Community Grants
The application window is open July 1 – September 1 annually. Grant awards are made in November each year.
Eligible organizations may apply for more than one of the following grant opportunities, and each requires a separate application. An eligible organization is a 501(c)(3) physically located in and serving Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
- Giving Back* – open to all eligible organizations. Designated funding for a variety of service areas – arts, culture, human services, youth services, healthcare – is awarded. Unrestricted funding is also awarded through this process. Designated funding from this process ranges from $2,000 – $12,000 annually. Unrestricted funding from this process may range from $10,000 – $100,000 annually.
*Summaries of the Giving Back applications are published in the Giving Back Guide, a free publication promoted and circulated to the public and area media, in print and digital form, in mid-November. TCFHR utilizes the guide as a tool in donor conversations throughout the year.
- Hildred Neff Memorial Fund – to benefit nonprofit organizations that provide for the needs of domestic animals or wildlife. The annual grant distribution exceeds $22,000, and multiple organizations may be awarded.
- Alvin J. Baird Jr. Program Endowment Fund – to benefit nonprofit healthcare organizations that address unmet healthcare needs in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham County community. The annual grant distribution exceeds $44,000, and one or more organizations may be awarded.
- Sean Warner Memorial Endowment Fund – to benefit nonprofit organizations in Harrisonburg/Rockingham County providing emotional support services for children of divorced parents. This grant is approximately $500, and it is awarded every other year to one organization.
- Earlynn J. Miller Fund for the Arts – to encourage arts nonprofit organizations to dream about the possibilities to significantly grow the arts in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham County community. The annual grant funding exceeds $60,000 in total, and one or more organizations may be awarded.
For the following grant opportunity, an eligible organization is a 501(c)(3) physically located in and serving Highland County, Virginia.
- Little Swiss Fund – to benefit Highland County nonprofits with broad active volunteer support and annual revenues exceeding $25,000, are encouraged to apply for annual grant funding. Total annual grant funding exceeds $500,000, and multiple organizations will be awarded.
