Up-to-the-Minute News from Community Foundations Around the Nation


 
Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation recently ranked among the top-performing funders for community impact in an independent benchmarking survey spanning nearly 400 funders.Gulf Coast ranked in the 98th percentile for impact on the local community, placing it in the top 2% of all funders in the CEP's
Hawarden Community Foundation, Siouxland Community Foundation
Hawarden Community Foundation awarded more than $94,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations and government entities during a presentation June 3.The largest grant awarded was $25,040 to the Hawarden Senior Center for a roof project.The grants will support several projects designed to improve
Akron Community Foundation
Akron Community Foundation has distributed $6.2 million in quarterly grants.The foundation approved $671,500 in arts and culture grants selected by the community investment committee.The Akron Art Museum received $50,000 for general operating support, including exhibits, hands-on artmaking,
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Four questions we have about the AI giving gold rush.Inside Philanthropy 4 Questions We Have About the Imminent AI Giving Gold Rush.The OpenAI Foundation and Anthropic founders and employees have $370 billion in total philanthropic assets.Will this wave of donors support organizations navigating
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Community Foundation of Sarasota helping Little Org with Big Footprint Increase Impact.Since 2022, the organization has recovered more than 1.5 million pounds in Manatee, Sarasota, Desoto and Charlotte Counties.The Family Support Group program offers free, peer-led support that connects families,
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation issued $96.9 million in grants in 2025, the largest annual amount in its 110-year history, according to preliminary data.Donors who partner with the Foundation for their philanthropy can make grants to organizations and causes they choose using funds they have
Berks County Community Foundation
The Innovation Fund Awards Nearly $102K in Grants for Environmental Health Projects.Funded projects include small-scale construction, community gardens, educational programs, large-scale planning efforts, and more.The following projects received funding from the Innovation Fund: $8,000 to Berks
Aspen Community Foundation, California Community Foundation, International Community Foundation, San Diego Foundation
Proposed legislation could make QCDs available through additional retirement accounts.A QCD from an IRA can help a client achieve charitable goals through an unrestricted fund.Q CDs increasingly serve as a natural connector among retirement planning, philanthropy and legacy conversations.They often
Benton County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
Benton County Community Foundation releases its 2025 Impact Report.Report details grants awarded, charitable funds established, and stories of local impact.Report also coincides with the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa's 70th anniversary.The report is available online at
Community Foundation Partnership
Geisinger Health Foundation has been granted $55,441 by the Ralph and Josephine Smith Fund of First
Aspen Community Foundation, California Community Foundation, International Community Foundation, San Diego Foundation
Reality Changers reached out in the spring of 2026 to serve as the organization's Interim Deputy Director.Beth Branning served as the Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Director of Vision, Innovation and Strategy at San Diego Zoo Global (SDZG) for 15 years.Sharyn is the Senior Vice President of
Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Philanthropy is most effective when it's structured to meet the goals of the donor.The challenge isn't a lack of generosity it's having clear, effective ways to act on that intent.Putting structure, timing, and coordination in place creates a stronger foundation for
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Oklahoma City University has launched a $25 million renovation of the historic Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Kirkpatrick Foundation, Christian Keesee Charitable Trust, and Kirkpatrick Partners Fund made lead gift.Center will be named the Kirkpatrick Performing Arts Center
Scranton Area Community Foundation
Laura Ducceschi, president and CEO of
Community Foundation of Henderson County
Brandon Baird brings nearly 15 years of experience in community foundations, nonprofit leadership, and philanthropic advising to the role."I look forward to building on the foundation's strong legacy of philanthropy," he says.Baird has a connection to CFHC that dates back to his college
Rose Community Foundation
There is no nationwide directory of DAF donors.The only way to find out if your donors have one is for them to let you know either in conversation or by giving from their DAF.The International Rescue Committee works hard to match donors to DAF
Eau Claire Community Foundation
E.C.Community Foundation Awards $235K To 46 Area Nonprofits.over $95K of the total funding dollars went toward organizations under the health and human services category.View the full list of 2026 Community Grant Cycle awardees and learn more about the foundation online at
Ripley County Community Foundation
The second annual Ripley County Film Fest returns June 3 through June 6.The festival offers filmmakers of all ages a platform to shine.The lineup itself reads like a short story collection eclectic, unpredictable and pleasingly hard to categorize.Free Popcorn, Friendly
Community Giving Foundation
Students with a wide range of educational career paths were awarded more than $210,000 in scholarships during a May 27 event in Danville, California.The Community Giving Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to students across the country.The foundation's website is:
Watertown Area Community Foundation
Heathcote is a respected community leader with a strong history of nonprofit leadership and community involvement in Watertown.She was recently recognized as a recipient of Watertowna€™s 4 Under 40 award.Heathcote and her husband, Javon, reside north of Water Town and are the parents of
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards More Than $2.1 million in Scholarships to 500-Plus Students.Overall, 636 scholarships were awarded this spring.Some students receive multiple forms of support, according to the foundation's
Community Foundation of the North State, McConnell Foundation
McConnell Foundation grants funds to Tehama County non-profits.Grants supported critical infrastructure and equipment needs.City of Corning received $50,000 to help resurface the large pool.Corning Little League won a $14,300 dollar grant to purchase batting
Community Foundation of North Central Washington
Methow Valley's Natalie Kuehler Honored with Robert L.White Award for Excellence in Community Philanthropy.The annual award recognizes professional advisors across North Central Washington who actively encourage charitable giving and community philanthropy through their work with

Lexington Community Foundation
Lexington Community Foundation disburses over $620,000 in Community Relief Funding following Tyson Plant closure.The relief funding is part of the Foundation's ongoing effort to address both immediate and longterm community needs.For more than 40 years, LCF has gathered respected philanthropists to
Grays Harbor Community Foundation
Izzie is heading to Gonzaga University to study Business Administration while participating on the rowing team.Margie received the Alec Pugh Memorial Scholarship for students that show perseverance and are also admired by their fellow classmates.Dick attended Grays Harbor Community College and
Boston Foundation
CFA's 2026 Kahn Award Winner and Finalists Plan to Use Their Prize Money to Make an Impact.Carlo Balmoria: I experienced firsthand what it's like to grow up in a rural area with little access to music education and the arts.The awards were given out last week at a gala celebration at the CFA,
South Dakota Community Foundation
South Dakota Community Foundation encourages students to apply for scholarships.The foundation is based in Brookings, South Dakota.It is a non-profit organization that provides grants to students.The organization is run by a group of students and faculty.It was founded in
Vermont Community Foundation
Vermont LGBTQ+ grant funding open from the Vermont Community Foundation.How Vermont LGBTQ+ groups can apply for Samara Fund grants.For more information on the Samara Foundation, visit:
California Wellness Foundation, Latino Community Foundation
The webinar was hosted by the Bay Area Asset Funders Network and sponsored by the Latino Community Foundation.Over 75 program officers, researchers, and community development leaders were in attendance.Amada Armenta, of LPPI, highlighted her research on the impact of ICE raids to business
Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Jackson Foundation Opens HJF Innovation Labs @ Montgomery County, MD A Dual-Use Incubator for Advancing Military Medicine | News Jackson Foundation Op opens new biotech incubator for early-stage companies developing technologies with applications that span battlefield care, trauma, infectious
Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County
Community foundations across the nation work together to provide philanthropic support when there are disasters or crises.Community foundations are in touch with local nonprofit leadership and staff through conversations, listening sessions, educational programs, grant reviews and the
Pasadena Community Foundation
The Eaton Fire in January 2025 destroyed 14 units of affordable housing in Altadena.The Altadena Builds Back Foundation (ABBF) has awarded a $5.8 million grant to rebuild the housing.ABBF is the umbrella organization for the Pasadena Community
Citi Foundation
Citi Foundation will deploy $50 million in philanthropic grants to nonprofits addressing housing challenges and supporting the financial health of residents in their communities.Citi Foundation announced a $1 million grant to the Center for Affordable Housing Lending."By expanding the amount of
Washington County Community Foundation, Washington County Community Foundation
WCCF accepting grant applications.In 2025, more than 25 local nonprofits leveraged capacity-building grants to streamline operations, expand programs, and strengthen fundraising efforts.Applications must be submitted via the foundation's website at
Endeavor Foundation
The Endeavor Foundation reported making a bona fide gift of 19,200 shares of Central Securities Corp (CET) on February 26, 2026.After the reported gift, the Foundation directly holds 9,577,745 shares of CET common
DeKalb County Community Foundation
The Lehansa€™ generosity increases the total grant dollars available to the Foundation.Donations to any Fund at the Community Foundation can be made online at dekalbccf.org or by mail to 475 DeKalb Avenue,
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
How Nashville nonprofit leaders responded to Winter Storm Fern.Hal Cato and Erica Mitchell mobilized Nashville's nonprofit network to launch a rapid-response fund.Both leaders share a community-focused vision for their nonprofit work in Middle Tennessee.The fund raised over $2 million to assist
Seattle Foundation
Kennydale and Tiffany Park elementary schools have just been awarded grants to support their music programs.The grant, made by the Women's University Club of the Seattle Foundation, supports struggling public school music programs through their Music Counts!
Stark Community Foundation
Retired Teachers' Association offers scholarships.Ohio Forestry Association Foundation accepting applications for its annual E.B.scholarship.The Lake Community Hope Scholarship is managed through the Stark Community Foundation.The first scholarship was awarded in 2025, the association
Central New York Community Foundation
Teresa Motz made a $1.8 million bequest to the foundation to establish the Hope and Healing Through Empowering Support Fund.The fund will go toward general Cayuga County grantmaking, with the foundation adding that preference will be given to projects that support residents recovering from
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
KPA!, has operated the free pantry since 2020 for Kerr County residents facing financial hardship.The organization works with the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, Hill Country Alliance, Kerr County, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Riverside Nature Center, Kerr Together Long Term Recovery
Berrien Community Foundation
Upton Foundation Associate Board is inviting nonprofits in Berrien County to apply for its annual BIG IDEA Grant.Letters of intent due by April 1.Each year, the foundation awards one $50,000 grant and one $25,000 Grant.Proposed projects should demonstrate innovation, collaboration, and a clear plan
Allegany County Area Foundation
HomeCare & Hospice recently received a $1,300 grant from the Allegany County Area Foundation.The grant will support the purchase of two tablets that will help hospice nurses deliver more connected and responsive care to patients in their
Watertown Community Foundation
Watertown Community Foundation's Education and Youth Development Grant Cycle Opens March 2.Foundation realigned its grant program in 2025 to focus on three key areas: Essential Needs, Community Engagement and Education and youth development.Foundation has awarded more than $3,000,000 in
Berrien Community Foundation
Upton Foundation associate board is inviting nonprofits who are dreaming big to take the first step in applying for their BIG IDEA Grant.Interested nonprofits must submit a letter of intent by April 1.The Upton Foundation awards one $50,000 grant and one $25,000 grants to nonprofits serving Berrien
Inland Empire Community Foundation
A proposed affordable housing tour aims to highlight several housing sites in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.Inland SoCal Housing Collective executive director hopes the tour will illuminate opportunities and the barriers too."The Collective has four pillars, but there are three foundational
Boston Foundation, REDF
REDF's Impact Investing Fund seeks an investment manager in the central Appalachia region of the US.Acumen is recruiting a New York-based chief of staff for its founder and CEO, Jacqueline Novogratz.The Open Library on Green Economy is on the hunt for a sustainability expert contributor in the
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi provides grants to nonprofits, churches, schools, and government entities.The Endow Mississippi program provides a 25% state income tax credit not a deduction for gifts to permanent endowments at the Community Foundation.The Transfer of Wealth
Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation is celebrating 36 years of giving back.The event highlights the foundation's community impact fund.The foundation provides flexible support to address urgent and emerging needs across its six-county service area.For more information on the foundation, click
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne grant funds Colonial Heritage Wetlands upgrades.The grant was awarded by the Community Foundation of Great Fort Wayne.The wetland upgrades cost an estimated $1.5 million.The project is expected to be completed by the end of the
Marion County Community Foundation
Marion County Community Foundation is accepting applications for grants.The grant application window will close on April 17th.Applications can be found online at mccfiowa.org.The foundation looks to be a resource for building bridges from today to an enhanced quality of
Rhode Island Foundation
Rhode Island Foundation awarded record-breaking $93 million in grants in 2025.Foundation made grants in every city and town, including $1.1 million in Bristol and $2.9 million in Cranston.The organization launched its new Five-Year Action
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Former News & Record property acquired for Greensboro city center redevelopment.President of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro called the purchase "an investment in the long-term vitality of our city center" The purchase will allow collaboration with the city, Downtown Greensboro Inc.,
Community Giving Foundation
ACT 50 of 2025 updates the state's intestate succession law.If a Pennsylvanian dies without any heirs to leave their estate to, their money and belongings no longer go back to the Commonwealth.Those dollars now instead of going into a state budget will come to Community
Blue Grass Community Foundation
Magoffin County native Scotty B.Patrick established one such scholarship.The Edwin Paul Lyon III Memorial Scholarship was established in 2006 in memory of his son.Magoffin Community Foundation has awarded scholarships to more than 180 students.The foundation has raised $1.5 million for local
Marion County Community Foundation
Marion County Community Foundation is accepting applications for grants.The grant application window will close on April 17th.Applications can be found online at mccfiowa.org.The foundation looks to be a resource for building bridges from today to an enhanced quality of
Franklin County Community Foundation, Perry County Community Foundation
Regional foundations of TFEC include the Greater Harrisburg Community Foundation, the Mechanicsburg Area Community Foundation and the Perry County Community Foundation.TFEC also provides grants to schools across the country.The organization has raised more than $1 billion in
Muskingum County Community Foundation
Muskingum County Community Foundation is opening up its Spring Grant Competition beginning on March 17th.This year's grant competition will include a variety of funding opportunities, supporting different types of projects and programs across the community."I am super excited to announce that our
Scranton Area Community Foundation
The Scranton Area Community Foundation presented a check to Goodwill Industries of Northeastern Pennsylvania to help fund improvements to its existing Community Participation Supports program space in Dickson City.The check was presented by Cathy Fitzpatrick, director of grants and
Delaware Community Foundation
Highmark invested eight Delaware community-based organizations through the large grant cycle of BluePrints for the Community.Since the Blue prints grants program launched in 2007, it has awarded over $40 million in grants to support initiatives across five key areas.Highmark has been a staple of
North Carolina Community Foundation
Local organizations received more than $926,000 from the North Carolina Community Foundation.The foundation distributed 108 grants totaling $9 million.The grants focus primarily on the 16 counties most severely impacted by Hurricane Helene.A total of $1.5 million in grants were provided to
Rhode Island Foundation
Nonprofit organizations serving LGBTQ+ residents across Rhode Island will receive a combined $87,000 in grants.Additional recipients include the East Providence Public Library, which plans to offer free programs for teens and adults combining education and arts.Woonsocket Pride, which will provide
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has raised money to give and support the community in the biggest times of need in Kerrville history.One of its biggest initiatives has been rebuilding efforts and housing people who lost their homes on the morning of the
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
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Vermont Community Foundation
Funding available through the Vermon Community Foundation.Grants of up to $5,000 are
Sacramento Region Community Foundation
In 2025 alone, local donors awarded a whopping $22.2 million through the Sacramento Region Community Foundation.Since 1983, the cumulative total is more than $300 million in grants made to enhance the people and nonprofits in our region.More than three-quarters of total dollars awarded ($17.1
Gulf Coast Community Foundation
$15,000 grant paves way for more Sarasota early child care teachers.Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County received a $15,00 grant for its teacher apprenticeship program.Program provides a path for early childhood educators to earn credentials while
Community Foundation of East Mississippi
The Community Foundation of East Mississippi recently hosted its annual Designated Endowment Luncheon.The luncheon brought together community leaders and nonprofit partners to celebrate the transformative power of charitable giving that continues to make a difference year after year.The Luncheon
Vermont Community Foundation
Funding available to support Vermont's LGBTQ+ communities through the Samara Fund.Funding available through the Vermont Community Foundation.The fund supports transformational grants and scholarships for individuals and organizations working to strengthen the power, health, joy, and safety of
Russell Family Foundation
This family foundation is trying to 'meet the moment' with all of its $100 million in assets.The Russell Family Foundation is a regional small fry among the giant pension, insurance and sovereign wealth funds in the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance.The foundation is the legacy of Jane and George
Portland Foundation
The Portland Foundation announced more than $300,000 in winter grants and Teacher Creativity Mini-Grants on Tuesday.Nearly 20% of the total grants awarded went to John Jay Center for Learning, including $31,800 for the Skills Trac Industrial Maintenance training program for Jay County Junior-Senior
Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Happening February 27: Mississippi Gulf coast Community Foundation's 228 Day.A month-long celebration of giving across South Mississippi all leads up to one big
Kosciusko County Community Foundation
Kosciusko County Community Foundation earns Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency.Platinum rating places the Community Foundation in the top 0.1% of charities nationally in terms of transparency.To earn this rating, the Community foundation made public, through GuideStar.org, extensive information

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