Dave Matthews Band Provides $366,400 Bama Works Grants to Local Nonprofits
On June 11, 2012, the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation announced $366,400 in grants to 51 local nonprofits through the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band in CACF. This Fund supports charitable programs in the Charlottesville area with particular focus on disadvantaged youth, needs of the disabled, protection of the environment, and the arts and humanities.
John Redick, President of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation comments:
"The Dave Matthews Band continues their generosity to the people of this community. Through the Bama Works Fund in CACF, established in 1998, the Band has touched and improved the lives of many in our local area. The Community Foundation is deeply grateful for the Band’s support and for the good work of the organizations which will benefit from the gifts being announced today."
Below is a complete listing of the nonprofits receiving the June 2012 grants of the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band in CACF as recommended by the Band members:
Adult Community Education 5,000.00
Albemarle County Public Schools: Club Yancey 10,000.00
Albemarle Housing Improvement Program 8,000.00
Alliance for Interfaith Ministries (AIM) 7,000.00
American Red Cross 10,000.00
Appalachian Voices 10,000.00
Building A Bridge 7,000.00
Building Goodness Foundation 10,000.00
Camp Holiday Trails 5,000.00
Center for Nonprofit Excellence 5,000.00
Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries 5,000.00
Charlottesville Area Dental Access, Inc. 10,000.00
Charlottesville Department of Social Services: Community Attention 10,000.00
Charlottesville Symphony Society 4,000.00
Church of Our Saviour 4,000.00
Elisabeth Aiken Nolting Charitable Foundation 5,200.00
Elk Hill Farm, Inc. 8,000.00
Emanuel Youth Mission 4,000.00
Equality Virginia 2,000.00
Field School of Charlottesville 6,000.00
First Tee of Charlottesville Foundation 7,500.00
Fluvanna County Public Schools 4,000.00
Goshen Baptist Association: RuraLove Ministry 10,000.00
Hospice of the Piedmont 7,000.00
International Rescue Committee, Inc. 7,000.00
James River Association 5,000.00
Jefferson Area Board for Aging 10,000.00
Literacy Volunteers of America-Chville/Alb 4,000.00
Local Food Hub 10,000.00
Louisa County Historical Society 5,000.00
Louisa County Resource Council 10,000.00
Montanova Stables Foundation 6,000.00
Municipal Band of Charlottesville 5,000.00
Paramount Theater of Charlottesville 5,000.00
Piedmont Housing Alliance 5,000.00
Piedmont Regional Education Program (PREP) 5,000.00
Providing Resources to Inspire, Develop and Empower 2,500.00
Richmond Organization for Sexual Minority Youth 2,000.00
Rivanna Conservation Society 5,000.00
Salvation Army 10,000.00
Service Dogs of Virginia 5,000.00
Shelter for Help in Emergency 5,000.00
Shenandoah Valley Educational Television Corp (WVPT) 10,000.00
Stonewall Jackson Area Boy Scouts 3,000.00
StreamWatch 10,000.00
The Bridge PAI 2,000.00
The Green Adventure Project 6,500.00
Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression 5,000.00
University of Virginia Infectious Disease Clinic 6,000.00
UVA Office of Community Relations: Day in the Life Program 8,000.00
University of Virginia: Reach Out and Read 1,800.00
UVA Childrens Hospital 1,900.00
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education 10,000.00
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy 5,000.00
Virginia Organizing, Inc.: CLAW 5,000.00
VOCAL 4,000.00
Voices for Animals 4,000.00
WHTJ/Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corp 5,000.00
Wild Virginia Inc. 3,000.00
Wintergreen Nature Foundation 3,000.00
Young Audiences of Virginia, Inc. 3,000.00
Total: $366,400.00
Twice a year, the BAMAWorks Fund in CACF awards gifts through a competitive grant cycle. Applicants seeking a grant for the next December decision must apply no later than August 1, 2012. Additional information on the grant process can be found Here.