Welcome
Our Guiding Philosophy
The Foundation’s work is rooted in tzedakah and the
Jewish value of assisting people in need in a dignified way.
Through our grantmaking programs, the Foundation aims to remove
structural and institutional impediments to human development and have a
positive lasting effect on people’s lives.
We invite you to learn more about the Thalheimer Foundation, our mission and grantmaking priorities.
Mission
The Alvin and Fanny B. Thalheimer Foundation was established in 1959 to
perpetuate the philanthropic tradition of its founders, who were
committed to the vitality of Baltimore’s cultural, educational, civic
and Jewish communal institutions.
Today, the Foundation continues our founders’ commitment to improve
the lives of Baltimore residents by supporting efforts to improve
quality public education, funding workforce development and job
opportunity programs, looking for ways to improve the basic needs of
Baltimore’s most disadvantaged people, and supporting Jewish continuity
and community development in Baltimore, Europe and the countries of the
former Soviet Union.