Dear Friends,

Happy New Year! I am so excited for all that awaits us in 2023!

This past holiday season, I took a moment to reflect on just how impactful 2022 was for us, and for our broader community.

Last year alone, we received over $100 Million in gifts to and through The Community Foundation from generous donors and partners. We also granted more than $85 Million to nonprofit organizations and community organizations and completed the first year of our 10-year strategic vision to increase economic mobility with a north star of closing our region's racial wealth gap.

As we enter 2023, we look forward to celebrating 50 years of shared impact and history with all of you who have made The Community Foundation what it is today -- and what it will become in the next 50 years!

We look forward to sharing with you an exciting calendar of events that will be included in your monthly newsletter next week. I hope you will join us in celebrating this incredible milestone for our organization.

On behalf of all of us at The Community Foundation, we thank you for your commitment to this community and to this region. We look forward to continuing to partner and ensure that we create a place where everyone prospers.

Sincerely,

Tonia Wellons
President and CEO
Greater Washington Community Foundation