The Takoma Foundation, a nonprofit entity, raises funds and makes grants to advance the social, environmental, economic, educational and cultural interests of the greater Takoma Park community.  The Foundation has focused its grant-giving on projects that empower individuals, break down barriers, build connections between people and grow community capacity. 

Since 1989 the Takoma Foundation has given away almost $300,000 to groups that make Takoma Park the great place it is to live and work.

The long-term role of the Takoma Foundation is to be a private funding resource for the entire Takoma community.  We are trying our best to determine community goals, and we will award grants as a means of achieving those goals.

Those who have received Foundation grants include local PTAs, the Boys & Girls Club, Historic Takoma, health groups, sports leagues and other local organizations.  The Foundation raised funds to buy equipment for the new Takoma Park Community Center, a center of recreational, civic and educational activities.

The Foundation is a fund of the Montgomery County Community Foundation (MCCF) and the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (CFCNR).  The entities are the legal recipient of any gifts to the Foundation.