Fiscal Year 2025 Grants will be due April 11, 2024

Grant Recipients for the American Rescue Plan Act Grant - Round Two

Awarded by the Board of Directors of the Charles County Charitable Trust
Total Funds Awarded: $500,000 - December 2022

Note: Even if regional in scope, nonprofit organizations use grant funds solely for the benefit of Charles County residents.

Alice Ferguson Foundation
Grant Award:  $5,000
Purpose: Revenue loss as a result of the pandemic.

Camp St Charles, Inc
Grant Award:  $15,000
Purpose: Revenue loss as a result of the pandemic.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
Grant Award:  $25,000
Purpose: Staffing support for Angel’s Watch Shelter.

Center for Children
Grant Award: $25,000
Purpose: Support of a telehealth platform for behavioral health services.

Charles County Arts Alliance
Grant Award: $5,000
Purpose: Support for Nanjemoy Community Center Art Camps

Charles County Children’s Aid Society
Grant Award: $12,500
Purpose: Food and household supplies for families in need.

Charles County HARC, Inc.
Grant Award: $7,500
Purpose: Technology to better serve group homes and replenish emergency supplies.

Charles County Literacy Council, Inc.
Grant Award: $5,000
Purpose: Revenue loss as a result of the pandemic & support staffing premium pay.

Chesapeake Choral Arts Society
Grant Award: $3,000
Purpose: Revenue loss as a result of the pandemic.  

Christ Church Port Tobacco Parish
Grant Award:  $7,960
Purpose: HVAC replacement to support food pantry location.

Christmas in April DBA Rebuilding Together Charles County
Grant Award:  $16,740
Purpose: Rent assistance for those facing financial hardship and contractors/supplies to repair homes.

Community Crisis & Referral Center dba Center for Abused Persons
Grant Award: $15,000
Purpose: Implement online forms & texting platform for victims of abuse, and premium pay for staff.

Dream Queen Foundation INC
Grant Award: $7,500  
Purpose: Support Gals Lead Teen Mentorship & Leadership program in public schools.

Elite Registry of Working Dogs
Grant Award: $8,700
Purpose: Training and supplies for specialized emotional support dogs.

End Hunger in Charles County Maryland, Inc.
Grant Award: $12,000
Purpose: Support food pantry and meal distribution.

Faith Temple Baptist Church of Charles County MD
Grant Award: $5,000
Purpose: Revenue loss due to the pandemic and food pantry supplies.

Health Partners Inc
Grant Award: $25,000
Purpose: Additional PPE and job recruitment advertising.

Hospice of Charles County
Grant Award: $25,000
Purpose: Premium pay for frontline workers and COVID mitigation & prevention.

Housing Options & Planning Enterprises, Inc.
Grant Award: $8,300
Purpose: Temporary housing, supplies and support for those facing homelessness.

Ivy & Pearls of SOMD Community Charities Inc
Grant Award: $10,800
Purpose: Weekend meal backpacks for Charles County students.  

KidsSTREAM Inc
Grant Award: $25,000
Purpose: STEM Camp and academic enrichment programs.

Leadership Southern Maryland
Grant Award: $5,000
Purpose: Revenue loss due to the pandemic.

LifeStyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc.
Grant Award: $25,000
Purpose: Support for Emergency Rental Assistance Program. 

Lions Camp Merrick Incorporated
Grant Award: $16,000
Purpose: Revenue loss as a result of the pandemic.

Maryland Diaper Bank
Grant Award: $17,500
Purpose: Supply diapers and wipes, and support for warehouse expansion.

Mattawoman Creek Art Center
Grant Award:  $5,000
Purpose: Art Center Sustainability.

Our Place Waldorf, Inc.
Grant Award: $25,000
Purpose: Support for soup kitchen operations.

Poiema Movement, Inc
Grant Award: $20,000
Purpose: Staffing support for transitional living homes.   

Port Tobacco Players
Grant Award: $5,000
Purpose: Revenue loss as a result of the pandemic.

Senior Network Inc.
Grant Award: $15,000
Purpose: Revenue loss as a result of the pandemic.

Southern Maryland Center for Independent Living
Grant Award: $7,500
Purpose: Electronics and electronics training for seniors and the disabled community.

Southern Maryland Community Network, Inc.
Grant Award: $1,000
Purpose: Revenue loss as a result of the pandemic.

Spring Dell Center, Inc.
Grant Award: $25,000
Purpose: Reimbursement of expenses for skilled nursing staff due to pandemic-related staffing crisis.   

The Catherine Foundation
Grant Award: $25,000
Purpose: Premium pay for staff retention.

The Jude House
Grant Award: $15,000
Purpose: Support a rental property to house sick & quarantined patients.

Toiletry and Company, Inc
Grant Award: $1,000
Purpose: Toiletry kits for students.

Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
Grant Award: $12,000
Purpose: Support Wheels to Wellness Transportation Program.

Upward Thrive Academy
Grant Award: $10,000
Purpose: Support meal kits for seniors, PPE, and supplies for homeless camps.

Note: Even if regional in scope, nonprofit organizations use grant funds solely for the benefit of Charles County residents.