From meals for the elderly to new downtown art, healthy pets and an insulated emergency shelter, 12 area nonprofits benefited from a total of $159,516 awarded from seven endowed funds managed by The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham. Grant applications for the 2024-25 cycle are in the review process, with awardees to be announced […]
The Community Foundation’s scholarship program was September’s focus with WSVA host Jim Britt. Ann Siciliano, director of programs services, and Lauren Jefferson, director of marketing and programs, talked about the rewards of starting a scholarship and how the funding can impact local residents, as well as donors. The foundation offers 25 scholarships funding students in […]
How much is too much? That’s a question many parents ask as they structure lifetime gifts and bequests to children in their financial and estate plans. Wealthy clients are sometimes concerned that leaving millions of dollars, or even hundreds of thousands, to their children could backfire and hinder their kids’ ability and motivation to achieve […]
We’re hearing from more and more attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors that your clients are expressing interest in giving real estate to charity. This is wonderful news! You’re certainly aware that gifts of real estate to a fund at the community foundation, just like gifts of other long-term capital assets, can be extremely tax-efficient. That’s […]
“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” –William James Procrastination is a drain in ways that go far deeper than the incomplete task itself. We know this intellectually, but it can be so hard to break the procrastination habit. It seems that the more daunting the task, the harder […]
The 2024 Great Community Give generated more than $2.2 million dollars for 148 nonprofits in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. The single-day fundraising event, hosted by The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, has generated more than $7 million total. Engagement continues to grow, with the number of donors and gifts increasing each year. Among […]
Donor-advised fund fees at The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County have been lowered to 1 percent, fulfilling a promise to donors made in 2013. That was the year that fees were increased – to 1.25 percent – to accommodate for necessary investments in technology, cybersecurity, and staffing. That change nearly 11 years ago […]
The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County (TCFHR) is pleased to share a new partnership with the Virginia Ready Initiative, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to convening credential-based learning opportunities to upskill Virginians for economic mobility. Their sunset operations plan for 2024 details an investment of their remaining $1.33 million+ funds into other Virginia nonprofits, […]
The Community Foundation Opens 2024 Nonprofit Grant Applications Harrisonburg, VA – Harrisonburg and Rockingham 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations are being called to apply for funding from The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County (TCFHR). TCFHR’s annual community grant cycle opens on July 1 and ends on September 1 of each calendar year. The Community Foundation […]
What happens when I leave a bequest to my fund at The Community Foundation? Many donors and fund holders at The Community Foundation have updated their estate plans to leave a bequest to their donor-advised or other type of fund. Some bequests take the form of a “specific bequest,” which means that the fund at […]
