Read the June issues of the Civic Federation News to see further descriptions of the winners for those years.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Friends of Sligo Creek | 2024 | Tree Friends United and Conservation Montgomery, Inc. | 2023 | Cheryl Gannon and Kimblyn Persaud | 2022 | Amanda Farber | 2021 | The Montgomery County Climate Action Plan Coalition |
| 2020 | Safe Healthy Playing Fields Coalition |
| 2019 | Talbot Avenue Bridge Centennial Committee |
| 2018 | Friends of the Capital Crescent Trail |
| 2017 | Jamison Adcock and the Coalition Against the Avery Road Depot |
| 2016 | Sligo Creek Water Watchdogs |
| 2015 | Save Our Seminary at Forest Glen (SOS) |
| 2014 | Danila Sheveiko SEE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH |
| 2013 | Steven J. Kanstoroom |
| 2012 | The Montgomery Countryside Alliance |
| 2011 | Friends of the Library, Montgomery County |
| 2010 | Hearts & Homes for Youth |
| 2009 | The Parents’ Coalition of Montgomery County |
| 2008 | Barbara Falcigno |
| 2007 | Life Skills Workshop, Inc. |
| 2006 | Save Seven Locks School Coalition |
| 2005 | Olney Boys & Girls Community Sports Association |
| 2004 | 19 Montgomery County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Companies |
| 2003 | The Arc of Montgomery County |
| 2002 | Dolores Milmoe |
| 2001 | Robert McCarthy |
| 2000 | Doris Penico |
| 1999 | Robert Jones |
| 1998 | Mary Canapary, Gaithersburg Community Soup Kitchen |
| 1997 | Karen Allyn |
| 1996 | Samuel Sanchez |
| 1995 | Montgomery InterCounty Connector Coalition |
| 1994 | Corporate Partners on Managerial Excellence in M.C. Public Schools |
| 1993 | Norman Knopf |
| 1992 | Blair Lee, IV |
| 1991 | Robert Denny |
| 1990 | Frank Vrataric |
| 1989 | Alliance of Local Associations for Regional Monitoring |
| 1988 | Pamela Lindstrom |
| 1987 | Jenny Sue Dunner & Dennis Lavalee |
| 1986 | R. Scott Fossler |
| 1985 | Rev. Lincoln Dring, Jr. |
| 1984 | Allen Bender |