International Rescue Committee’s Center for Economic Opportunity.

Nonprofit hospitals can put into place a stopgap measure to help cover care for people ineligible for health insurance, such as those without documentation, say people familiar with a Johns Hopkins program that serves uninsured East Baltimore residents.

Imtiaz Patel, the chief executive officer of The Baltimore Banner, will step down on July 7 to take a senior leadership position with Gannett.

The blunt-spoken Zell made a fortune in real estate but his 2007 acquisition of the Tribune Co., including some of the nation’s best-known newspapers, resulted in the media giant filing for bankruptcy.