2009 Grantees
General Grants
2008 Grantees
Capacity Building Grants
- Community Foundation of Frederick County
- Community Living, Inc.
- Heartly House, Inc.
- Interfaith Housing Alliance, Inc.
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Challenge Grants
General Grants
- Cultural Arts Center
- Foundation Center
- Frederick County Public Libraries
- Weinberg Center for the Arts, Inc.
2007 Grantees
Global Contributions
General Grants
- Frederick County Extension Advisory Council
- Frederick County Veterans Association, Inc.
- Mental Health Association of Frederick County
- The Rotary Foundation
- Saint James Brethren Church
- United Way of Frederick County
Please visit the Ausherman Family Trust website to view their Grantee Profiles.
Descriptions:
Community Foundation of Frederick County
Capacity Building Grants
The Community Foundation works with donors who want to establish new funds or contribute to funds the Foundation already holds — funds aimed at promoting a range of worthy causes. They manage these funds and invest them for long-term growth, holding most in perpetuity. With portions of the funds or their investment return, they distribute grants and scholarships that touch and transform the lives of so many Frederick County residents.
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.cffredco.org
Community Living, Inc.
Capacity Building Grants
Community Living, Inc. is an agency that provides support and housing facilities for developmentally disabled citizens.
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.communitylivinginc.org
Foundation Center
General Grants
The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy.
For further information, please check out their website at http://foundationcenter.org
Frederick Alliance for Youth
Major Projects and Programs
The Frederick Alliance for Youth is a major Ausherman Family Foundation initiative to address the needs of children and young teens in the western area of the City of Frederick. Issues that have been identified as affecting the children and families of that area are:
• Unsupervised youth
• Difficulties experienced by non-English speaking families
• Lack of transportation
• An increase in gang activity
• Parents who need education and basic skills
• Lack of child care for pre-school aged children and difficult youth
The targeted outcomes for the Alliance are increased educational advancement, both in school class work and technology competency, and to increase each youth’s developmental assets. Parental involvement and positive relationships with adults will be a by-product of the supervised programs underway at the Hillcrest Community Center.
For further information, please check out their website at http://frederickallianceforyouth.org
Frederick Arts Council, Inc.
General Grants
The Frederick Arts Council, Inc. is the designated arts funding organization in Frederick County.
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.frederickartscouncil.org
Frederick Church of the Brethren
Major Projects and Programs
The Ausherman family has provided major support for their church in Frederick by assisting in the acquisition of land for the church to expand on a new site. They have also provided enhanced lighting and a sound system in the current sanctuary.
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.fcob.net
Frederick County Extension Advisory Council
General Grants
For further information, please check out their website at http://frederick.umd.edu/Ext. Advisory Council.cfm
Frederick County Public Libraries
General Grants
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.fcpl.org
Frederick County Veterans Association, Inc.
General Grants
For further information, please check out their website at http://frederickcountyveteransassociation.org
Friends of the C. Burr Artz Public Library
Challenge Grants
The Library successfully met the Foundation’s challenge grant. The library needed support to fund the purchase of 1,600 copies of the book entitled Frederick County German Heritage, written by Frederick County Public School teacher Margaret Denton. The book will be used in fourth grade classes of the Frederick County Public School system in teaching the early history and accomplishments of settlers of Frederick County.
Habitat for Humanity International
Global Contributions
Habitat for Humanity International seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.habitat.org
Heartly House, Inc.
Capacity Building Grants
Heartly House, Inc. is an agency that provides support and shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Grant awarded to transition their record keeping system from paper to electronic, eliminating duplication and confusion among staff members
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.heartlyhouse.org
Interfaith Housing Alliance, Inc.
Capacity Building Grants
The Interfaith housing Alliance, Inc. isan agency that provides lower cost housing for homeowners, rental housing, homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters. Grant awarded to provide assistance in their executive transition process and strategic planning for the future as the leadership change occurs.
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.interfaithhousing.org
Mental Health Association of Frederick County
General Grants
The Mental Health Association's caring, understanding staff members empower individuals in every economic category by providing information, referral resources, education and counseling. In addition to their many programs, staff members are also available to conduct workshops and training programs on a variety of issues from stress/anger management, depression, suicide prevention, and children's issues to communication skills and dealing with difficult people for businesses, community groups and organizations.
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.fcmha.org
Mission of Mercy
Major Projects and Programs
The Mission of Mercy "seeks to restore dignity to all people by being an instrument of "healing through Love," and by the reciprocal sharing of God's mercy with those we serve". They provide medical and dental care for the low-income community.
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.amissionofmercy.org
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Capacity Building Grants
The national repository of exhibits and artifacts devoted to the medical advances made between 1861 and 1965. Grant awarded to provide a strategic analysis of their software system to move from paper to an updated technology/record keeping system that will provide accurate reports and membership data.
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.civilwarmed.org
The Rotary Foundation
General Grants
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.rotary.org
Saint James Brethren Church
General Grants
Saint James Brethren Church "exists to worship God, to build up the Body of Christ and to bring others to faith in Him."
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.saintjamesbrethrenchurch.org/
ThorpeWood Season of Growth Program
Major Projects and Programs
The Ausherman Foundation Trustees have provided a second year of support for this program located at ThorpeWood in Thurmont, Maryland. The program fosters hope and change in the lives of adolescent girls involved in the juvenile justice system by providing relationship-centered therapy, most effective with girls. Life skills are taught and trust relationships are built that hopefully is the incentive for the young women to continue to undergo needed change.
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.thorpewood.org
United Way of Frederick County
General Grants
United Way's mission is "To unite local resources to provide the most effective response to community issues in Frederick County."
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.unitedwayfrederick.org
Weinberg Center for the Arts, Inc.
General Grants
For further information, please check out their website at http://www.weinbergcenter.org