Fiscal Year 2025 Grants will be due April 11, 2024

FY27 Grant Award List

Grant Recipients for Fiscal Year 2027
Awarded by the Board of Directors of the Charles County Charitable Trust
Total Funds Awarded: $1,500,000

Accessibility Bridge Corporation

Grant Award:  $7,400

Purpose: Resources and behavioral support programming for individuals with disabilities.

Accokeek Foundation

Grant Award:  $23,125

Purpose: Hands-on environmental and cultural education program for Charles County students.

Alice Ferguson Foundation

Grant Award:  $15,566

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

Bay Community Support Services

Grant Award:  $18,962

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

Beyond the Classroom Inc.

Grant Award:  $29,521

Purpose: No-cost learning and engagement opportunities for Waldorf students and their parents/caregivers.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, Inc.

Grant Award:  $55,500

Purpose: Operations support for those experiencing homelessness at Angel’s Watch emergency shelter located in Waldorf.

Center for Children, Inc.

Grant Award:  $55,500

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

Charles County Arts Alliance

Grant Award:  $13,000

Purpose: Expands arts access for underserved Charles County youth and families.

Charles County Children’s Aid Society

Grant Award:  $55,500

Purpose: School supplies and holiday gifts for Waldorf families facing financial hardship.

Charles County Literacy Council

Grant Award:  $18,500

Purpose: Operational costs to support adult literacy tutoring program.

Charles County Youth Orchestra

Grant Award:  $12,483

Purpose: High quality musical education for Charles County students.

Charles Regional Medical Center, Inc.

Grant Award:  $46,250

Purpose: Supplies and education for expectant parents in need through pregnancy and post-partum.

Chesapeake Choral Arts Society

Grant Award:  $9,500

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

Christmas in April/Rebuilding Charles County

Grant Award:  $38,387

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

Community Crisis & Referral Center dba Center for Abused Persons

Grant Award:  $50,875

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: $16,187

Purpose: In-home mental health services for underserved Charles County youth. 

Deep Launching, Incorporated

Grant Award: $27,750

Purpose: Vehicle purchase for emergency food distribution.

Girls on the Run of the Greater Chesapeake

Grant Award: $7,875

Purpose: After-school youth development program for 3rd – 8th grade girls in Waldorf.

Health Partners Inc.

Grant Award$45,325

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

Hospice of the Chesapeake Foundation

Grant Award$46,250

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

Humane Society of Charles County

Grant Award$40,700

Purpose: Support for homeless and neglected animals and community animal care education.

Ivy & Pearls of Southern Maryland

Grant Award:  $11,100

Purpose: Nutrition assistance programs in Waldorf to address food insecurity.

Jamaur Law Foundation

Grant Award:  $12,500

Purpose: SMART Money financial literacy programming for Charles County youth and vulnerable residents.

KidsSTREAM Inc.

Grant Award:  $32,592

Purpose: STEM-focused summer camps, parenting workshops, and tutoring for Charles County families.

Leadership Southern Maryland

Grant Award:  $8,614

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

LifeStream Church of the Nazarene

Grant Award$23,125

Purpose: Food distribution events to provide fresh produce, dairy, and eggs to Charles County citizens in need.

LifeStyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc.

Grant Award$25,000

Purpose: Operations support for street outreach and day center for unhoused individuals.

Little Beans Orphan Ark Rescue Corp.

Grant Award:  $16,187

Purpose: Trap, neuter, and release program to reduce feral cat populations in Charles County.

Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center

Grant Award:  $48,323

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

Maryland Diaper Bank

Grant Award:  $41,273

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

Melwood Community Services, Inc.

Grant Award:  $55,500

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

Neighborhood Creative Arts Center

Grant Award:  $19,193

Purpose: Increase access to arts programs for Charles County youth.

Our Place Waldorf

Grant Award:  $55,500

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

Poiema Movement Inc

Grant Award:  $20,000

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

Port Tobacco Players

Grant Award:  $23,125

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

Port Tobacco River Conservancy

Grant Award:  $23,125

Purpose: Education, outreach, and incentives for residents to improve septic owner knowledge and reduce pollution.

Project Health Waters

Grant Award:  $6,972

Purpose: Therapeutic fly-fishing program for local disabled veterans.

Providence of Maryland

Grant Award:  $20,233

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

Pure Play Every Day, Inc.

Grant Award:  $11,266

Purpose: Provide play-based experiences for children and families to promote social-emotional well-being.

Seeds of Courage, Inc.

Grant Award:  $14,194

Purpose: Provide financial stability and long-term independence for victims of domestic violence.

Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy

Grant Award:  $18,500

Purpose: No cost court advocacy and legal representation for survivors of domestic violence.

Southern Maryland Center for Independent Living, Inc.

Grant Award:  $13,875

Purpose: Equipment, devices, and modifications to increase independence for people with disabilities.

Southern Maryland Community Resources

Grant Award:  $11,100

Purpose:Instruction in visual and choral arts for teens and adults with disabilities.

Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc.

Grant Award:  $19,354

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

Spring Dell Center

Grant Award:  $48,100

Purpose: Assistive Technology Program assesses and enhances communication and independence for residents with disabilities.

Stella’s Girls Inc

Grant Award:  $9,250

Purpose: Leadership and academic programming for Charles County youth.

The Arc Southern Maryland

Grant Award:  $37,074

Purpose: Culinary and workforce development program to improve employment opportunities for adults with disabilities.

The Catherine Foundation of Maryland, Inc.

Grant Award:  $37,000

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

The Charles County Juneteenth Foundation Inc.

Grant Award:  $4,625

Purpose: Career preparedness workshops for Charles County youth.

The Great Escape Recovery Lounge Inc.

Grant Award:  $11,000

Purpose: Operations support for recovery treatment group center.

The Jude House

Grant Award:  $55,500

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

The Salvation Army

Grant Award:  $23,125

Purpose: Rent, mortgage, and utility assistance support programs.

Toiletry and Company Inc.

Grant Award:  $13,422

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

Upward Thrive Academy, Inc

Grant Award:  $46,250

Purpose: Youth programs that empower through creative expression, skill-building and leadership development.

Warfighter Advance, Inc.

Grant Award:  $24,697

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

Wayside Food Bank Inc

Grant Award:  $20,350

Purpose: Grocery distribution for food insecure individuals and families.

Note: Even if regional in scope, nonprofit organizations use grant funds solely for the benefit of Charles County residents. CRRF funds are specific to serving Waldorf residents.