The Women’s Giving Circle is building a community of philanthropists and creating a permanent legacy to address the needs of women and girls in Howard County.

• We are a group of women who are pooling our dollars to make grants together to programs that benefit women and girls.
• We are leveraging our dollars together so that we can have a greater impact together than we might otherwise have alone.
• We are a fund at the Community Foundation of Howard County.
• We are run by the WGC Advisory Board – our leadership board that makes ongoing decisions.
• We have an endowment so that we will have money in perpetuity to fund programs that benefit women and girls.
• We give grants to nonprofits in Howard County that focus on our mission.
• We raise money from donors to support our grantmaking.
• We host events and programs to engage donors and raise money to support our grantmaking.

We have been part of the Howard County community for 17 years.

• We have raised over $1 million to support our efforts.
• We have raised this money from over 1,000 donors.
• We have given over 100 grants to nonprofits Howard County.