March 28, 2024, Williamsburg, Va: Williamsburg Community Foundation awarded $56,754 in grants to 19 nonprofits during its first grant round of 2024. Each nonprofit grantee spoke for a few minutes about how their grant will benefit residents of the foundation’s service area: the City of Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Rick and Lara Overy of Compass Wealth Strategies …
For Immediate Release Williamsburg Community Foundation Celebrates 25 years with Surprise Grants, March Grant is awarded to Literacy for Life March 19, 2024, Williamsburg, Va: As part of its year-long 25th Anniversary celebration, Williamsburg Community Foundation is awarding a surprise $2,500 grant to a local nonprofit each month. At the Foundation’s recent 25th Anniversary Celebration & Campaign Kickoff, a drawing …
March 4, 2024 The Williamsburg Community Foundation recently elected three new trustees from among local community leaders, Ti’Juana Gholson, Leigh Houghland, and Jeanne Zeidler. These three individuals each have an incredible history of service to the greater Williamsburg Community. WCF also elected a new chair, Alison Lennarz and a new Vice Chair, Melinda Morgan from among its trustees. Ti’Juana Gholson …
Williamsburg Community Foundation Celebrates 25 years with Surprise Grants First Grant is for Postpartum Support Virginia February 20, 2024, Williamsburg, Va: As part of its year-long 25th Anniversary celebration, Williamsburg Community Foundation is awarding a surprise $2,500 grant to a local nonprofit each month. At the Foundation’s recent 25th Anniversary Celebration & Campaign Kickoff, a drawing was held to select …
Williamsburg Community Foundation is celebrating 25 years! More than 190 people joined us on Thursday, February 1 to celebrate, and over $149,000 was raised for the Community Endowment Campaign. With each gift, we added a leaf to our giving tree! We were simply amazed by our generous donors! Ten attendees names were drawn to choose a local nonprofit to receive …
WCF is seeking a Development & Communications Officer. Learn more and view the job description here.
December 4, 2023The Foundation is pleased to announce that the first Capacity Building Grants have been awarded to Real People Educating Others (RPEO) and the Rob Till Community Garden. With nearly 25 years in the business of community grantmaking, the Williamsburg Community Foundation has found that often grassroots organizations that are doing great work may not have the financial resources …
Perisie Scholarship – Medical School Thanks to a generous bequest to the Williamsburg Community Foundation, the Perisie Scholarship in Memory of James P. and H. Bihin Perisie will provide for one scholarship each year for a female student to attend medical school in Virginia or North Carolina. Learn more about the Perisie’s here. Who is eligible to apply? What does …
“Ten Questions with” is a WYDaily series that allows readers to get to know local business leaders, volunteers and community members in the Historic Triangle. Last week WCF Board Chairman, Kate Slevin, was interviewed. WYDaily Interview with Kate Slevin
