Community Grants award more than $159,600 to 14 area nonprofits
The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham announces that a total of $159,620 will be awarded to 14 area nonprofit organizations for the 2024 Community Grants cycle.
The organizations are focused on a range of areas, including arts and culture, health care, animal welfare, education, and mental health.
More than 75 organizations submitted applications, said Ann Siciliano, senior director of grants and scholarships.
Grant awards are made by committees who meet to review applications and community need.
Grantee organizations will receive their funding by the end of the year and are required to file impact reports by late summer 2025. The next Community Grant cycle begins in the summer.
| Fund | Grantee | Project and Award Amount |
| Earlynn J. Miller Fund for the Arts | Arts Council of the Valley | 2025 Arts For All
$45,239 |
| Earlynn J. Miller Fund for the Arts | Harrisonburg Dance Cooperative | Sound paneling
$8,000 |
| Earlynn J. Miller Fund for the Arts | OASIS Fine Art & Craft | Scholarship Program
$3,850 |
| Earlynn J. Miller Fund for the Arts | Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival | Event support
$7,500
|
| Alvin V. Baird, Jr. Endowed Fund | Adagio House | Compassion Fund (free and reduced fee psychotherapy)
$5,000 |
| Alvin V. Baird, Jr. Endowed Fund | Family Life Resource Center | Scholarship Fund (sliding fees to cover mental health sessions)
$ 2,935 |
| Alvin V. Baird, Jr. Endowed Fund | F.R.E.E. of Harrisonburg | Mobility needs for low-income residents
$ 25,000
|
| Alvin V. Baird, Jr. Endowed Fund | Harrisonburg Community Health Center | Infant bilirubin monitoring equipment
$ 16,100 |
| Valley Arts & Culture Fund | Silk Moth Stage | Arts events
$ 1,400 |
| Mary Spitzer Etter Endowed Fund
Valley Arts & Culture Fund |
Any Given Child Shenandoah Valley | Barefoot Puppet Theater performances for 1500+ second graders
$6,365 total |
| HR Food Pantry Endowment | Corner Cupboard Food Pantry | Babies to Boomers Program
$ 2,000 |
| Sean Warner Memorial Fund | Family Life Resource Center | Resources for play therapy and children’s waiting area
$ 1,097 |
| Hildred Neff Memorial Fund | Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA | Community Cat Program
$ 11,695 |
| Hildred Neff Memorial Fund | Wildlife Center of Virginia | Wildlife care (earmarked for local animals)
$ 11,695 |
| Janet Sohn Endowed Fund | Big Brothers Big Sisters | Mentorship program
$ 13,220 |
