WCCC Philanthropy

Throughout the history of the Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase, our mission has been to promote the welfare of the community and the State of Maryland. 

Our charitable work and service focuses on support for women, children, and families. Among the local non-profit organizations we currently support are Stepping Stones Shelter, Shepherd’s Table, Shot at Life, Holy Cross Hospital both in Silver Spring and Germantown, Doctors without Borders, Jubilee Jobs, Helping Hands, Hearts and Homes for Youth, Interfaith Works, the American Red Cross at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda Cares, Sibley Hospital, Montgomery College, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and many others. We also support selected international charities that promote the welfare of girls and women.

Our charitable support takes three forms: cash grants, in-kind donations, and members’ volunteer service hours. We hold various fundraising events throughout the year such as the Annual Art Show and Sale, Art and Craft Fair, International Affairs speaker/luncheon, Fall Treasure Trove and Book Sale, Music Section Luncheon, as well as others in support of individual charities. In-kind donations include making casseroles for Bethesda Cares, preparing holiday gift bags for hospitalized members of the military, and sewing pillows for women who have undergone breast surgery.  A great effort put forth by the Club in this past year was the creation of COVID Masks for donation to those in need.  Club members, along with other women’s clubs in the Montgomery County Federation, staffed the Montgomery Thrift Shop, which raises funds for five non-profit agencies serving residents in Montgomery County, until they closed in 2020 due to COVID.  

Education has long been a focus of the Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase.  Currently scholarships are given to area high school seniors entering college who demonstrate academic achievement, school involvement, community service, and financial need, as well as to art and music students at Montgomery College. In addition, the Club awards a scholarship for an adult returning to college. 

The Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase was founded over one hundred years ago by a small group of women committed to doing good work for the community. A century has passed, but the founders’ original commitment to philanthropy continues.