Preserving and Enhancing the Quality of Life in Gloucester County
2009 Annual Report Available
In 2009, the Gloucester Community Foundation distributed $121,647 in grants through foundation affiliated funds. Twenty-one Gloucester non-profit agencies were the recipients of more than $101,000 in Community Grants to the following local
non-profit agencies:Gloucester Mathews Free Clinic's Dental Clinic
Bread for Life Community Pantry
Three Rivers Healthy Families
The Literacy Council
Habitat for Humanity
Gloucester Housing Partnership
Fairfield Foundation
The Boys & Girls Club
Bay Aging
The Family Room
The Cook Foundation Art Program
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Gloucester Public Schools Full Service Schools ProgramFor more details, please download and view the full 2009 Annual Report.
"The Gloucester Community Foundation is a beacon of light…spreading hope to so many agencies and people in our community."
- Bread for Life Community Pantry, recipient of 2009 Safety Net Grant
2010 Saftey Net Fund
With the help of a $25,000 matching grant from the Sanders Foundation, the GCF will be extending a Saftey Net Fund grant cycle later this year. Click the following link for the application guidelines:
2010 Safety Net Fund Guidelines
The Safety Net Fund was established in 2009 for the specific purpose of assisting local non-profit agencies that provide human emergency services relating to housing, hunger, healthare, employment and emergency financial assistance.
The GCF anticipates distributing at least $50,000 in emergency human service grants this year, thanks to the Sanders Foundation and the generosity of community leadership donors. In 2009, these donations allowed the GCF to distribute over $65,000 worth of emergency aid to local non-profits.
You make the difference.
We make it possible.
Why Donate?The Gloucester Community Foundation improves the lives of your friends and neighbors right here at home. We are pleased to accept online donations supporting the 2010 Safety Net Fund, or the Community Endowment Fund.
Alternatively, you may send your tax deductible contribution to: Gloucester Community Foundation, PO Box 2303, Gloucester, VA 23061.
Be sure to indicate which fund you wish to support by indicating either "Safety Net" or "Endowment" on your check. Click here to learn more about how you can make a difference in our community.