This year a total of $29,850 was awarded to nine local nonprofit organizations. Another $35,000 was allocated for the Covid-19 Emergency Fund for Shenandoah County. The Community Grant recipients were narrowed to those providing life-sustaining services for Shenandoah County residents and included: American Red Cross Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Family Promise of Shenandoah County…
What’s going on at SCF:
We Have Moved!
To better accommodate a growing staff, we have moved from our Woodstock location to our new location in downtown Strasburg.
Shrine Mont Art Fund
The Shrine Mont Art Fund was established with the Shenandoah Community Foundation in late 2019 to support programs and improvements at Shrine Mont conference and retreat center’s Art Hall. Art Hall houses a collection of 78 paintings by the 19th century artist John Douglas Woodward, uncle of Shrine Mont’s founder. This facility also serves as…
Gallon-of-Milk Donations Requested 2021
A gallon of milk from the champion dairy cow at the annual 4-H/FFA Dairy Show is auctioned each year to raise money for scholarships for 4-H and FFA college and vocational school students. Last year, Lilly Trucking was the winning bidder at $13,000. Additionally, Gallon-of-Milk donations are made by generous individuals and companies to help…
SCF Announces New Board Member
Shenandoah Community Foundation is proud to announce the addition of our newest board member Beverly S. Butterfield. Foundation President Michael Funk was enthusiastic in welcoming Ms. Butterfield to the Foundation’s governing body “Bev will be an outstanding addition to our Board by bringing diversity and depth of knowledge, expertise, and perspective that will help our…
Call for Cultural Arts Grant Proposals
March 2021: The purpose of the Foundation’s Bowman-Shannon Cultural Arts Fund is to educate, guide, and stimulate the enjoyment of and participation in cultural arts in Shenandoah County, Virginia. At this time, there is $14,000 available to be awarded as grants, and the Shenandoah Community Foundation is putting out a call for proposals, with an application…
SCF Named “Unsung Hero”
We are grateful for the shout-out from the Shenandoah Alliance for Shelter in their Winter 2021 newsletter. They shared the importance of the Foundation’s COVID Emergency Relief Fund and the grant they received to meet the emergency needs of residents struggling to meet their housing needs during the last year. Donate to the COVID-19 Emergency…
$152,000 Awarded from COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
Shenandoah Community Foundation launched its COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund on March 30, 2020. Because of generous contributions from community members, the Fund has been able to distribute $152,000 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations providing vital services to individuals and families impacted by the pandemic. Local charitable organizations that are IRS tax-exempt or governmental entities…
Shenandoah Community Foundation Awards $19,000 to SCPS
Shenandoah Community Foundation announced a grant award of $19,000 from its Bowman-Shannon Cultural Arts Fund to Shenandoah County Public Schools. The grant will be used to purchase art supplies for students that can be used in the classroom or from home in a virtual learning environment. This is the second grant awarded to SCPS from…
#Giving Tuesday
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there is #Giving Tuesday–a day of global generosity. It’s the perfect time to give to your favorite nonprofit, especially during this pandemic year when fundraising has been so challenging for everyone. Since the launch of #Giving Tuesday in 2012, hundreds of millions of people have participated. Last year, almost…
Funding Opportunities for Grant Seekers
Shenandoah Community Foundation announces the start of its 2021 Community Grants Program. Non-profit organizations serving the needs of Shenandoah County residents are encouraged to apply by submitting a short letter of intent that describes the project for which funding is sought. WHO MAY APPLY To be eligible for funding, an applicant must be a tax-exempt…
New Market Rotarians Learn About The Foundation
The New Market Rotary Club welcomed Shenandoah Community Foundation President Michael Funk to speak to them at a mid-August meeting about the Foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. Members were very enthusiastic to learn not only about the Foundation’s response to the pandemic but also about the many other ways they support and help the entire…
Hot off the Press: 2019 Annual Report
We are pleased and proud to share our 2019 Annual Report for the 20th Anniversary year of the Shenandoah Community Foundation. Excerpt from President Michael Funk’s letter in the report: We ended 2019 with 74 funds in our portfolio and total assets of $5,350,750, an increase of $1,185,750 or 28.5% from the prior year. This…
Fundraising Training for Nonprofits
GrantSpace has some helpful resources for the nonprofits in our community. We’ve just learned about their very reasonably priced online classes. Some are even free. The educational offerings are self-paced. Once you get to the site, you can also filter for free classes, podcasts, general knowledge base, and classes in Spanish. Of particular interest might…
Coping with a Money Crunch: Free Webinar
This free webinar is being put on by the Virginia Cooperative Extension service. Register online or use the URL in the image below. To be sure that their e-mails don’t go to your junk/spam, please add kpoff@vt.edu to your contacts or approved senders list!
Four New SCF Board Members Announced
The Shenandoah Community Foundation is proud to announce the addition of four new members to its Board: Sharon Baroncelli, Mandy Belyea, Dennis Dysart, and Brandon Keller. Foundation President Michael Funk said he was very much looking forward to working with these individuals. “They are four outstanding members of our community. Besides their understanding of Shenandoah…
Press Release: SCF Announces First Covid-19 Fund Grant Recipients
SHENANDOAH COMMUNITY ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS IN ITS FIRST ROUND OF COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND GRANTS (Woodstock, VA—April 9, 2020). Many generous community members have donated to the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund created by Shenandoah Community Foundation. The Fund currently has over $125,000 in gifts and pledges and has designated $49,000 in its first round of funding…
Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund Announced
(Woodstock, VA—March 31, 2020). Shenandoah Community Foundation has established a COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund for Shenandoah County. The Foundation seeded the Fund with $35,000 that was made possible through the generosity of a legacy gift from Dr. Jacob Haun and Diane Gardner-Haun. Within one day, the Fund has grown to over $105,000 with major donations…