Meet our grantees
We are proud to partner with these innovative organizations. The majority of our grantees focus on strengthening civic education and civil dialogue. We also support organizations that close the opportunity gap by emphasizing education, training and work experience.
Increasing understanding and appreciation of our American civic heritage
We believe that civic education fosters a more accurate and patriotic understanding of American history, leading Americans to be more civil, engaged citizens.
Bowe and Stewart are long-time supporters of the American Battlefield Trust, providing both financial and strategic support. The Great Task Youth Leadership Program offers intensive leadership and character-building experiences that go beyond traditional curriculum-based field trips. Through a multi-year contribution by the Bowe Stewart Foundation, this award-winning program will be expanded — virtually, geographically and thematically — between 2020 and 2025.
Bowe and Stewart have given general operational support to the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world.
Bowe and Stewart have provided general operational support to the Foundation for Government Accountability, whose mission is to formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of transparency, the free market, individual freedom, and limited constitutional government.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought — the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights, promotes a culture of respect for these rights, and provides the means to preserve them.
The Foundation funds Jack Miller Center’s mission to help educators teach the ideas, documents, and history that lie at the heart of the American political tradition.
The Foundation has supported the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues, the national umbrella debate organization that supports the network of local debate leagues with research, organizational support and technical assistance. NAUDL also manages the national Urban Debate Championship.
The Foundation provides operational support for the Policy Circle’s Civic Leadership and Engagement Roadmap, a three-month experiential program designed to help emerging and aspiring women leaders expand their impact through civic engagement. The innovative, action-oriented curriculum features one-on-one coaching, peer groups, networking opportunities, and curated activities designed to help participants build connections with local policy leaders and decision-makers.
Expanding Opportunities
We believe that education, training and work experience can empower individuals to overcome challenges and create new opportunities.
In addition to general operating support for America’s first planetarium and space science museum, the Foundation supports the Adler Planetarium’s STEM education programming, encouraging and inspiring children to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Stewart previously served as an Officer on the Adler’s Board of Trustees.
The Foundation initially engaged with the Boys Scouts by funding a variety of community clean-up projects in the Baltimore area. The Foundation’s investment has grown to include on-going operational funds to support urban scouting. In 2017, Bowe and Stewart were both honored by the Baltimore Council for their strong support of BSA.
The Center for Urban Families strengthens urban communities by helping fathers and families achieve stability and economic success. The Foundation has made multi-year commitments to CFUF, strengthening the organization’s capacity to follow and assist graduates of their STRIVE workforce training and placement program. The Foundation also made a multi-year commitment to CFUF’s capital fund. Bowe serves on the Board of Directors.
Bowe and Stewart have provided strategic, operational and capital support for Christopher House for nearly twenty-five years. Christopher House is a family of schools that provide education and resources to low-income children and their families, helping them to succeed in school, the workplace and life. Stewart served as Board chair from 2013-2017.
The Foundation has funded scholars through the Cristo Rey Corporate Work Study Program in both Baltimore and Chicago. Through this program, the Foundation directly supports real-world work experiences for students – each earning approximately 50% of the cost of their education through their internships with community and non-profit organizations and for-profit companies – while at the same time advancing the important work happening at these partner organizations. Thus all students receive both high-quality college preparatory education and meaningful professional work experience to empower them to succeed in college, career, and life.
The Foundation provided early start-up funds as well as on-going support to the Digital Harbor Foundation, a unique after school program in Baltimore that encourages high school and middle school students to explore careers in technology in a safe, community-based setting. The Foundation also made a seed grant to fund DHF’s expansion plan for other cities and states.
The Foundation made a multi-year commitment to support the Library’s Mobile Job Center, an innovative program that brings the Library’s workforce development and job search resources into underserved communities, helping Baltimore residents find employment.
Bowe and Stewart have provided general operational support to Upwardly Global, whose mission is to eliminate employment barriers for immigrant and refugee professionals while advancing the inclusion of their skills into the U.S. economy.
The World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) is the largest international business network in the Mid-Atlantic. Bowe and Stewart have provided financial and strategic support to the WTCI for decades. Working with WTCI leadership, Bowe and Stewart were the catalysts for the Bowe Fellowship program, an innovative education and networking opportunity for emerging business leaders. Bowe has served on the WTCI board for two decades. Support provided through ancillary fund.
Our grantees at work

Christopher House graduates it’s second 8th grade class, showing the power of their education model of sticking with students from birth to 8th grade

Christopher House scholars at the James and Jean Stewart campus

Barbara Stewart speaking at the Concordia Summit, which focused on advancing civil discourse in American and economic opportunity

The Policy Circle is a platform for women to become courageous and informed citizens who take ownership of solutions to the issues facing their communities.

The Circle Leadership Summit

Bowe Fellowships (formerly the EDGE program) is designed to cultivate a group of emerging global executives in Baltimore.

Recent cohort of the Bowe Fellowships (formerly the EDGE program), designed to cultivate a group of emerging global executives in Baltimore.

Learning about America's sacred battlefields through the American Battlefield Trust.

Learning about America's sacred battlefields through the American Battlefield Trust.

Bowe and Stewart receiving an award from the Baltimore chapter of the Boy Scouts of America.

Students learning at the Digital Harbor Foundation.

Governor Hogan visited the Digital Harbor Foundation Tech Center where he spoke with youth about the technology education programs and with staff about pathways for expanding our impact.











