Are you looking for a tax-efficient way to make a difference in your community? If you have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you may want to consider a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). This powerful tax strategy allows you to support causes close to your heart while reducing your taxable income. In this blog post, we…
Staff Profile: Dee Athey
What do you do at the Community Foundation? I have the opportunity to do a variety of things at the foundation to support and facilitate philanthropy and investment in the common good. I like to think of myself as a connector. It gives me great satisfaction to help leverage synergy and effort by connecting people,…
Staff Profile: Jay Vidyarthi
What do you do at the Community Foundation? I run operations at the Foundation. Anything related to keeping the lights on ends up on my messy desk. What do you love about Howard County? People are so neighborly. I popped into my barber’s shop to tell him that my neighbor recommended the same TV show…
Board of Trustees Profile: Marcy Leonard
Where did you grow up? Go to school? I am a Howard County kid who never left Columbia! I attended Stevens Forest and Jeffers Hill Elementary Schools, Owen Brown and Clarksville Middle Schools, and I am a proud Atholton High School graduate. My undergraduate degree is from Haverford College and master’s degree is from Wake…
Board of Trustees Profile: Steve Sass
Where did you grow up? Go to school? I was raised on Long Island (N.Y.). My parents moved out there from the Bronx when I was six months old. My brothers and I attended public school in Valley Stream/Franklin Square in Nassau County. I first left Long Island for college, earning a B.S. degree in…
Board of Trustees Profile: Lisa Edwards
Where did you grow up? Go to school? As a native Washingtonian who was born in the District of Columbia and raised in the nearby Maryland suburbs, I am a bit of a rarity. I simply adore having such deep roots in my community. Even after attending the University of Delaware (UD) to study Chemical…
Meet Our Staff: Dan Flynn
Dan Flynn is the foundation’s Director of Development, Marketing & Communications. He joined CFHoCo in January of 2020. Where did you grow up? Go to school? I grew up in Newark, Delaware. I am one of six children – five boys and one girl. I went to college at Johns Hopkins, and I have pretty…
Board of Trustees Profile: Sang Oh
Where did you grow up? Go to school? I was born in Seoul, Korea and immigrated to the United States with my family when I was five years old. We came to Columbia where I learned to speak English, eat pizza at Barry’s in the Mall and graduated from Atholton HS. I received my undergraduate…
Board of Trustees Profile: Hima Jain
Where did you grow up? Go to school? I grew up in Delhi, India, and that’s also where I finished my formal schooling. What did/do you do in your “day job?” I started my career as a graphic designer and moved to the hot new field (then) of internet and web designing soon after. Later…
Women’s History Month
In March we celebrate Women’s History Month. It’s been a never-ending quest to be treated as equals. There have been many major milestones that have advanced the economic, political, and personal rights of women in the United States. They range from key legislation and the founding of influential organizations to decisions from the Supreme Court that…