Fiscal Year 2025 Grants will be due April 11, 2024

FY25 Grant Award List

Grant Recipients for Fiscal Year 2026
Awarded by the Board of Directors of the Charles County Charitable Trust
Total Funds Awarded: $1,509,300

Accessibility Bridge Corporation

Grant Award:  $25,000

Purpose: Autism outreach program to increase understanding within the community by offering education, resources and support.

Alice Ferguson Foundation

Grant Award:  $16,829

Purpose: Outdoor stem-focused educational science programs for Charles County Public Schools third grade students and teachers.

Bay Community Support Services

Grant Award:  $40,000

Purpose: Provide repairs and updates at residential group homes for people with disabilities.

Beyond the Classroom Inc.

Grant Award:  $27,181.00

Purpose: No-cost learning and engagement opportunities for underserved students and their parents/caregivers. Provide school supplies to Title I schools throughout the year.

Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland

Grant Award:  $17,000

Purpose: Providing a safe social environment for Charles County youth through after-school and summer programs.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, Inc.

Grant Award:  $65,000

Purpose: Operations support for those experiencing homelessness at Angels Watch emergency shelter.

Center for Children, Inc.

Grant Award:  $60,000

Purpose: Supporting a child psychiatrist position to provide mental health services to uninsured children.

Charles County Children’s Aid Society

Grant Award:  $65,000

Purpose: Support for families facing financial hardship by providing school supplies and holiday gifts.

Charles County Literacy Council

Grant Award:  $20,000

Purpose: Operational costs to support adult literacy tutoring program.

Charles County Youth Orchestra

Grant Award:  $11,100

Purpose: High quality musical education experience for Charles County students.

Charles Regional Medical Center, Inc.

Grant Award:  $40,000

Purpose: Reduce hospital readmissions through food is medicine program for patients with chronic illnesses.

Chesapeake Choral Arts Society

Grant Award:  $7,500

Purpose: Operations support for providing performance opportunities for instrumentalists and vocalists.

Christ Church Port Tobacco

Grant Award:  $28,400

Purpose: Operations support for community food pantry.

Christmas in April/Rebuilding Charles County

Grant Award:  $55,000

Purpose: Materials to provide home modifications and repairs to people in need.

College of Southern Maryland Foundation

Grant Award:  $5,390

Purpose: Provide support for Early College Summer Boot Camp to increase student success.

Community Crisis & Referral Center dba Center for Abused Persons

Grant Award:  $55,000

Purpose: Operations support for the 24-Hour Crisis Hotline.

Conservancy for Charles County, Inc.

Grant Award: $4,800

Purpose: Operations support for preservation of Charles County’s scenic, agricultural, and historic land.

Cornerstone Southern Maryland

Grant Award: $3,800

Purpose: Assist Charles County residents in gaining competitive employment and financial stability. 

Deep Launching, Incorporated

Grant Award: $15,000

Purpose: Operations support for food & necessity distribution center for low-income individuals.

Girls on the Run of the Greater Chesapeake

Grant Award: $2,925

Purpose: Providing after-school youth development program for 3rd – 8th grade girls

Health Partners Inc.

Grant Award$60,000

Purpose: Operations support and equipment to provide dental care to citizens in need.

Hospice of the Chesapeake Foundation

Grant Award$50,000

Purpose: Addressing dementia through dignity, care and support for patients and caregivers.

Ivy & Pearls of Southern Maryland

Grant Award:  $20,000

Purpose: Expanding nutrition assistance programs in the community to address food insecurity.

Leadership Southern Maryland

Grant Award:  $9,000

Purpose: Expand the scholarship program for a nonprofit leaders and executives.

LifeStream Church of the Nazarene

Grant Award$30,000

Purpose: Support for addressing food insecurity through resident food distribution events.

LifeStyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc.

Grant Award:  $65,000

Purpose: Program support for Homeless & Housing Services Department which provides emergency shelter and homeless support.

Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center

Grant Award:  $20,000

Purpose: Operations support to provide legal representation to crime victims.

Maryland Diaper Bank

Grant Award:  $43,000

Purpose: Funding for diapers, hygiene essentials and postpartum kits for struggling households.

Melwood Community Services, Inc.

Grant Award:  $60,000

Purpose: Program support for summer camp for youth with and without disabilities and chronic health conditions.

Our Place Waldorf

Grant Award:  $62,125

Purpose: Program support for soup kitchen providing meals to residents in need.

Poiema Movement Inc

Grant Award:  $35,000

Purpose: Operations support for transitional living program that empowers women survivors of trauma.

Port Tobacco Players

Grant Award:  $25,000

Purpose: Support for theater entertainment, camps, and education for residents of all ages.

Providence of Maryland

Grant Award:  $50,000

Purpose: Provide repairs and updates at residential group homes for people with disabilities and their staff who work alongside them.

Promise Landing Farm

Grant Award:  $16,000

Purpose: Provide inclusive equine-assisted services for underserved Charles County residents.

Port Tobacco River Conservancy

Grant Award:  $40,000

Purpose: Improve stormwater best management practices through education, outreach, and incentives.

Seeds of Courage, Inc.

Grant Award:  $17,500

Purpose: Provide resources and supplies to support victims of domestic violence.

Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy

Grant Award:  $20,000

Purpose: Staffing to provide court advocacy and legal representation to crime victims.

Southern Maryland Center for Independent Living, Inc.

Grant Award:  $15,000

Purpose: Provide equipment, devices and modifications within homes, workplaces, or schools for people with disabilities.

Southern Maryland Community Resources

Grant Award:  $10,000

Purpose: Support for public speaking programing for community members with differing abilities.

Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc.

Grant Award:  $15,000

Purpose: Support for housing counseling, emergency food assistance, and CDL training programs.

Spring Dell Center

Grant Award:  $60,000

Purpose: Development of a customized Movement & Wellness Program to promote physical activity and mobility for adults with complex disabilities.

Paul’s Episcopal Church Piney Parish

Grant Award:  $10,200

Purpose: Provide menstrual supplies to underserved women and girls via free pantries.

The Arc Southern Maryland

Grant Award:  $28,000

Purpose: Office updates to include a sensory room and gaming room for people with disabilities.

The Catherine Foundation of Maryland, Inc.

Grant Award:  $40,000

Purpose: Support for learn-to-earn class training for childbirth, parenting, and professional trade skills.

The Great Escape Recovery Lounge Inc.

Grant Award:  $6,300

Purpose: Operations support for recovery treatment group center.

The Jude House

Grant Award:  $40,000

Purpose: Expand recovery support and workforce readiness in the residential substance use rehabilitation program supporting uninsured and underinsured individuals.

The Salvation Army

Grant Award:  $20,000

Purpose: Support for rent, mortgage, utility assistance support programs.

Toiletry and Company Inc.

Grant Award:  $8,500

Purpose: Providing hygiene products and education through school closets in underserved communities.

Upward Thrive Academy, Inc

Grant Award:  $35,000

Purpose: Empowering youth through creative expression, skill-building and leadership development.

Warfighter Advance, Inc.

Grant Award:  $21,750

Purpose: Support for veterans with PTSD to attend the ADVANCE program.

Youth EmpowerMe Foundation, Inc.

Grant Award:  $12,000

Purpose: Empowering youth and parents through mentorship programs focused on social and life skills.

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