Community Foundation To Fund Ag Scholarships ERIN FLYNN Daily News-Record PUBLICATION: Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, VA) SECTION: Harrisonburg DATE: October 4, 2016 HARRISONBURG — A couple’s love for agriculture is being passed on to future generations. The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County announced Thursday that it received a $1.7 million gift from the estate […]
In August, grants totaling over $9,500 were distributed to three local nonprofit organizations from the Hildred Neff Memorial Fund. The 2016 grant recipients are all nonprofit organizations that care for domestic animals. 2016 Hildred Neff Memorial Fund Grants: $1,693 to Rockingham/Harrisonburg SPCA –Enhancement of Cat/Kitten Adoptable Area project $5,000 to Cat’s Cradle of the Shenandoah Valley, Inc. […]
The vote is in! Open Doors Emergency Shelter will be the recipient of this year’s IMPACT Grant!! The grants committee reviewed over 50 community needs applications and narrowed the ballot for the grant award to three options. IMPACT members voted and Open Doors is the 2015-16 grant recipient. The Open Doors Project, which is aimed […]
The Northeast Neighborhood Association (NENA) was selected as the 2016 grant recipient of the Community Endowment Fund, a permanent endowed fund at The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County (TCFHR). Over $5,000 will be directed for the NENA Community Garden project. According to the association’s grant application, the organization seeks start-up costs to create […]
The Virginia Quilt Museum was selected as the 2016 grant recipient of the Valley Arts & Culture Fund, a permanent endowed fund at The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County. Funds will be directed for the museum’s exhibit construction project. The museum plans to construct two permanent exhibits – an Orientation/Welcome Exhibit and a […]
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IMPACT Harrisonburg continues to see growing involvement and interest from the Harrisonburg and Rockingham community. In December 2015, the group held a well-attended event with TCF donors as speakers. The event was titled “Inside The Philanthropist Mind”. The intent of the evening was to hear from some of our community’s philanthropists to learn why they […]
The application deadline for the Spring cycle of the Community Needs process for The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County is quickly approaching. An nonprofit organization may apply once during a calendar year. Spring applications are due on Tuesday, March 1 at 4:00PM. Generally funding ranges from $250 – $10,000. Funding decisions are made […]
It’s not too late to earn Virginia tax credits in 2015!! The Virginia Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credit Program is a way to support educational opportunities for local students and receive a 65% Virginia state tax credit on top of current state and federal charitable deductions. These state tax credits may be used in […]
IMPACT Harrisonburg, the first giving circle of The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County, recently presented their first grant check to On the Road Collaborative at a picnic held at Purcell Park. On the Road Collaborative is a 501(c)3 for-purpose organization whose mission is “to empower young people on the margins with the opportunity, skills […]
