Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County



Founded by a group of community-minded citizens who wanted to ensure a permanent source of funds for our local charitable organizations, the Community Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for all people in Anne Arundel County by:

  • Building and managing an endowment of charitable asset
  • Responding to community needs
  • Helping donors achieve their charitable objectives while strengthening the community
  • Serving as a catalyst for community problem solving, and
  • Fostering greater giving and new philanthropy in our community


Assets and Giving for Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

Assets

2019 - 18,963,960
2018 - 13,858,559
2017 - 13,466,251
2016 - 12,839,357
Domestic Grants

2019 - 2,670,752
2018 - 4,212,217
2017 - 2,293,974


    

Recent News from Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County


John Rodenhausen Named Director of Gift Planning At Community Foundation
Foundation: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

John Rodenhausen Named Director of Gift Planning at Community Foundation - Eye On Annapolis.John is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of Annapolis, a 501(c)3 non-profit...more

Mary Spencer: Philanthropy is a reminder of Anne Arundel County's kind-hearted | COMMENTARY
Foundation: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

... financial support, but demonstrates outstanding civic and philanthropic responsibility and exemplary leadership in advancing...more

Mary Spencer: Anne Arundel needs assessment report release to be followed by public forums
Foundation: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County's latest needs ... can use the data we provide to support their work as they apply for...more

Mary Spencer: Identify the motivation that drives your charitable giving | COMMENTARY
Foundation: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

Perhaps you have been the recipient of philanthropy or had a ... CFAAC philanthropic advisers can help you identify ways to help others so...more

Mary Spencer: 'Great transfer of wealth': What it may mean to you | COMMENTARY - Capital Gazette
Foundation: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

Have honest conversations with your beneficiaries. Work with a professional adviser and the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC)...more

Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County Awards $87K to 18 Non-Profits - Eye On Annapolis
Foundation: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

To date, CFAAC has distributed 282 grants to 134 unique nonprofits totaling $1,709,692 through the Community Crisis Response Fund. CFAAC will...more

Mary Spencer: Employees want companies to have a local impact. CFAAC can help ...
Foundation: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

... which also outlined the many advantages of corporate philanthropy, ... Simply put, having a charitable or philanthropic component to...more

Famed NPO Researcher Lester Salamon Dies - The NonProfit Times
Foundation: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

He was director of both the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies and the Center for Governance and Management Research at the Urban Institute...more

Bob Cawood: 24-hour Run Your Town Challenge at the Annapolis Towne Center was a hit ...
Foundation: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

... fund of the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County that raises funds directed to changing the course of addiction in Anne Arundel...more

Lifelong advocate for families has street named after her in Annapolis
Foundation: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County

... given out by the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County, as well as the William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award in 2014,...more



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