Anotefromthe
EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR
De andPartners:
Ifeelblessedtobesurroundedbyateamofextraordinarycolleagues,advisedbyacommittedBoard ofTrustees,andgratefulforyou,thedonorsandpartnersthatmakeBridgespossible.Wecouldnot doourworkwithoutyourbeliefinusandcommitmenttoourstudents.Itgivesmegreatprideto sharethisreportwithyou,coveringourlastfiscalyear,July1,2023–June30,2024.Afewhighlights:
Thereisalistofstudentachievementsfromtheyearonpage4.Manyofthestudentswhograduated in the spring, including the students featured – Ronald, Jayden, and Amara – started high school and/orcollegeattheheightofCOVID.Theyperseveredandachievedthroughparticularlydifficult circumstances.Iamgratefulthatourteamandprogramcouldsupportthemalongtheway.
Partnersprovidedsomanyuniquereal-worldexperiencestoourstudentsduringtheyear.Akata’s architecturejobshadow(page6)ispartofarecentefforttobetterpreparehighschoolandcollegeagedstudentsfortheirfuturecareers MontebelloElementaryisjustoneoftheBaltimoreCityPublic SchoolsthathostedvolunteersforafieldtripabouteducationinBaltimoreCity(alsoonpage6).
JuwanWheatleyandDavidHooper(page8)aretwoextraordinarypeopleImetfifteenyearsago. JuwanandDavidhavebothbenefitedfromBridgesandnowgivebacktotheprogram.Theirstories, andthepossibilityofbeingacatalystformorestoriesliketheirs,isadrivingforcebehindourefforts toexpandBridgesinBaltimore It’sanhonortogiveyouawindowintotheirBridgesexperiences
Ihopeyouwilllookoverthenamesoftrustees,partners,anddonors,startingonpage12.Someare newtoBridges.Somehavebeensupportingfor31years.Allwerevitaltooureffortsin2023-2024 andBridgesisdeeplygratefulforthesupport.
Sincerely,
RobPaymer ExecutiveDirector,BridgesBaltimore
A YEAR IN REVIEW
BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH AGES 9-23
Bridges’13-yearprogramprovides BaltimoreCityyouthwith1,800+ hoursofyear-roundsupporttohelp themachievelong-termeducational andprofessionalsuccess.
Bridges’year-roundvolunteerprogram createsaspaceforindependentschool studentstobuildrelationshipswith
ArchbishopCurleyHighSchool
BaltimoreCityCollege
BaltimorePolytechnicInstitute
BardHighSchoolEarlyCollege
ParkvilleHighSchool
PerryHallHighSchool
ReginaldF.LewisHighSchool
TheSt.Paul'sSchools
WesternHighSchool
AmherstCollege
BaltimoreCityCommunityCollege
BowieStateUniversity
CommunityCollegeofBaltimoreCo
GeorgeWashingtonUniversity
GeorgiaStateUniversity
LincolnUniversity
MorganStateUniversity
NorthCarolinaA&TUniversity
PennStateUniversity
UMDCollegePark
UMDEasternShore
UniversityofPittsburgh
VirginiaStateUniversity
BaltimoreCityCommunityCollege
BowieStateUniversity
ClevelandInstituteofArt
CommunityCollegeofBaltimoreCo
MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt
McDanielCollege
MorganStateUniversity
UniversityoftheArts
UniversityofRichmond
UniversityofTexasatAustin
UniversityofVirginia
WashingtonCollege
Ronald graduated from Baltimore City College and is now attending UMD on a full honors scholarship
Jayden graduated from Parkville High School and is now attending George Washington University
Amara graduated from the University of Richmond with a degree in environmental studies
BALTIMORE CITY YOUTH
346BaltimoreCityyouthages9-23receivedsummer enrichment,schoolyearsuccessresources,and schoolplacementsupportduring2023-2024.
SOMEHIGHLIGHTSINCLUDE:
25 jobshadows&internships
82 fieldtripstoexplorecareers, communityservice &cultural
ENT SCHOOL STUDENTS
ighschoolstudentsvolunteeredinyeargwithBridges’elementaryandmiddle ivededucationandtrainingduring2023-2024.
SOMEHIGHLIGHTSINCLUDE:
11,000 volunteerhoursearned
40volunteersinductedto Bridges3+HonorSociety
8 fieldtripstopartner elementaryschools
HIGHLIGHTS
Volunteers from the Bridges After-School Program learn about the Montebello Elementary School community on
Luke M. paddleboards on a 9th grade field trip in the Bridges Summer Institute.
College freshman Akata W shadows for a day at Ammon Heisler Sachs Architecture.
Samiyah N. works on her resume with Jenna, Bridges’ Senior Director of High School, College, & Career Programs.
a visit to one of Bridges’ partner elementary schools.
Jonah V. (Gilman ‘25) is inducted into the Bridges 3+ Volunteer Honors Society.
Libby S. (BMS ‘25) teaches a science experiment in the After-School Program.
Bridges Public Service Fellow, Barrett, runs a social-emotional learning training with the After-School Program volunteers
Juwan Wheatley and Dave Hooper share a commemorative Coldstream IPA at a Bridges happy hour event held at Diamondback Brewery this spring.
A TALE OF TWO STUDENTS:
Juwan Wheatley and Dave Hooper met in the Bridges After-School Program. Fifteen years later, they are both still giving back to Bridges. TWOALUMNIBRINGBRIDGES’DUALMISSIONFULLCIRCLE
was like pulling teeth. But Juwan was always interestedinunderstandingandstudying–healways wantedtolearnmore."
As a high schooler at St Paul's, Dave volunteered withBridgesforseveralseasons,earningaspotin the Bridges 3+ Volunteer Honor Society for his extraordinarycommitmenttoservicewiththeBridges program.Juwanattendedtheceremonyandreada letterhe’dwrittenthankingDaveforhiscontributions toBridges.Davestillhasthatletter.Itreads:
"You helped me a lot with my organizational and
Juwan Wheatley, Dave Hooper, and Rob Paymer at the 2011 Bridges 3+ Volunteer Honor Society induction ceremony.
JuwanWheatleyattendsaRavensgamewith Bridgesclassmatesandstaffin2013.
JuwanattendedSt Paul’sinhighschool,wherehe discoveredaninterestincoding."Ispentmyfreetime reading books [related to software development], practicing,andbuildingstuff,"sharesJuwan "From there I was pretty active in the online developer communities"Companiesbeganreachingouttohim with offers for internships after seeing his online portfolios.In2019,Juwanlandedafull-timetimejob asaSoftwareDeveloperatExpo,Inc,anopen-source frameworkforappsusedgloballybytopcompanies.
Juwan took advantage of the opportunities Bridges providedforpersonalgrowthandexploration,even volunteering in the After-School Program as a St Paul’s student. He believes that this gave him an earlylegupinhiscareertrajectory.
"Bridgeshelpedmebecomemoreoutspokenandselfadvocating Itallowedmetogrowandexpressmyself outsideofschool.”Inearly2024,Juwanprovidedone suchopportunitytoacurrentBridgescollegestudent, hostingthemforawinterjobshadowatExpo,paying itforwardtothenextgenerationofBridgesstudents.
Dave is now the Head Brewer at Diamondback Brewing in Locust Point. Last year, he facilitated a partnership between Diamondback and Bridges to brewaspecial-edition"Coldstream"ColdIPA,donate aportionofsalestosupportBridgesprograms,and host a taproom event. The event brought together Bridgespartners,donors,andalumni,andDavewas excitedtoseethatJuwanhadcomeouttojointhe festivities, where the two reconnected. "It was awesometoseehimagain,"sharesDave
Dave believes that his deep appreciation for Baltimoreispartiallyduetotheopportunitieshehad throughBridgestobuildmeaningfulconnectionswith students like Juwan "Bridges goes both ways, "
Dave Hooper and Juwan Wheatley with their Bridges After-School Program crew in 2010
Dave Hooper plays dodgeball in the 2009-2010 Winter After-School Program
In 23-24, Bridges Baltimore invested in student programming, staffing, operations, and impact expansion efforts. We are grateful to our donors and partners for making this possible.
$10 to $325,000 Gifts ranged from 240+ Foundation, corporate, &individualgifts
$655,000 of in-kind support Operational Support FacilityUse Professional Services plus $2,600,000
Gifts from $10 to $10,000 totaled $315,881 For a full copy of Bridges Baltimore’s 2023-2024 financials, please reach out to Rachel Lazo at rachel@bridgesbaltimore.org.
ct&GivingReport:BridgesBaltimore | Page12
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Bridges is grateful for the leadership, guidance, and support of its Board of Trustees during the 2023-2024 year.
hilanthropy rmerSVPMedicaidandMedicarePrograms onalBusinessDevelopment
PaulF.McBride*,Black&Decker–FormerCorporateOfficer
MarkNeumann*,510Ventures,LLC(CurrentChair)
RobPaymer,BridgesBaltimore–ExecutiveDirector(Staff)
PhilPine,CapitalEducators–President&Co-Founder
Dr.BryanD.Powell,St.Paul’sPreandLowerSchool–HeadofSchool
LynnRauch*,CommunityVolunteer(FoundingChair)
RogerSchulman,FundforEducationalExcellence–President&CEO
JimSmith,RBCWealthManagement–SeniorVicePresident(FormerChair)
HenrySmyth,GilmanSchool–Headmaster
*indicatesExecutiveCommitteeMembers
Twelfth grader George engages in a mock job interview with Marvin Harris, Lead HR Generalist with the Space Telescope Science Institute, during the High School Saturday Institute.
PARTNERS
In2023-2024,Bridgesreceivedapproximately$655,000ofannualin-kindsupportfromavarietyof strategicpartners,includingfacilityuse,operationalsupport,andprofessionalservices.Bridgesalso receivesin-kindvolunteerservicessuchasacademictutoringandcareeraccessopportunities.Toadjust thewayyourorganization’snameappears,pleasecontactJillianPinkardatjillian@bridgesbaltimore.org.
INDEPENDENTSCHOOLS
TheBrynMawrSchool
GilmanSchool
McDonoghSchool
TheSt.Paul’sSchools
BALTIMORECITY
ELEMENTARYSCHOOLS
AbbottstonElementary
ArlingtonElementary
BarclayElementary
CecilElementary
CrossCountryElementary
DallasFNicholasElementary
FallstaffElementary
GovansElementary
HampdenElementary
HarfordHeightsElementary
LeithWalkElementary
MargaretBrentElementary
MontebelloElementary
PimlicoElementary
WalterP.CarterElementary
YorkwoodElementary
CAREERACCESSPROVIDERS
AmmonHeislerSachsArchitects
ArtwithaHeart
BaltimoreCountyDept.ofHealth
BaltimoreRavens
BGE–Exelon
BrownAdvisory
CenterforUrbanFamilies
CodeintheSchools
ContinentalRealty
DowntownSailingCenter
EarlyCharmVentures
Expo,Inc
GilmanSchool
GovansElementarySchool
Dr.TerriHill,M.D,P.A.
KeswickMultiCare
Dr.RicardoKimbers,Dentist
MartinMarietta
MCBRealEstate
NewsNationNetwork
OpenWorksBaltimore
ProfilesPR
JoanM.Pratt,CPA&Associates
RK&KCivilEngineering
SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute
SpurDesign
StepstoneGroup
StrategicFactory
UnderArmour
UniversityofMarylandHospital
WaldenSchoolofMusic
WaltersArtMuseum
WideAngleYouthMedia
WilliamBlair
YouthWorks
EDUCATIONALRESOURCE PROVIDERS
CapitalEducators
LoyolaUniversityMaryland
DONORS
BridgesisgratefultothefollowingdonorswhosupportedBridgesduringthe2023-2024programyear (July1,2023toJune30,2024) Toadjustthewayyournameappears,pleasecontactJillianPinkardat jillian@bridgesbaltimoreorg
INDIVIDUALDONORS
Anonymous(15)
Mrs.PriscillaAdams
MaryAnderson
MichaelAngelucci
DeborahAwalt
KateH.&VincentT.BagliJr.
ChloeBaier
IsaacBaker&KristinaPeterson
StephenBaron
Jill&EricBecker
Melissa&GaryBecker
Ellen&EdBernard
WhitneyBlair
PatriciaBolling
JasonBonardi
Betsy&JohnBond
John&NinaBond
William&ErinBond
Effie&PrestonBoone
JudyChewBoone
Barbara&LyndellBouldin
LoriBourne
Robert&SueBowie
DorothyBoyce
Mr &Mrs PhilipBradbury
Flynn&LauraBurch
Mr FrankBurch
AustinBurt
Dana&AngusBurton
KatieByram&EricRozencwaig
Jamie&Sheldon*Caplis
Mr.&Mrs.WilliamB.Chambers
ChrisChasney
EmilyChasney
Allison&DavidClapp
Stephanie&BenjaminColdren
MelissaandJonathanCordish
Mr JamesCornblatt
Anthony&VickieCosby
Mr.JesseCross-Call
SeanDadsetan-Foley
NatalieDavis
Trisha&GaryDavis
DavidDeckelbaum
HunterDeeley
Carron&BenDeGrass
Mr.NathanJ.DeOms
DeniseDesverreaux
Lawson&BaileyDeVries
MaryDimaio
David&HaleyDonato
Regis&KathleenDotterweich
A Drayton
Nancy&DickDuden
KimL.Bright&EltonEarl
DianeEden
SarahEdwards
SatonyaC.Fair
Holly&DavidFaus
SamFaycurry
Lori&MarkFife
TipherFisher
KatharineFox
Amy&SeanFurlong
EduardoGaitan
Ian&KimGaither
Mr WillGee
Marc&NancyGertner
Mr &Mrs WilsonT Gildee
Jane&MichaelGlick
Stacey&ToddGrandy
JPGrant
GernardGray
Jody&DougGreenstein
AlisonGreer
CharlesGuetler
VoulaHajimihalis
Mr.&Mrs.KevinM.Hall
Claf&JoanneHall
JMDrydenHallJr.
RobertHallett
Mr.&Mrs.FrankW.Harrell
DonHarrisSr.
YRHarris
Mr DavidHart
Mrs MelanieHeacock
BrianHepburn
Dr DanielL Herr
DonnaR Herring
EricHestekin
AnitaHilson
Mr.DavidHooper
LatoyaHopkins
LouisHorst
LouisHorstJr.
TheHorstFamily
EllieandPhilHuber
MelissaHuegli
LatashaHughes
PeterF.Jardieu&SuzanneR.Rowe
ElizabethJarocki
Andrew&AmyJohn
NikkiandTimJones
StephanieJones
Thomas&KathrynKeeney
Mr &Mrs LeoJ M KellyIII
Sara&KarimKhairallah
DONORS
INDIVIDUALDONORS(cont.)
Carim&Mara-LeeKhouzami
Jodi&LucasKimmel
Patricia&MarkKnott
RotimiLademo
AndieLaporte
RachelLazo
DanaLedyard
JimLeone
Josh&KaraLevinson
BenjaminLewis
Mr.MatthewLind&Mrs.CherylLind
NancyAliquoLong
TreLundy
LorelleLynch
JulianLynn
MRMacgill&HoNam
Lauren&CollinMajev
Diane&BillMarimow
Paul&ChristinaMcBride
HenryMcGowan
Amy&HughMcGuirk
GrahamandMeghanMcPhail
AlanMD
RonaldMeans
Reverend&Mrs DanielS MeckIII
E ChristopherMelvin
Thomas,Doris,Nastassia,&
....ChristopherMeyer
Betsy&CharleyMitchell
MoreyMossovitz
DanaH.Murray
Mark&RobinNeumann
ReneNewman
KathleenNovak
JonE.Offley&PernellWatson,Jr.
NatoshaOnasanya
MaddyPalmieri
AnandParikh
PenelopeWhiteheadPartlow
Rob&ParvathyPaymer
Martha&BatoPellington
NikkiPereira
TerhysPersad
Philip&DeborahPine
DonaR.Pinkard
Jillian&WallyPinkardIII
Wally&MaryAnnPinkard
DarylPlevy
Patrick&KristinPollard
Mr SpencerS Pollock
Ms CarolinePonsi
Melanie&MikePonsi
Todd&JillPowell
DebraPrather
Kristal&RoyD.PratherIII
AnnelleBPrimm
CozumelPruette
DavidA.Ramsdell
Ms.JillianRandolph
Dr.GayleM.Jordan-Randolph&
....Mr.JuniusRandolph,Jr.
KatherineRayMDLLCPA
TheReichFamily
Tom&AnnReid
MarkRestrepo
Mr SpencerT Riehl
Tom&MelissaRiehl
Mr &Mrs GarRobbins
BreckLRobinson
JeremyRosendale
JonathanSchaechter
Liz&HowardSchindler
Mrs.&Mr.Dara&CharlesSchnee
Mr.RogerSchulman
SetonSisterfromClassof82
Mr NigelSequeiraand
Mrs PattiEphraim
JohnSessler
Betsy&CarltonSexton
BarbaraK Shapiro
MarjorieShapiro
Pam&RobSharps
PterriShelton-Phillips
Eva&RobertSlatkin
Teresa&BobSmith
RobertF.andClaireO.Smith
KellySmith
Mr.JimSmithIII&
....Mrs.MaureenSmith
PhilipSmith
Elizabeth&HenrySmyth
Michael&CharleenSofia
Geralyn&MikeSola
WickandMaggeSollers
TheSottakFamily
VirginiaH Spratley
Mr Richard&Mrs Margaret Stansbury
Carolan&BrianStansky
DONORS
INDIVIDUALDONORS(cont.)
SusanSteinberg
Mr.MichaelStokvis
LauraSuelau
Mr &Mrs NeilSummers
JohnHSutton,Jr
TheTantleffFamily
CristaTaylor
MariamaTejan
ErickTeran
Dr.ClairA.Francomano&
....Mr.JohnL.Thorpe
TaliaBusbyTitus
Mr.&Mrs.RichardJ.Toland
RachelTorin
Jen&HankTrone
Leslie&RyanWagner
AleciaWard
Salli&BillWard
SalaWebb
KennethWeeden
Dr RobinWeissandTimothyDoran
Crickett&BradWoloson
JosephineE G Worthington
AlexandriaWright
AndreaWright
StuartYounger
FOUNDATION& CORPORATIONDONORS
Anonymous(2)
AetnaBehavioralHealthTeam
ArborDogFoundation,Inc
TheAssociated:JewishFederation ofBaltimore
ClaytonBakerTrust
BaltimoreRavens
BGE-Exelon
TheHannah&RyanBarry
....MemorialFoundation
BehavioralHealthSystem
....Baltimore-ExecutiveTeam
HerbertBearmanFoundation,Inc.
TheStephenandReneeBisciotti ....Foundation
HenryandRuthBlaustein
....RosenbergFoundation
CapitalEducators
CaptiveResources,LLC
AnnieE CaseyFoundation
TheCharlesCraneFamily Foundation
CharmCityRun
CooperWingardFund
DiamondbackBrewingCompany
EtohFamilyFund
TheJudiandStevenB.Fader ....FamilyFoundation
GoodHopeFoundation
SamuelG &MargaretA Gorn ....Foundation,Inc.
TheHackermanFoundation
DavidandBarbaraB Hirschhorn ....Foundation
TheStephonA Jackson&Debra
....Clawson-JacksonFamilyFund
KentfieldsFoundation
KneadsBakeshop&Café
BerniceLevinsonFund
LiveGiveRunFoundation,Inc.
LockhartVaughanFoundation,Inc
LoyolaUniversityMaryland
J.WillardandAliceS.Marriott Foundation
Mister,Burton&Associates,LLC MOI,Inc
GailandDonMyersFamilyFund
TheRichmanFoundation
TheRothschildCharitable ....Foundation,Inc.
SchoenfeldInsuranceAssociates
TheShaefferWealthAdvisoryGroup
TheJeanandSidneySilberFamily ....DonorAdvisedFund
T RowePriceFoundation,Inc
TheHarryandJeanetteWeinberg ....Foundation,Inc.
ThomasWilsonFoundation
WilliamBlair
TRIBUTEDONORS
InHonorofLarryBecker
JillandEricBecker
MelissaandGaryBecker
InHonorofBradCallahan
MarjorieShapiro
DONORS
TRIBUTEDONORS(cont.)
InHonorofHenryHorst
MichaelAngelucci
DorothyBoyce
AlisonGreer
LouisHorst
LouisHorstJr.
TheHorstFamily
StephanieJones
Thomas&KathrynKeeney
Betsy&CharleyMitchell
KathleenNovak
Liz&HowardSchindler
MrRichard&MrsMargaret
....Stansbury
TheTantleffFamily
Salli&BillWard
InHonorofDr.SuzanneKielson
LoyolaUniversityMaryland
InHonorofBarrettOzga
ArborDogFoundation,Inc.
InHonorofRobPaymer
Mr.JamesCornblatt
Eva&RobertSlatkin
InHonorofJillianPinkard
WhitneyBlair
InMemoryofJuniusRandolphIII
AetnaBehavioralHealthTeam
Anonymous(2)
MaryAnderson
DeborahAwalt
ChloeBaier
StephenBaron
BehavioralHealthSystem
....Baltimore-ExecutiveTeam
PatriciaBolling
JasonBonardi
Effie&PrestonBoone
Barbara&LyndellBouldin
Robert&SueBowie
KatieByram&EricRozencwaig
DeniseDesverreaux
A.Drayton
KimL.Bright&EltonEarl
DianeEden
SarahEdwards
SamFaycurry
EduardoGaitan
Ian&KimGaither
GernardGray
YRHarris
DonHarrisSr
BrianHepburn
DonnaR Herring
EricHestekin
LatashaHughes
RotimiLademo
TreLundy
LorelleLynch
JulianLynn
HenryMcGowan
AlanMD
RonaldMeans
E.ChristopherMelvin
Thomas,Doris,Nastassia,&
....ChristopherMeyer
Mister,Burton&Associates,LLC
ReneNewman
JonE Offley&PernellWatson,Jr
NatoshaOnasanya
TerhysPersad
DarylPlevy
Ms.CarolinePonsi
Todd&JillPowell
AnnelleBPrimm
Ms.JillianRandolph
Dr.GayleM.Jordan-Randolph& MrJuniusRandolph,Jr
KatherineRayMDLLCPA
TheReichFamily
MarkRestrepo
BreckLRobinson
SetonSisterfromClassof82
PterriShelton-Phillips
SusanSteinberg
CristaTaylor
MariamaTejan
AleciaWard
SalaWebb
KennethWeeden
Dr.RobinWeissandTimothyDoran
AlexandriaWright
AndreaWright
InMemoryof GriffinSamuelWelsh
Anonymous(2)
KateH.&VincentT.BagliJr. CaptiveResources,LLC
Regis&KathleenDotterweich
Holly&DavidFaus
Stacey&ToddGrandy
CharlesGuetler
VoulaHajimihalis
Mr.&Mrs.FrankW.Harrell
Mr.HughMcGuirk
Patrick&KristinPollard
JohnSessler
Mr.&Mrs.RichardJ.Toland
IN2024-2025,BRIDGESWILLSERVE798PARTICIPANTS.
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INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL STUDENTS 358 PROGRAM LOCATIONS
BridgesatTheSt.Paul’sSchools(est.1993)
BridgesatGilmanSchool(est.2014)
BridgesatTheBrynMawrSchool(est.2022)
BridgesatMcDonoghSchool(est.2024)
PRIORITIES
ORGANIZATIONAL
EXPANDING CAREER ACCESS
LAUNCHING FOURTH LOCATION
Supportinga successfulfirst yearatBridges atMcDonogh
Offeringnewcareer explorationopportunitiesfor highschoolandcollegestudents
PREPARING TO SCALE
Identifying ournextlocation andpreparingour team,operations, &financesfor sustainable growth
@bridgesbaltimore www.bridgesbaltimore.org
Bridgesiscommittedtothelong-termsuccessofBaltimoreCityyouth andtolife-changingopportunitiesforindependentschoolstudents