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Women's Giving Circle of Howard County's 2022 Grants to Date

12/30/2022

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The WGC is a fund that gives grants … it’s what we do!

  • We have been part of the Howard County community for 20 years, having launched in 2002. 
  • This year, in 2022, WGC will give $200,000 in celebration of our 20th Anniversary year.
  • By the end of this year we will have given over $1,000,000 to our nonprofit partners in Howard County!
  • Learn more about WGC's grantmaking here.
  • Learn more about the WGC's Emergency Response Network here.
"We are proud to support our nonprofit partners on the ground focusing on women, girls, and families in our community." - Candace Dodson-Reed & Alison Canning,  
2022 WGC Grants Committee Co-Chairs
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WGC's 2022 Grantee Partners to Date:

  • Business Women’s Network of Howard County: for a Lifelong Learner Scholarship - $1,500
  • Columbia Community Care: Pantry Support - $500
  • Community Allies of Rainbow Youth (CARY) - $100
  • Community Ecology Institute/Freetown Farm: Community Barn Raiser - $5,500
  • Community Foundation of Howard County: CFHoCo Porch Naming​ ​- $4,000
  • Community Foundation of Howard County: YWGC/Youth in Philanthropy Partnership - $5,000
  • Food and Care For All, Inc.: Support for Women and Families - $1,000
  • Get on the Bus: Scholarships for 10 Girls - $5,000
  • Highland Project: Support of our Social Justice Grant to The 3rd - $10,000
  • Howard Hospital Foundation: Breast Imaging Center for Women - $6,000
  • Howard Community College: Continuing Education: Scholarships and Books - $10,500
  • Howard Community College: Head Start Empowerment Scholarship - $2,875
  • Junior Achievement of Central Maryland: JA Rising Women​ ​Program - $20,000
  • JustLiving Advocacy: WorkHER Program for Single Mothers - $5,000
  • JustLiving Advocacy: Back-to-School Supply Drive - $1,000
  • Leadership Howard County’s Leadership:   Scholarships for Female Participants - $5,000
  • National Black Philanthropy Month: $1,000 
  • Neighbor Ride: 200 Rides for Senior Women - $2,500
  • Philanthropy Together: We Give Summit  - $500
  • Sobar: Sobar Certification - $1,000
  • The 3rd: Black Philanthropy Month  - $1,500
  • The 3rd: Leadership Development Program - $20,000
  • United Way of Central Maryland: Scholarship for the New Family Center - $5,000
  • Emergency Response Network Grants: 
    • ERN Request for Columbia Community Care for Gift Cards for the Holiday Season - $2,000
    • ERN Request for the Community Action Council for Thanksgiving Meals for Families - $1,500
    • ERN Request for the Howard County Autism Society for a woman in need - $1,308
    • ERN Request for Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center to Support a Woman in Need - $1,435
    • ERN Request for HopeWorks to support a woman in need - $2,100
    • ERN Request for Luminus to Support Afghan Refugee Families - $10,000
    • ERN Request for WGC’s Feminine Hygiene Product Drive - $3,760

  • Big Give 2022 Grants:
    • Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center - $10,000
    • HopeWorks - $6,000
    • HCC Educational Foundation - $4,000

  • Changemaker Challenge Grants: 3, $1,000 grants to Female-Lead Programs - $3,000
    • Howard County Autism Society
    • Howard County Lynching Truth & Reconciliation
    • Oakland Mills Online​

  • WGC 20th Anniversary ERN Grants: 10, $2,000 grants to ERN partners - $20,000
    • Bridges to Housing Stability
    • Community Action Council
    • Columbia Community Care
    • Girls on the Run
    • Grassroots
    • Hope Works
    • Howard County Autism Society
    • HCC Educational Foundation
    • Howard Hospital Foundation
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Felicia Iweala
11/29/2022 10:47:18 am

Hello,
Writing to find out how our organization can apply for your upcoming grant. Thanks

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