In 1996, a group of energetic community leaders, brought together by The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, had the vision to create a new affiliate foundation to focus on the growing population of Montgomery County, MD. Led by the late R. Robert Linowes and Clifford M. Kendall, they created The Community Foundation for Montgomery County.
Why? Because community foundations are an important part of the American way of giving, and our county deserved one.
CFMC has three distinct, yet complementary, strategic approaches:
- Charitable Giving Funds. We house and provide top-notch professional and administrative staffing to many charitable giving funds established by county residents, families and businesses to support the causes most important to them -- around the world, throughout the metropolitan region and especially, right here in Montgomery County.
- Philanthropic Advisory Services. We provide philanthropic advisory services, acting as counsel to family foundations, high net worth families and businesses on crafting a giving plan that is most satisfying for you. We work in a complementary partnership with your professional wealth advisors.
- Philanthropic Leadership. CFMC plays a significant community leadership role in Montgomery County as a bridge between those who want to give, local government, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The primary mechanism for this leadership work is the Sharing Montgomery Fund, which makes grants to nonprofit organizations working with the county’s growing population of low-income children and families.
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