The foundation distributed $30.7 million in 2020 to more than 1,500 nonprofit organizations in the Baltimore region and beyond.
[1] It comprises more than 850 different charitable funds created by individuals, families, and corporations, totaling more than $240 million in assets.
[1] In addition to managing donor-advised funds, BCF makes grants and impact investments, and advocates for policies to improve public education and quality of life in Baltimore neighborhoods.
Co-founder Robert Levi of Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust, the fledgling organization's first chairman, felt strongly that Baltimore needed “a philanthropic organization that was a gathering of all people—no color line, no religious affiliation, no special cause.”[3] BCF is governed by a 30-member board of trustees, selected to represent diverse community interests.
[4] Its staff includes professionals in community investment, donor services, development, finance and administration, and communications.