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December 2024 - Rise with a Purpose produces a late night TV show called “The Night Owl” live from the Fitzgerald.
December 2024 - Rise with a Purpose hosts New Song Academy’s Annual Christmas Party at the Fitzgerald.
November 2024 - “My Brilliance Shines” Theater Troupe performs “The Purple Tape” at Reginald F. Lewis Museum.
November 2024 - Rise with a Purpose is a vendor for the MCC Charity Fair for the Maryland Department of Transportation.
October 2024 - Rise with a Purpose wins proposal to hold rehearsals, classes, concerts and events at The Fitzgerald.
September 2024 - Rise with a Purpose kicks off 2nd Annual Friendsgiving Fundraiser on September 7th at Motor House Baltimore.
June 2024 - Rise with a Purpose is the recipient of an $20,000 France Merrick Grant to purchase equipment for programming.
June 2024 - Rise with a Purpose starts a community garden in West Baltimore.
June 2024 - Rise with a Purpose is the recipient of an $3,000 Miles White Beneficial Society of Baltimore City Grant to support future programming.
June 2024 - “My Brilliance Shines” Theater Troupe performs at Reginald F. Lewis Museums’ Juneteenth celebration.
June 2024 - Rise with a Purpose President, Wordsmith, featured in The Baltimore Sun.
May 2024 - Rise with a Purpose President, Wordsmith and two students from “My Brilliance Shines” Theater Troupe appear on WBAL TV 11 with two of his student actors.
April 2024 - Rise with a Purpose debuts “Black Woman Genius” Monologues at Enoch Pratt Library Penn North.
March 2024 - Rise with a Purpose starts a 2 month residency at Enoch Pratt Library Penn North.
February 2024 - Rise with a Purpose President, Anthony Parker aka Wordsmith, named one of 25 Black Marylanders to Watch for 2024 via The Baltimore Sun.
February 2024 - Rise with a Purpose receives $500 gift card Grant from Wegmans for the second year in a row.
January 2024 - Rise with a Purpose partners with Underground Pizza Baltimore for their weekly “Community Lunch line” Events for the homeless.
January 2024 - Rise with a Purpose is the recipient of an $3,000 Creative Baltimore Fund Grant via Baltimore Office of Promotion & Arts.
December 2023 - Rise with a Purpose and New Song Academy students present “The Purple Tape” at the historic Reginald Lewis Museum.
September 2023 - Rise with a Purpose receives $5,000 sponsorship from PNC Bank.
August 2023 - Rise with a Purpose President, Wordsmith, and two of his student actors appear on Tom Hall’s Midday show on WYPR 88.1 FM.
August 2023 - Rise with a Purpose President, Wordsmith, appears on WBAL TV 11 with two of his student actors to discuss “The Purple Tape.”
August 2023 - Rise with a Purpose, Baltimore Rock Opera Society and New Song Academy students present “The Purple Tape.”
June 2023 - Rise with a Purpose kicks off summer theater program with Little Flowers.
April 2023 - Rise with a Purpose x MovaNature Juice Bar raise $6,110 during their “A Night to Remember” Friendsgiving Fundraiser Dinner.
March 2023 - Rise with a Purpose featured in the Baltimore Sun.
March 2023 - Rise with a Purpose President, Wordsmith, interviewed on 88.1 FM WYPR w/ Tom Hall.
March 2023 - Rise with a Purpose President, Anthony Parker aka Wordsmith, interviewed on WBAL TV 11 Morning Show.
February 2023 - Rise with a Purpose receives a $500 gift card Grant from Wegmans.
February 2023 - Rise with a Purpose receives a $75 gift card Grant from Costco.
January 2023 - Rise with a Purpose is the recipient of an $5,000 Arts in Action Grant via Baltimore Office of Promotion & Arts.
December 2022 - Rise with a Purpose purchased a company vehicle from the auto auction of Baltimore to be used for our weekly/monthly homeless events.
December 2022 - Rise with a Purpose receives a $1,251 donation from Wapakoneta Foundation.
November 2022 - Rise with a Purpose receives 700 pairs of donated socks from Angela and Ellie Edwards.
August 2022 - Rise with a Purpose receives a $1,000 donation from Bethesda Metro Rotary Club.
June 2022 - Rise with a Purpose teamed with US Embassy Moscow & DA Exit NGO for 4 days of virtual music classes/concerts in Moscow & Ufa, Russia.
March 2022 - Rise with a Purpose recognized and inducted into the Salisbury University Alumni Owned Business Program.
February 2022 - Rise with a Purpose partners with US Embassy Frankfurt to hold 5 days of programming for Joblinge, underserved youth, aspiring musicians and the general public of Germany.
October 2021 - Blackbaud Giving Fund Donates $300 to Rise with a Purpose Programming.
October 2021 - Karma for Cara Donates $500 to Rise with a Purpose Programming.
August 2021 - Rise with a Purpose holds first “Baltimore Blessing Bag” Pop-Up Event.
August 2021 - Ellin x Tucker raise $1,030 for Rise with a Purpose via Employee Give Back Fundraiser.
July 2021 - Rise with a Purpose x doTERRA Music for the Masses Fundraiser reaches $30,000 match goal.
July 2021 - Rise with a Purpose T-Shirt & Pullover Hoodie available exclusively via Amazon.com
July 2021 - Ellin x Tucker Fundraiser Kick Off.
June 2021 - US Embassy Moscow awards Rise with a Purpose Federal Assistance Award.
June 2021 - Baltimore Women's Missionary Society Donates $300 in Walmart Gift Cards.
April 2021 - Rise with a Purpose President, Wordsmith, delivers TED X JHU Talk.
February 2021 - 501c3 Tax Exempt Status Approved.
October 2020 - doTERRA Healing Hands “Music for the Masses” Campaign Kickoff.
September 2020 - Donations accepted via Cash App.
August 2020 - System for Award Management Approval.
August 2020 - Givelify Approval to accept Donations.
August 2020 - Applied to System for Award Management.
July 2020 - Charitable Exemption Approved.
July 2020 - Bank of America Non-Profit Account Opened.
July 2020 - Charitable Exemption Filed.
July 2020 - 501c3 Tax Exempt Status Filed.