Our Local Charities
Community Health Charities of Maryland gives employees the freedom to support the local health organizations of their choice through payroll deduction. The mother of a child with diabetes can designate to charities that fund diabetes research. The son of a parent with Alzheimer’s disease can earmark his contributions to help find a cure. The choice is entirely yours.
Before a charity becomes a member of CHCMD, we conduct rigorous screening because we want to ensure they meet specific accountability standards , and to know that your contributions will make an impact.
To learn more about a specific charity, simply click on the organization’s name. You may also use the drop down menu to see a list of member charities related to a specific health condition.
* denotes a national member organization
Health Condition Addiction AIDS/HIV Alcoholism ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Alzheimer's Arthritis Asthma Autism Birth Defects Blindness Blood Disorders Brain-related Illnesses/Disease Breast Cancer Cancer Childhood Diseases Colitis Colon Cancer Crohn's Cystic Fibrosis Deafness Depression Diabetes Disabilities Drug Dependency Endometriosis Epilepsy General Headaches Hearing Impaired Heart Disease Hospice Care Hospital Treatment Huntington's Disease Kidney Disease Leukemia Liver Disease Lou Gehrig's Disease Lupus Lymphoma Mental Health Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Myasthenia Gravis Neurofibromatosis Neuromuscular Diseases Other Specific Illnesses/Disease Pancreatic Cancer Paralysis Parkinson's Patient Services Pregnancy Psoriasis Rare Disorders Sickle Cell Disease Stroke Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) Tourette Syndrome
Advocates for Survivors of Trauma & Torture (ASTT) AIDS Research Foundation (amfAR)* Alliance for a Healthier Generation* ALS Association - DC/MD/VA Chapter, The ALS Association, The (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association)* Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Greater Maryland Chapter Alzheimer's Association* AMC Cancer Research Center(soon to be University of Colorado Cancer Center Fund) American Breast Cancer Foundation American Cancer Society (Combined Federal Campaign Only)* American Diabetes Association* American Diabetes Association-Maryland American Hearing Research Foundation* American Heart Association (Combined Federal Campaign Only)* American Heart Association, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate American Kidney Fund* American Liver Foundation* American Lung Association* American Parkinson Disease Association Arthritis Association, Mid-atlantic Chapter Arthritis Foundation* Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, MD/Greater DC Chapter Autism Speaks* Baltimore County Economic Development and Rehabilitation Alliance, Inc. Be The Match Foundation* Brain Injury Association of Maryland, Inc. Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The* Brigance Brigade Foundation Cancer Research Institute* Care Net Pregnancy Center of Frederick CaringBridge* Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation* Chesapeake-Potomac Spina Bifida Inc. Children’s Tumor Foundation (formerly National Neurofibromatosis Foundation)* Children's Heart Foundation, The* City of Hope* Colon Cancer Alliance* Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland Community Health Charities of America* Community Health Charities of Maryland Community Health Integrated Partnership, Inc. Cooley’s Anemia Foundation* Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America* Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Maryland/Southern Delaware Chapter Cystic Fibrosis Foundation* Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, MD Chapter Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance* Easter Seals* Endometriosis Association* Epilepsy Foundation of America* Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region Foundation Fighting Blindness Freedom Center, The Hospice & Palliative Care Network of Maryland, Inc. Humanim, Inc. Huntington’s Disease Society of America* International Dyslexia Association Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International* JDRF International - Maryland Chapter Leukemia & Lymphoma Society* Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Maryland Chapter., The Lupus Foundation of America, DC/MD/VA Chapter Lupus Foundation of America* March of Dimes - Maryland/National Capital Area Chapter March of Dimes Foundation* Medical Eye Bank of Maryland Mental Health America (formerly National Mental Health Association)* Mental Health Association of Maryland, Inc. Mission of Mercy Mothers Against Drunk Driving Moveable Feast Muscular Dystrophy Association* Muscular Dystrophy Association, Maryland/Southern Delaware Chapter Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America* Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc. Maryland/DC/Delaware Chapter, The NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)* NAMI of Frederick County MD National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence - Maryland Chapter National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence (NCADD)* National Headache Foundation* National Hemophilia Foundation* National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization* National Kidney Foundation* National Kidney Foundation of Maryland, Inc. National Multiple Sclerosis Society* National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Maryland Chapter National Parkinson Foundation* National Psoriasis Foundation* National Stroke Association* Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN) Parkinson’s Disease Foundation* People’s Community Health Centers Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Inc. Prevent Blindness America (National Society to Prevent Blindness)* Research to Prevent Blindness* Hole in the Wall Foundation* Shepherd's Clinic Sheppard Pratt Health System Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement (SCALE) Spina Bifida Association of America* St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital* Susan G. Komen for the Cure* Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Maryland Affiliate Tourette Syndrome Association* Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington Tuerk House, Inc. Unified Community Connections (UC2) National Spinal Cord Injury Association* Women Supporting Women