Fiscal Year 2025 Grants will be due April 11, 2024

Charitable Trust Board and Staff Visit Poiema Movement

July 13, 2023 – Members of the Charles County Charitable Trust board and staff had the opportunity to visit Poiema Movement in Waldorf. Poiema (meaning masterpiece in greek) is a transitional living program that empowers women survivors on the road to recovery from substance abuse, addiction, domestic violence and more.  This intensive 12–24-month journey is […]

Charitable Staff Tour Melwood Recreation Center

The Charles County Charitable Trust staff had the opportunity to tour Melwood Recreation Center in Nanjemoy recently. The 108-acre property is home to their camp facilities, animal friends, pollinator garden, swimming pool, dining halls, and so much more. We were thrilled to learn about the many wonderful programs they run to empower and connect kids […]

Charles County Charitable Trust announces ARPA Round 2 Grant Awards

The Charles County Charitable Trust announces the awards of 38 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Round 2 grants to nonprofits serving the Charles County community in support of a variety of important services. The award amounts, totaling $500,000, are provided by Charles County through the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress in 2021. Through […]

Charles County Charitable Trust announces FY23 Grant Awards and Additional ARPA Funds

The Charles County Charitable Trust announces the awards of 49 Fiscal Year 2023 grants to nonprofits serving the Charles County community, offering a variety of services. The award amounts total $1,109,300 which includes a one-time additional funding increase of $300,000. Funding is provided by the Charles County Board of Commissioners through their continued support of […]

Grant Recipients for Fiscal Year 2022

Grant Recipients for Fiscal Year 2022 Awarded by the Board of Directors of the Charles County Charitable Trust Total Funds Awarded: $809,300   Alice Ferguson Foundation Grant Award:  $5,000 Purpose:  Engage youth and adults on a continuum of environmental education and stewardship in Charles County.   Bay Community Support Services Grant Award:  $16,000 Purpose:  Implementation […]

Maryland Recovery Now Grant Recipients October, 2021

Maryland Recovery Now Grant Recipients   Awarded by the Board of Directors of the Charles County Charitable Trust Total Funds Awarded: $520,300   Bay Community Support Services Grant Award:  $20,000 Purpose:   Personnel costs for recruitment and retention of caregivers for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, a direct result of the dramatic turnover in caregivers […]

Grant Recipients for Fiscal Year 2022

Awarded by the Board of Directors of the Charles County Charitable Trust Total Funds Awarded: $809,300   Alice Ferguson Foundation Grant Award:  $5,000 Purpose:  Engage youth and adults on a continuum of environmental education and stewardship in Charles County.   Bay Community Support Services Grant Award:  $16,000 Purpose:  Implementation of ”YOUniversity”, a technology-driven training program […]

Maryland Recovery Now Grant Recipients

Awarded by the Board of Directors of the Charles County Charitable Trust Total Funds Awarded: $520,300   Bay Community Support Services Grant Award:  $20,000 Purpose:   Personnel costs for recruitment and retention of caregivers for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, a direct result of the dramatic turnover in caregivers and the challenges of replacing them. […]