More than 70 percent of the county’s non-profit organizations are health or medical-related organizations, such as the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, American Nurses Association, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.  One-third of the nonprofit organizations in Maryland reside in Montgomery County.

Montgomery County provides an ideal location for non-profit organizations, national associations and foundations for the following reasons:

• Proximity to Washington, D.C. – ideal positioning for access to Federal leaders and decision-makers Hill
• Access to three international airports – (Baltimore-Washington International, Ronald Reagan International, and Dulles International)
• Access to Metro rail service (the Red Line provides the longest and greatest number of stops through Montgomery County to Washington, D.C. and throughout the Washington Metropolitan area)
• Hotel, Meeting and Conference Facilities – more than 25 first-class hotels containing more than 7,200 rooms and conference facilities, including a 100,000 square foot state-of-the art conference center/hotel.
• Financing assistance through Industrial Revenue Bonds

In order to better serve the large concentration nonprofits, programs are available to support their efforts:

Resources

Startup assistance, seminars, legal guidance, and more

• Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations
• Montgomery County Non-Profit Village
• People for Change Coalition

Registering your organization

• Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland

Grant opportunities

• Maryland Governor’s Grants Office