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BALTIMORE, MD, March 19, 2024 – Today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Marian House as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States. Marian House received $2 million.
Marian House provides women and families transitional and permanent supportive housing and rehabilitative services, with a focus on trauma-informed, community-oriented care. All of the women served have complex histories of trauma, including mental health disorders, substance use disorders, physical and sexual abuse, those re-entering the community after incarceration, and other unstable life situations. Marian House is a leading organization dedicated to centering women’s healing; no two women are the same, so each woman’s treatment plan is carefully designed for her specific needs.
In March 2023, Yield Giving launched an Open Call for community-led, community-focused organizations whose explicit purpose is to enable individuals and families to achieve substantive improvement in their well-being through foundational resources.
“We are ecstatic to learn that Mackenzie Scott’s Yield Giving selected Marian House as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees. We are rejoicing and reflecting on all of the hard work that has led to our women’s success,” said Katie Allston, President & CEO of Marian House. “We will use this generous gift to clearly evaluate the challenges our women and families face; to build an even stronger community of support; and to unlock the potential found within the women we serve.”
The Open Call received 6,353 applications and initially planned for 250 awards of $1 million each. In the Fall of 2023, organizations top-rated by their peers advanced to a second round of review by an external Evaluation Panel recruited for experience relevant to this cause, and underwent a final round of due diligence. In light of the incredible work of these organizations, as judged by their peers and external panelists, the donor team decided to expand the awardee pool and the award amount.
“We are excited that our partnership with Yield Giving has resonated with so many organizations,” said Cecilia Conrad, CEO of Lever for Change. “In a world teeming with potential and talent, the Open Call has given us an opportunity to identify, uplift, and empower transformative organizations that often remain unseen.”
More information on the Yield Giving Open Call and other initiatives can be found at www.leverforchange.org.