The Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Family Foundation offers grants to charitable organizations focusing on health, the arts, and K-12 education, with a direct impact on the African American community in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The foundation's mission is aligned with addressing critical needs in these areas, specifically within this community, and serves as a strategic priority to foster well-being and opportunity. Grants range from $1,000 to $10,000 and have a duration of more than 10 years, indicating a commitment to long-term support and sustainable impact.
The primary beneficiaries of this grant program are organizations and, by extension, individuals within the African American community in the Baltimore area. Impact goals are centered around improving mental health, preventing and treating cancer, providing meaningful art experiences for youth, and enhancing K-12 educational opportunities for disadvantaged children and youth. The foundation seeks to support programs that offer direct services and interventions, ensuring tangible benefits for the community.
The foundation's grantmaking is specifically focused on mental health within the African American community, including testing, counseling, case management, and access to treatment. In the area of cancer, it supports local organizations offering screening, prevention education, and treatment modalities. For the arts, the emphasis is on youth involvement in meaningful experiences that also serve as tools for leadership development and academic enrichment. For education, the focus is on improving K-12 public education and offering enrichment to Baltimore City students through programs like afterschool initiatives, mentoring, alternative education, and scholarship support.
Expected outcomes include improved mental health, reduced cancer rates, increased youth engagement in the arts leading to leadership and academic growth, and enhanced educational attainment for disadvantaged children. The foundation prioritizes programs that serve a core group of children and/or youth over an extended period, emphasizing deep, sustained impact rather than broad, short-term reach. Organizations with a proven track record and clear programmatic outcomes are highly competitive, reflecting the foundation's strategic priority on measurable results and effective change. The foundation does not support start-up organizations, capital campaigns, individuals, or institutions of higher education, underscoring its focused approach to grantmaking.
