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Bright Minds Foundation reports fundraising gains, warns early‑literacy program funding at risk
Summary
The Bright Minds Foundation told the board it distributed more than 5,000 Chromebooks, supported early‑literacy efforts that provided 26,000 books to preschoolers and awarded roughly $30,000 in teacher grants, but said funding limits may force scaling back the Imagination Library program.
Representatives of the Bright Minds Foundation, the education foundation aligned with Howard County Public School System, presented their annual activities report on July 17 and said donations and event revenue produced the foundation’s largest fundraising year to date while raising concern about sustaining a large early‑literacy program.
Christy Lassen, chair of the Bright Minds board, and Anne Santos, vice chair, reviewed the foundation’s work in four areas: resources to remove barriers to learning,…
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