Donors and Supporters

Why give anything to Community Living?
Community Living has to depend on outright contributions to cover the wide gap between realistic resident needs and funding sources. These contributions include gifts of:

• financial support
• time
• skills
• and in-kind items.

That’s why the agency conducts fundraising activities (i.e. the Snowflake Campaign for holiday gifts, Frederick’s Oktoberfest for a new wheelchair-use van) and asks for volunteers and donations throughout the year.

Financial Contributions
Gifts of cash, no matter how little or large, are always welcomed, and we put them to immediate and good use. Please contact the Executive Director’s office, 301-663-8811, e-mail info@communitylivinginc.org, or use the form below to give a gift that we promise will do much good!

Gifts of time and expertise
We welcome your gifts of time and skills expertise at Community Living. Please see the Volunteers section for information on our volunteer needs. Below is a list of areas of need for which we need gifts of expertise and/or labor:

• One-on-one buddies
• Gardeners
• Woodworking with seniors
• Spruce-up teams, both indoor and outside
• Ceramics class assistant
• Wheelchair pushers

In-kind contributions

Can you imagine what it takes to completely furnish and run 26 households in which more than 70 people reside? Then you can also imagine that gifts of household goods, groceries, personal items, furnishings, recreational equipment, garden equipment, pet supplies, WHATEVER are welcomed. We accept new and gently-used items, and will pick up, if necessary.

Currently we are most in need of:
Food Processors
George Foreman Grills
Lawn Furniture
Gas Grills
Cat Food
Sports Tickets
Sports Equipment

Most in-kind gifts are tax-deductible contributions, and we acknowledge all donors in our annual Report to Donors.

Contact (Ms.) Sarah Matthews, 301-663-8811, or sarahm@communitylivinginc.org, when you have in-kind gifts you feel would be appropriate for this agency to use.

Special Gifts

We believe the most important reason for considering a gift to Community Living is your desire to support our residents in their efforts to live fulfilling lives right here in their own community. Other reasons might include:

• establishing memorials
• supporting new or enhanced programs
• extending the reach of the agency’s success to others with disabilities in the area
• providing special equipment or training for persons who can’t afford these goals themselves.

Donor-advised funds are welcome. Community Living is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3). Chartered in 1979, the agency is Frederick County, Maryland's largest provider of neighborhood homes for persons with developmental disabilities. All gifts to Community Living are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law, and all donors are appropriately acknowledged in the agency’s annual Report to Donors.

Community Living staff and volunteer financial experts are ready to assist you with information and planning needs. The agency can also assist donors in finding attorneys, accountants, financial planners and other donors to advise them in the gift or planning process, if desired.

Gifts of real estate, tangible personal property, and appreciated stock are encouraged, providing that appraisals and transfer procedures comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

For questions or more information, please contact Susan Holton, Executive Director of Community Living, at 301-663-8811.