In its first grant round of the year, the Williamsburg Community Foundation presented grants totaling $20,700 to 8 local nonprofit organizations at its Grant Award Luncheon on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. at the Ford’s Colony Country Club. An additional $8,603 was awarded by donors to the foundation who chose to underwrite some of the applications received this grant round. The luncheon was underwritten by generous gifts from Middle Peninsula Insurance and Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center.
These grants come from WCF’s permanent Community Endowment funds. These funds have been established and supported by local donors who are interested in improving the quality of life for all Williamsburg residents.
Health & Community Wellness
These grants come from a variety of sources including our Community Endowment Funds, permanently endowed funds for specific interests and still others from our Donor-Advised Funds. Below is a list of the grants awarded:
COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT GRANTS
- The Virginia Symphony Orchestra – $$4,497 for four free, public concerts played by VSO musicians.
- Young Audiences-Arts for Learning-Virginia, Inc. – $2,297 for YAV’s award-winning Curriculum Plus Project .
- Child Development Resources, Inc. – $2,497 for CDR’s Infant & Parent Program .
- James River Association – $3,020 for The James River watershed professional development program
- Literacy for Life – $2,397 for training tutors in the Barton Reading and Spelling System,
- Olde Towne Medical Center – $1,297 for purchase of medical equipment to better serve its patients.
- The Arc of Greater Williamsburg – $2,397 for its Arc Awareness 911 program.
- Williamsburg Area Meals On Wheels – $2,297 for hot nutritious noonday meals to those in our community who for a physical or mental impairment are unable to prepare their own meals.
DONOR ADVISED GRANTS
These grants are awarded by our generous donor-advisors to assist agencies that WCF was not able to fund through the Community Endowment or other funds.
- The Arc of Greater Williamsburg – $1,103 for Arc Awareness 911 (see above)
- Peninsula Agency on Aging – $5,000 for its Memory Cafe.
- Williamsburg Area Faith in Action – $2,500 for its Visiting Canines Program.