Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
/OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia supports child and youth development, education, health, mental health and aging, military personnel and their families, poverty relief, women and girls, environment, and the arts in Virginia.
FUNDING AREAS: Child and youth development, education, health, mental health and aging, military personnel and their families, poverty relief, women and girls, environment, arts
IP TAKE: This community funder has many discretionary grant funds that nonprofits can apply to all throughout the year.
PROFILE: Established in 1978, the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia (CFNV) is a community foundation based in Oakton, Virginia. It is comprised of donor advised funds, permanent funds, giving circles, and other charitable endowments. The foundation aims to "grow philanthropy to respond to need, seed innovation, and lead and convene the community.” It funds local efforts for child and youth development, education, health, mental health and aging, military personnel and their families, poverty relief, women and girls, environment, and the arts.
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia typically makes around $7 million in grants to approximately 300 nonprofits annually. There are numerous discretionary grant cycles at CFNV throughout the year. Community Investment Funds address many different local issue areas, while the Business Women’s Giving Circle target the needs of girls and young women. There’s an environment fund to improve Northern Virginia’s natural environment, the Giving Circle of HOPE, Healthy Kids Grants for public schools, and the Latino Engagement and Achievement Fund. The Loudoun Impact Fund supports Loudoun County, NOVA Parks helps 5th and 6th grade students experience the outdoors, the Our Children Fund supports children in the Fairfax County foster care system, and the Ross-Roberts Fund for the Arts supports local art organizations.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $200,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Northern Virginia region, which includes Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William Counties, and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park. Past local grantees include Capital Area Food Bank, Central Union Mission, and Friends of Guest House.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Each grant program has its own unique guidelines and deadlines, which run throughout the year. Direct general questions to the staff at 703-879-7640 or to individual staff members by email.
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