Northern Piedmont Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Northern Piedmont Community Foundation supports human services, education, environment, arts and other community needs in Virginia.
FUNDING AREAS: Human services, education, environment, arts, community needs
IP TAKE: This is an active Virginia grantmaker with several different ways for local nonprofits to get involved and receive grants throughout the year.
PROFILE: Established in 2000, the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation (NPCF) is a community foundation based in Culpeper, Virginia. Nine local concerned citizens came together then to discuss solutions to charitable needs in the region. The foundation aims to enhance the quality of life in the local area “by building a permanent endowment fund and using the annual income to support a variety of local nonprofit organizations through grants and special projects. It funds local efforts for human services, education, environment, arts and other community needs.
The Northern Piedmont Community Foundation awards grants from several different funds each year. NPCF’s community assistance grants fund nonprofits that have been operational for at least three years and offer program and general operating support. Meade M. Palmer Memorial Fund grants support general wellbeing in the area, while the Culpeper Foundation Fund is specific to Culpeper County. The Patricia and Nicolaas Kortlandt Memorial Fund supports projects that strengthen the fabric of local communities, Gordon Thornhill Excellence in Youth grants fund youth sports and agriculture enrichment and the Rappahannock Community Fund is specific to Rappahannock County. NPCF also hosts the annual Give Local Piedmont event on the first Tuesday of May each year.
Grants range between about $500 and $25,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, and Rappahannock counties in Virginia. Past local grantees include Culpeper Baptist Child Development Center, Culpeper Winter Heat Shelter and Fauquier Family Shelter.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for several of its funds. Each of these funds has its own unique set of guidelines and application deadlines. Direct general questions to the staff at 540-349-0631 or to individual staff members by email.
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