George W. Shreckhise Memorial Scholarships Awarded
The George W. Shreckhise Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by Mrs. Judith Shreckhise Strickler in memory of her father. George Shreckhise spent a lifetime enjoying and working in agribusiness, with an emphasis, later in life, in the nursery business. Horticulture is plant science that includes the study of plant growth and plant interactions with the […]
Philanthropy Celebrates One of its Own
Hundreds of the most generous community leaders gathered at the JMU Festival Student and Conference Center to celebrate National Philanthropy Day on Monday, November 21, 2016. This has become an annual event of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and an appropriate way to start the week of Thanksgiving. Groups and Individuals were honored for gifts […]
Join IMPACT Harrisonburg for the 2016 Inside the Philanthropist Mind!
IMPACT Harrisonburg kicks off the holiday season with Inside the Philanthropist Mind on Tuesday, November 29th from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at Explore More Discovery Museum. Please join us to hear perspectives from local business leaders on philanthropy and the role it has played in their lives and their successes. For more information and to […]
Eastham House Pre-Qualification for Bidders
The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County (TCFHR) will work with Blue Ridge Architects to pre-qualify potential bidders for the Eastham House renovation project. This historic Harrisonburg structure, located at 317 S. Main Street, will be the new home for TCFHR offices in 2017. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.tcfhr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Eastham-House-Prequalifications-2016-11-07.pdf” title=”eastham-house-prequalifications-2016-11-07″]
Learn More About a 65% Virginia State Tax Credit Opportunity
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Tax Credit Program is a way to support educational opportunities for local students and receive a 65% Virginia state tax credit on top of current state and federal charitable deductions. These state tax credits may be used in the tax year they are issued. This program is similar to […]
Community Foundation Receives a $1.7M Gift to Benefit Area Students
Community Foundation To Fund Ag Scholarships ERIN FLYNN Daily News-Record PUBLICATION: Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg, VA) SECTION: Harrisonburg DATE: October 4, 2016 HARRISONBURG — A couple’s love for agriculture is being passed on to future generations. The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County announced Thursday that it received a $1.7 million gift from the estate […]
Hildred Neff Memorial Fund – 2016 Grant Recipients Announced
In August, grants totaling over $9,500 were distributed to three local nonprofit organizations from the Hildred Neff Memorial Fund. The 2016 grant recipients are all nonprofit organizations that care for domestic animals. 2016 Hildred Neff Memorial Fund Grants: $1,693 to Rockingham/Harrisonburg SPCA –Enhancement of Cat/Kitten Adoptable Area project $5,000 to Cat’s Cradle of the Shenandoah Valley, Inc. […]
Charitable Giving on a Budget
Although it’s still late summer, some people are ready to start planning for the season of giving. Gifts will be carefully chosen for family and friends, scrumptious desserts will be baked and ready to eat, and holiday decorations hung up around the house. What about giving back to the community though? Unfortunately most of us […]
Just Another Day at the Office
On a hot sunny afternoon at The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, one by one, students arrived at the office. These students came to convince a review committee to select them to receive the largest scholarship award ever offered, thanks to a most generous donor of the Foundation. Some students were shy, others […]
IMPACT Awards $8,175 Grant to Open Doors Emergency Shelter!
The vote is in! Open Doors Emergency Shelter will be the recipient of this year’s IMPACT Grant!! The grants committee reviewed over 50 community needs applications and narrowed the ballot for the grant award to three options. IMPACT members voted and Open Doors is the 2015-16 grant recipient. The Open Doors Project, which is aimed […]
Letter to the Washington Post
Last week, the Washington Post published a misinformed article about donor-advised funds. The Council on Foundations, with support of community foundations, immediately responded by penning a letter to the editor. The full text of the letter is below. We hope the Post will consider publishing this letter, but in the meantime we wish to share it […]
Bridging the Generational Gap
What does it mean to give back? For most people, I’d say it depends on who you’re asking the question at and when they were born. Throughout the generations who give back to their community and their favorite nonprofits, each generation thinks and gives differently. According to Hartnett and Matan “Nearly 60% of Gen Ys […]
