Impact Funds enable you to align your personal and philanthropic values with MPT’s key strategic priorities. Impact Funds provide funding to extend MPT’s reach in education, history, the arts, diversity, technology, and other critical areas.
Your gift to an Impact Fund will advance the strategic priorities that best reflect your passion and vision. Your gift is a shared investment with others who match your values. Together, your generous gifts empower MPT to “think big” and develop ideas with the greatest potential to impact lives throughout our region.
Great ideas can come from anywhere and at any time. Your gift to an Impact Fund provides the station with flexible funding capable of responding to emerging opportunities and fundamentally shaping what tomorrow looks like in your community.
MPT’s New Initiatives Fund (NIF) provides critical seed money to “green light” special and local productions that break new ground for MPT and the communities we serve. New, original content is the lifeblood of MPT, and NIF productions have won numerous honors, including regional Emmy® Awards, all while enriching the lives of viewers. Thanks to the innovative ideas and programs that NIF has made possible, MPT is widely recognized as a leader in local programming among PBS stations nationwide.
Across our diverse state, there are countless fascinating stories to be told about the people, places, and events that have shaped our history and culture. Expanding our ability to create new documentaries that explore our state’s rich history allows MPT to celebrate the Free State’s unique character and share impactful stories with the rest of the nation.
The learning landscape has shifted significantly in recent years, and MPT’s team of talented educators and media literacy specialists are the trusted partners who help teachers and families navigate it. For early learners through college students, those seeking career readiness and those looking to foster lifelong learning in themselves and others, MPT is one of the most trusted and vital players in Maryland’s educational ecosystem. With the Maryland Center for Media Literacy & Education, MPT is leading the charge in developing critical thinking and tackling misinformation.
MPT seeks to present and produce a variety of programs and initiatives for our viewers that highlight the incredible diversity of our region while also examining bias and challenging assumptions so that we may all grow together. Through efforts to expand our awareness in serving those who have been traditionally underrepresented in media, MPT strives to share more of the diversity that makes our region strong.
The arts play a vital role in how we interact with others and see our world. Crossing all divides, art helps us access meaning in our own lives and connect with others. MPT’s wide reach on-air and online helps break down barriers to the arts so that viewers of all ages can appreciate and engage with talented artisans, performers, and creators in their communities and beyond.
MPT provides access to courageously honest reporting and information that is fiercely independent, accountable, and transparent to the public. Our trustworthy local news and public affairs programs including State Circle and Direct Connection dovetail with national programs such as PBS News Hour and Washington Week to provide the perspective and context that allow viewers to think critically about complex topics.
Want to learn more? Please contact:
Anna Trapani
Major Gift Officer, Development Department
atrapani@mpt.org | (410) 581-4114