Philanthropy and nonprofits

In a new court filing, an appraiser for Second Chance says the IRS is waging a “scorched earth assault” on the Baltimore-based nonprofit that sells secondhand furniture and building supplies.

In the 15 years since its founding, Volo Sports has grown to be the largest provider of social sports in the nation. And the company’s nonprofit arm, launched in 2015, has grown too.

Fagan Harris will return to the nonprofit sector where he had spent all of his career before joining Wes Moore’s administration.

Ellicott City Partnership has parted ways with its executive director Sharon Christiansen at a time of significant consequence for the historic Main Street.

Congress passed the Recissions Act of 2025, guaranteeing the end of federal funding of public media and putting local stations in a financial predicament.

The grant will support The Banner’s mission to deliver high-impact, nonprofit journalism.

At ARPA funding dries up, many nonprofits have also been socked by the loss of other federal dollars slashed under the Trump administration.

The Baltimore Banner will use artificial intelligence to better classify content and analyze audience feedback.

A federal lawsuit filed by Second Chance reveals that the Baltimore nonprofit and its founder, Mark Foster, are under IRS scrutiny.

Please join us in welcoming these young journalists to our newsroom.

The Banner receives News Organization of the Year (Division A) and 18 Best in Show, 14 first-place and 25 second-place awards.

Each honoree was selected from a pool of community nominations by a committee of local leaders.

The Abell Foundation contributes $16 million to causes each year, and Embry has guided that giving.

The Trump administration’s dismantling of AmericCorps leaves volunteers without work and Maryland community programs in a lurch.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.

The number of people using Baltimore’s emergency shelter system for overnight stays has doubled in the last two years, the latest city data shows.

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.