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Nov05
Grant Writing Workshop
6:00 PM · Library Annex
A hands-on session for first-time applicants.
Washington County's community foundation
Strong communities are built together.
We connect generous neighbors with local leaders solving what matters most at home. This year, $4.2 million reached 160 programs.
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Investing where we live
Common Ground is a place-based foundation. We pool gifts from hundreds of local donors and grant them to nonprofits, schools and neighbors with good ideas. Every decision is made by people who live here.
$4.2Mgranted this year
160programs funded
2,300volunteers
48years of local giving
Grants
The Riverfront Revival
A resident-led committee turned an abandoned lot into a market, a stage and a classroom. Our fund provided the first $60,000 and 400 volunteers did the rest.
- Matched by $210,000 in local business gifts
- Home to 32 weekend vendors
- Free youth music lessons every Thursday
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The grant was small, but it told us someone believed in our idea. Three years later we serve 500 kids.Denise, youth program founder
Coming up
Full calendar Gather on common ground
Nov14
Riverfront Cleanup
9:00 AM · Riverfront Park
Join 100 volunteers to tidy the shoreline before winter.
Dec03
Giving Tuesday Kickoff
12:00 PM · Foundation Office
Double your gift with our match pool for 24 hours.
Invest in the place you call home
Every gift stays in Washington County and works for generations.