The Large Nonprofit of the Year Award is given to a 501(c)(3) organization providing exemplary services and/or programs with 16 or more employees and a physical address in Washington County. The recipient receives an unrestricted grant of $500, made possible by the Community Foundation of Washington County, Maryland.

*Please Note: 

1. The organization must have a physical location in Washington County.

2. If any of the information provided with this form is inaccurate or incomplete, the nomination will be invalid. 

3. The organization you are nominating will be contacted using the information provided with this form.

4. Winners of the Nonprofit of the Year Award from the past five years are not eligible to be considered for the 2025 Large Nonprofit of the Year Award.

(Congrats to the winners of the past five years: Children in Need, Brook Lane, Community Foundation of Washington County, Boys & Girls Club of Washington County, Girls Inc.)

5. Finalists for the Nonprofit of the Year Award from the past two years are not eligible to be considered for the 2025 Large Nonprofit of the Year Award.

(Finalists of the past two years: Humane Society of Washington County, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, The Arc of Washington County, Washington County Community Action Council)