We are a neighborhood/community not just a zip code

The Charles Village Community Benefits District - For close to 30 years, CVCBD has served as a conduit to building Community Power through neighborhood engagement, district advocacy, and enhanced safety and sanitation. We operate as a crucial neighborhood touchpoint. Through ongoing earned trust, and continued community activation, we build strong partnerships throughout the district and celebrate every member of the CVCBD as critical to our collective fabric— whether a homeowner or unhoused, a small business owner, student, or a volunteer, we serve over 800 small businesses and all 13,000 members of our community.

Funding Sources

The Charles Village Community Benefits District (CVCBD) is funded primarily through a supplemental property-tax surcharge paid by owners of taxable properties located within the district. Baltimore City generally places the surcharge on each property owner’s annual tax bill, collects the revenue, and transfers it to the CVCBD. These funds are maintained separately from the City’s general revenues.

For Fiscal Year 2027, the surcharge is $0.125 for every $100 of assessed property value, which is equivalent to 0.125%. For example, a property assessed at $300,000 would generate approximately $375 annually for the district. The rate and the district’s annual financial plan require approval through the CVCBD board and Baltimore City’s Board of Estimates.

Additional funding may include voluntary contributions, donations, partnership payments, and service fees from tax-exempt institutions or organizations that receive district services. Regular Baltimore City services continue separately, while CVCBD funds support enhanced services such as supplemental trash collection, safety patrols, community outreach, and neighborhood programs.

Highlights

Highlights of our work last year include: 

Collected 800 tons of trash 

Provided enhanced safety through 112 hours of safety patrol per week—identifying street light outages, supporting targeted areas with enhanced security, 

Provided 300 Seasonal Care Packages including winter warm clothes, summer bottles of water, toiletries, emergency site or crisis response point of contact

Connected 140 individuals to resources like job training, behavioral health, housing & food resources

Engaged 200 unique vulnerable neighbors---building relationships, earning trust, weaving our “collective neighborhood fabric”

Served as a member of the Baltimore City Resiliency Hub Network

Hosted 6 community events including movie nights, National Night Out, and community meetings

Graduated six community ambassadors through our Ambassador program

Bylaws

Bylaws (as of October 2021)

Enabling Legislation

Baltimore City Code Article 14 Subtitle 6 2013