For over 40 years, the Schaefer Center has worked with a broad array of organizations, including state, local, and federal agencies as well as nonprofit organizations. They have benefited from our collective expertise in the areas of program evaluation, policy analysis, policy modeling, needs assessment, opinion research, and professional development.

Current and previous clients include:

State Agencies

  • Maryland Board of Pharmacy
  • Maryland Department of Aging
  • Maryland Department of Agriculture
  • Maryland Department of Budget & Management
  • Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development
  • Maryland Department of Disabilities
  • Maryland Department of Education
  • Maryland Department of the Environment
  • Maryland Department of General Services
  • Maryland Department of Health
  • Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development
  • Maryland Department of Human Services
  • Maryland Department of Information Technology
  • Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
  • Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation
  • Maryland Department of Legislative Services
  • Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • Maryland Department of Planning
  • Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services
  • Maryland Department of State Police
  • Maryland Department of Transportation
  • Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Maryland General Assembly
  • Maryland Judiciary Administrative Office of the Courts
  • Maryland Office of Children Youth and Families
  • Maryland Office of Minority Affairs 
  • Maryland School for the Deaf
  • Maryland State Board of Elections
  • Maryland State Higher Education Committee
  • Maryland State Highway Administration
  • Maryland State Lottery
  • Maryland State Retirement Agency
  • Maryland Transit Administration
  • Maryland Gives! The Governor’s Task Force on Charitable Giving
  • Utah Department of Health

County Agencies

  • Baltimore County, Blue Ribbon Commission on Ethics and Accountability
  • Baltimore County, Board of Elections
  • Charles County Economic Development Project
  • Howard County Health Department
  • Howard County Police Department
  • Montgomery County
  • North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
  • Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Municipal Government Agencies

  • Baltimore City Community College
  • Baltimore City, Board of Elections Supervisors
  • Baltimore City, Bureau of Budget and Management Research
  • Baltimore City, Office of the Mayor
  • Baltimore City, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
  • Baltimore City, Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs
  • Baltimore City, Planning Department
  • Baltimore City, Police Department
  • Baltimore Metropolitan Council
  • City of Wausau (Wausau Central Progress)
  • Enoch Pratt Free Library

Nonprofit Agencies

  • American Institute for Professional Development
  • American Geographical Society
  • American Planning Association
  • Arnold Ventures
  • Association for Institutional Research
  • Baltimore City Healthy Start
  • Baltimore Community Foundation
  • Calvert Memorial Hospital
  • Campaign for Our Children
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  • Clarewood Institute
  • Community Assistance Network
  • Enterprise Foundation
  • Goodwill Industries
  • House of Ruth
  • Juvenile Justice Advisory Council
  • Lily Foundation
  • Managerial and Professional Society of Baltimore City
  • Maryland Association of Manufacturers
  • Maryland Legal Aid
  • Maryland Legal Services Corporation
  • Maryland Nonprofits
  • Maryland Works
  • Midtown Community Benefits District
  • Mount Vernon Belvedere Improvement Association
  • National Center for Victims of Crime
  • National Council of Chinese Americans
  • Roland Park Place
  • The Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation
  • The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.
  • The Police Foundation
  • United Way of Central Maryland
  • Upper Shore Private Industry Council
  • Urban League
  • VERA Institute of Justice
  • Victim Services

Federal Agencies

  • Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution
  • National Institute of Justice
  • Social Security Administration
  • U.S. Department of Transportation
  • U.S. Election Assistance Commission
  • U.S. National Defense University
  • Veterans Administration

Academic, Research, and Other Institutions

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Maryland Institute College of Art 
  • Montessori School, Baltimore
  • Northeast Baptist School of Ministry
  • Optimal Solutions
  • Parsons Brinkerhoff, Quade, & Douglass
  • Public Policy Associates
  • RAND
  • Taft Institute for Government
  • University of Baltimore
  • University of Delaware, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • University of Maryland School of Dentistry
  • University System of Maryland
  • Urban Affairs Association
  • WBAL TV