The Williamsburg Community Foundation enhances the quality of life in greater Williamsburg by connecting people with causes that matter, managing charitable funds, and providing grants and scholarships for the community’s most pressing needs and promising opportunities.
Donor Name: Williamsburg Community Foundation
State: Virginia
County: James City County (VA), York County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/03/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Foundation’s grant-making activity supports a broad range of philanthropic purposes that benefit citizens in Williamsburg, James City County, and York County.
Focus Areas
The Foundation awards grants in the following areas:
- Arts and Culture
- Children and Young Adults
- Community Health and Wellness & Economic Mobility
- Environment and Conservation
- Senior Services
- Capacity Building
Eligibility Requirements
The Foundation will make grants to organizations that serve residents of Williamsburg, James City County and York County:
- that are qualified as tax-exempt under Section 501(C)(3) and 509(a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3); by the Internal Revenue Service and to private operating foundations,
- government entities for public purposes
- religious organization.
The Foundation will not make grants for:
- unspecified use of funds;
- retroactive funding for any project expenses incurred before the Foundation’s decision date;
- multi-year grants or commitments;
- public and private K-12 schools except where specific funds (Altshuler Fund, Occasion for the Arts Fund) have indicated that the fund will support public and private K-12 schools. Funding should be used to support activities or purchases that are not otherwise funded by local, state or federal government funds;
- religious purposes (but may be made to religious organizations for projects with a broad-based, inclusive community benefit);
- political or partisan purposes;
- individuals;
- a program or activity that engages in discrimination that would otherwise be prohibited by law;
For more information, visit WCF.
