Join Our Community of Givers

Join the largest donor community in the region to maximize the impact of your charitable giving today and into the future.

You can make an immediate difference by supporting the greatest needs in our community or giving to one of our many component funds established in partnership with our donors for specific charitable purposes.

Donating to a fund at The Community Foundation is both easy and secure. You can use this page to make a secure online gift via our Classy donation portal or find other ways to give.

The Greater Washington Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity. All gifts to The Community Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Copies of our IRS determination letter and financial statements are available here.

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Your gift will help us respond to today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges.

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You can also support any of our programmatic initiatives targeting specific needs through advocacy, community leadership, and investments in high performing nonprofits.

  • The Emerging Leaders Impact Fund (ELIF) is a giving circle that engages emerging leaders in philanthropy to help strengthen communities in Prince George’s County. Members learn firsthand about community challenges, pool their resources, and collectively fund programs that meet community needs.

  • The Partnership to End Homelessness in DC brings together the public and private sectors to ensure homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring. It works to increase the supply of affordable housing, prevent evictions, and bolster our response system to help more people obtain and maintain stable housing.

  • The Sharing Community Funds bring together donors who share our passion for building more equitable, just, and thriving communities. With expert facilitation by Community Foundation staff, donors join together to learn first-hand about the challenges facing our community. Thanks to the generosity of this growing community of givers, together we discover and invest in visionary nonprofits working on the frontlines of our region’s most pressing needs.

  • A coalition of local workforce investors with a commitment to addressing poverty and income inequality by helping workers advance their skills and credentials, so they can earn family-sustaining wages. Since 2007, the Workforce Collaborative has helped more than 6,000 workers in the region earn credentials, get promotions and raises, and ultimately launch family-sustaining careers.

other Ways to give

  • Cash, credit card (online gifts), publicly traded securities held long term, mutual funds, and most bonds can easily be used to add philanthropic resources to a fund.

  • Contributing closely held stocks, partnership interests, or real estate to your fund may provide you with an income tax deduction based on the fair market value of the gift and eliminate capital gains taxes. This would allow you to make a substantially greater gift than you otherwise would have thought possible for the same out-of-pocket cost.

  • If you are age 70.5 and older, you can direct up to $100,000 from a traditional IRA to charity. If you have reached the applicable age, the gift can count toward your Required Minimum Distribution. Traditional IRA funds are not subject to income tax when given directly to a charity. However, Qualified Charitable Distributions gifts may NOT be given to a donor-advised fund. You may give to other types of funds at The Community Foundation or to our unrestricted funds. Check with us about how to direct a rollover gift to a fund at The Community Foundation, then consult your retirement fund manager to complete the gift.

  • A planned gift allows you to make provisions for future philanthropy, while providing tax advantages now or in the future. You can make a gift to The Community Foundation through a bequest in your will or trust, beneficiary designation for retirement assets (IRA, 401K, 403B) or life insurance policies, or charitable remainder trust. Click here to learn more.

  • Your existing private foundation may also be converted into a component fund within The Community Foundation. You can retain the name and purpose of the private foundation while alleviating the administrative and compliance burdens.

  • An investment in the Enterprise Community Impact Note supports the Partnership to End Homelessness and its efforts to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in DC. While earning a fixed return, your investment dollars are used to help create and preserve affordable housing. Your investment can help more DC residents obtain stable and affordable housing. 

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