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
Great Give 2014 A year ago, Bess Langbein, the Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County was riding high after raising...more
Jim and Sylvia Earl arrived in Anne Arundel County in the mid 1990s when he retired after teaching physics and astronomy at the University of Maryland for 35 years. Almost immediately they made their...more
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County is pleased to announce the recipients of the philanthropist, corporate philanthropist, volunteer and foundation awards for 2012. This year's...more
The grant will be used to support expenses needed to operate the Light House's B.E.S.T program, which was started in 2010 and with funding from a Ladders for Success grant from the Community...more
The money is part of the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County's third annual Ladders to SUCCESS program. By John Wilfong The Stanton Center's homework club in Annapolis recently...more
The City of Annapolis will be receiving grants totaling $100,000 from Community Legacy grant and a Technical Assistant grant, both from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.