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Greater Washington Community Foundation
Since 1973, the Greater Washington Community Foundation has been a champion of thriving communities and a catalyst for change through local philanthropic engagement, effective community investment, and civic leadership.
As the region’s largest local funder, The Community Foundation has invested more than $1.3 billion to build more equitable, just, and enriching communities.
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www.thecommunityfoundation.org
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Twitter - @communityfndn
As the region’s largest local funder, The Community Foundation has invested more than $1.3 billion to build more equitable, just, and enriching communities.
Web Address
www.thecommunityfoundation.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @communityfndn
Recent News from Greater Washington Community Foundation
Fund to advance women will memorialize runner who was stabbed to death in DC
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
... including her fiancé, Daniel Hincapie — will run the fund, which is being run in partnership with the Greater Washington Community...more
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
... including her fiancé, Daniel Hincapie — will run the fund, which is being run in partnership with the Greater Washington Community...more
Businesses and individuals together can end homelessness
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
The Greater Washington Community Foundation's sobering 2014 report on the availability of affordable housing in the region (prepared by the...more
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
The Greater Washington Community Foundation's sobering 2014 report on the availability of affordable housing in the region (prepared by the...more
Food 4 Families 2018: Join NBC4 in Donating to Give Families a Happier Thanksgiving
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
All money donated is processed through the Greater Washington Community Foundation and is tax-deductible. One-hundred percent is used...more
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
All money donated is processed through the Greater Washington Community Foundation and is tax-deductible. One-hundred percent is used...more
On the move at Sunny Energy, Fiesta Bowl, Republic Services, Barrow
Foundation: Arizona Community Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation
He has held chairman and executive board positions for various major foundations in Arizona, including the Arizona Community...more
Foundation: Arizona Community Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation
He has held chairman and executive board positions for various major foundations in Arizona, including the Arizona Community...more
Republic Services, Inc. Appoints Katharine Weymouth to its Board of Directors
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
... including Graham Holdings, Cable One, the Philip L. Graham Fund, the Greater Washington Community Foundation and the DC Economic...more
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
... including Graham Holdings, Cable One, the Philip L. Graham Fund, the Greater Washington Community Foundation and the DC Economic...more
Washington Post's former publisher lands on Republic Services board
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
... boards of Graham Holdings, Cable One, the Philip L. Graham Fund, the D.C. Economic Club and the Greater Washington Community...more
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
... boards of Graham Holdings, Cable One, the Philip L. Graham Fund, the D.C. Economic Club and the Greater Washington Community...more
Community Foundation Update (07/21/18)
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Delaware Community Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation, Puerto Rico Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Rhode Island Foundation, San Diego Foundation
Recipients of the grants, which were awarded through the foundation's Youth Fund and Great Blue Heron Fund, include Canvas, Discovery Southeast, the Lynn Canal Running Camp, and Camp Invention.The...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Delaware Community Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation, Puerto Rico Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Rhode Island Foundation, San Diego Foundation
Recipients of the grants, which were awarded through the foundation's Youth Fund and Great Blue Heron Fund, include Canvas, Discovery Southeast, the Lynn Canal Running Camp, and Camp Invention.The...more
Join NBC4 in Supporting Our Schools With Backpacks 4 Kids
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
Your donation is tax-deductible through the Greater Washington Community Foundation, which houses and distributes all of the funds raised...more
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
Your donation is tax-deductible through the Greater Washington Community Foundation, which houses and distributes all of the funds raised...more
Viewpoint: Amazon HQ2 journey exposes region's challenges
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
... for those who earn less than $50,000 a year, according to a report by the Urban Institute and Greater Washington Community Foundation. Our...more
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
... for those who earn less than $50,000 a year, according to a report by the Urban Institute and Greater Washington Community Foundation. Our...more
How The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lives On In Today's Youth
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
I came to the museum by way of a 30-plus year career in Washington D.C. Immediately prior to coming here, I served as president of the Greater Washington Community Foundation, and I was there for 18...more
Foundation: Greater Washington Community Foundation
I came to the museum by way of a 30-plus year career in Washington D.C. Immediately prior to coming here, I served as president of the Greater Washington Community Foundation, and I was there for 18...more
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