Read our latest Quarterly Report
We are excited to share our progress and report on our activity during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 (July – September 2024).
Continuing with another strong quarter, SBGP is proud and grateful for the ability to consistently continue to serve the community. While upholding core values and high standards of practices, SBGP has worked closely with neighborhood leaders, City agencies, and other partners to channel funds into important and necessary community programs and projects within the District.
This quarter, SBGP:
- Continued to administer Community Grants awarded during the first thirteen grant cycles and kicked off and closed the Summer 2024 grant cycle.
- Celebrated the grand reopening of the Carroll Park Recreation Center in Pigtown, alongside key partners like Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, MCN Build, Inc., JRS Architects, Southwest Baltimore Charter School, Friends of Carroll Park, and many community groups and neighbors.
- Supported Reimagine Middle Branch events and programming, including the “Splish Splash!” event in Middle Branch Park and “Boat Around the Middle Branch” public tours, highlighting project progress and partners while connecting communities to the waterfront.
- Celebrated the opening of Jumbo Fresh, a new community-based grocery store in Mt. Clare Junction. The State of Maryland had awarded SBGP a grant to help the proposed new grocery store purchase new equipment.
- Approved a grant from its Community Development Fund to Mount Winans Community Development Corporation (MWCDC). Funds will be applied towards helping with the predevelopment of sixty (60) for sale townhomes and a 5,000 square foot community center in the Mount Winans neighborhood.
- Continued planning and outreach for and kicked off its current Board application cycle. The application review team began the review process and plans to interview applicants and then nominate one applicant for appointment to and by the SBGP Board during the upcoming quarter.
- Completed hiring for the Enhanced Services (Program) Director and Development Director positions. SBGP plans to hire for three new staff positions in the upcoming quarter, a Communications and Outreach Manager, a Community Grants Manager, and a Restoration Manager.
- Finalized the financial audit and Single Audit for FY24. SBGP’s independent auditors once again issued unmodified (clean) audit opinions.