The Venable Foundation works to promote the health and well-being of the communities where Venable's clients and attorneys work and live. The Foundation supports a wide range of civic, cultural and charitable endeavors as well as public interest law and legal education.

The following list represents the types of community organizations supported by The Venable Foundation:

Arlington Arts Center
Arlington Free Clinic
Baltimore Reads
Baltimore School for the Arts
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
Cedars, The Women's Cancer Research Institute
Center for Empowerment and Employment Training
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Children's Law Center
CoachArt
Computers for Youth
Creative Alliance at the Patterson
DC Central Kitchen
DC Rape Crises Center
Fuel Fund of Maryland
Greater DC Cares
Habitat for Humanity New York
Health Care for the Homeless
League for People with Disabilities, Inc.
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.
LIFT - Legal Information for Families Today
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Mentors, Inc.
Miriam's Kitchen
Neighbors Consejo
New Yorkers for Children
Para Los Niños
Whitman-Walker Clinic
Wolf Trap Foundation
Women's Bar Association of DC
Women's Law Center of Maryland