WCCF News

The Washington County Community Foundation has completed its annual review of community needs and posted the results on its dedicated website, www.communitysnapshot.org.

The Washington County Community Foundation recently awarded a total of $300,000 in capacity-building grants to 14 local organizations from a variety of component funds.

The Washington County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the election of its officers, effective July 1, 2024.

The Washington County Community Foundation recently awarded $5,000 in grants to local charities from two internship funds: The Three Oaks Internship Fund and the Betty Drach Internship Fund.

These grants will be used by the grantees to provide a monetary stipend to student interns who: are performing services for the non-profit; are currently enrolled in an accredited course of post‐secondary educational study; and who qualify as an intern under the applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

The Washington County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that grants totaling $5,000 from its African American Community Fund have been awarded to two local nonprofit organizations. The Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church received $4,000 to construct a pavilion to serve as an outdoor educational center and communal center, and Freedom Unlimited received $1,000 to support the Juneteenth event in Washington.

To help improve the board governance of local nonprofits, the Foundation initiated, on a trial basis, a new Board Development Grant program earlier this year.