Maryland Black Caucus Foundation

What Maryland Black Caucus Foundation does

The Maryland Black Caucus Foundation is a non-profit organization headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1970, that serves as the official programmatic arm of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. Its mission is to activate, educate, and mobilize the African American community around critical issues through policy development, programming, and scholarships to college-bound youth. The Foundation operates year-round community forums and convenes its signature 30th Annual Legislative Weekend, held at Maryland Live Casino & Hotel, which features virtual workshops, Business Over Breakfast sessions, a gala, and policy advocacy gatherings drawing 1,000+ attendees, alongside an Annual Unity Breakfast and Youth Day in Annapolis.

Its core programs include the 2030 Maryland Black Agenda (a strategic framework across six issue areas: Economic and Community Development, Education, Health and Human Resources, Labor Employment and Training, Criminal Justice, and Environment and Sustainable Development), the Defending Black Maryland Virtual Workshop Series, the Scholarship Program, and a 2025 Legislative Priority Agenda for the 447th Maryland Legislative Session. Underlying technology is minimal and non-proprietary, consisting of a Wix-hosted website, social media channels (Facebook, Twitter), email communications, and Zoom-based virtual workshops.

The Foundation's business model is donation- and corporate-sponsorship-funded. No fees are charged for community programming or workshop attendance. Revenue is generated through charitable contributions and tiered corporate sponsorships of the annual Legislative Weekend, with sponsors in 2024 including Advanced Radiology (Presenting Sponsor), PSEG and Sports Betting Alliance (Diamond Sponsors), and Amazon and Anheuser-Busch (Platinum Sponsors), and 2022 sponsors including University of Maryland Medical Systems, Comcast, and Wells Fargo. Its primary customer segments are Black Marylanders and communities of color (geographic beneficiary base), Maryland state legislators and elected officials (policy advocacy recipients), college-bound youth (scholarship recipients), and Minority Business Enterprises participating in Business Over Breakfast.

Name

Maryland Black Caucus Foundation

Legal name

Maryland Black Caucus Foundation

Website

https://mdblackcaucusfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Maryland Black Caucus Foundation is a Baltimore-based non-profit that serves as the programmatic arm of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, activating, educating, and mobilizing African American communities through policy development, the annual Legislative Weekend, community forums, and scholarships for college-bound youth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Advocacy and Community Development

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

akta.pro primary industry

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA), Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Civil rights advocacy
• Community organizing
• Policy development
• Scholarship programs
• Legislative affairs

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation relies on financial support from generous donors to accomplish its mission of activating, educating, and mobilizing the African American community around critical issues through policy development, programming, and scholarships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Maryland Black Caucus Foundation operates as the programmatic, nonprofit arm of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. It convenes the African American community in Maryland through annual events such as the Legislative Weekend, Unity Breakfast, and Youth Day in Annapolis; advances policy through the 2030 Maryland Black Agenda and Community Forums; administers a Scholarship Program; and hosts engagement formats including the Defending Black Maryland Virtual Workshop Series and Business Over Breakfast.

Product overview

The Maryland Black Caucus Foundation operates as a non-profit programmatic arm of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. The organization offers a suite of advocacy programs including the 2030 Maryland Black Agenda strategic planning initiative, annual Legislative Weekends featuring virtual workshops and galas, Unity Breakfasts, Youth Day in Annapolis, year-round community policy forums, and scholarship support for college-bound youth. The organization focuses on activating, educating, and mobilizing the African American community around critical issues impacting Black Marylanders through policy development and programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Legislative Weekend
• 2030 Maryland Black Agenda

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced foster care placements by over 58% at Baltimore City Department of Social Services under leadership of board member Senator Antonio Hayes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and flagship.

• Advanced RadiologycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Presenting Sponsor for the 2024 Legislative Weekend. Advanced Radiology provides sponsorship support for the annual event that brings together lawmakers, community leaders, and citizens to address issues impacting Black Marylanders.
• PSEG (Public Service Enterprise Group)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Diamond Sponsor for the 2024 Legislative Weekend. PSEG provides corporate sponsorship support for foundation programs and events.
• Sports Betting AlliancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Diamond Sponsor for the 2024 Legislative Weekend. Sports Betting Alliance supports foundation initiatives through corporate sponsorship.
• AmazonmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Platinum Sponsor for the 2024 Legislative Weekend. Amazon provides corporate sponsorship support for foundation programming.
• Anheuser BuschmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Platinum Sponsor for the 2024 Legislative Weekend. Anheuser Busch supports foundation initiatives through corporate sponsorship.
• University of Maryland Medical SystemscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Sponsor for the 2022 Legislative Weekend. University of Maryland Medical Systems supports foundation events and programming.
• ComcastcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Sponsor for the 2022 Legislative Weekend. Comcast provides corporate sponsorship support.
• Wells FargocoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Sponsor for the 2022 Legislative Weekend. Wells Fargo supports foundation programming through corporate sponsorship.
• Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Maryland Black Caucus Foundation serves as the official programmatic arm of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. The foundation generates resources and works in partnership with the Caucus to activate, educate, and mobilize the African American community around critical issues. The Caucus was created in 1970 and adopted its present name in 2002.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• ACLU of Maryland: State-level affiliate of the ACLU focused on civil liberties and civil rights advocacy in Maryland. Operates in the same geographic territory and policy advocacy space, particularly on criminal justice and voting rights — overlapping with the foundation's 2030 Black Agenda.
• National Urban League — Maryland Affiliates: Local Urban League affiliates operating in Maryland cities (Baltimore, Greater Washington) with comparable community-focused programmatic work on workforce, education, and health equity — overlapping with the foundation's 2030 Black Agenda priorities.

Direct peers

• National Black Caucus of State Legislators: The national-level organization of Black state legislators, directly parallel to the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus of which the foundation is the programmatic arm. They share structure, mission, and capacity-building for Black political engagement.
• National Action Network: Civil rights organization founded by Al Sharpton that combines policy advocacy, community organizing, and annual conventions — closely parallel to the foundation's model of legislative convening and policy agenda-setting.
• Maryland NAACP State Conference: State-level NAACP chapter directly serving the same Maryland Black community constituency. Engages in overlapping policy advocacy, community organizing, and convening activities, making it the most direct in-state competitor for donor and volunteer attention.

Emerging players

• Center for Black Equity: Advocacy organization focused on Black LGBTQ+ economic and social equity, with a community-convening model. Smaller scale but thematically aligned with the foundation's mission of Black community empowerment and policy advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• National Urban League: Historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization with comparable mission around economic empowerment, education, health equity, and civic engagement for African Americans, operating at national scale with local affiliates.
• NAACP: The largest and most established U.S. civil rights organization, operating nationally with local chapters (including Maryland). Comparable focus on racial justice, advocacy, and community engagement, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• National Council of Negro Women: National advocacy organization for Black women and families with comparable programmatic pillars (economic empowerment, education, health, civic engagement) and a national-leader convening model similar to the foundation's Legislative Weekend.
• Open Society Foundations: Major philanthropic foundation funding racial justice, civic participation, and policy advocacy. Comparable grantmaking and advocacy functions, though operating at a vastly larger scale and as a funder rather than direct constituency-based organizer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MDBCF
• Xx.com/mdblackcaucus

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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