For 75 years, we have worked to make life better in Hampton Roads through civic leadership, philanthropy, and grantmaking.
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The Foundation’s grant application period for programs that support health & wellness or economic stability is open until July 1
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Community Peacemaking Circles will bring the community together each month around truth-telling, reconciliation, and racial healing.
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Four times a year the Hampton Roads Community Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations. Funding comes from generous donors' unrestricted and field-of-interest funds
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Open a donor-advised fund to get a tax-deduction upfront and give grants to nonprofits you care about.
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College scholarships are a mainstay at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Since 1950 charitable people have established more than 90 scholarship endowments.
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We remember our friend and Board member Jerrauld C. Jones, a trailblazer and public servant. At his family's request, we are honored to accept memorial gifts to the Visionaries for Change Fund, a giving circle of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Founded in 2019 by Black business and civic leaders, Visionaries for Change brings together members who pool their resources to support charitable causes that uplift the Black community.
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of William (Bill) Martin Davis. At his family’s request, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation is honored to accept gifts to the Hunter Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund in lieu of flowers. Your contributions will help provide scholarships for students pursuing higher education — a cause close to Bill’s heart.
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In honor of Marjorie Mayfield Jackson, who led the Elizabeth River Project for more than 30 years until her retirement in 2025.
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