Norfolk Southern and the Hampton Roads Community Foundation are pleased to announce the Norfolk Southern Hampton Roads Community Fund for nonprofits working to improve life in the region.
Donor Name: Hampton Roads Community Foundation
State: Virginia
County: Isle of Wight County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/25/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Norfolk Southern has been a long-standing supporter of the Hampton Roads nonprofit community. While it has transitioned its corporate headquarters to Atlanta, the company remains committed to the Hampton Roads community and engaging with nonprofit organizations in the region.
Grantmaking Priorities
Grant applications should explain how your organization addresses one or more of the following priority impact areas:
- Education and Workforce Development
- Preventing middle- and high-school students from dropping out of school
- Engaging youth in successfully transitioning from high school into
- collegiate education or career-based certificate programs
- Creating pathways to employment for adults with barriers to self-sufficiency
- Enriching the Community
- Providing support for organizations addressing food insecurity
- Improving access to mental health support
- Preventing and ending homelessness and housing instability
- Enriching the human experience through arts and culture
- Improving public health and safety
- Sustainability
- Restoring and protecting the region’s land, forests, and natural waterways
- Improving the region’s ability to adapt to the impacts of sea-level rise.
Funding Information
- Under $1,000,000
- Grant Award Range: $5,000 – $25,000
- $1,000,000 – $5,000,000
- Grant Award Range: $10,000 – $50,000
- Over $5,000,000
- Grant Award Range: $15,000 – $100,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit, 501(c)3 organizations, with some limitations may apply that are:
- Serving residents in South Hampton Roads, which includes Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight County, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach.
- In good standing with the Internal Revenue Service and have been operational since at least January 1, 2023.
- Be governed by a board with membership of at least four individuals not including the CEO or Executive Director.
- Can provide financial statements for a completed fiscal year and an operating budget with revenues and expenses, with a preference for audited financial statements or a recent IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
For more information, visit HRCF.
