Montgomery County is the most populous county in Maryland and the home to some of our region’s oldest suburban neighborhoods. Montgomery County is a prosperous community marked by deep pride in the County’s civic institutions. It is also a community with an increasingly diverse jurisdiction, with significant numbers of newer arrivals alongside individuals and families who have lived in the County for generations.
Since 1996, The Community Foundation’s office in Montgomery County has worked closely with individuals, families, and businesses to match donor intent with community opportunity to create deeper local impact. We serve an important role in the County as a bridge between generous individuals, government and business organizations, and local nonprofit organizations. We are proud to oversee the following initiatives in Montgomery County:
+ Sharing Montgomery
The Sharing Montgomery Fund brings together donors who share our passion for building a more equitable, just, and thriving Montgomery County. With expert facilitation by Community Foundation staff, donors join together to learn first-hand about the challenges facing our community. Thanks to the generosity of this growing community of givers, together we discover and invest in visionary nonprofits working on the frontlines of Montgomery County’s most pressing needs. Contact us to learn how you can get involved.
+ Food for Montgomery
Food for Montgomery is galvanizing private philanthropy to help the 1 in 10 Montgomery County residents who are experiencing food insecurity. This coordinated private-public partnership was created by the Greater Washington Community Foundation and the Montgomery County Government because, despite millions of federal, state, and local dollars devoted to addressing hunger, the crisis is outlasting the money. Contributions to Food for Montgomery are working to expand food distribution, support farmers, restaurants, and small business to help our economy recover from the pandemic, and build a stronger, safer, more efficient food-relief system to meet the urgent need today and build a path out of the crisis.
+ Neighbors in Need Montgomery
The Neighbors in Need Montgomery Fund was established in 2008 to respond to the economic crisis and its deep impact on our County’s residents. Given the rapidly growing demand for emergency services, the Fund initially supported critical direct services, including food, clothing, shelter, and emergency assistance for rent and utilities to help prevent evictions; and efforts to reach the most vulnerable and isolated populations, especially residents living in parts of the County with the highest poverty levels. More recently, the steering committee decided to focus on both responding to the immediate needs while also investing in strategic solutions that would improve our safety-net system and help neighbors build pathways out of poverty. Contact us to learn more.
Our team
Anna Hargrave
Executive Director
301-495-3036 x 161 • Email Anna
Olivia Hsu
Development Associate
202-263-4780 • Email Olivia
thank you for celebrating with us!
Thank you for joining us for the annual Celebration of Giving in Montgomery County along with our Community Champions plus hundreds of philanthropists, business leaders, elected officials, and leaders from the region’s premier nonprofits.
In addition to celebrating all we have accomplished together, we were proud to honor Mary Pat Alcus as the 2023 Montgomery County Philanthropist of the Year.
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