The Community Foundation has partnered with United Way of Washington County to create the COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund to help Washington County nonprofits and individuals impacted by COVID-19. Collaborative partners in the philanthropic funding community include the Pauline K. Anderson Foundation, Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Foundation, Community Foundation of Washington County, MD, God’s Grace Fund, The John R. Hershey Jr. and Anna L. Hershey Family Foundation, Ed and Betsy Beachley, Dr. and Mrs. Mitesh and Erin Kothari, Kevin and Stacey Crawford, Todd and Sue Baer, the Adna Fulton Family Fund and the Dutton Family Fund.

If you would like to give to the COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund, please do so through United Way of Washington County’s website. We truly appreciate your support during this difficult time.

The COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund collaborative funders are administering funding through a common grant application to support local, eligible organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund collaborative funders include the Community Foundation of Washington County, MD, United Way of Washington County, MD, Pauline K. Anderson Foundation and the Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Foundation.

Organizations can apply for emergency grants to support increases to demands in services and/or grants to support general operating expenses when revenues have been impacted by COVID-19-related closures. The fifth round of applications will be due Monday, June 8th at midnight.