When Nail and Rose McConnell met with former Community Foundation President & CEO Brad Sell in 2015, they knew that because of their history of giving, creating a fund was a natural next step. Their plan quickly developed into giving a certain amount each year to a handful of charities that might not typically receive a lot of funding. Having grown from an initial investment of $15,000, the McConnell Family Community Endowment Fund has made countless distributions. over the years as that number climbed. Read more…

The Community Foundation of Washington County MD, Inc. has awarded a total of $75,240, in varying amounts, to applicants of the Mary K. Bowman Fine Arts Fund. This fund provides financial support for current charitable and educational initiatives that preserve and maintain historical and cultural properties in Washington County. It also promotes the fine arts, history and historic preservation while encouraging the interest in and study of such matters.