HB 1226

Did not advance

Economic Development - Nonprofit Sustainability Fund - Establishment

Sponsor: Anne Healey (District 22)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Nonprofit Sustainability Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide general operating support to nonprofit organizations in the State; establishing the Nonprofit Sustainability Fund Evaluation Committee to evaluate applications from certain nonprofit organizations in the State for grants from the Fund; establishing criteria for eligibility for a certain grant from the Fund; etc.

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Testimony (50)

MGA witness list

FAV 49FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Goldwater, LCSW-C, Janice	Adoptions Together	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coyle, Mathilde	Annapolis Green	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wolfe, Conner	Apra Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lanier, Tierra	Cassonade, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holcomb, Karen	Chimes	Position only
FAV	DaRe, Stephen	Chimes Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Helgerson, Sheila	Cornerstone Community Housing, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schell, Marie	Executive Director, Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Millard, Demaune	Family League of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGlynn, Elizabeth	Girls on the Run of Montgomery County, MD	Oral
FAV	Goodman, Mereida	Go Northwest	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yudelevit, Paula	HART for Animals, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hansen, JoAnn	Habitat for Humanity Choptank	Written (PDF)
FAV	Downs, Kirsten	Homeless Persons Representation Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gleicher, Hope	Identity, Inc.	Position only
FAV	Bright, Vanessa	MD Reentry Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schaefer, Stephanie	MDAEYC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Hindley	Maryland Centers for Independent Living	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Position only
FAV	Seigler, Jane	Maryland Horse Council	Position only
FAV	Bergsman, Neillobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Iliff, Heather	Maryland Nonprofits	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Ellie	Maryland Out of School Time Network	Position only
FAV	Wigfield, Nicole	Mountainside Baroque	Position only
FAV	Mullaney, Dr. Ryan	Mountainside Baroque, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelly, Jim	National Philharmonic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brilliant, Franca	Nonprofit Montgomery	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner-Allen, Tiffany	Nonprofit Prince George's County	Oral
FAV	Bordley, Minister Brian	ONE More... ONE Less Mentoring Inc.,	Written (PDF)
FAV	Champagne, Florence	Open My Heart Foundation, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Regan, Timothy	Paul's Place	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arnold, Mandy	President, Partners in Care Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katherine	Pro Bono Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoppa, Charlie	Reisterstown Improvement Association, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Saltzberg, Elise	Saltzberg Consulting	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muldrow, Adrian	T.A.M.E Advocacy	Oral
FAV	Cassity, Heather	The Light House	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Greensfelder, Amy	The Pro Bono Counseling Project, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benedetti, Adrea	Vessels for Humanity	Position only
FAV	Tuerke, Jennifer	Voices of Hope, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Eric	Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Healey, Delegate Healeylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kolp, Ande	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connell, Jenna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	LaHatte, Jennifer	Maryland Department of Commerce	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Adoptions TogetherFAV 1

Annapolis GreenFAV 1

Apra MarylandFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Cassonade, Inc.FAV 1

ChimesFAV 1

Chimes IncFAV 1

Cornerstone Community Housing, Inc.FAV 1

Executive Director, Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Family League of BaltimoreFAV 1

Girls on the Run of Montgomery County, MDFAV 1

Go NorthwestFAV 1

Habitat for Humanity ChoptankFAV 1

HART for Animals, IncFAV 1

Homeless Persons Representation ProjectFAV 1

Identity, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Centers for Independent LivingFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Department of CommerceINFO 1

Maryland Horse CouncilFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 2

Maryland Out of School Time NetworkFAV 1

MD Reentry Resource CenterFAV 1

MDAEYCFAV 1

Mountainside BaroqueFAV 1

Mountainside Baroque, Inc.FAV 1

National PhilharmonicFAV 1

Nonprofit MontgomeryFAV 1

Nonprofit Prince George's CountyFAV 1

ONE More... ONE Less Mentoring Inc.,FAV 1

Open My Heart Foundation, Inc.FAV 1

Paul's PlaceFAV 1

President, Partners in Care Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Reisterstown Improvement Association, Inc.FAV 1

Saltzberg ConsultingFAV 1

T.A.M.E AdvocacyFAV 1

The Light HouseFAV 1

The Pro Bono Counseling Project, Inc.FAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Vessels for HumanityFAV 1

Voices of Hope, Inc.FAV 1

Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, IncorporatedFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVBergsman, NeilMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…

FAVWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition