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.
Deborah M. DiCroce is a South Hampton Roads native and lifelong Virginian and has devoted her life to public service. A leader in forging partnerships for the public good, she began her “second...more
The city of Norfolk, the Perry Family, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, and developer Buddy Gadams all contributed significantly to the GSA expansion, Warren said. With the expansion, the GSA...more
The Langley for Families Foundation in Newport News awarded $156,000 in grants to 26 organizations that assist with children and family issues in health care, housing and human services, safety and...more
He served on the Hampton Roads Community Foundation Board of Directors and spent 10 years as chair of the Randolph-Macon Board of Trustees. He and his wife Joan were honored in 2015 with the national...more
In 1980, he was named Norfolk's First Citizen. And in 2012, he received the Hampton Roads Community Foundation's Barron Black Community Builder Award. Savage's daughter, Tracy, said her father always...more
Macon served on the boards for both Sentra Healthcare and the Chrysler Museum of Art . He was also an honorary trustee for the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, and as well, director of...more
He served on the Chrysler Museum of Art Board, Sentara Healthcare Board, created the Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach, was an honorary trustee for the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science...more
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Fine received the ninth annual Barron F. Black Community Builder award from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation in 2015. The award honors a Hampton Roads professional adviser for outstanding...more
Textbooks for Change, a London-based social enterprise that has obtained the B Corporation seal for positive social and environmental impact, is seeking investors that would be helping the company expand.