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Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is a permanent endowment dedicated to improving the quality of life for the people of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the counties of Greene, Orange, Louisa, Fluvanna, Buckingham, and Nelson. CACF is unique among local charities because through it, individuals, organizations, and businesses can make contributions for the long-term benefit of the community.
The Foundation was created in 1967 as a public charity dedicated to meeting changing human needs and assisting donors in the Charlottesville area. Gifts to the Foundation are invested and build over time, and the income and a portion of the long-term appreciation are used to make grants to qualified charitable organizations serving the area. Categories of support include human services, education, the arts and humanities, the environment, and healthcare. (See Grantmaking Guidelines) The Foundation also serves nonprofit community organizations by administering their endowments for current and future needs.
Web Address
www.cacfonline.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @CvilleAreaCF
Facebook - www.facebook.com/cvilleareacf
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/Cacfonline1
The Foundation was created in 1967 as a public charity dedicated to meeting changing human needs and assisting donors in the Charlottesville area. Gifts to the Foundation are invested and build over time, and the income and a portion of the long-term appreciation are used to make grants to qualified charitable organizations serving the area. Categories of support include human services, education, the arts and humanities, the environment, and healthcare. (See Grantmaking Guidelines) The Foundation also serves nonprofit community organizations by administering their endowments for current and future needs.
Web Address
www.cacfonline.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @CvilleAreaCF
Facebook - www.facebook.com/cvilleareacf
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/Cacfonline1
Assets and Giving for Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Assets
2018 - 204,110,682
2017 - 201,685,561
2016 - 177,421,530
2018 - 204,110,682
2017 - 201,685,561
2016 - 177,421,530
Domestic Grants
2018 - 16,861,898
2017 - 13,657,538
2018 - 16,861,898
2017 - 13,657,538
Recent News from Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Charlottesville organization gives $4.25 million grant to fund purchase of hotel, soon to house ...
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (CACF) gave $4.25 million to the Piedmont Housing Alliance to purchase the Red Carpet Inn....more
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (CACF) gave $4.25 million to the Piedmont Housing Alliance to purchase the Red Carpet Inn....more
Mapping Cville plots history of racial discrimination through Charlottesville property deeds
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Yager received funding in 2018 from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation to begin Mapping Cville, and since 2019, Yager has...more
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Yager received funding in 2018 from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation to begin Mapping Cville, and since 2019, Yager has...more
Families Helping Families Fund launches to help Albemarle students
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is managing the fund and gifts are tax-deductible. Albemarle County's Parent Council has...more
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is managing the fund and gifts are tax-deductible. Albemarle County's Parent Council has...more
Albemarle school division to establish education foundation
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
... Charlottesville fund, Families Helping Families is being managed by the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and gifts are...more
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
... Charlottesville fund, Families Helping Families is being managed by the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and gifts are...more
Families Helping Families supporting county students
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The fund is managed by the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and donations are tax-deductible. Families Helping Families is...more
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The fund is managed by the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and donations are tax-deductible. Families Helping Families is...more
Community fund aims to help students overcome obstacles to learning
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
This fund is managed by the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and gifts to it are tax-deductible. FHF says it works for equity by...more
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
This fund is managed by the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and gifts to it are tax-deductible. FHF says it works for equity by...more
Group in Charlottesville is helping pay for people's prescriptions
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Through donations from community members and the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, nearly $30,000 has been collected to help pay...more
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Through donations from community members and the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, nearly $30,000 has been collected to help pay...more
Pandemic has unexpected positive impact on pre-K learning
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Later, Albemarle County and the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation provided more funding to the Bright Stars program to make sure...more
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Later, Albemarle County and the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation provided more funding to the Bright Stars program to make sure...more
Community foundation hires local for finance slot
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The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation has hired area resident Murray Rodes to serve as director of finance once the foundation's...more
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation has hired area resident Murray Rodes to serve as director of finance once the foundation's...more
Charlottesville school lunch program gets a healthy-sized grant
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
A five-year, $500,000 grant from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is supporting the multi-pronged effort, called the Just Food...more
Foundation: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
A five-year, $500,000 grant from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is supporting the multi-pronged effort, called the Just Food...more
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