Nonprofits include Catholic Charities of Baltimore, Health Care for the Homeless, the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, PennNorthRecoveryCenter and the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation.
Julie Wagner, vice president for community affairs at CareFirst, said financially supporting organizations that emphasize healthy living and wellness is a priority for the health insurer.
“We think that as a nonprofit health insurer we have a role to play,” Ms. Wagner told Baltimore Business Journal. “Each of these grants [is] a little different and touch different parts of the community.”
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