COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS OVER
$216,000 IN GRANTS

December 7, 2007: The Community Foundation of Frederick County recently awarded an unprecedented $216,812.05 in grants to area nonprofit organizations thanks to the many generous donors who turn to the Community Foundation to specifically support the community’s most pressing needs.

Each year, from August 15 to October 1, Community Foundation Comprehensive Grant Applications are posted online at www.cffredco.org. Applicants may apply for funding from the Community Foundation’s Unrestricted Funds and also from other Funds included in the grant cycle. Grant applications are then competitively screened and reviewed by the Community Foundation’s Grants Committee to recommend recipients for approval by the Board of Trustees. Grant consideration is given in funding capital purchases, new programs, one-time purchases, music programs, children with catastrophic circumstances, public relations efforts, camperships, and youth programs. Recipients are notified of their awards by December and typically have until October of the following year to spend them.

Grants Committee Chairman Clyde Crum says the Community Foundation’s Grants Committee carefully reviews each application. “So many worthy applicants request more funding than is available,” said Mr. Crum. “The Grants Committee has worked tirelessly to ensure that the grants awarded meet as many community needs as possible.”

The Community Foundation is a leading source of grant funding in Frederick County. Grants from Unrestricted Funds for the 2008-2009 fiscal year totaled $67,086.01. This impressive total was made possible by the following Unrestricted Funds which allow for maximum community impact:

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Ausherman Fund, Sam and Joan Barrick Fund, BB&T Unrestricted Fund, J. Milton Brunk Memorial Endowment Fund, Community Memorial Fund, De Willard Family Fund, C. Lester and Dorothy Dudrow Fund, Frederick Brick Works, Inc. Fund, Frederick County Developers, Inc. Fund, Frederick Mutual Insurance Company Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Kelly Fund, Don Linton Family Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Main Fund, Edwin F. Nikirk Family Fund, W. Jerome Offutt Family Fund, Peter H. and Lorraine Plamondon Fund, John L. and Lucille H. Ponton Endowment Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Myron W. Randall Fund, the Millard Milburn Rice and Mabel Long Rice Family Trust, General Clair Wayne Shisler Fund, F. Lawrence and Shirley J. Silbernagel Endowment Fund, Klare S. Sunderland Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Thomas Unrestricted Endowment Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Waltz Fund, Janis Miller Wertheimer Endowment Fund, Bob and Becky Windsor Fund, and Jean Wright Memorial Fund.

Unrestricted Fund grants for the 2008-2009 fiscal year were awarded to:

Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Maryland Chapter: $1,821.20 for desktop computers with LCD monitors

Asbury United Methodist Church: $912.04 for painting restoration

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Frederick County: $1,900.00 for computers for staff and children

Communications Services for the Deaf, Inc. (CSD) of Maryland: $2,695.00 for a SMART Board.

Frederick Arts Council, Inc.: $700.00 for an LCD projector

Frederick Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol: $1,330.39 for electronic tracking equipment

Frederick County Public Schools Earth and Space Science Laboratory: $2,500.00 for oceanography and geology stream tables

The Frederick Rescue Mission: $2,800.00 for security cameras and $2,780.00 for an ice maker

Fredericktowne Players: $3,000.00 for a wireless microphone

Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County, MD: $9,174.00 for a multi-purpose copier

Heartly House, Inc.: $3,897.00 for ultraviolet lamps/air cleaners, HVAC units, and animal control equipment installation

Historical Society of Frederick County: $1,500.00 for rolling ladders

Hope Alive, Inc: $5,000.00 for a 12-passenger van

Interfaith Housing Alliance, Inc: $9,000.00 for HVAC units

Maryland Ensemble Theatre: $1,959.00 for Wybron color changers

Middletown Valley Historical Society, Inc.: $697.50 for digitization and microfilming

Parkway Elementary PTA, Inc.: $886.00 for drums

Thurmont Thespians, Inc.: $1,000.00 for an enclosed cargo trailer for touring summer musical productions

Up County Family Center: $6,000.00 for programs costs for the fathers and families support group

Volunteer Frederick: $2,233.88 for laptop computers and business software

Weinberg Center for the Arts: $5,300.00 for computer and software

Additional grants for the 2008-2009 fiscal year totaled $149,726.04 and were awarded from the following funds:

Brunswick Area Fund:

Brunswick Community Clubhouse for Kids, Inc.: $274.21 to sponsor a guest speaker on preventive health topics

Friends of Frederick County Public Libraries – Friends of the Library Brunswick Branch: $703.85 for rehousing/archiving of the Kaplon photo collection

Dola Burkentine Nonprofit Marketing Endowment Fund:

CALM, Inc.: $357.00 for printing materials for the ElderCare Mediation Program

Joseph D. Byrd Fund:

Emmitsburg Osteopathic Primary Care Center, Inc.: $4,054.75 for medical equipment

Frederick Community Action Agency: $10,000.00 for specialty medical care, lab testing, diagnostic testing and imaging, medical transportation assistance

Frederick County Healthcare Coalition: $32,541.12 for start up and salary costs

The Frederick Rescue Mission: $1,000.00 for 5-panel urine drug testing kits

Mission of Mercy, Inc.: $17,216.79 for dental and medical equipment

Seton Center Inc.: $28,004.21 for outreach expansion of the DePaul Dental Program

C&O Canal Endowment Fund for Frederick County:

Middletown High School Special Education Department: $200.00 for C&O Canal field trips

Dan Crozier Music Trust Fund:

Frederick Community College Foundation, Inc.: $7,291.98 for equipment, library music, instrument devices, camperships, and scholarships

Frederick Symphony Orchestra, Inc.: $2,700.00 for musical equipment

Enhancing Agriculture Field of Interest Fund:

Brunswick High School: $581.56 for soil nutrient test kits

Frederick Medical Foundation Fund:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Frederick County: $300.00 for Life Saver Plus first response first aid kits

Families Plus!: $1,400.00 for a wellness group

Mental Health Association of Frederick County: $1,266.91 for an audio system

Seton Center Inc.: $1,105.79 for outreach expansion of the DePaul Dental Program

Health Care Field of Interest Fund:

Seton Center Inc.: $564.41 for the DePaul Dental Program

Historic Preservation Field of Interest Fund:

Asbury United Methodist Church: $538.41 for painting restoration

U. Mehrl, Margaret T., and Sharon I. Hooper Fund:

Rock Creek School PTA: $2,180.67 for adaptive playground equipment

Sharon I. Hooper Fund for Children:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Frederick County: $1,500.00 for school supplies

The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center: $720.00 for Head Start preschool classes

Rock Creek School PTA: $4,102.58 for adaptive playground equipment

William O. Lee, Jr. and Family Endowment Fund:

Asbury United Methodist Church: $760.53 for painting restoration

Charles V. and Louise Main Endowment Fund:

City of Frederick Police Department GAL PALS: $2,000.00 for the GAL PALS at risk programs

Frederick County Head Start: $4,296.55 for child-sized gross motor vehicles

Rock Creek School PTA: $3,404.00 for adaptive playground equipment

Margaret S. Stauffer Fund:

Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County: $1,925.00 for the KidzLit reading program

The Brunswick Community Clubhouse for Kids, Inc.: $1,000.00 for program expansion

Frederick County Head Start: $969.63 for child-sized gross motor vehicles

Frederick Regional Youth Orchestra: $781.00 for musical equipment

Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital: $4,000.00 for financial assistance for girls who want to participate in scouting

Middletown High School Special Education Department: $500.00 for student training at the Appalachian Trail Center

Parkway Elementary PTA, Inc.: $886.00 for drums

Special Olympics of Frederick County Maryland: $1,500.00 for basketball equipment

Thurmont Thespians, Inc: $2,625.00 for an enclosed cargo trailer for touring summer musical productions

Joel A. Stephens Memorial Fund (“Joel’s Kids”):

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Frederick County: $5,000.00 for after school special needs programming at Rock Creek School

Youth Field of Interest Fund:

Frederick County Head Start: $257.09 for child-sized gross motor vehicles

Middletown High School Special Education Department: $200.00 for field trip equipment to the Appalachian Trail and $200.00 for Quest of Middletown program at Middletown Heritage Days Festival

Monocacy Middle School Environmental Club: $817.00 for aluminum recycling and a tree grow-out station

The Community Foundation serves as a vehicle for positive and lasting change in Frederick County by building and fostering relationships with generous citizens who aspire to support the common good. To learn more about the Community Foundation, to donate to any of its 600+ funds, or to obtain a copy of the 2006-2007 Annual Report to the Community, visit click here or call 301.695.7660.