The Ripken Society

The Ripken Society at Baltimore Reads was launched in the Fall of 2000 to celebrate our twelfth year of service to Baltimore area families. The Ripken Society was created to honor Cal and Kelly Ripken's invaluable contributions to Baltimore Reads. The Society invites members of the community to contribute an annual gift at the level of $1,000 and above, and honors those donors with special recognition and regular communications about important issues.

An important initiative to increase the level of individual giving, this annual fund provides Baltimore Reads with an additional flexible revenue base to complement our already-in-place restricted public funds.

Why Join?

By becoming a Ripken Society Member you are helping to secure our future by developing a robust and ongoing funding base that is independent of normal grant restrictions.  Gifts generated by The Ripken Society provide ongoing support of our family learning programs and help us develop a stronger technology component to all our programs. Ripken Society Members enjoy the following benefits: Prominent recognition on the Baltimore Reads Hall of Fame wall Invitations to celebration events Invitations to educational forums, conferences, and seminars VIP tours of schools and other community-based programs in action

The Ripken Society targets the Baltimore Reads Board of Directors, Baltimore leadership, and community friends for individual gifts at the following levels:

	Founders Circle - $10,000 and above
	Hall of Fame Circle - $5,000-$9,999
	Home Run Circle - $2,500-$4,999
	Love of Reading Circle - $1,000-$2,499

Make a Contribution

Baltimore Reads is grateful for the generosity and support of our Ripken Society members*:

Founder’s Circle:

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Hall of Fame Circle:

Citigroup Business Services

M&T Charitable Foundation

McCormick & Company, Inc.

The Daily Record

Venable Foundation, Inc.

Richard E. and Nancy P. Marriott Foundation, Inc.

            
Home Run Circle:     

Marlene C. McLaurin

Love of Reading Circle:

The Abraham & Ruth Krieger Family Foundation

The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore

Baltimore Community Foundation

Baltimore Life Underwriters Charitable Foundation, Inc

The Campbell Foundation, Inc.

Cynthia and Denneis Mather Foundation, Inc.

Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl

Municipal Employees Credit Union

Saul, Ewing, Weinberg, & Green

SunTrust Mid-Atlantic Foundation

Sylvan/ Laureate Foundation, Inc.

Verizon- Maryland

Douglas A. Abel

Karen T. Bellesky

Suzanne F. Cohen

Joan W. Denny

Christopher A. Eddings

Ira Gansler

Lynn B. Janney

Joan McGill

Anne Modarressi

Carroll D. Nordhoff

Stafford I. Pemberton

Kathleen Quinn

John P. Stanton

Robert L. Waldman

Frances A. Wright

*as of 2/11/2008