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WCCF News

July 24, 2024

Community Foundation Awards Over $134K in Post-Secondary Lifelong Learning Grants

The Washington County Community Foundation recently awarded $134,050 in post-secondary lifelong learning grants from a variety of component funds.

July 12, 2024

Foundation Releases Results of Annual Community Needs Assessment

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

July 9, 2024

Community Foundation Awards $300,000 in Capacity-Building Grants

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.

July 1, 2024

Washington County Community Foundation Elects Officers

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

June 27, 2024

WCCF’s Internship Grants Announced

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.

June 19, 2024

WCCF Awards Grants from African American Community Fund

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.