Hampton Roads Community Foundation



Founded originally as the Norfolk Foundation, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation began in 1950 with total donations of $2,350. The foundation has always had a regional focus - giving scholarships and grants across southeastern Virginia to ambitious students and essential nonprofits.

Over the past 70 years we have put more than $301 million into action through grants and scholarships, more than $19 million in 2019 alone.

Assets and Giving for Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 376,569,597
2018 - 348,857,995
2017 - 353,390,518
Domestic Grants

2019 - 19,431,268
2018 - 17,669,071


    

Recent News from Hampton Roads Community Foundation


24 organizations and individuals to be honored for volunteerism
Foundation: Hampton Roads Community Foundation

D'Art's resident artists recently moved to a new home in Norfolk's NEON District with help from a $25,000 Hampton Roads Community...more

2016 Health Care Heroes: The F.R.E.E. Foundation, South Hampton Roads chapter, community ...
Foundation: Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Additional funding was provided by the Sentara Foundation and Hampton Roads Community Foundation. The first chapter started in Roanoke,...more

19. Deborah DiCroce
Foundation: Hampton Roads Community Foundation

In 2012, she reinvented her career and became president and CEO of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. So now she's working...more

Hampton Roads Community Foundation awards $1.2 million in grants
Foundation: Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Hampton Roads Community Foundation awards $1.2 million in grants ... The Hampton Roads Community Foundation has awarded $1.2 million...more

Hampton Roads Community Foundation awards $1.2M in grants
Foundation: Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Virginia Gentlemen Foundation, $250,000 over two years to help build a day camp in Virginia Beach for people with disabilities, including...more

Norfolk hires chief "resilience" officer
Foundation: Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Christine Morris, an assistant to City Manager Marcus Jones since last year, is a former executive at the Hampton Roads Community...more

Hampton Roads business groups seek better collaboration
Foundation: Hampton Roads Community Foundation

That's what a year-and-a-half-long, $120,000 study commissioned by the Hampton Roads Community Foundation attempted to figure out with the...more

Norfolk philanthropist dies at age 77
Foundation: Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation, Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Darden believed in the fundamental importance of philanthropy to improve a ... Darden's philanthropic work put special emphasis on...more

HUD honors Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Foundation: Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Since 2005, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation has given more than $2 million in grants to help fight homelessness, the release said. Among the initiatives are helping build the country's...more

Hampton Roads Community Foundation Awards More Than $1.9 Million Scholarships and Grants
Foundation: Hampton Roads Community Foundation

The Hampton Roads Community Foundation awarded $1.9 million in scholarships and grants. They have given out 369 scholarships; most were given to college students from Hampton Roads. The foundation...more



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