FCC Building Trade Scholarship
The Ausherman Family Foundation recently awarded the Frederick Community College Foundation a general grant to provide scholarships to students participating in trade programs including construction, electrical, welding, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning...
William F. Moran Museum Breaks Ground on New Education Facility
In January 2022, the William F. Moran Museum & Foundation broke ground for its new teaching facility in Middletown, Maryland. This facility will preserve the legacy and teachings of William F. Moran, a Frederick native who gained international recognition for his...
Helping People to Obtain Permanent Housing
Chronic illness, job loss, debt, domestic abuse, and addiction are some reasons that people fall into homelessness. When a person is homeless, it limits their opportunities and destabilizes them and their families. Luckily Frederick County families faced with...
Trauma Responsive Frederick continues to bring awareness to the community
A few months ago, human service providers came together to use their passions to guide the Frederick County community in becoming trauma responsive through education, partnership, and advocacy. The Ausherman Family Foundation helped to facilitate the coordination of...
Heartly House Needs Assessment Accepting Responses!
Click below to take the Community Needs Assessment Survey! Help Identify Potential Satellite Office Locations for Heartly House Services Heartly House is expanding to other locations in Frederick County where residents may have difficulty accessing services due to...
Ausherman Family Foundation Funding in 2021 – Annual Report
We want to thank our valued community partners, especially the dedicated nonprofits, fellow funders, and government agencies, whose hard work had an incredible impact on Frederick County. Together, we were able to achieve more than we thought possible. In 2021, we...
Supporting Christmas Traditions in Frederick
Bright lights and greenery have brought cheer and holiday enthusiasm to the streets of downtown Frederick. The Ausherman Family Foundation is proud to support many of the programs that bring the spirit of the holidays to town. With contributions to the Downtown...
Grant Seeker’s Resource Center at FCPL
At the Frederick County Public Library, there is a section dedicated to grant making resources. If you are a nonprofit organization in need of some books on grant making, onboarding new board members, or advocating for your organization these resources are available...
Bronze Memorial Statue of Lefty Kreh
Fishing. A peaceful, quiet pastime that connects one with nature. One of the most crucial elements of the fishing experience, not including patience and silence, is a good fly. A common fly used today in saltwater and freshwater was designed by Frederick native,...
Catoctin Furnace Purchases Historical House
Content courtesy of Elizabeth Comer, President of CFHSThe Ausherman Family Foundation awarded the Catoctin Furnace a grant to help purchase 12606 Catoctin Furnace Road, one of the original log worker houses in Catoctin Furnace. Octogenarian Joann Miller, the last of...
Providing Space for Toys for Tots Donations
Off Thomas Johnson Drive is a building brimming with toys for children in the Frederick community. The Ausherman Properties team, our for-profit partner, gave Toys for Tots the space for the season to collect and house its Christmas donations. This year, Toys for Tots...
Downtown Street Scape Study
On November 8, 2021, the Downtown Frederick Streetscape Study published a report based on discoveries from multiple community forums and a public survey which received 1,932 responses. The Streetscape Study was initiated to respond to the street usage and needs after...