At the heart of Brown Advisory’s culture lies a deep belief in commitment to community service. Our partners, directors and employees are engaged in the civic and cultural life of their communities, serving in volunteer and board leadership positions with respect to a number of charitable organizations.  In addition to the individual commitment of our people, the firm itself contributes to the community through its support of a number of worthy non-profit causes and its program of matching employee support of charitable events in which they are active.

Holabird Academy

In 2007, Brown Advisory began a partnership with Holabird Academy, an elementary school in the O’Donnell Heights neighborhood in Baltimore City.  Holabird is a small school with big needs, and while our partnership is still in its early stages, we already have had fundraisers and made donations of computers, furniture and office equipment.  We plan to help spruce up the school, provide a playground and athletic equipment, and help the school initiate music and arts programs. 

We are very excited about this partnership and have raised over $25,000 in monetary donations in addition to time donated to paint classrooms, deliver lunches and generally clean up the school. We believe that, as a firm, such concentrated investments of Brown Advisory’s energy and capital can be a force for meaningful change—and we have watched with pride as test scores at the school have improved during our partnership.

Click here to view a list of our accomplishments to date.


William Paca Elementary School

Brown Advisory partnered with William Paca School, an elementary school close to our headquarters in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, from 2003 until 2007.  This special relationship with the staff and students was particularly rewarding. The projects that Brown Advisory employees undertook at the William Paca School included:

  • Providing copies of weekly news magazines for all students
  • Upgrading the music department with a donated piano and audio equipment as well as a grant of $10,000 for musical instruments and band uniforms
  • Building and stocking a school store, which is now self-supporting
  • Providing trophies each year for the school's spelling, geography and math bees
  • Facilitating a donation of flag football uniforms and equipment from the Baltimore Ravens.
  • Subsidizing school uniforms (different colored shirts for each grade level).
  • Organizing and supporting a new a summer enrichment program and boys’ and girls’ after-school programs.

Click here to view all of our accomplishments with William Paca Elementary School.
 Community Involvement

In the belief that we have an obligation to give back to our communities, Brown Advisory encourages each of its partners and employees to engage in volunteer activities that take advantage of his or her skills and interests. In addition, the firm itself dedicates its energy and resources to support a number of worthy non-profit causes.

Click here to view the community activities in which we have a leadership role.