The Claude C. Thornton Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on elevating individual and community wellbeing through collective action and economics. Most notably, the CCT Foundation hosts an annual Blossoms Blooming Brunch, a safe space for over 100 women in the mid-Atlantic region to fellowship and for mentors in the community to be celebrated, to honor community mentors, and offer the $1,000 Clarinet Scholarship to rising sophomores studying STEM, education, or related fields. The Foundation also hosts the Greater Baltimore Climate Summit!