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