Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (CACF)

INCREASED COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Enriching Communities grants support a vibrant mix of services and activities that make our region a better place to live. Thanks in part to a $100K donor-matching program, the Community Foundation signifcantly increased the scope of our grantmaking in 2018.

2018

Enriching
Communities
Grant Partners: 81

Total Funds
Awarded: $750,099

2017

Enriching
Communities
Grant Partners: 54

Total Funds
Awarded: $448,317

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Upcoming Events

Meet the Team Event

We will be hosting a Meet the Team event on January 30th to share an overview of the Foundation, details about our priorities, and specific services and opportunities at the Foundation that are available to nonprofits and community leaders. We are also excited to introduce to you our new team members and ensure you know who to connect with to answer your questions. RSVP to the Meet the Team Event.

Latest News

Foundation Grant Helps End Hunger

Through a Strengthening Systems grant, the Community Foundation funded a multi-year study that will help feed the hungry in Louisa County. The Louisa County Resource Center collaborated with UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service to better understand and address food-insecurity needs in the county. The work was featured in UVA Today.

Community Foundation’s Brennan Gould Receives National Honor for Heal Charlottesville Fund

On Wednesday evening, November 28, 2018, foundation leaders from around the nation gathered in Washington, DC, at the National Museum of Women in the Arts to recognize the leadership and creativity of some of the most esteemed philanthropic leaders in the United States. Among those recognized was Brennan Gould, president and chief executive officer, Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. Read More

As Trial Begins, NPR Includes Coverage of Community Foundation’s Healing Work

"Part of what we heard from our community that was needed for the healing was opportunities to act, opportunities to really be good and honest about our collective history," says Foundation President Brennan Gould. "And also to start to act in ways that will that will help address the impacts of that history." See full NPR story.

Foundation CEO Brennan Gould Wins Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking

In recognition of Brennan Gould's leadership of the Community Foundation’s efforts to create the Heal Charlottesville Fund following the white supremacist acts in August 2017, the Council on Foundations awarded her the 2018 Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking.
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Eboni Bugg Named Director Of Programs

The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is pleased to announce Eboni Bugg as its new Director of Programs, effective October 1. Bugg will lead grantmaking activity and strategic projects with the Foundation’s community partners, including nonprofits, government organizations and individuals who are working to improve the quality of life in the Charlottesville area. Read more.

Foundation President Brennan Gould’s Op-Ed Published Around the Country

In the week before the one-year anniversary of the August “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, an op-ed titled "Healing Our Charlottesville" by Community Foundation President Brennan Gould appeared in national news markets, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Oakland and Washington, DC.