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TCFHR welcomes new board chair Cynthia Prieto
Caption: Cynthia Prieto, right, joins fellow TCFHR board member Beth Driver in finishing decorations for the 2025 Great Community Give. Retired educator Cynthia Prieto plans to leverage the next two years of her time as board chair at The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham to increase knowledge, action, and access. Prieto takes over from […]
More than $390,000 launches TCFHR scholarship winners into fall studies
Forty-five students were awarded scholarships this year from The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham. Awards total $393,000, with thousands more dollars going out to more than 30 recipients of renewable scholarships based on academic performance. Seventeen Valley high schools were represented among the recipients. Turner Ashby was well-represented, with seven recent graduates earning top […]
Six area schools win Technology Student Association chapter grants from the Appleseeds Foundation
Each year students around the Shenandoah Valley compete in the Virginia State Technosphere competition, showcasing their skills over four days in a variety of competitions. Unlike other competitors in the state, however, these students have a special opportunity. The Appleseeds Foundation donor-advised fund, managed by the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham, promotes technology learning […]
How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act impacts philanthropy
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The OBBBA, with nearly 900 pages of provisions, reshapes policy across major sectors of the U.S. economy. Included in the OBBBA are several provisions that impact philanthropy. Three major takeaways are of particular importance as the community foundation […]
TCFHR streamlines process for ‘Giving Back Guide’ publicity, restricted grants
The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham announces the opening of its annual grant cycle. The process for nonprofits to share funding needs with grantors has been significantly simplified. TCFHR now uses one process to manage opportunities for nonprofits to share funding needs with grantors. Organizations with 501(c)(3) status located in and serving Harrisonburg and […]
Father’s tribute leads to commemorative scholarship for son and daughter
Two Turner Ashby High School students were the recipients of new scholarships offered this year in memory of a brother and sister who graduated from the Dayton school. Local resident Joseph Price set up the awards to honor his son Mark Hamilton Price and daughter Kimberly Jo Price Lapsley. Mark graduated in 1982 and Kimberly […]
Outgoing board chair Kevin Flint has guided TCFHR through a decade of growth
Photo: Kevin Flint, board chair, speaks during the 25th anniversary celebration for The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham in 2023. Most people don’t know that community foundations are required to have a board of directors comprised of local residents. These representatives direct the foundation’s work, investing themselves and their expertise through the philanthropic initiatives […]
It’s an Emory & Henry alumni reunion every time this scholarship committee meets
PHOTO: Members of the Emory & Henry University Scholarship committee at their April meeting, the 10th anniversary of the scholarship. All are alumni and current residents of the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County area. Standing, from left: Jay Webb, Sid Smith, scholarship founder David Driver, Olivia Haimani, Karen Ford. Seated, from left: Kate Nardi, Amanda Nott. […]
Bowman Scholar earns honors at Blue Ridge, will study business at JMU
Photo caption: Bowman Scholar Fernando Sagastume holds his diploma from Blue Ridge Community College after the May 10 Commencement, with (from left) brother Bryan, parents Sandra and Carlos, and sister Hailey. (Courtesy photo) Fernando Sagastume’s message to his fellow graduates of Blue Ridge Community College was about something he’s practiced since childhood: Asking for help. […]
Seven data points from Great Community Give 2025 and why they create hope for the future
The following was published in the Monday, May 12 Daily News-Record. On April 16, during the Great Community Give, Harrisonburg and Rockingham County beat the odds. What do we hear about charitable giving in 2025? Overall donations are down, fewer individuals and businesses are giving, fewer citizens are involved in service or faith organizations, and […]
JMU finance grad finishes TCF internship and heads to Smithfield Foods
I saw the real-world impact tied to my work and enjoyed solving problems that didn’t have a black-and-white answer. – Nick Marks, JMU ‘25 With supporting educational opportunities among its strategic priorities, The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham currently hosts a paid internship program in accounting – with plans to add opportunities in communications […]
$2.2 MILLION RAISED: Great Community Give meets two historic goals
The 2025 Great Community Give on April 16 met all goals, raising $2.2 million for 147 local nonprofits and exceeding the $11 million mark for total dollars raised. The online giving event, hosted by The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham, began in 2018. View the GCG photo album. “We’re so grateful to the […]