News & Announcements

The Community Foundation of Frederick County is a partner in the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign, a collaborative effort to support nonprofits that directly help those adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Programs most affected by this crisis include but are not limited to utility and rent assistance, emergency shelter, financial stability programs, transportation needs, prescriptions and medical supplies, food and supplies for seniors, and behavioral and physical health services.

One of our scholarships that has provided broad impact for students is The Joseph Donald Brewer Scholarship Fund. Founded by parents Abigail Richon and William Brewer, the fund honors the memory of their son Joseph, who passed away in 2002. The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships to Frederick County graduating seniors who have dyslexia and are pursuing postsecondary education.

These are unprecedented times. The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has dramatically changed our way of life. The economic fallout from COVID-19 is causing significant hardship for many Frederick County households, individuals, nonprofits, and businesses.

It was a little more than 10 years ago when The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Braddock Heights received a big surprise…a $3 million surprise. In 2009, Marybell Everhart left the vast majority of her estate to The Community Foundation of Frederick County to benefit her church and established The Dr. David Everhart, Jr. and Marybell C. Everhart Charitable Fund.

The Community Foundation of Frederick County’s office will be closed until further notice.

The Community Foundation of Frederick County is extending its scholarship application deadline to Monday, April 6, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.

Carroll County residents pursuing postsecondary education now have until Monday, April 6, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. to complete the online application for The Harold Glen and Audrey G. Benson Trumpower Foundation Scholarship.

The Community Foundation of Frederick County’s online scholarship application opened yesterday, and for the fifth consecutive year, we are pleased to announce that just over $1 million in scholarships is available to students pursuing post-secondary education or vocational training during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Ramona Remsberg devoted her professional and personal life to the betterment of Frederick County. A pillar in the Frederick community, she completed a distinguished 55-year career in banking and finance at a time when women were not in the field.

Since 1986, The Community Foundation of Frederick County has been the leading source for post-secondary scholarship funding in Frederick County.