Community Investment Funds

In partnership with our donors, we support the Northern Virginia nonprofit community through grantmaking and capacity building programs. Grants from the Community Investment Funds give back to local causes such as child and youth development, intellectual and developmental disabilities, education, Latino engagement and achievement, mental health, aging, military personnel and their families, and safety net support. See the list of 2025 Community Investment Fund grantees here. 

 

Please consider a gift to support our annual grant cycle distributed from the Community Investment Funds. Your gifts support organizations across the region who provide critical support to our friends, families, neighbors, and fellow community members. Every donation is combined and amplified by our Permanent Fund to create meaningful, timely impact right here at home. 

Thank you for helping us make more possible for Northern Virginia. 
INVEST IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA'S FUTURE

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Nonprofits: Learn More & Apply

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia conducts an annual grant cycle through the Community Investment Fund. Nonprofit organizations providing services in Northern Virginia are invited to apply.

 

Nonprofits can apply for grants in the following categories:

          

          

          

     

Check out our GRANTS FAQs for 2025 information. 

THE 2025 GRANTS CYCLE IS NOW CLOSED.

See the list of 2025 Community Investment Fund grantees here.  

Grant Application Portal

To apply, update, or submit a grant application, and to submit final reports for past grants, click below:
Submit Applications or Review Past Grants Here

You will be instructed to set up an organizational profile before applying. If your organization has applied in the past, check with other staff members to get access to the organization profile already established. It contains grant history and past applications. Please do not set up a new profile unless you are sure your organization has not applied previously.

Who can apply?

• Organizations providing services in Northern Virginia (defined as the areas within Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park) can apply for funding.
• Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations providing charitable or educational services. Local, state and federal government entities are not eligible to apply.
• Organizations are limited to one application per grant cycle. Multiple applications will not be considered.

Timeline for the 2026 grants process coming soon! 

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