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The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc

To promote philanthropy for the benefit of washington county md, especially through the creation of endowment funds to support the full spectrum of nonprofit activity and scholarships in the county.

$3.7M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
77
Itemized grants FY2025
60
Organizations funded FY2024
23%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$3.0M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$515,250
Organizations funded a year
51 to 76
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$75M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 23% of the organizations The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthReligionYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving76$3.0M25%
FY202460$1.9M23%
FY202361$1.6M20%
FY202269$2.6M13%
FY202176$2.5M25%
FY202051$1.4M22%
FY201973$2.1M26%
FY201858$1.8M40%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$4.8MHuman Services$3.4MArts & Culture$2.9MHealth$2.4MPhilanthropy$1.1MYouth Development$895kHousing & Shelter$779kEmployment$580kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 163 grantees
All grantees of The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Saint James School$1,503,77992%
Hagerstown Community College Foundation Inc$1,298,20399%
Meritus Health Foundation Inc$1,018,972911%
United Way of Washington County Maryland Inc$785,722917%
The Maryland Theatre Association$783,00488%
Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home Inc Aka Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village$643,19980%
Young Men's Christian Association of Hagerstown Md Inc$563,12892%
Goodwill Industries International Inc$562,01770%
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts$523,69595%
St Maria Goretti High School Inc$477,3358n/a
Religious Effort to Assist and Care for the Homeless Inc (Reach)$470,054913%
University of Maryland Foundation Inc$451,40980%
Hagerstown Aviation Museum Inc$420,199412%
Maryland Symphony Orchestra Inc$408,96885%
Cedar Ridge Children's Home and School Inc$395,81053%
Arc of Washington County Inc$391,04780%
Boys & Girls Club of Washington County$369,76193%
Star Community Inc$361,46591%
Community Free Clinic Inc$324,06196%
Salvation Army National Corp$305,1366n/a
Humane Society of Washington County Incorporated$293,77782%
Girls Incorporated of Washington County$262,42495%
Senior Living Alternatives Inc$245,41479%
Brookes House Inc$214,82075%
Regents of the Mercersburg College$211,85790%
Hospice of Washington County Inc$200,04780%
Save Historic Antietam Foundation Inc$185,0002n/a
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation Inc$163,553915%
Brook Lane Health Services Inc$151,42680%
Mason-Dixon Council Inc Boy Scouts of America$141,95573%
Grace Academy Inc$127,69252%
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage Inc$121,17292%
San Mar Children's Home Inc$120,78771%
Rotary Club of Hagerstown Sunrise Foundation Inc$116,141673%
Hood College$107,90080%
Walnut Street Community Health Center Inc$105,69690%
Washington County Community Action Council Inc$103,97970%
Fellows of the University of North Dakota$94,401812%
Hagerstown Ice Amateur Athletic Association Inc$91,56745%
Four States Christian Missions Inc$88,68033%
Washington County Commission on Aging Inc/Area Agency on Aging$85,66332%
Washington County Free Library$84,57750%
Breast Cancer Awareness Inc$78,96454%
Discovery Station at Hagerstown Inc$76,53694%
Children in Need Inc$75,21386%
Washington County Council of Churches$71,993214%
Washington County Leadership Development Program Inc$67,352511%
Otterbein Umc$66,5003n/a
Tri-State Community Health Center$63,96080%
Heritage Academy Inc$63,70443%
Washington County Historical Trust Inc$63,1057n/a
Gatekeepers Corporation$59,80042%
Education Foundation of Wcps Inc$58,200430%
Habitat for Humanity of Washington County Inc$57,88573%
Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility Inc$55,00010%
St Mary Catholic School$54,1501n/a
Washington County Historical Society Inc$53,74976%
Women's Club Foundation Inc$51,29056%
University School$50,00010%
Grace Lutheran Church$50,0001n/a
Francis Parker School$50,00020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$48,44050%
For Otis Sake$46,7213n/a
Maryland Symphony Orchestra Inc$45,6181n/a
Trinity Lutheran Church$44,5005n/a
Hagerstown Day Nursery$43,6254n/a
US Department of Veterans Affairs$43,0002n/a
Ladders to Leaders Ltd$42,677512%
Lions Clubs International Foundation$41,91250%
Boonsboro Sports Club Inc$41,800644%
C&O Canal Trust Inc$39,30851%
Broadfording Bible Brethern Church of Washington County Maryland$39,0003n/a
Easter Seals Serving DC MD VA Inc$36,58830%
Robert W Johnson Community Center Inc$33,000228%
Interfaith Service Coalition of Hancock Maryland Inc$32,10552%
Hagerstown Bible Church$31,0002n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$30,00010%
Maryland Economic Development Corporation$30,00010%
Potomac Case Management Services Inc$28,12530%
St Mark's Church$25,0001n/a
Casa - Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused Inc$24,38521%
Maryland Entertainment Group Inc$22,786421%
Helping Hand for Relief and Development Inc$22,00010%
St Johns Parish Episcopal$22,0003n/a
UND Alumni Association and Foundation$21,92030%
The W House of Hagerstown Foundation Inc$21,40821%
Fort Ritchie Community Center Corporation$21,22231%
Benevola United Melthodist Church$20,0001n/a
Community Volunteer Fire Company Inc of District No 12$20,0001n/a
Villanova University$20,00020%
Otterbein Church Inc$20,0002n/a
It's a Blessing to Be a Blessing$18,750212%
Our Dream Pursuits Inc$18,425274%
Frederick County Public Schools$18,0002n/a
Women of Valor Ministries Inc$16,70025%
Open Minds Inc$16,500227%
Office Of Consumer Advocates Inc$16,00022%
First Hose Company of Boonsboro Inc$15,00012%
Partners for Youth With Disabilities Inc$15,00011%
Sharpsburg Area Emergency Medical Service$15,00011%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$15,00020%
Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Co Inc$15,00012%
Potomac Valley Fire Company Inc$15,00016%
Boonsboro Ambulance and Rescue Service$15,00011%
Heal of Washington County Maryland Attn Maria Rubeling$14,430149%
Girls on the Run of Mid and Western Mary$14,32026%
University of Maryland College Park$13,5382n/a
Camp Ritchie Museum Inc$13,53212%
Coffman Nursing Home Inc$13,05510%
Authentic Community Theatre Inc$13,05522%
Hood College Foundation Inc$12,9521n/a
Church of the Brethren of Frederick$12,5001n/a
City of Hagerstown$12,0001n/a
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$12,00010%
HMP Training$12,000120%
Town of Williamsport$12,0001n/a
Leitersburg Ruritan Community Center Inc$11,94018%
Beacon House Inc$11,50014%
Clear Spring District Historical Association Inc$11,0001n/a
Collegium Sanctorum Angelorum$10,00013%
Akhuwat USA$10,00011%
Shepherd's Spring Inc$10,00012%
Bettys Wish a Professional Caregivers Association Inc$10,0001n/a
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Inc$10,00013%
The Citizens Foundation USA$10,00010%
Shepherd University Foundation Inc$10,00010%
University of Maryland Medical System Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Icna Relief USA Programs Inc$10,00010%
Potomac Playmakers Inc$9,885119%
Highland View Academy$9,8051n/a
Doleman Black Heritage Museum$9,1641n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County Maryland Inc$9,02516%
University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc$9,00010%
Zion Reformed Ucc$8,9501n/a
Frostburg State University Foundat$8,88910%
Islamic Relief USA$8,82010%
Poplar Springs Umc$8,0001n/a
Ethnos360 Inc$8,0001n/a
Longmeadow Volunteer Fire Company Inc$7,50011%
Mediation First$7,5001n/a
Little League Baseball Inc$7,50017%
Vmi Keydet Club$7,36010%
Dickinson College$7,23810%
Towson University Foundation Inc$7,23810%
Anne Arundel Community College Foundation Inc$7,23810%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$7,13010%
North Dakota University System Foundation$7,0001n/a
The Literacy Council of Washington County$6,8701n/a
Aspiring to Serve Inc$6,660117%
Washington County Arts Council Inc$6,32012%
Liberty University Inc$6,30010%
Juniata College$6,30010%
Pennsylvania State University$6,3001n/a
National Road Heritage Foundation$6,11917%
West Virginia University Research Corporation$6,07510%
Justice's Sake$6,0701n/a
Trinity Reformed Church of Christ$6,0001n/a
St John's Family Shelter Inc$5,934115%
Washington County Public Schools$5,7501n/a
Upmc Western Maryland Corporation$5,30210%
Beyond the Arc Foundation$5,2201n/a
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Washington County Maryland Inc$5,20012%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$5,05010%

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($106k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 7 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 123 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSaint James School: $1,503,779 over 9y, 1.6% of budgetHagerstown Community College Foundation Inc: $1,298,203 over 9y, 9.0% of budgetMeritus Health Foundation Inc: $1,018,972 over 9y, 11% of budgetUnited Way of Washington County Maryland Inc: $785,722 over 9y, 17% of budgetThe Maryland Theatre Association: $783,004 over 8y, 8.1% of budgetFahrney-Keedy Memorial Home Inc Aka Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village: $643,199 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Hagerstown Md Inc: $563,128 over 9y, 2.0% of budgetGoodwill Industries International Inc: $562,017 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetWashington County Museum of Fine Arts: $523,695 over 9y, 4.7% of budgetReligious Effort to Assist and Care for the Homeless Inc (Reach): $470,054 over 9y, 13% of budgetUniversity of Maryland Foundation Inc: $451,409 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetHagerstown Aviation Museum Inc: $420,199 over 4y, 12% of budgetMaryland Symphony Orchestra Inc: $408,968 over 8y, 4.8% of budgetCedar Ridge Children's Home and School Inc: $395,810 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetArc of Washington County Inc: $391,047 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Washington County: $369,761 over 9y, 3.3% of budgetStar Community Inc: $361,465 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetCommunity Free Clinic Inc: $324,061 over 9y, 5.9% of budgetHumane Society of Washington County Incorporated: $293,777 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetGirls Incorporated of Washington County: $262,424 over 9y, 4.9% of budgetSenior Living Alternatives Inc: $245,414 over 7y, 9.2% of budgetBrookes House Inc: $214,820 over 7y, 4.8% of budgetRegents of the Mercersburg College: $211,857 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetHospice of Washington County Inc: $200,047 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetBarbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation Inc: $163,553 over 9y, 15% of budgetBrook Lane Health Services Inc: $151,426 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMason-Dixon Council Inc Boy Scouts of America: $141,955 over 7y, 2.6% of budgetGrace Academy Inc: $127,692 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetChesapeake Wildlife Heritage Inc: $121,172 over 9y, 1.8% of budgetSan Mar Children's Home Inc: $120,787 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetRotary Club of Hagerstown Sunrise Foundation Inc: $116,141 over 6y, 73% of budgetHood College: $107,900 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWalnut Street Community Health Center Inc: $105,696 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetWashington County Community Action Council Inc: $103,979 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetFellows of the University of North Dakota: $94,401 over 8y, 12% of budgetHagerstown Ice Amateur Athletic Association Inc: $91,567 over 4y, 5.2% of budgetFour States Christian Missions Inc: $88,680 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetWashington County Commission on Aging Inc/Area Agency on Aging: $85,663 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetWashington County Free Library: $84,577 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetBreast Cancer Awareness Inc: $78,964 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetDiscovery Station at Hagerstown Inc: $76,536 over 9y, 4.4% of budgetChildren in Need Inc: $75,213 over 8y, 5.8% of budgetWashington County Council of Churches: $71,993 over 2y, 14% of budgetWashington County Leadership Development Program Inc: $67,352 over 5y, 11% of budgetTri-State Community Health Center: $63,960 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHeritage Academy Inc: $63,704 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetGatekeepers Corporation: $59,800 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetEducation Foundation of Wcps Inc: $58,200 over 4y, 30% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 123.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Richard N Funkhouser FoundationincMD74.2× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Richard N Funkhouser Foundationinc · Alice V & David W Fletcher Foundation Inc · Nora Roberts Foundation · The John R Hershey and Anna L Hershey Family Foundation Inc · The Jone L Bowman Foundation Inc · The Hamilton Family Foundation Inc · United Way of Washington County Maryland Inc · Delaplaine Foundation Inc · Albert E & Naomi B Sinnisen Foundation · Kershner Sisters Foundation · Michael G Callas Charitable Trust · Pauline K Anderson Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc

How much does The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc give?
The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc reported 77 itemized grants totaling $2,997,336, out of $3,723,793 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 51 and 76 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (26%), Human Services (18%), Arts & Culture (15%).
Who are The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Saint James School ($1.5M), Hagerstown Community College Foundation Inc ($1.3M), Meritus Health Foundation Inc ($1.0M).
Does The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Richard N Funkhouser Foundationinc, Alice V & David W Fletcher Foundation Inc, Nora Roberts Foundation.
Where is The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc based?
The Community Foundation of Washington County Maryland Inc is based in MD.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 174 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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