2015 ANNUAL REPORT Under One Roof

the marion i. & henry j. knott foundation BY THE NUMBERS DEAR FRIENDS As of December 31, 2015 AND COLLEAGUES,

“Under One Roof” is the theme of our 2015 annual report. By highlighting organizations serving the ABOUT US $53 million 89% of trustees spiritual, educational, social, and cultural needs in assets as of December 31, 2015 conducted a site visit in 2015 of our community, we paint a picture of how nonprofits are bringing people together under one roof across Maryland.

29 family members 15 years Although we all live under one roof in Baltimore, this year that notion was challenged when we serve on our Board of Trustees is the average tenure of witnessed unrest in the wake of Freddie Gray’s our Trustees death. The many structural inequities facing our city were exposed. As a Catholic family foundation dedicated to this local area for the past 3 full-time 38 years, we continue to look for opportunities to staff members work in our office strengthen Baltimore and promote educational and economic success for all people. We remain steadfast in our commitment to our hometown and optimistic in Baltimore’s potential, awarding on average half of our grants to nonprofits located in the City. ABOUT OUR 3 grant cycles education As we look to the year ahead, we hope and pray are held in February, June, and October is our largest program area GIVING that the roof over the Archdiocese of Baltimore only becomes stronger. Inspired by our founders’ dedication to the Catholic Church, we are reminded of what we say in Mass before receiving approximately 50 $150,000 Holy Communion: “Lord, I am not worthy that you grants totaling was our largest grant in 2015 should enter under my roof, but only say the word $2 million and my soul shall be healed.” are awarded each year $45,000 May the coming year bring us closer in communion with one another as was our median grant in 2015 we seek healing and renew our faith in what it means to open doors of opportunity for all people.

On behalf of the entire Board of Trustees, we thank you for your interest in our mission and for working with us to help build strong families and strong communities “under one roof” in Maryland. ABOUT THE nearly $55 million 3 generations KNOTT FAMILY in grants have been awarded since 1977 serve on our Board of Trustees LEGACY

$4.1 million Patrick Rodgers Kelly Medinger in grants have been awarded to President, Board of Trustees Executive Director Catholic schools in the last 5 years EDUCATION ABOUT NDP AND STEAM ENGAGING STUDENTS At Notre Dame Preparatory School The teamwork at NDP goes beyond the Henry and Marion Knott, our (NDP), a Catholic school for girls in students and encompasses the faculty and founders, believed that education was the key to success. They sought grades 6-12 sponsored by the School academic departments as well. Taking an to support both students who Sisters of Notre Dame, students have a interdisciplinary approach, STEAM subjects were excelling academically and multitude of opportunities to interact are incorporated into the humanities students who had limited access to with the worlds of science, technology, (for example, students 3D print the skull opportunity. They believed that hard work combined with access to a engineering, art, and math, or STEAM. of Yorick from Hamlet) and the theatre quality education was the foundation program, where engineering students from which all people could succeed In 2014, the Knott Foundation helped conceptualize and construct set designs for in life. to fund the construction of a new the theatre program. Mr. and Mrs. Knott prioritized STEAM center on campus. The center Catholic education both because is a glass-enclosed space peppered While the STEAM program and center of their personal faith and because with state-of-the-art equipment and at NDP provide the skills, awareness, they valued both the character bustling with activity. “At least once a and confidence for girls to excel in these development it nurtured in students day someone stops in front of the glass subjects, the benefit extends beyond these and the moral stability it provided to the community. And though to see what’s happening,” shares Patrick areas. “What strikes me the most is the joy,” they primarily supported Catholic Cusick, Engineering Teacher. declares Marianne Reichelt, Acting Principal. education, their interests were not “The students in the STEAM center are exclusive. They sought to support Interest in engineering at NDP has always energetic and engaged. It’s the the greater Baltimore community by providing opportunity to motivated skyrocketed in recent years. In classroom where the students are the most students in and outside the 2012, 11 students were enrolled in excited.” Victoria agrees: “The engineering Catholic faith. Introduction to Engineering. Four years class is the reason I decided to come later that number is projected to be to NDP.” When investing in education, Mr. Knott had high standards for schools 54 students in the introductory class and students alike. He supported and an additional 12 in Design/Build schools that were producing Engineering, the more leaders, and that were well-run Notre Dame Prep uses education grant to construct advanced course. institutions. He expected that schools a new center on campus dedicated to science, would be financially sound, have excellent academics, and show FULL STEAM AHEAD technology, engineering, art, and math successful outcomes for students. FOSTERING TEAMWORK His expectation was that students, Yet engineering is not a singular after benefitting from educational opportunity, would emerge as active effort. It is about teamwork, including citizens, ready to give back and understanding and communicating the become leaders in their communities. team’s product and process for getting Two students, Francesca Zink ’16 and Victoria Niller ’16, stand in there. Francesca adds, “Engineering Today, the Marion I. and Henry J. isn’t just math and science. It’s also Knott Foundation continues our founders’ commitment to education a room full of students and talk excitedly about robotics. They people skills. You really need to explain by prioritizing Catholic education. We what you’re doing, and NDP prepares also support special needs schools, explain that last year they teamed up and designed a robot named us well for that.” private colleges and universities, out-of-school-time programs, and Tank the Shark. While it took only three days to design Tank, it took other education-related activities that “Everyone puts their part into the team,” provide opportunity for students and Francesca notes. “I think that’s so cool produce lasting outcomes within the months to construct him, wire him to a control panel, master how to about engineering. You’re not just in Archdiocese of Baltimore. power his movements, and give him a distinctive personality. This your cubicle; you’re bouncing ideas off each other.” year they have teamed up again, and their robot’s movements are automated by a computer program they wrote. (In a show of Maryland pride, he’s a racehorse with a Preakness theme.) 3 CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES LIGHTING THE WAY BUILDING COMMUNITY Each weekend, 3,000 people attend Community building is an integral The Catholic faith and the Catholic Mass at Saint Margaret Parish, a Roman part of the Catholic Church’s mission, Church community were of central importance to our founders – it Catholic community with two locations and the campaign and renovations of was their lives. Mr. and Mrs. Knott in the heart of Bel Air, Maryland. As the Saint Margaret have brought the parish responded to the needs of the largest parish in Harford County – and community together in multiple ways. For clergy both out of gratitude for the one of the largest in the Archdiocese a time, parishioners attended Mass in the compassion their own family had received, and a desire to support the of Baltimore – Saint Margaret serves as school gym, which the Liturgy Committee work of men and women of integrity the center of Catholic spiritual life for transformed into a worship space. People whom they saw serving the needs thousands of families. not only continued to come to Mass at Saint of the broader community. They Margaret throughout the renovations, but supported the development of clergy and lay leaders to strengthen the The pastor, Monsignor Michael many made personal gifts to the campaign. Catholic Church, the reputation of the Schleupner, explains the overall design Catholic Church, and the of the worship space: “When you’re With a new roof and other infrastructure Catholic community. walking from the narthex into the upgrades, Saint Margaret Parish has turned sanctuary, the surrounding stained its attention to enhancing the feeling of Our founders’ devotion to the Catholic faith and support of the glass panels have a water-like effect. It’s fellowship in the interior church. It is this Catholic Church has its roots in family as if you’re walking through the waters strong feeling of communion with God and history. Mr. Knott’s grandmother of baptism, which you need before one another that makes Saint Margaret the died young, and his own mother and entering the church to receive the spiritual home for so many Catholic families aunt were raised and schooled by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. sacrament of the Eucharist.” throughout Harford County. That act of kindness made a huge impression on Mr. Knott and he felt indebted to repay their generosity. RAISING SUPPORT Mr. Knott desired to support the Catholic Church in part because of Replacing the 30-year-old roof of the what the Church had done for his church was the first phase of a larger family, and also because of the role renovation project at Saint Margaret, that faith played in his life. partially funded by an even larger Saint Margaret Parish uses Catholic The Foundation honors this legacy campaign for the entire Archdiocese. A ROOF FOR THE MASSES activities grant to replace aging roof by supporting organizations and “We raised a record amount of money programs that espouse the values from this parish for the Archdiocesan and doctrines of the Catholic campaign, while also raising money Church. Through our focus on Catholic activities, we support for our own capital needs,” shares churches, faith communities, Monsignor Schleupner. religious orders, retreat houses and spiritual centers. Upon entering Saint Margaret Church, a magnificent prism of “While we’re a large parish, we’re still a working class parish,” Monsignor colorful stained glass shines over the baptistery. A large portion Schleupner states. Support for the campaign is evident among a of the glass was actually closed off to direct sunlight until Saint wide base of donors, who have all contributed what they can to make Margaret replaced its roof and opened up the feature to natural the church’s dream a reality. Among those donors, Saint Margaret received a light. “It has made such a difference for the presentation of this capital grant from the Knott Foundation space,” proclaims Sandy Laird, Facilities Manager. “It was dark, and to help replace the aging roof. In this case, the construction project not only now it’s light and much more spacious.” fortified the building, but also brought a new element of light and beauty to the entrance of the church.

5 HUMAN SERVICES A POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION THE RIPPLE EFFECT The women living in Marian House’s Rooted in the Catholic tradition of their Mr. and Mrs. Knott both came from transitional housing program are founders, the Sisters of Mercy and the humble beginnings and did not grow up wealthy. As a result, they more than residents; they help run School Sisters of Notre Dame, the work that had sincere compassion for others the organization. Residents staff the Marian House does both to help homeless in need. Mrs. Knott, whose parents reception office – answering the phones women and to be good environmental died when she was a young teen, had and greeting visitors at the door – and stewards has a broad positive impact. incredible compassion for people undergoing hardships in life. Mr. they also cook dinner for each other Knott started out driving a tomato every night and clean-up the “The focus of Marian House is to help truck, then spent time learning about kitchen afterwards. women get back on their feet again, construction, and eventually launched because women are often the primary his own building business. He was given opportunities that changed “There are so many ways we’re trying to teachers for their children. In that way, the the trajectory of his own life, and he teach the women positive habits, from ripple effect of Marian House is really quite wanted to do the same for others. having dinner together, to recycling, extraordinary,” states Pete McIver, Director They both believed in supporting to taking time to focus on their own of Operations. people who wanted to help personal development,” says Katie themselves and get ahead, and they hoped it would engender in them Allston, Executive Director. When talking about her time in the a spirit of giving and opportunity to program, one resident reflects: “I now want pass on to others. Marian House’s rigorous program starts a career, not just a job. It’s the first time I’ve with an application, interview, and had a chance to do that. ” Marian House has While they prioritized creating opportunity for people, our founders intake process, and women stay for an clearly helped her unlock her potential and weren’t above meeting basic needs. average of 11 months. “The women envision a brighter future for herself. While living on their family farm and who come here are motivated to after having achieved success, they change their lives for the better,” adds worked the land and donated the fruits of their labor to those in need. Libby Keady, Grant Writer. “They have At another time, Mr. Knott’s children to demonstrate a capacity and drive to recalled their father being particularly be a part of a structured program.” happy. Reportedly he had just gone to a coat manufacturer to buy out the Marian House uses human services grant to create a remaining inventory at the end of A BRIGHTER FUTURE brighter future for women and the world season, and was on his way to donate HEADQUARTERS UPGRADES the hundred or so coats to Catholic Marian House’s headquarters was Charities to give to the homeless. built in 1928. It originally was used Compelled by their own life as a convent for nuns teaching at St. experiences and their faith, our Bernard’s Catholic School across the founders had sincere compassion for street. The building now contains 29 the poor, the hungry, the sick, and in When Marian House opened its doors 33 years ago, their vision single rooms, 4 family apartments, an particular for women, children and education center, a commercial kitchen, families in crisis. was to provide a brighter future to homeless women coming out a meeting room, and a large dining The Foundation continues room for the women in Marian House’s this support by meeting many of the prison system. Today, while Marian House has expanded to transitional housing program, as well human service needs within the as space for approximately one community. Our grants touch serve homeless women coming from multiple avenues, that vision numerous areas -- from helping dozen staff. to meet people’s basic needs, to housing and homelessness, to has stayed true: to transform society by unlocking the potential of The Knott Foundation made a grant workforce development, to family women who need a supportive place to live and heal. to Marian House to help install a and children’s services. new roof fitted with a state-of-the-art solar photovoltaic system on their headquarters building. Marian House’s headquarters now produces 75%-100% of its own energy. Any surplus energy is sold back to the power company, thereby creating a new revenue stream for the organization. 7 HEALTH CARE KIDS NEED ROOM CAMPAIGN SAVING LIVES ONE ROOM AT A TIME Located in Hagerstown, Maryland, Over the past 65 years, Brook Lane has Our founders raised a family during Brook Lane offers a continuum of provided education and treatment to an era where good medical care was hard to come by. Hospitals were mental health services for children, improve patients’ emotional and behavioral just beginning to be built as pillars adolescents, and adults. It is the only well-being. “We’re saving lives. We’re within communities and were not inpatient psychiatric facility for children making lives better for people who are as accessible as they are today. Mr. and adolescents in the Western dealing with mental illness, whether it’s a and Mrs. Knott saw the potential that accessible, quality care had for Maryland region. coping skills issue, a behavioral issue, or strengthening the community, and a chemical imbalance,” says Kay Hoffman, they were also empathetic towards In 2013, Brook Lane turned away 732 Director of Development. the strife that illness and death causes children and adolescents because in a family.

all of their beds were full. A child “When they find out where I work, people During his lifetime, Mr. Knott used who is turned away must remain in often joke by saying, ‘Save me a room!’” his business acumen and builders the emergency room until a bed is says Hoffman. “I always respond, ‘Do experience to purchase and then available, travel an hour or more to the you know how lucky you are that we donate land to Johns Hopkins for nearest alternative facility, or return even have a room?” Indeed, the mother their west campus expansion, as well as to other institutions. He knew that home without treatment. from Hagerstown whose son ended up in having world class medical facilities Baltimore is a fitting depiction of how Brook would bring recognition and strength To help kids get the specialized care Lane can make a difference, one room at to the Baltimore community. they need and better serve families a time. Today the Foundation continues in the region, Brook Lane launched our founders’ commitment in health the Kids Need Room campaign. The care by supporting compassionate campaign’s cornerstone was the care needs of families and their construction of a new hospital wing with caregivers. We concentrate on programs that provide curative, 14 single occupancy rooms for children. preventative, rehabilitative, and Brook Lane raised just over $2 million palliative care, as well as patient for the project, including a capital grant support services. Brook Lane Health Services uses health care grant to from the Knott Foundation. ONE ROOM AT A TIME construct a new hospital wing for children

MORE ROOM TO HELP PEOPLE When the new hospital wing opened in 2015, the number of beds available at Brook Lane increased from 43 to 57. Twenty-five staff were added to When a single mother whose six-year-old son was in need of accommodate the growth in patient census and facility upkeep. This extra inpatient mental health services in Hagerstown and there was no capacity allows them to care for 400 to 500 more children and adolescents bed available at Brook Lane, the child and his mother were taken each year, greatly reducing those who must be turned away. by ambulance to the next nearest in-patient facility, 75 miles away. Intakes at Brook Lane are done 24 Once the child was admitted there, the mother had to find affordable hours a day, 7 days a week, where transportation back to Hagerstown, and then negotiate trips back patients receive crisis stabilization in a safe and therapeutic environment. and forth to Baltimore to be with her child, all while keeping her job. Kids most often come directly from the emergency room at a hospital with diagnoses of bipolar disorder or major depression, and they stay an average of six to eight days before being released with a treatment plan. 9 ARTS & HUMANITIES A LOCALLY GROWN GEM main action of the stage. And Everyman’s Founded in 1990, Everyman Theatre commitment goes beyond technology to Our founders valued arts and has grown significantly over the past encompass staffing, training, and culture humanities for the well-rounded education it brings to humanity and decade. In 2012 Everyman moved shifts. For example, an employee has been the role it can play in strengthening from an old converted bowling alley on added to the Theatre’s production staff a community. Charles Street to the Bromo Tower Arts exclusively to operate the captions during & Entertainment District. Today, the each performance, and the Theatre teamed Today the Foundation supports performing, visual and instructional Theatre brings six productions to nearly up with the Hearing and Speech Agency arts programs in the community. 50,000 patrons each year. to help train house staff on basic sign language skills. Amidst this tremendous growth, however, Everyman remains deeply rooted in Baltimore’s local landscape: STRENGTHENING they employ a professional, equity-level COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT resident company of actors who live “The whole experience with Tribes has in City neighborhoods, who send their really become a case study for Everyman in children to neighborhood schools, and how to reach new audiences and enhance who are very much a part of the fabric inclusivity,” shares Alexandra Price, Director of the community. of Development. “Since then we have created a whole new department around community engagement with a dedicated TECHNOLOGY AS A CONNECTOR staff position.” For a number of years, Everyman experimented with ways to better Adds Waller, “Everyman Theatre’s name serve deaf and hard-of-hearing harkens back to the Everyman Theatre in patrons. Providing live sign language Liverpool, England, which was founded on interpretation for select performances the principle of taking stories of kings and EXPANDING THEIR Everyman Theatre uses arts and humanities grant to find and investigating full service captioning queens and making them accessible to the new ways to serve deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons for the entire theatre were two such masses. In that tradition, our mission to TRIBE OF PATRONS options. As a small, local theatre make theatre accessible to everyone was company, the challenge became pushed forward in a significant way finding a more permanent and with Tribes.” sustainable solution. In the meantime, Everyman Theatre Everyman leveraged the production continues to bring truth to the stage. The “What we strive for on stage is truth – finding a way to present of Tribes to do just that. With a only difference is more people are able to discretionary grant from the Knott join in that experience. something that is authentic,” proclaims Jonathan K. Waller, Foundation and support from individual donors, the Theatre licensed cutting Managing Director of Everyman Theatre in Baltimore. That sense of edge closed-captioning software, purchased 20 iPod touch devices, and authenticity reached new heights in Everyman’s production of Tribes began offering closed-captioning for all in 2014, where a deaf actor portrayed Billy, a deaf protagonist, in a theatre performances. coming-of-age story about being deaf in a hearing world. Notably, “Closed captioning is definitely a game changer in how numerous people can the show came to represent a coming-of-age for the Theatre itself experience live theatre, whether they are deaf or hard-of-hearing,” states and an opportunity for them to reach new audiences. Waller. Patrons now have a direct experience with the actors, instead of having to rely on an interpreter who is often positioned away from the 11 2015 GRANT AWARDS MISSION The Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation is a Catholic family foundation committed to honoring our founders’ legacy of generosity to strengthen our community. foundation grants discretionary grants Archbishop Spalding High School, $150,000 Archbishop Curley High School Art With A Heart, $20,000 Archdiocese of Baltimore Assistance Center of Towson Churches, $10,000 Baltimore SquashWise VALUES Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake, $35,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington County Bishop Walsh School, $81,275 Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Church Working as a family, we are guided by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County, $45,240 Code in the Schools following shared beliefs and values: Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore, $48,000 First Fruits Farm Catholic Charities, $52,480 Franciscan Center understanding Downtown Sailing Center, $25,588 Garrett Mentors Dyslexia Tutoring Program, $40,000 Gilchrist Hospice Care and responding to the needs of our Good Shepherd Services, $90,000 Hereford Zone Rec & Parks community through informed grantmaking H.O.P.E. (For All), $22,000 Institute of Notre Dame Hampden Family Center, $65,000 Irvine Nature Center House of Ruth, $25,000 Manna House respecting Immaculate Conception School, $90,000 Maryland Art Place the values of the Roman Catholic faith John Carroll School, $40,000 Mid-Atlantic Poodle Rescue Manna House, Inc., $40,000 Mount Saint Joseph High School Maryland Food Bank, $75,000 Next One Up Foundation engaging Meals on Wheels of Central MD, Inc., $40,000 Notre Dame Preparatory School Mother Seton Academy, $40,000 School of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in the ongoing education of trustees and Mother Seton School, $30,000 St. Ignatius Loyola Academy staff in the field of philanthropy and the Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, $67,500 St. Michael the Archangel School nonprofit community Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, $36,000 Parks & People Foundation, $46,243 ensuring Paul’s Place Outreach Center, $30,000 Sacred Heart School of Glyndon, $60,000 good stewardship of the resources entrusted Seton Keough High School, $47,363 to our use Shepherd’s Clinic, $35,000 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, $100,000 St. Augustine Catholic School, $45,750 encouraging St. Elizabeth School, $43,764 open communication, compassion, respect St. Francis Neighborhood Center, $40,000 and trust among community, staff and family St. Mary Catholic School, $46,970 St. Michael the Archangel School, $45,000 St. Philip Neri School, $70,000 St. Pius X School, $82,500 VISION St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, $40,000 St. Francis Xavier Parish, $85,175 Our founders Marion and Henry Knott had Trinity School, $55,000 a vision: To provide resources for nurturing University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation, and sustaining family unity through cultural, $75,000 educational, health care and human service Visitation Academy, $90,665 activities in the Roman Catholic community and through the activities of other deserving agencies that the Knott family encouraged and supported. This vision resulted in the establishment of the Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation, Inc. a 501(c)(3) corporation, in 1977. knott foundation trustees

As of December 31, 2015

Dan Gallagher Martin Knott, Jr. Margie Riehl David Gallagher Owen Knott Michael Riehl Lindsay Gallagher Teresa Knott Brooke Rodgers E.B. Harris Brian McDonald Patrick Rodgers Kelly Harris Meghan McDonald Geralynn Smyth Thomas Harris Peter McGill John Smyth Carlisle Hashim David Porter Peggy Smyth Erin Knott Laurel Porter Jan Steendam Marion Knott Joanna Porter Emmett Voelkel Martin Knott Martin Porter knott foundation staff

Kelly Medinger Carol Hoffman Kathleen McCarthy Executive Director Executive Manager Grants and Information Technology Manager

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