Contribute

HOBY Maryland is only made possible through contributions from the community. We are run on the commitment of our volunteers and generosity of our donors. This page shares opportunities for you to make financial or volunteer contributions.

Financial Opportunities

This year we will continue to be in a face-to-face environment, with expenses amounting to over $200,000 to bring over 250 high school students and over 100 volunteers together for our 4-day flagship seminar. We expend no money for the monthly lease of an office and have paid no staff or administrative personnel, since our staff is composed entirely of volunteers. One hundred percent of our funds are used for the charitable purposes of our programs.

HOBY Maryland welcomes donations from Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). Please use the following:
Mailing Address: 18855 Summer Oak Ct., Germantown, MD 20874
Organization EIN #: 52-1269293

Seminar Expense Donation

Gifts-in-Kind

If you have any questions about Gift-in-Kind contributions, please contact our operations team at operations@hobymd.org.

Donor Tiers

Programs of Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership and Hugh O’Brian Youth Maryland are funded through contributions from corporations, foundations and individuals. Gifts to the organization are tax deductible under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Service Code. The Maryland Leadership Seminar and local CLeWs are programs coordinated by the Maryland Leadership Seminar Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization, and is exempt from federal taxes under section 501(c)95-6082886. This organization is also registered with the State of Maryland as a charitable organization.

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers make a significant impact on the experience, and lives, of our Ambassadors. While helping to facilitate, our volunteers have the opportunity to participate in the HOBY experience while reevaluating their own life goals with the Ambassadors around them. 

Coming from all over the state, country, and sometimes world, volunteers bring a wide variety of views, connections, and perspectives which challenge and teach the Ambassadors how to develop critical skills to help them grow. Whether it is as a Team Alumni member, facilitator, keynote speaker, or panelist, our volunteers have a variety of opportunities to get involved. With volunteers aged 17 to 80+, HOBY seeks out energetic and driven individuals who want to make a difference, motivate young people and serve their communities.

Team Alumni

If you are a HOBY Alum, have not graduated from high school yet, and want to volunteer at seminar, Team Alumni may be for you! You will work with a team of other Alumni to help deliver the best seminar experience to a new group of Ambassadors.

Contact teamalumni@hobymd.org for more information.

Facilitation Team

The facilitation team works directly with small groups of Ambassadors throughout seminar. From fostering a team, debriefing a range of topics, and participating in a service project, Facilitators and Junior Facilitators guide their group of Ambassadors through their seminar experience.

Reach out to facilitation@hobymd.org if you are interested in joining the team.

Program

Our Directors of Program plan seminar weekend down to the minute.

If you are interested in being a guest speaker or have a service project our Ambassadors can help with during seminar, email program@hobymd.org.

How do I volunteer for HOBY Maryland 2026?

High School Volunteers

If you are a junior or senior in high school, our volunteer application opens November 1st, 2025, and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until January 3rd, 2026. To be considered, applicants must:

• Have one student from their school registered to attend the seminar as an Ambassador.
• Be active members of the HOBY MD Alumni Association through direct engagement with the association. You can email alex@hobymd.org for details. To meet this requirement, you may also be an active member of the recruitment or fundraising committee. You can email natalie@hobymd.rg for more information. 
• Complete and log 100 service hours prior to the start of the seminar using the L4S template, which can be found here. 

As part of the application process, each applicant will also interview with the Directors of Team Alumni.  

Adult Volunteers

If you have graduated high school, you may apply to join our Facilitation Team. At HOBY MD, each Junior Facilitator (volunteer aged 18-20) is paired with a Facilitator (+21) to support a group of 8-10 ambassadors through the seminar weekend. Applications will open in October 2025. To be considered, applicants must: 

• Complete the Universal Volunteer Application
  • A few helpful hints:
    • Select Maryland as the application site
    • Position category:
      • JFs: Select “Junior Staff Team”
      • Facilitators: Select “Ambassador Experience Team” 
    • Position role:
      • JFs: Select “Junior Staff (ages 18-20)”
      • Facilitators: Select “Facilitators (ages 21+)
• Applicants may also be asked to interview (virtually) with the Directors of Facilitation. 

Facilitators do not need to be HOBY Maryland Alumni in order to volunteer on the Facilitation Team.

We also have the planning committee that meets throughout the year to coordinate operations, programming, recruitment, fundraising, and more. To learn more about ways to contribute, email lsc@hobymd.org.

To volunteer with us in any capacity, please complete the HOBY Universal Volunteer Application linked below.