Impact

This 2023–2024 Year in Review reflects a year of resilience, collaboration, learning, and commitment toward our shared vision of a world where all children and families can thrive. To realize this vision, we must be nimble enough to respond rapidly and consistent enough to support stability.

Our response to events such as the Key Bridge collapse have demonstrated this commitment in real time. Partnering with the Bainum family and its collective philanthropies, the foundation allocated $700,000 to the Baltimore Community Foundation to offer immediate, essential support to those most affected. We also joined forces with the Maryland Tough Baltimore Strong Alliance, chaired by Gov. Wes Moore, reinforcing our dedication to regional solidarity, collaboration, and community uplift in times of adversity.

We saw first-hand how supporting stability helps partners proactively protect communities from harm. Another important effort this year involved our work with the DC Pay Equity Fund. When local budgetary challenges put early childhood educators’ wages at risk, the advocacy organizations the foundation supports were prepared to pivot and protect. Thanks to these collective efforts, $70 million was restored to the fund for the 2025 fiscal year — a step forward in securing better outcomes for both educators and the young children they serve.

As we look back on this year, we’re excited to share not only our performance metrics but the stories that bring our work to life. Through organizational learning and highlights, programmatic achievements, and partner spotlights, this report captures the progress and purpose driving our efforts. You’ll see how the foundation’s dedication to learning and evolving shapes our initiatives and strengthens our partnerships, helping us build a brighter future for our communities.