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CFHoCo Announces 2024 Community Grants Awards

CFHoCo Announces 2024 Community Grants Awards

The Community Foundation of Howard County (CFHoCo) has announced its 2024 Community Grants awards supporting nonprofits throughout Howard County, Maryland.…

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Greg & Roberta Kahlert and The Kahlert Foundation Named 2024 Philanthropists of the Year

Greg & Roberta Kahlert and The Kahlert Foundation Named 2024 Philanthropists of the Year

The Community Foundation of Howard County (CFHoCo) has announced that Greg & Roberta Kahlert and The Kahlert Foundation are the…

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HoCoPoLitSo Earns Inaugural Jean Moon Legacy Builder Award

HoCoPoLitSo Earns Inaugural Jean Moon Legacy Builder Award

The Jean Moon Legacy Builder Award promotes and celebrates efforts to strategically grow an endowed fund at the Community Foundation…

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Alison Canning Named Recipient of Leadership Council Award

Alison Canning Named Recipient of Leadership Council Award

The Community Foundation of Howard County has announced that Alison Canning is the recipient of the foundation’s 2024 Leadership Council…

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Important Year-End Giving Information

Important Year-End Giving Information

As we approach the end of the year, it's the perfect time to plan ahead and make a difference in…

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Elaine Irons Earns 2024 “Amanda & Jill Dean Direct Service Professional” Award

Elaine Irons Earns 2024 “Amanda & Jill Dean Direct Service Professional” Award

Elaine Irons, a direct service professional at The Arc of Howard County, has earned the prestigious Amanda and Jill Dean…

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HERE FOR HOWARD COUNTY

Our mission at the Community Foundation of Howard County is inspiring lifelong giving and connecting people, places and organizations to worthy causes across Howard County and beyond.

DONORS

Give to the causes and charities that
matter most to you.

NONPROFITS

Apply for a grant and learn how we work with Howard County nonprofits.

ADVISORS

Help your clients create a lasting legacy through a scholarship fund.

IMPACT

“The foundation staff provided a broad range of funding opportunities to support nonprofits. We were thrilled that our gift had such an immediate impact and potentially long-term influence for young women."

– Bob and Bach Jeffrey

IMPROVING LIVES IN HOWARD COUNTY

For more than 50 years, the Community Foundation of Howard County has partnered with our donors to improve lives throughout our community.

We connect donors to the critical needs In Howard County and help them to make a difference. A closer look at 2022 shows our impact.

424

Grant Awards in 2023

$1.7 million

Granted to Nonprofits in 2023

$38 million

Assets Under Management

IMPACT

“It’s the mandate of the Community Foundation of Howard County to reach every demographic in the county to provide services and support for all our residents.”

–  Jeffrey Boutwell, Youth in Philanthropy Program funder

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