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Executive Director Notes
Foundation News July 2015
The Community Foundation of Washington County MD, Inc. is a tax-exempt public charity
created by and for the people of Washington County, MD.
facebook.com/cfwashingtoncountymd twitter.com/CFWCMD www.cfwcmd.org
We had another successful Washington County Gives raising $100,000 more than last year! We really appreciated the
support from the Washington County community to help our local nonprofits further their missions. I would personally
like to thank our presenting sponsors for supporting this event: Pauline Anderson Foundation, Big Cork Vineyards, The
Fletcher Foundation, Hershey Family Foundation, Thompson Gas, Thompson Family Fund and Waltersdorf
Family Fund. See Page 2 for the Top 10 list and our media sponsors.
Even though it won’t take place until November 5, it’s never too early to start thinking about nominations for our
People’s Choice Awards. We invite you to nominate an individual or a team of two who give generously and
unselfishly of their time and talents to make Washington County a better place to live. (Visit our website to complete the
online nomination form.) We will honor three nominees at our annual award’s dinner. The Foundation will also
establish a $5,000 endowment on behalf of each winner to benefit the nonprofit organization of their choice.
In November, we also publish our annual report, IMPACT. We have already started taking reservations for one or two
page advertorials. We mail this publication out to more than 7,000 high income homes and businesses throughout the
county. Call me at (301) 745-5210 or e-mail me at [email protected] to reserve your space or for more information.
Did you know the Community Foundation’s five-year annualized investment return makes us one of the top performing
community foundations in the country? A bequest is the easiest way to create a legacy of giving. Call me for the correct
language to put in your will.
What’s Inside…
Washington County Gives Page 2
New Website Page 4
Bowman Grants Page 5
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The May 5th 24-hour web-based, fundraiser, Washington County Gives, surpassed last year’s event bringing in more than $360,000 in online donations, matching funds and prizes. The event had 1,886 unique donors give money to one or more of the 68 participating nonprofit organizations. The average gift equaled $112. Seventeen percent of donors made their first ever online gift! Next year’s Washington County Gives will take place May 3. Stay tuned for registration details.
The top 10 nonprofits to receive the most dollars (including matching funds and prizes):
1. HEAL of Washington County, MD $41,610
2. Cedar Ridge Children’s Home & School $35,383
3. San Mar Children’s Home $30,199
4. Maryland Symphony Orchestra $19,982
5. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts $15,619
6. Community Free Clinic $15,350
7. Girls Inc. $14,195
8. Humane Society $12,740
9. Saint James School $12,425
10. Grace Academy $10,500
Other participating nonprofit organizations included: Alsatia Club Foundation, APPLES for Children, Aspiring to Serve, Authentic Community Theatre, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County, Boys & Girls Club of Washington County, Brave HEART Program, Brook Lane, C&O Canal Trust, CASA Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused, Children In Need, Clear Spring Soccer Club, Discovery Station, Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, Fort Ritchie Community Center, Girls on the Run of Washington County, Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Hagerstown Children's School, Hagerstown Community College Foundation, Hagerstown Goodwill Industries, Head Start of Washington County, Holly Place, Hospice of Washington County, HUB Network, Hub Opera Ensemble, Interfaith Service Coalition of Hancock, John Wesley Day Nursery, Leadership Washington County, Locomotive FC, Maryland Entertainment Group, Mason-Dixon Barbershop Chorus, Mason-Dixon Council BSA, Meritus Healthcare Foundation, National Road Heritage Founda-tion, Potomac Case Management, Potomac Playmakers, Providing Relief for Autistic Youth, PurrHaven, REACH, Robert W. Johnson Community Center, Safe Place, Child Advocacy Center, Salvation Army, Smithsburg Emer-gency Medical Services, Star Community, The Arc of Washington County, The Maryland Theatre Association, USMH Foundation, W House, Washington County Arts Council, Washington County Commission on Aging, Washington County Community Action Council, Washington County Council of Churches (HARC), Washington County Free Library, Washington County Historical Trust, Wells House, YMCA and YROC Drama Ministries.
Washington County Gives Results
Media Sponsors
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Help us save on trees and expenses—send an email to [email protected] and type NEWSLETTER in the
Subject line. We will send the newsletter to you electronically in the future!
New Funds of the Foundation
Davis-Joynes Donor-Advised Fund
Foundation for Girls Inc. Fund
Karen McClendon Community Fund
Karen McClendon Trinity Reformed Church of Christ Endowment Fund
Pen-Mar Regional Associations of Realtors Fund
Eloise Shaffer Fund
Gene Wiles Memorial Fund
Williamsport Retirement Village Endowment Fund
Washington County Gives Checks
Star Community Humane Society Brave HEART Program
Grace Academy Interfaith Service
Coalition of Hancock Farmers & Hunters
Feeding the Hungry
Barbara Ingram School
for the Arts
Foundation
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2015 Scholarships
This year the Community Foundation presented scholarships to 43 different high school seniors and
college students, giving away more that $34,975. (This total does not include scholarship endowment funds for
Saint James School, St. Maria Goretti High School, Mercersburg Academy, USMH, HCC or Hood College.
These schools administer their scholarships separately.)
Congratulations to the 2015 Community Foundation Scholarship Recipients: Alisha Adkins, Wesley Ambrose,
Payton Belella, Megan Bishop, Jennifer Bowers, Emma Brenengen, Dylan Bryce, Max Burzinski, Priscilla
Bushko, Matthew Cradduck, Jaime D’Ambrosio, Travis Dodson, Donald Drawbaugh, Ashlee Fahrney,
Khaliah Frost, Miles Greenwood, Elizabeth Hawkins, Sara Hetherington, Danielle Hill, Tim Horning, Kayla
Huntzberry, Faith Kretzer, Paige Kutchey, Taylor Leather, Josephine Makanjuola, Valerie Mason, Kiana
Mattingly, Nathalie Murchison, Zoie O’Neal, Giovanna Papa, Dakota Pfeiffer, Hannah Reed, Joshua Reeder,
Garrett Renner, Nathanael Saunders, Matthew Scalese, Lindsey Shank, Sinjin Shoop, Kiley Slimmer,
Alexander Snouffer, Lilli Sutton, Adrian Weller and Madison Wilhide!
USMH administered $29,246 in scholarships through the Magnolia Foundation Waltersdorf-Henson Scholar-
ship Fund at the Foundation to the following students: Leigh Cebula, Sherrie-Lynn Davis, Kristy Fisher, Adam
Flanick, Linsey Hartle, Kara Hoffman, Lucas Lichtenberg, Brittney Jackson, Bethany Macker, Amanda Price
and Timothy Williams. Congratulations to them as well!
New CFWC Website
For the past several months, we have worked with High Rock Studios to create a new Community Foundation
website. In addition to an updated look and feel, the new site will also have a new donation form, Planned
Giving section, donor stories and much more. We hope you will find this new site easier to navigate when
looking for a specific fund or scholarship, grant information or how to create your own fund at the Foundation.
It will also be mobile ready, so now you can view it on your tablet or phone in addition to your desktop. Look
for the new site to go live sometime this month!
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Mary K. Bowman Fund for Historical & Fine Arts
The Mary K. Bowman Fund for Historical and Fine Arts, presented its 2015 grants to 13 local nonprofits in May at the Miller House, Washington County Historical Society in downtown Hagerstown. This year’s fund granted $61,249 to the nonprofit recipients. The Mary K. Bowman Fund provides financial support for current charitable and educational initiatives that preserve and maintain historical and cultural properties in Washing-ton County. It also promotes the fine arts, history and historic preservation while encouraging the interest in and study of such matters.
Award Recipients:
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation, Inc.: $500 to purchase supplies for the Summer Arts Academy that provides a creative and supportive environment for students entering grades 4th-12th.
Boys & Girls Club of Washington County: $2,000 for the National Fine Arts Exhibit Program that encourages artistic expression among club members ages 6-18.
First Hagerstown Hose Company: $4,000 for the Museum of Firefighting History.
Fort Ritchie Community Center: $3,200 for the Summer Ar ts & History Initiative for children 6-13.
Hagerstown Aviation Museum: $10,000 for the Facilities Study Project.
Hagerstown Day Nursery: $3,800 for children attending the childcare center to go to Kinder Konzerts, have a restaurant experience after a concert and visit the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.
Maryland Symphony Orchestra: $7,500 to support the 2015-2016 Kinder Konzert series.
Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ: $3,800 to restore and enhance the William Boone Family Gravesite, the co-founder of Boonesborough.
W House: $1,436 to purchase supplies for Recovery Through Art.
Washington County Arts Council: $1,000 for the Art Educators of Washington County 2016 Exhibit.
Washington County Free Library: $10,220 for the Historic Newspaper Indexing Project.
Washington County Historical Society: $2,250 for the Washington County Vintage Film Preserva-tion Project to reproduce, in current format, historic film footage shot in locations around Hagerstown and Washington County.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts:
$11,543 to support three Youth Art Education
Programs during 2015-16.
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The Community Foundation offers a wide variety of funds,
allowing donors the greatest flexibility in meeting their charitable goals. You may establish any of the following
funds with a minimum gift of $1,000, with growth to $5,000 within five years: Donor-Advised, Community, Field of
Interest, Designated, Scholarship or Memorial.
All funds are managed carefully and prudently by professional investment managers and administered by CFWC. We protect donor intent, while at the same time
complying with federal tax requirements. The Foundation retains the right to make final decisions regarding the
management, administration and distribution of all funds.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John P. Itell, Chairman
Father Stuart Dunnan, Vice Chairman
Michael G. Day, Vice Chairman
Cynthia Moore, Treasurer
Ted Reeder, III, Secretary
Mitesh B. Kothari, M.D., Past Chairman
Carol R. Becker
Howard “Blackie” Bowen
Andy Bruns
Rich Daughtridge
Robert Ernst, II
Douglas Fiery
Mark Fulton
Louis J. Giustini
John R. Hershey, III
Constance Manger
Stuart L. Mullendore
Steven P. O’Farrell
Brad Pingrey
Melissa Reabold
Ann Marie Rotz
Elizabeth Schulze
Todd Snook
Mary Helen Strauch
Robin Twigg
Bradley N. Sell, Executive Director
2015-16
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