Legacy
In 2008, Schaefer moved the “Civic Fund”, which he had established and used while Mayor of Baltimore to make small grants to neighborhoods for projects such as erecting flagpoles or cultivating community gardens, to the Baltimore Community Foundation, adding to it his leftover campaign funds and proceeds from the sale of his house. After its settlement, $1.4 million from the late governor's estate was added in 2012 to this fund. The William Donald Schaefer Civic Fund is a permanent endowment which continues to provide small grants for neighborhood projects.
Several buildings have been dedicated in Schaefer's honor:
- William Donald Schaefer Building in Baltimore, Maryland.
- William Donald Schaefer Engineering Building at Morgan State University
- William Donald Schaefer Hall at St. Mary's College of Maryland
- Governor William Donald Schaefer International Terminal (Concourse E) at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- William Donald Schaefer Auditorium at Baltimore City College
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