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TCFHR scholarship recipients awarded more than $423,000
Even the fees support the community! How to transfer your donor-advised fund to TCFHR
You care about philanthropic giving and have established a donor-advised fund at a national charitable sponsor or commercial provider. The structure works well but you’ve recently learned that if that fund moved into a community foundation, even the fees you are paying for management of the fund could benefit the community. Those fees would go towards […]
Program manager graduates from Leadership Harrisonburg-Rockingham
Program Manager Kelsey Gerber recently graduated from the Leadership Harrisonburg-Rockingham program. This 10-month program, offered by the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, develops current and future leaders through community awareness, engagement, and education. Participants are nominated and sponsored by their employers, and selected for participation by a committee of LHR alumni. Over the 10 months, the […]
Historic preservation projects to benefit from new grant funding
Audrey Driver lived most of her adult life away from her childhood home in northern Rockingham County, but she never forgot about her Shenandoah Valley roots. They were strong and grounded, woven from fond memories and family history. Don Driver, her nephew, and Becky Driver, her niece, recall their aunt’s stories of climbing the hill […]
Applications open for inaugural Rocco Fellows cohort
Local nonprofit leaders are invited to apply for a Rocco Fellowship, a new professional development program offered by The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham. Applications are open through July 1 for the inaugural cohort. The program offers a group coaching experience over nine months for as many as 14 local nonprofit leaders, as well […]
TCFHR launches new programs to strengthen organizational leadership and capacity-building
New programming at the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham will strengthen local nonprofit leaders and their organizations through professional development, capacity-building, and collaboration. The Rocco Fellowship, a coaching program for nonprofit leaders, launches its first cohort in September 2026. The fellows, selected through a competitive application process, will participate in nine monthly group sessions […]
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Harrisonburg and Rockingham: Spring 2026 update
As of mid-May, we have 3,514 children enrolled and 2,308 children have graduated from the program. In May, Virginia surpassed the 87,000 enrollment mark. The addition of Manassas makes 31 of 38 Virginia cities and 90 of 95 Virginia counties covered by an Imagination Library program! More than 40 million books have been gifted since […]
Great Community Give 2026 generates $2.87 million for area nonprofits
April 22 marked an historic Great Community Give for 156 nonprofits in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, as more than 7,800 donors contributed $2.87 million. “We were amazed and excited and gratified by the response,” said Lauren Jefferson, director of programs and marketing at The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham. “This is not a feat […]
The Momentum of Generosity: View our FY2025 annual report
‘Last year, TCFHR grew to $97.2 million in assets, with gifts totaling $11.3 million. Through our organization, our donors awarded more than $8.3 million in cumulative grants to mostly local nonprofits. Thirty-four funds were founded just this year. These achievements show continuing momentum. Every grant awarded, every student scholarship, every initiative here is proof that, together, […]
Ninth annual Great Community Give to benefit 158 nonprofits
Nonprofits in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County are gearing up for the ninth annual Great Community Give. The sunrise-to-sunset online giving day will be Wednesday, April 22, with the early giving period opening April 7. The goal is to raise $2.5 million, just over $285,000 more than last year’s total of $2.2 million. From April 7-22, […]
Foundation earns ‘unmodified’ audit opinion for FY2025 financials
The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham announces that its financials have received an “unmodified,” or clean audit opinion from independent auditor Brown Edwards & Co, LLP, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. “This is the best type of audit opinion to receive, as it is a clean opinion,” said Chief Financial Officer […]
Foundation re-accredited under rigorous national philanthropic standards
The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham recently received accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence. Community Foundations National Standards® establish legal, ethical, effective practices for community foundations. With their re-accreditation, TCFHR joins more than 500 foundations across the country who have met these rigorous requirements for donor services, investment management, grantmaking, and […]