The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia

The Environment Fund is the first issue area focused fund to reach the $1 million mark! Read More >>

Join us on October 18 - Build a Community that Works for Everyone! >>Learn More

Big News! We awarded over $800,000 in grants to 49 local organizations through our competitive grant cycles this year. Read More >>

114 students received scholarships and the Community Foundation launched The Scholarship Fund for Northern Virginia. Read More >>

The Community Foundation at a Glance

280
Donor Established
Funds
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$7.2 M
Total grants and scholarships in FY2023
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$26.8 M
Current value of the Permanent Fund
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Elevate NOVA People's Supper The People’s Supper equips communities with the tools they need to build trust across difference and to overcome sources of rupture and long-simmering conflicts. This work is based on...
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2024 Raise the Region Gala JOIN US THIS FALL TO HELP BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE Friday, October 18, 2024 6:30 – 10:00 pm | 8:30 pm Hybrid ProgramHilton McLean Tysons CornerBlack Tie Affair | Cocktail Reception & Elegant Seated Dinner |...
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Packing Love and Compassion: A Visit with Boxes of Basics Recently, the Community Foundation’s Renée Byng Yancey, Sari Raskin, Jennifer Cochran, Gaby Webster, and Amanda Bomfim visited Boxes of Basics, a local nonprofit that provides schoolchildren in need...
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Environment Fund: $1 Million Endowment Mark Each year, thousands of individual donors passionately support causes close to their hearts through the Community Foundation. Although we may never meet some of those individuals, we know how much...
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