Our investment partners from Brown Advisory co-hosted a donor briefing to provide an update on the CFHoCo portfolio and its sustainable investment strategy via zoom webinar. Joining Beverly White-Seals and Dan Flynn from the foundation were Brown Advisory’s Amy Seto, Endowments & Foundations Senior Advisor; Matt Gray, Portfolio Manager; and Elizabeth Hiss, Investment Analyst, Sustainable…
Apple Ford Donates $400,000 to Community Foundation of Howard County
Community Foundation to move to The Apple Ford Center at Athol Manor this fall The Community Foundation of Howard County, which raises, manages and distributes funds to support Howard County nonprofits, received $400,000 from Apple Ford, a car dealership in Columbia, for the foundation’s endowed fund supporting the mission and operating costs of the foundation…
CFHoCo Announces Youth in Philanthropy Community Grant Awards of $25,000
A student panel from the Community Foundation of Howard County’s Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) program has selected nine nonprofits for its community grant awards. The grants total $25,000, with funding coming from the Youth in Philanthropy fund and the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County, two field of interest funds under the Community Foundation of…
Donor Briefing with Brown Advisory
Please join us for a lunchtime donor briefing on Thursday, July 29 as the team at Brown Advisory provides an update on the CFHoCo portfolio and its sustainable investment strategy. The zoom webinar will be held from 12-1 p.m. and allow time for a Q&A.Click to RSVP. The event is free to attend, but you must register in advance. Brown…
Community Foundation of Howard County awards 2021 annual scholarships
COLUMBIA, Md.—The Community Foundation of Howard County has awarded 87 scholarships to 78 Howard County students with an approximate value of $79,500. The awards come after a thorough review process of applications and scholarship committee recommendations. Jillian Lewis (pictured above), a 2021 graduate of Howard High School, headlines the group. Lewis earned four scholarship awards.…
CFHoCo Announces 2021 Community Grant Awards
The Community Foundation of Howard County (CFHoCo) has announced its 2021 community grant awards supporting nonprofits throughout Howard County, Maryland. A total of $201,000 will be distributed across 36 nonprofit organizations to improve the lives of residents across the community. “The Community Foundation of Howard County is pleased to work with so many amazing nonprofits…
Hima and Rajiv Jain Establish the Jain Matching Fund for India COVID Relief
Did You Know . . . That the largest group of foreign-born residents in Howard County are classified by the Asian Indian. The second largest group of foreign-born residents are Korean. That in India more than a million cases of COVID-19 were recorded over three days alone, and thousands have died. That hospitals and medical…
Lance Christopher Mercy Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Established at CFHoCo
The endowed scholarship will be awarded in perpetuity to a River Hill HS student The family of Lance Mercy has established a new endowed scholarship at the Community Foundation of Howard County. The Lance Christopher Mercy Scholar-Athlete Scholarship will award a minimum of $1,000 each year to a graduating senior at River Hill High School.…
2021 Spring Party!
Join us for the premier networking event of the season – the annual Community Foundation of Howard County Spring Party! The business and nonprofit communities will gather – virtually – for this always-fun evening of networking and socializing with CFHoCo’s incredible donors, friends and community leaders. THE EVENING WILL FEATURE: We’ll be announcing the foundation’s…
The Foundation Remembers Tommy Mulitz
It is with heavy hearts that the Community Foundation of Howard County shares the passing of Thomas C. Mulitz. Mr. Mulitz, passed away on Thursday, April 8. Known to most as Tommy, he and his wife Shelley Gudelsky Mulitz have been active in Howard County philanthropic circles for decades. The couple opened an endowed, unrestricted…