Grant Recipients
The Foundation currently funds and during the past few years has provided significant grants to the following nonprofit organizations in the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County area (minor grants and grants out of the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County area are not discussed herein). The recipients were selected only after a strenuous review of applications selected from the numerous requests.
Medical Outreach Programs
Anne Arundel Medical Center
Annapolis, Maryland
- Operational and endowment funding for the Hospital's Outreach Facility.
- 5 years of continuous support.
| "Without the support of the Jacobsohn Foundation to the Endowment Fund for
the Annapolis Out-Reach Center, we could not afford to provide the same
level of care for the uninsured and underinsured individual."
- Bill West, RN, Director Community Health and Wellness Services |
Social Outreach
Anne Arundel Community Development Services
Annapolis, Maryland
- The Foundation created a program in conjunction with a local agency. The program provides home mortgage down payments for qualified female heads of households and their children.
- 4 years of continuous support.
In 2007 the Anne Arundel Community Development Services presented the Carol M. Jacobsohn
Foundation with a Certificate of Appreciation for its “continued support of programs
and activities to create a better quality of life for citizens of Anne Arundel County
and for [its] ongoing efforts to provide home ownership opportunities for low income
women and their children through the Mortgage Assistance Program.”
In connection with the
Certificate of Appreciation, Henry N. Libby and the Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation were
recognized by the County Executive, John R. Leopold, with an Executive Citation
“acknowledging the Foundation’s commitment to assisting female heads
of households achieve their dream of home ownership.” |
"Without funding from the Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation, the Mortgage Assistance
Program for Female Heads of Households would not exist. Last year ten mothers
and twenty children acquired their own homes with the assistance of this program."
- Katherine Koch, Executive Director |
Anne Arundel Court Appointed Special Advocates (AACCASA)
Annapolis, Maryland
- The Foundation provided operational support to AACCASA, whose mission is to advocate for and support abused and neglected children who are involved in Juvenile Court proceedings to insure their right to safe, stable permanent homes.
Annapolis, Maryland
- The Foundation provided grants to assist in the construction of the Shelter’s new facility, which will significantly increase the Shelter’s capacity and enhance the emergency shelter, traditional housing, homeless prevention, and related support services.
Education
The Summit School
Edgewater, Maryland
- Capital grants for education for children with learning differences. The Foundation also established the school's endowment fund and created a challenge grant. The Foundation has also contributed to the School's "Adopt a Teacher Program". This program provides additional salary and bonuses for the existing teachers at Summit, to bring their incomes closer in line with public school teachers.
- 4 years of support.
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| "The Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation came forward and initiated our Endowment
Campaign with a challenge grant. That gift inspired others to make their
contributions. In doing so, the Jacobsohn Art Suite was named to honor the
work of Carol M. Jacobsohn, herself, an artist and connoisseur of the visual arts.
The Foundation served as a stimulus, and set themselves apart as invested in education
for children with learning differences, the arts and the community."
- Jane Snider, Ed. D., Executive Director | |
Anne Arundel Community College
Annapolis, Maryland
- Endowed five annual scholarships in honor of Dr. Thomas E. Florestano for women from Anne Arundel County. Preferences are given to female heads of households and to women returning to education after a hiatus of at least 1.5 years; etc.
- 4 years of continuous support.
Henry N. Libby and the Carol M. Jacobsohn
Foundation receiving the “Distinguished Philanthropist” Award at the Anne
Arundel Community College 2008 Gala. |
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| "Many of our students at AACC have to balance family, work and
education needs and manage both resources and time to do so.
The Dr. Thomas E. Florestano Scholarship not only provides the financial
support that these students need but also the encouragement that others
believe in them and help provide access to those resources they need to
help them reach their goals. It's support like this that benefits our entire
community. We are so very grateful to the Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation and
to Dr. Florestano who continues to play a tremendous role in supporting education
in Anne Arundel County."
- Dr. Martha A. Smith, President, Anne Arundel Community College | |
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
- Endowed two annual scholarships in honor of Dr. Patricia S. Florestano for women from Anne Arundel County. Preferences are given to female heads of households; to women returning to education after a hiatus of at least 1.5 years; to female graduates of Anne Arundel Community College; etc.
- 4 years of continuous support.
Annapolis, Maryland
- Capital funding and funding for education programs.
- 3 years of continuous support.
Arts and Afterschool Programs
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
Annapolis, Maryland
- Operational grants for general operating expenses, female artists in residence programs and grants for endowment funding.
- 6 years of continuous support.
In 2008,
Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation received the “Dr. Edward J. Anderson Award for
Distinguished Patronage”. |
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Vision Workshops
Annapolis, Maryland
- Operational funding for projects in the Annapolis area and the U.S., to provide opportunities for underprivileged children to learn ways to express themselves through photography and writing.
- 6 years of continuous support.
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"VisonWorkshops has grown stronger through the generous support of the
Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation. We have designed new programs for under
privileged children and reached more young people through their funding
for our photography mentoring workshops. The Foundation believed in our
organization as we began to grow, and helped us respond effectively to the
increasing demand for our programs."
- Kirsten Elstner, Executive Director |
Boys & Girls Club of Annapolis and
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis, Maryland
- Operational and construction grants. Additionally, the Foundation will support out reach centers for especially troubled areas.
- 5 years of continuous support.
Annapolis, Maryland
- The Foundation provided Creating Communities with an operating grant to support its Arts Mentorship Academy, which provides an arts immersion experience for low income and at-risk youth in Anne Arundel County.