James M. Johnston attended the University of North Carolina from 1913-1915. The foundation, named in his honor and currently based in this Chevy Chase Metro Building, has given more than $25 million to the school through the Johnston Scholars program, one of the largest need-based academic scholarship programs in the South.
This organization supports non-profits and offers grants for programs that provide direct care services for the hungry, intellectually disabled, homeless, abused women and children and assists at-risk pregnant women. The foundation provides the grants for organizations in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
With this national organization, a nutritional meal for seniors is only a phone call away. This particular location of the community-based program is at North Chevy Chase Christian Church. Here, volunteers set up meals daily to deliver to local seniors at no cost, as part of a key initiative to end senior hunger.
The W. O'Neil Foundation offers grants to primarily Catholic organizations. The foundation prefers that the organizations provide for the basic needs of the poor like food, clothing, shelter and education.
This philanthropic organization was founded in 1913. It is the largest club of the Maryland General Federation of Women's Clubs. Members serve the community through service and volunteer programs, such as one-on-one tutoring.
NAVREF is made up of various Veterans' Affairs affiliated non-profit research foundations. The organization's mission is to advance communication and management among the VA-affiliated non-profit research and education corporations.