2025 Foundation Funds
The following component funds have been established within the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation by gifts and bequests from individuals, families and organizations.
Donor-Advised Funds
These funds provide individuals and families the opportunity to support impact areas that align with their passion.
- Abidin Family Fund
- Adiuvans Recoverable Grant Fund
- Alex Bocock Family Fund
- Alexandra Summers Fund
- Alice P. Meador Fund
- Andrew and Kelli Block Family Fund
- Anne Russell Gwyn and A. Stuart Robertson Jr. Fund
- Anyanwu Fund
- Applesauce Fund
- Austin Germani Memorial Fund
- Bama Green Conservation Fund
- Batten Family Fund
- Beauford Family Fund
- Betty and David Whitcomb Fund
- Bill and Antoinette Gray Fund
- Birdsall Family Fund
- Blue Ridge Graphics John F. and Ruth G. Kulick Fund
- Bocock/Hitz Fund
- Bonner Family Fund
- Boyd C. Tinsley Fund
- Bradley Hunt Gunter and Meredith Strohm Gunter Family Fund
- Breath of Hope Fund
- Brittany Hope Bishop Fund
- Brookfield Bocock Fund
- Broome Family Fund
- Carl and Khabira Wise Fund
- Carlin Stargell Camp Fund
- Carol & Jack Weber Fund
- Carol and Sheryl Simon Fund
- Carratt Estate
- Carter Myers Automotive Fund
- Catalysis Fund
- Charlottesville Citywide PTO
- Charlottesville Housing Reinvestment Fund
- Charlottesville Shelter and Support Fund
- Christopher and Pamela W. Gale Family Fund
- CMA Borches Fund
- Croson Family Fund
- Croson Family Fund 2
- Crutchfield Fund
- Cville Local Works Fund
- David and Carolyn Beach Fund
- Diana Foster and Thomas H. Jones Fund
- Doernberg-Unkefer Fund
- Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Fund
- Dr. Vito A. Perriello Jr. Memorial Fund
- Dreamer Fund
- Eco-Living Fund
- Ed Ford Fund
- Eliza Hitz Fund
- Elizabeth Fray Marshall Fund
- Eric S. and Kelley I. Johnson Family Fund
- Fig Tree Fund
- Fisher Family Fund
- Frank A. and Mary S. Dodge Charitable Fund
- Frank and Gloria D’Alessandro Fund
- Fredi Davis Young Writers Workshop Scholarship Fund
- Fun is for Everyone Fund
- Gateway Fund
- George R. Leaman Fund
- Gordon and Brenda Hair Family Endowment Fund
- Gordon Berne Non-Profit Support Fund
- Gould Family Fund
- Great Eastern Management Company Fund
- Heiner Family Fund
- Henry J. Javor Fund
- Horton Foundation Fund
- Hoskins Family Fund
- Huffman Family Fund
- James S. and Elizabeth A. Brown Fund
- Jane E. and Dennis B. Sigloh Fund
- Jane Shields Fund
- JDDR Fund
- Jeremy Pinkerton Memorial Fund
- JLRS Family Fund
- John Allan Bartelt Fund
- John Laurence and Martha M. Sanford Fund
- John R. Redick Fund
- JPC Lloyd Family Fund
- Judy and Jeffrey Morton Fund
- Karen Moran and Wistar Morris Family Fund
- Kathryn B. & F. Troost Parker Fund
- Keats Family Fund
- KJPK Fund
- Larsen Family Fund
- Lee Seaton Fund
- Leffler-Koran Family Fund
- Leonard Rose Memorial Fund
- LeRoi H. Moore Fund
- LeRoi Moore Memorial Fund
- Linda Verhagen Fund
- Living Water Fund
- Lois M. Stahl Memorial Fund
- Martin Family Fund
- Mary-Mac and Don Laing Fund
- Maxwell Fund
- McLean Shilling Fund
- McMahon-Gioeli Community Well Fund
- Mitombo Fund
- MoreLove Charitable Fund
- Morgenstern Fund
- Murray Fisher Family Fund
- Natalie Bocock Turnage Charitable Gifts Fund
- Norman and Brownie Morris Charitable Fund
- Nosek-Teachman Family Fund
- Nunley-Satira Family Fund
- Oscar F. Smith/Marjorie Smith Charles/Angie Newman Johnson Fund
- Owls Roost Fund
- Packer Family Fund
- Palmer Fund
- Party Parade Fund
- Pass Through Fund at CACF
- Peggy and Page Williams Family Fund
- Perrin and Peggy Quarles Fund
- Phoebe’s Nest Fund
- Poist Family Fund
- Pollak Family Fund
- Prana Fund
- Pumpkin Seed Fund
- PYMWYMI Fund
- Quantitative Investment Management Fund
- R & J Nunley Fund
- R. B. “Doc” & Thelma Miller Fund
- Risa Goluboff and Richard Schragger Charitable Fund
- RNRVRRN Fund
- Robert and Elizabeth Wicks Fund
- Rodney F. and Elizabeth W. Beckwith Fund
- Rossetter-Cuthbert Fund
- Rotgin Family Fund
- Round Hill Fund
- Ruhm-Williams Family Fund
- Ruth E. and Lloyd F. Miller Fund
- Samuel and Evelyn Linden Fund
- Sanders Family Trust Fund
- Shanthimalai Fund
- Sherri King O’Connor Memorial Fund
- Soulshine Concert Fund
- St. Francis of Assisi Fund
- Standish Family Foundation Fund
- Starr Hill/Red Light Fund
- Sterba Family Fund
- Stillfield Fund I
- Susan Jean Murphy Evans Living Legacy Fund
- Susan W. Davenport & W. Edgar Spigle Fund
- The Carolyn and Bill Achenbach
- The Dallas Family Fund
- The Farmly Fund
- The FUNd at CACF
- The Greenstone Fund
- The James Alexander Smith, Jr. Initiative Fund
- The Lyn Bolen Warren Memorial Fund for the Advancement of the Arts
- The Mantova Fund
- The Stamm Family Fund
- Thomas H. Purvis Legacy Fund
- Tilman Family Fund
- Tim and Marie Taylor Fund
- Tucker Rowan Bishop Charitable Foundation Fund
- TWMIGMIE Fund
- Van Yahres, Brooks and Clarke Families Fund
- Vaughan Family Fund
- Venerus Family Fund
- Vesta Lee Gordon Fund
- Virgil and Margaret Wagner Fund
- Virginia Invasive Species Mitigation Fund
- Watson Family Fund
- What a Great Idea Fund
- Whitley Family Fund
- Z Family Fund
- Adiuvans Fund*
- Adiuvans Relief Fund*
- Madwoman Project Fund*
- Sarah and Grey McLean Fund*
- Smyth Community Fund*
* Donor Advised Separately Invested Funds
Agency Funds
These investments held by nonprofits generate income to support endowments and/or operating funds. The Community Foundation currently holds funds for the following organizations:
- Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Fund
- Alliance for Interfaith Ministries
- Art and Jane Hess Endowment Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Avinash Agarwal Scholarship Endowment at MSC
- Barrett Early Learning Center Fund
- Bennett’s Village Fund
- Bookmobile Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont – Whitney Fund
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont – Friends of Ian Robertson Fund
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont General Fund
- Camp Holiday Trails – Dr Elsa Paulsen Memorial
- Camp Holiday Trails – Peters Endowment Fund
- Camp Holiday Trails Quasi Endowment
- Celia Martin Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Central Library Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Central Virginia Regional Library Foundation Endowment
- Central Virginia Regional Library Foundation Reserve
- Charlottesville Police Foundation Fund
- Charlottesville T’ai Chi Center
- Community Chalkboard Fund
- Community Public Charter School Endowment Fund
- Companion Animal Fund
- Compassionate Friends Fund
- Crozet Library Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- C-Street Cooperative Preschool
- Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Greene County Affiliate
- Elizabeth A. Seabrook Endowment Fund for Senior Center, Inc.
- Emergency Food Network
- Fluvanna County Public Library Building Fund
- Fluvanna Historical Society Fund
- Fluvanna Historical Society-maintenance of Maggie & Holland Page Houses
- Free Union Country School Endowment Fund
- Gordon Avenue Library Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Greene County Historical Society Endowment Fund
- Greene Library Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Hatton Ferry Endowment Fund
- Icon Fund
- Ivy Creek Foundation Conant Bequest Fund
- Judy W. Smith Fund for Child Health Partnership
- Julia and Whit Broome Fund of the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont
- Kiwanis Club of Charlottesville Endowment
- Live Arts Board Reserve Fund
- Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Operating Reserve Fund
- Lorna Card Best Friends Endowment for Madison-Greene Humane Society
- Louisa County Historical Society
- Louisa County Library Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Meals on Wheels of Charlottesville-Albemarle – General Reserve Fund
- Meals on Wheels of Charlottesville-Albemarle – Permanent Endowment Fund
- Nelson County Community Fund, Inc.
- Nelson Memorial Library Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Nerancy Bequest – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Northside Library Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Orange County Humane Society Fund
- Oratorio Society of Virginia
- Partner for Mental Health Fund
- Piedmont CASA Endowment Fund
- Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Fund
- Rachel Poole Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Ralph Feil Scholarship Fund at The Center
- Region Ten Community Services, Inc. Fund
- ReLeaf Cville Operating Reserve
- Rockfish Valley Community Center Legacy Fund
- Scottsville Library Fund – Friends of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
- Shelter for Help in Emergency Fund
- Sin Barreras/Without Barriers Fund
- St. Paul’s Memorial Church Endowment
- The Betty Ketron Emerging Leaders Fund at the CNE
- The LVCA Long Term Asset Fund
- Thomas Jefferson Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution – Bredin – Fiery Patriot Fund
- Thomas Jefferson Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution – Hamilton Fund
- Thomas Jefferson Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution – Smith Fund
- Trades and Tech Education Foundation
- Virginia Discovery Museum Fund
- Virginia Swimming Endowment Fund
- Wednesday Music Club – Duisit Fund
- Wednesday Music Club – Hamilton High School Fund
- Wednesday Music Club – Konigsberg Endowment Fund
- Wednesday Music Club – Meda Tilman Scholarship Fund
- Wednesday Music Club – Robert Smith Fund
- Wednesday Music Club – Robert Smith Tuition Fund
- Wednesday Music Club – Romer Camp Scholarship Fund
- Wednesday Music Club – Shea Senior Scholarship Fund
- Wednesday Music Club – William Blackford Camp Scholarship Fund
- Wednesday Music Club, Inc. Fund
- Wintergreen Rescue Squad
- WorkSource Enterprises Fund
- WorkSource Enterprises Fund – Mary P. Reese Memorial Fund
- Young Construction Volunteer Travel Fund
- Youth Development Council of Greene County, Inc
- Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia – Kitty Stroud Fund
- Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia Fund
Committee-Advised Funds
These funds provide groups of individuals an ability to pool contributions and collaborate on grant distributions.
- Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band
- Blue Ridge Rotary Foundation Fund
- Charlottesville Rotary Permanent Fund
- Community Children’s Theatre Fund
- CVille Gives
- Early Childhood Funders Network Fund
- Fund for the Virginia Environmental Endowment
- Hopetimist Foundation
- Hummingbird Fund
- Kendall Stacey Legacy Fund
- Louisa County Community Fund
- Mahj for Good
- NAMI Charlottesville Area Fund
- Nelson County Community Fund
- Nelson County Public Schools Fund
- OCEF-Academic Scholar Institute (ASI) Fellowship Fund
- OCEF-Ernestine Reid Teacher Innovation Grant
- OCEF–General Fund
- OCEF-General Teacher Innovation Grant Fund
- OCEF-Grymes Teacher Innovation Grant Fund
- OCEF-Kathleen Ellington Hargett Teacher Innovation Grant Fund
- PB&J Fund
- The Enrichment Alliance of Virginia Fund
- Twentieth Century Merchants Fund of Charlottesville-Albemarle Retail Merchants Association
- Twice is Nice
Field of Interest Funds
Endowed Field of Interest Funds address a particular aspect of community life.
- Billy J. Bray Fund
- Community Emergency Response Fund
- Coralee “Coco” Davis Fund
- Health FOI Fund
- Legare, Cornelia and Martha Tarrant Fund
- Mental Health Services Fund
- Nature and Wildlife Preservation Fund
Designated Funds
Endowed Designated Funds support a specific nonprofit(s) through regular gifts in perpetuity.
- Alumni Foundation Trust of Miller School Fund
- Andrea Bureman Endowment for Orange County Humane Society
- Blue Ridge Center Fund
- Caroline O. Green Fund 3069
- Charles J. Lewis III Resilience Education Fund
- Edith B. Baber Fund
- Eldred H. Hendricks Fund
- Endowment Fund for Charlottesville Free Clinic at CACF
- Integrity First for America Fund
- John H. Wright Agricultural Education Fund
- John S. and Emily T. Watterson Fund
- Martha Jefferson Infirmary Fund
- Monticello Guard Memorial Fund
- Reach Out and Read for Charlottesville
- Smyth Fund for Nursing at Martha Jefferson Hospital
- Smyth Fund for Nursing at Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Smyth Fund Supporting the Nature Foundation at Wintergreen
- TEDx Charlottesville Fund
- The Martha & Dan Nunziato Memorial Fund
- The Miller School Alumni Association Inc., Beale Fund
- The Miller School Alumni Association Inc., Cemetery Fund
- The Miller School Alumni Association Inc., Life Membership
- The Women’s Initiative Designated Fund
- Vishudda Fund
- Yvonne Mason Fund for the Benefit of the Chville-Albemarle Rescue Squad
Scholarship Funds
These funds provide support for students in their pursuit of education.
- OCEF – Orange County Rescue Squad
- OCEF–General Scholarship Fund
- OCEF-Henry Lee and Judy Carter Memorial Scholarship
- OCEF–Jane Gwyn Robertson Zimmermann Scholarship Fund
- OCEF–John Hawse Memorial Scholarship Fund
- OCEF–Joseph Stanley Memorial Soccer Scholarship Fund
- OCEF-Licata Group Real Estate Team Scholarship Fund
- OCEF-Lindsay Woolfolk Memorial Scholarship Fund
- OCEF-Lorraine Ryan Memorial Scholarship Fund
- OCEF-MSgt Bannar Scholarship Fund
- OCEF–Nora Pannill Brooking Scholarship Fund
- OCEF-Patricia Francis Nursing Scholarship
- OCEF–Taylor & Phyllis Grasty Medical Scholarship Fund
- OCEF-Town of Orange Scholarship Fund
- OCEF-Wal-Mart Mi Futuro Scholarship Fund
- Paul W. Bragg Scholarship Fund
- Robert and Barbara Barton Scholarship for the Humanities
- Samuel and Evelyn Linden Scholarship Fund
- Saraswati Fund
- Smyth Education Fund
- South James River Community Foundation Scholarship Fund
- Summit Educational Opportunity Fund
- The Golden Garden Scholarship
- Trysten Young Memorial Scholarship Fund
- VSI Athlete Scholarship Fund
- Winnie & Pam Eddins Scholarship Fund