Grants Awarded to Lake Roland Nature Council
2025:
(1) Baltimore County granted $25,000 in the form of a one-time transition grant to assist Baltimore County Nature Councils adversely impacted financially by the Baltimore County Recreation and Parks Department’s Reimagining initiative, an initiative that has resulted in significant losses of revenue for Baltimore County Nature Councils, revenue previously used to support and improve nature parks for the benefit of park patrons and the natural environment within the parks.
(2) David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation grant of $5,000 for general support of the Lake Roland Nature Council.
2024:
(1) David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation grant of $5,000 for general support of the Lake Roland Nature Council.
2021:
(1) Baltimore Gas and Electric granted a $4,000 Emergency Response and Safety Grant supporting Lake Roland Nature Council’s efforts to increase park patron safety in the event of a medical emergency.
(2) Constellation Community Champions granted $500 to support the Lake Roland Nature Council.
(3) $25,000 from the Baltimore County COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund at the Baltimore Community Foundation.
(4) $250 from Extreme Terrain Clean Trail Project to support trail improvements at Lake Roland.
(5) David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation grant of $5,000 for general support of the Lake Roland Nature Council.
(6) Baltimore County granted $6,000 to support the Lake Roland Nature Council’s Art on the Trail program for fiscal year 2022.
2020:
(1) The France-Merrick Foundation granted $30,000 to support the Lake Roland Nature Council’s Nature Center fund raising efforts.
(2) Constellation Community Champions granted $500 to support the Lake Roland Nature Council.
(3) Towson Communities Alliance (TCA) Open Space Matching Grants Program gave $3,720 to support a Lake Roland Nature Council project.
(4) $10,000 from the Baltimore County COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund at the Baltimore Community Foundation.
(5) $8,676.36 from the Baltimore County COVID-19 Recreation and Nature Council Fund.
2019:
(1) The Campbell Foundation granted $5,000 to support the Lake Roland Nature Council’s Nature Center fund raising efforts.
2018:
(1) Baltimore County granted $4,000 to support the Lake Roland Nature Council’s Art on the Trail program for fiscal year 2019.
2017:
(1) Baltimore County granted $3,000 to support the Lake Roland Nature Council’s Art on the Trail program for fiscal year 2018.
2016:
(1) Keep Maryland Beautiful Margaret Rosch Jones Grant, funded by Maryland Environmental Trust and State Highway Administration, granted $800 for composting systems for the park.
2015:
(1) Chesapeake Bay Trust, through an Outdoor Health Grant, granted $7,141 in support of the Trails over Truancy: A Junior Naturalist Program
(2) Keep Maryland Beautiful Margaret Rosch Jones Grant, funded by Maryland Environmental Trust and State Highway Administration, granted $600 for recycling bins and trash cans in the park, doggie bag dispensers and bags, educational stickers, and fishing line receptacles, all in support of our efforts to provide a clean and safe place for families to enjoy the outdoors.
(3) The France-Merrick Foundation granted $5,000 to support the Lake Roland Nature Council’s Nature Center fund raising efforts.
(4) The Ruxton Riderwood Lake Roland Area Improvement Association granted $2,500 as a matching grant to support the Lake Roland Nature Council’s Nature Center fund raising efforts.
2013:
(1) The Campbell Foundation granted $23,889.08 as a matching grant to support the Lake Roland Nature Council’s heavy construction equipment fund raising efforts to aid in park restoration.