Greater Washington Community Foundation

In July 2017 The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region changed its name to the Greater Washington Community Foundation. The Community Foundation works to strengthen the Washington metropolitan region by encouraging and supporting effective giving and by providing leadership on critical issues in our community. The Community Foundation is a community of givers, dedicated to inspiring and creating change across greater Washington and beyond.

The Community Foundation, which serves the District of Columbia, Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland, and Northern Virginia – is part of a network of some 700 community foundations nationwide, each a tax-exempt, public charity made up of charitable giving funds established by individuals, families, corporations, and other organizations. The Community Foundation manages hundreds of donor funds, with assets totaling more than $300 million. It is the largest funder of nonprofit organizations in the metropolitan Washington region – having granted over $1 billion to over 8,000 nonprofits in its 43-year history.

In 1973, a group of now-legendary Washington-area leaders – Katharine Graham, Robert Linowes, and Hank Strong among them – came together to form The Community Foundation. Their goal? To make community change through charitable giving easy, flexible, tax-smart, efficient and, above all, personal.

The Community Foundation is currently led by Neal Simon, Chairman of the Board, and Bruce McNamer, President and CEO.