Maryland’s pooled Women & Girls Fund tops $1M in empowerment grants to Mid-Shore nonprofits

The Women & Girls Fund of the Mid-Shore, a collaborative “pooled fund” in Easton, Maryland, has awarded more than $66,000 in grants to 16 nonprofit organizations surpassing $1 million in lifetime grantmaking. Recipients include For All Seasons for food access and resilience, Compass Regional Hospice for school-based grief and camp services, and Girls on the Run of the Greater Chesapeake for expanding afterschool programming. The annual giving initiative supports programs addressing women’s and girls’ needs across education, health, recovery, and leadership development across the region.