We Are Carroll Awards featured in the Baltimore Sun
The annual We Are Carroll Awards (formerly POY) were recently featured in the Baltimore Sun’s Carroll County Times edition, highlighting the winners and shining a light on the work of the Community Foundation of Carroll County. The article by Lily Carey was published online on Sept 25, 2025. You can read the article here. My […]
What does the Community Foundation of Carroll County do, exactly?
People often ask, “What is the Community Foundation of Carroll County? What do you do?” Please watch and find out about our reach in the community — what we do and who we work with, what our impact is. You can learn a lot in less than 3 minutes! In our first episode, meet Executive […]
We Are Carroll Awards Celebrates Carroll County, MD Nonprofits
The Community Foundation of Carroll County presents the We Are Carroll Awards — formerly Philanthropists of the Year — celebrating greatness. We’re awarding two nonprofit partners, one best friend, one legend, and one incredibly generous philanthropist. We’ve rebranded, expanded, and opened the awards this year. Included is a community member nominated by a Carroll County […]
Westminster Living Charity Spotlight:
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Jaclyn Mathias, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Carroll County, joins the We Are Carroll podcast
Today we speak with Jaclyn Mathias, executive director of the Community Foundation of Carroll County. In this interview, Jaclyn wraps up CFCC’s 30th anniversary year and looks to the future of the foundation, the community, and partner nonprofits served by the organization. Remember, you can learn more about the Community Foundation of Carroll County on our website: www.wearecarroll.org. Stay with us.
Dayhoff: Sixteenth annual Philanthropists of the Year Awards to be presented Sept. 25
This year the Community Foundation of Carroll County 16th annual Carroll County Philanthropists of the Year Awards program will be held at the Carroll Arts Center, 91 E. Main St., Westminster, on Sept. 25. The Class of 2024 “What Keeps You Growing” event recognizes achievements in four categories: Living Legacy; Rooted in the Community; Rising Star; and the Fund-nominated as BFF.
Jaclyn Mathias, CFCC, featured on WFRE Four State Focus
Jaclyn Mathias, executive director of Community Foundation of Carroll County, joins WFRE’s Four State Focus community briefing with Bob Miller and producer Chris Michaels.
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Celebrating 30 years of the Community Foundation of Carroll County!
This year marks a very exciting time for the Community Foundation of Carroll County, our partner funds, and the community. We are celebrating our 30th anniversary!
Through the foundation’s management of charitable funds established by individuals, the foundation helps area nonprofit agencies live out their mission in our community through donors, grants, public support, and the vision and drive of our partner nonprofits. It is by working together that we create a stronger community!
Civil War Heritage Area adds Westminster’s Ellsworth Cemetery to its boundaries
Sherry Greenfield January 30, 2024 at 4:03 p.m. Ellsworth Cemetery is a Civil War-era burial site, founded by Black soldiers in Westminster. The historic Ellsworth Cemetery in Westminster is now part of the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area, recognizing the cemetery’s December 1876 founding by six Black Civil War veterans. On Jan. 11, […]
We Grow Together!
How do we quantify the impact of the Community Foundation of Carroll County on the community? By highlighting the amazing work and impact of the nonprofits we serve. The Community Foundation of Carroll County is a public foundation dedicated to strengthening the community by meeting the needs of donors and nonprofits alike. Through the foundation’s […]