OUR MISSION

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

OUR IMPACT

We have been part of the Howard County community for 22+ years, have given $1.2 M+ to our nonprofit partners through 300+ grants. We have a $1.1 M endowment from 1,700+ donors that will ensure that there are funds to support women and girls in our community in perpetuity. In 2024 we'll give at least $100K.

OUR GIVING CIRCLE

The WGC is a giving circle - a collective giving effort where we are pooling our dollars so we can have a greater impact together than we might otherwise have alone. We are proud to be among the thousands of giving circles across the country that have given millions of dollars to have an impact on a wide variety of issues.

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ENJOYING 2024, TOGETHER!

- Jennifer Bodensiek, WGC Chair

​"I hope our 2023 efforts were inspiring you as much as they are all of us – it fuels us to continue working together to support women and girls in our community in 2024. Perhaps, it’s needed now more than ever."

CONTACT US​

Women's Giving Circle of Howard County

The WGC is a fund of the
​Community Foundation of Howard County
6680 Martin Road
Columbia, MD 21044
410.730.7840    
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[email protected]
[email protected]
www.womensgivingcircle.org

2024 WGC Leadership
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Our 2024 Advisory Board members are philanthropists, leaders, community builders, advocates, and communicators—and a resource for our donors and nonprofit partners working to improve the lives of women and girls in Howard County. We look forward to being in touch.

​Jennifer Bodensiek, WGC Chair
[email protected]

Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz, WGC Executive Director
[email protected]
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