GRANTS MADE -- 2026

1.  The Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School (LMCJS)

     A charter school for middle school girls in Baltimore City. The Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School is named for the "mother of civil rights" in Baltimore. The school opened in August of 2015. To learn more about LMCJS and its mission, visit the school's website at lilliemay.org.

2.  Samuel Ready Scholarships

An organization that provides scholarships for deserving girls to attend Baltimore-area independent schools. The Egenton~Roberts Foundation, Inc. provided grant support for full scholarships for two girls to attend Bryn Mawr School and Garrison Forest School. To learn more about Samuel Ready Scholarships, Inc., and its mission, visit its website at http://www.samuelready.org.

3.  Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (BLSYW)

    A college preparatory charter school for girls in grades 6 to 12 in Baltimore City. BLSYW is modeled on the highly successful Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem. To learn more about BLSYW and its mission, visit the school's website at blsyw.org.

4.  Girls Empowerment Mission (GEM)

    A Living Classrooms program that serves at-risk teenage girls from Chesapeake High School and the under-served community of Essex, Maryland. GEM provides mentoring to enable girls to become independent young women who graduate from high school and go on to attend college. To learn more about GEM and its mission, visit its website at GEMmaryland.org.

5.  Sisters Circle (SC)

     A long-term mentoring program supporting at-risk girls in Baltimore City. SC is a comprehensive, relationship-based program designed to mentor girls during their challenging transition to middle school, throughout high school, and into college. To learn more about SC and its mission, visit its website at sisterscircle.org.

6.  Middle Grades Partnership

    A program to provide high quality summer academic and enrichment experiences. Among many goals, it seeks to aid students to halt and reverse summer learning loss. The grant by the Egenton~Roberts Foundation, Inc. was exclusively for participation by girls from the Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School. To learn more about Middle Grades Partnership, visit its website at middlegradespartnership.org.

7. Ballet After Dark, Inc.

A program with the mission of helping Black and Brown girls impacted by sexual violence and trauma heal their minds and bodies through trauma-informed arts and cultural programs, comprehensive education, research, and somatic interventions. To learn more about Ballet After Dark, Inc., visit its website at https://www.balletafterdark.com.

8. Ingenuity Project

A program that gives girls in Baltimore middle and high schools access to advanced STEM education. To learn more about the Ingenuity Project, visit its website at https://www.ingenuityproject.org.

9. Enterprise Community Partners

Egenton~Roberts Foundation, Inc. provided a first-time grant to the Girls Mentoring Program at Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy.