State House at sunset.
The John J. Leidy Foundation of Baltimore has awarded an unrestricted grant of $10,000 to MarylandReporter.com Inc. “in support of its coverage of state government and politics in Maryland.”
In its fourth year of operation, MarylandReporter.com is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation; gifts to support the news website are tax-deductible.
MarylandReporter.com depends on grants from foundations, sponsors and contributors. It recently held its first major fundraising event April 4 at Harry Browne’s across from the State House. It raised over $20,000 and many of the sponsors and donors were giving for the first time to support critical coverage of state government and politics.
The Leidy Foundation was formed in 1957 by Baltimore native John J. Leidy, the owner of the former Leidy Chemical Company. It has given over $3.5 million to scores of Maryland charitable and educational organizations over the years.
Here is a list of foundations, sponsors and donors who supporting the work of MarylandReporter.com in 2013. Current and previous donors are listed on the website.
Foundations
The Abell Foundation
The Leidy Foundation
Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation
Major Sponsors 2012-13 ($1,000 or more)
The Center for Guided Montessori Studies
Steve Geimann, Bloomberg News
Comcast
Maryland Business for Responsive Government
Chesapeake Family Magazine and Jefferson Communications
The Mikulis Family
Anonymous
Sponsors $250-500
Claiborn M. Carr III, Ruxton,
C. Vernon Gray, Columbia
Richard E. Hug, Annapolis,
Michael Davis, Columbia
Sandy Schrader, Columbia
Manis, Canning & Associates, Annapolis
Maryland Petroleum Institute
Maryland State Education Association
AFSCME
Gerard Evans
Restaurant Association of Maryland
Senator & Mrs. Marty Madden
Blair Lee
Maryland Multi-Housing Association
The Hatcher Group
Lee & Steve Sachs
Damian O’Doherty
Pamela Kasemeyer
Alice Neily Mutch
SMECO
AOBA
Kelly & Associates Insurance Group
Anonymous
Donors 2013
Maryland Retired School Personnel
Cathy Drzyzgula, Gaithersburg
Roy Appletree, Columbia
Harold Conn, Columbia
Aruna Miller, Darnestown
Diane McComb, Chester
Robert Johnston, Arnold
Mindy Kursban, Bethesda
John Adryszak, Annapolis
Deborah Siebert, Annapolis
Randolph May, Potomac
Veronica Tovey, Annapolis
Americans for Prosperity
Seamus Kraft, Washington, DC
Jeff Robinson, Laurel
Sandra Dodson, Annapolis
Metropolitan AFL-CIO
Capitol Strategies
Marilyn Puskas, Baltimore
Vernon Sandin, Rockville
Dick Pettingill, Annapolis
Katharine O’Donovan, Annapolis
John Fiastro, Baltimore
Joyce Lyons Terhes, Silver Spring
Carol & Tyler Hecht, Annapolis
Megan Poinski, Riverdale
Mark Zablotny, Annapolis
James Neubauer, Ellicott City
James Adkins, Cambridge
Maxine Saunders, Timonium
Marcia Diehl, Annapolis
Dorothy Lazarick, Lakewood, NJ
Joe Wilmott, Columbia
Andrew Carruthers, Greenbelt
William Castelli, Cheverly
Shannon Snow, Baltimore
Ken Muir, Rockville
Jennifer Bevan-Dangel, Crofton
Patrick & Hilary Gonzales
Mark Smith, Odenton
Jim Doyle, Baltimore
Lloyd Knowles & Liz Bobo, Columbia
Reginald Stuart, Silver Spring
Blaine Taylor, Towson
Marie & Winifred Kelley, Johnston, RI
Linda Pohuski, Berlin
Md. Citizens Health Initiative
Kevin Kelly, Cumberland
JJF Management Services, Kensington
Richard Vatz, Cokeysville
Lewis Winarsky, Silver Spring
Louis Campion, Baltimore
Dan Gainor, Columbia
Robert Flanagan, Ellicott City
Kathy Magruder, Annapolis
John Wood, Mechanicsville
Holly Joseph, Bethesda
Barry Rascovar, Resiterstown
Martha Clark, Ellicott City
Shelley Tinney, Columbia
Maryland Retired School Personnel
Chris Costello, Baltimore
Christopher Summers, Gaithersburg
Paul Ellington, Annapolis
Dan Menefee, Chester
Anonymous
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