Governor O’Malley Announces Community Investment Tax Credit Awards to 35 Nonprofit Organizations
Program Helps Marylanders "Give Where You Live"
CROWNSVILLE, MD (December 22, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley today announced the awarding of $1 million dollars in Maryland Community Investment Tax Credits (CITC) to 35 non-profit organizations located in communities throughout the state. Nonprofit awardees will market tax credits to donors in return for $2 million in charitable donations.
"In these difficult economic times, nonprofit organizations are our critical partners in helping Maryland families and neighborhoods move forward. The CITC tax credits are an efficient way to help nonprofits sustain their important community work," says Governor Martin O’Malley.
Over the past thirteen years, the CITC Program, which is managed by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), has leveraged more than $20.5 million in charitable contributions for nearly 300 Maryland nonprofits. The tax credits provide a donor with a State income tax credit equal to 50% of their donation in addition to on top of other state and federal charitable deductions.
Maryland’s nonprofit sector includes 26,000 organizations that employ more than 244,000 people, according to the 2008 Maryland Nonprofit Employment Update, a report by the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies and the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations.
The study also notes that Maryland’s nonprofit workforce generates wages that translate into an estimated $482 million of personal income tax revenue for Maryland’s state and local governments as well as $2 billion in federal income tax revenues. Beginning with the 2010 CITC award year, non-profits can offer tax credits to individuals as well as to the corporations which have been eligible since the CITC program’s inception.
"We Marylanders have a strong tradition of providing a helping hand to our neighbors and community. In this season of giving, we can honor our good fortune best by helping those nonprofits that are helping less fortunate Maryland families," says DHCD Secretary Raymond A. Skinner.
The way the CITC program works is that for a minimum donation of $500 a business and now an individual would get a Maryland state tax credit of $250 in addition to the regular state and federal tax deduction for charitable giving. The net result is that a donation to an eligible Maryland non-profit would cost the donor less than 50 cents for each dollar donated. The credit can be taken over a 5-year period.
The 2010 CITC awardees listed below are a diverse set of nonprofits engaged in education, the arts, health care, social services and community revitalization. Prior year CITC awardees that also have tax credits to allocate can be found by logging onto www.mdhousing.org.
1000 Friends of Maryland, Baltimore
Growing Green- Project to restore, renovate and green the group’s 1883 brownstone.
Abilities Network, Towson
Healthy Families Baltimore County- Project to support an intensive home visiting program for parents whose infants are "at-risk" for poor childhood outcomes.
Advocates for Homeless Families, Frederick
Transitional Housing and Families Forward Programs- A structured, two-year program of housing, education and other support services that will assist families in overcoming homelessness.
Baltimore Clayworks, Inc., Baltimore
Satellite Expansion into Sandtown-Winchester- Project to expand the community arts program into Sandtown-Winchester with the opening of a permanent site at Jubilee Arts Center.
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore, Baltimore
College Road – College Preparation and Success Programs- Project to provide opportunities for scholars to be exposed to and participate in college preparatory programs.
CASA de Maryland, Inc., Takoma Park
CASA Multicultural Center Programs- Project to support the administrative costs of managing the Multicultural Center in Langley Park.
Center for Children, Inc., La Plata
Building Blocks for Success- Project to provide support services, parenting skills, mental health counseling, child abuse prevention and treatment services to at-risk families in Charles County.
Chester River Health Foundation, Chestertown
Chester River Health Foundation Capacity Building- Project to provide funds for vital patient care services in the Kent County community.
Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc., Baltimore
Homeownership Promotion and Foreclosure Intervention- Project to promote homeownership and prevent foreclosure through loans, one-on-one counseling and intervention.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Maryland & Delaware, Inc., Baltimore
Prosperity Partners to Financial Freedom- Project to provide financial literacy for female inmates of the Maryland Correctional Institute scheduled for community reentry.
The Everyman Theatre, Baltimore
Everyman Theatre Capital Campaign- Project to support the renovation of the Town Theatre located at 315 W. Fayette Street in Baltimore City.
Fells Point Main Street, Inc., Baltimore
Fells Point Community Outreach Project- Support for a Community Outreach Coordinator to increase community involvement in Fells Point Main Street committees.
Freedom Rowers, Inc., Easton
Freedom Rowers Capacity and Capability Expansion Phase I- Effort to help fund the first half of a three-year project that will enable Freedom Rowers to increase its capacity to include a greater number of at- risk youth in its rowing programs.
Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Council, Inc., Salisbury
Girl Scout Leadership Experience- Project to support the Leadership Experience program which engages girls in developing a strong sense of self-development, healthy relationships, and activism.
Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Baltimore
City Wide Housing Revitalization Project- Expansion of the housing renovations and homeownership program as part of the City Wide Housing Revitalization Project within Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City.
Health Care for the Homeless, Inc., Baltimore
Basic Needs Assistance Project- Program to close the funding gaps for basic needs assistance by providing funds for furniture, utilities, rent and security deposits for clients transitioning into permanent housing.
Housing Options & Planning Enterprises, Inc., Oxon Hill
Preparation for Homeownership and Foreclosure Prevention- Project to support the provision of pre-and post-purchase homeownership education in Prince George’s County.
James B. Richardson Foundation, Inc., Cambridge
Administrative Personnel - Retention and Development Project- Operational support for existing personnel and expansion of administrative personnel for unique museum of Eastern Shore life.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Rockville
Coming of Age in Maryland (COA in MD)- Project to enable low-income older adults, access to needed transportation, recreation, wellness and in-home support services.
Jewish Social Service Agency, Rockville
In-Home Services for Low-Income Seniors- Project to support a comprehensive menu of services allowing low-income seniors in Montgomery County to remain safely in their homes with a satisfactory standard of living, also called "Aging in Place."
Junior Achievement of Central MD, Inc., Owings Mills
JA Biz Town- Phase II Financial Literacy Programs for Youth- Project to identify and assist 2,000 new Baltimore City students’ participation in the JA Biz Town program.
Maryland Leadership Workshops, Inc., Bethesda
Project Catalyst- Project to provide program content that will transform students from four schools into inspired, empowered leaders who improve their schools, generate positive peer pressure, and realize their human potential.
Montgomery Housing Partnership, Silver Spring
Community Life Programs- Project to support a wide variety of programs for low-income families including, Homework Clubs, Preschools, Computer and ESOL Classes for low-income individuals and families, at five locations in the county.
Neighborhood Design Center, Inc., Baltimore
Green by Design- Project to support programming that will provide community leaders with a range of green educational and pro-bono design services.
Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc., Baltimore
Home Rehabilitation Lending and Assistance- Project to bolster the home improvement lending program of NHSB aimed at providing loans to low-income homeowners to rehabilitate their homes.
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Baltimore
School-Based Business Plan Competitions- Project to support the implementation of 10 separate business plan competitions in 10 schools in the Baltimore City area.
New Beginnings Youth & Family Services, Inc., Annapolis
PRIDE- Project to provide Cambridge's youth with opportunities to be accepted into post-secondary schools or achieve success within the workplace through a structured program.
New Song Urban Ministries Inc., Baltimore
NSUM/EDEN Jobs - 40 Job Placement Project- Effort to support one-on-one counseling, job placements and referrals and follow-up services to individuals in Sandtown, with special focus on services for ex-offenders.
Pathfinders for Autism, Hunt Valley
Pathfinders for Autism Resource Center- Project to provide comprehensive information, resources and referrals to families coping with children with autism and to support training, distribution of best practices, and information to professionals serving clients with autism through the Autism Resource Center.
People's Homesteading Group, Baltimore
Capable Youth Construction Project in Barclay- Project to support a workforce training program for at-risk who will rehabilitate a vacant house into a home for a low income family.
Renewing Life Family Center, Baltimore
Friends In Action, Baltimore- Project to provide a professional quality support system for low-income families with children that includes guidance, coaching, and counseling to eliminate their barriers to obtaining financial economic success.
Sandtown Habitat for Humanity, Inc., Baltimore
Ten-Unit Homeownership Program- Project to fund pre-development and construction costs of 10 homeownership units in the Sandtown community.
Shared Opportunity Services, Chestertown
Families Shine!- Project to empower Kent County families to succeed in increasing literacy and education through emphasis on early literacy programs, youth mentoring, and adult education.
Volunteer Central, Inc. dba Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland, Baltimore
Volunteer Leadership and School Partnership Program- Project to fund a corporate engagement program that encourages the development of volunteer civic leaders.
Young Audiences of Maryland Inc., Baltimore
Access for All Initiative- Project to provide underserved Baltimore City Public School students with music, dance, visual arts, and theatre experiences that support their school curriculum.
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development works with partners to finance housing opportunities and revitalize great places for Maryland citizens to live, work and prosper. To learn more about DHCD programs, log on to www.mdhousing.org.
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For more information:
Jacqueline Lampell
Director, Office of Communications and Marketing
410-514-7704
lampell@mdhousing.org
Rosa Cruz
Deputy Director, Office of Communications and Marketing
410-514-7712
cruz@mdhousing.org
Andy DeVilbiss
Public Information Officer, Office of Communications and Marketing
410-514-7710
devilbiss@mdhousing.org