PICTURES


NEWS

  • January 2024 - Rise with a Purpose partners with Underground Pizza Baltimore for their weekly “Community Lunchline” Events for the homeless.


  • January 2024 - Rise with a Purpose is the recipient of an $3,000 Creative Baltimore Fund 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


  • May 2023 - Rise with a Purpose presents Hip Hop History Week programming to students at New Song Academy


  • 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 a $400 donation from Lorraine Morton.


  • November 2022 - Rise with a Purpose receive 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.


  • April 2022 - Rise with a Purpose holds sixth “Soup Bowl & Baltimore Blessing Bag”

    Pop-Up Event.


  • April 2022 - Rise with a Purpose holds fifth “Soup Bowl & Baltimore Blessing Bag”

    Pop-Up Event.


  • March 2022 - Rise with a Purpose recognized and inducted into the Salisbury University Alumni Owned Business Program.


  • March 2022 - Rise with a Purpose holds fourth “Soup Bowl & Baltimore Blessing Bag”

    Pop-Up Event.


  • 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.


  • December 2021 - Rise with a Purpose holds third “Soup Bowl & Baltimore Blessing Bag”

    Pop-Up Event.


  • November 2021 - Rise with a Purpose holds second “Soup Bowl & Baltimore Blessing Bag” Pop-Up Event.


  • 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.


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