The Community Foundation Of Harrisonburg And Rockingham County

Scholarships and education:tcf administers scholarships for local students primarily located in harrisonburg and rockingham county. Scholarship awards are based on criteria established in partnership with the donor, such as financial need, academic success, or a specific course of study. Scholarship awards of over $275,000 supported more than 75 students through renewable and one-time scholarships. Tcf is also an approved virginia scholarship foundation and distributed more than $660,000 to local private schools through virginia's tax credit program. The program helps make private education more affordable for eligible families through the support of generous donors.

Program initiatives:tcf hosts the great community give, a community-wide giving day for area nonprofits. The 2024 event engaged more than 7,700 donors and raised over $2.1 million for 157 nonprofits. Tcf is the local partner of dolly parton's imagination library program which mails monthly free, age-appropriate books to children from birth to 5 years old. Over 32,000 books were mailed this year to children in the community. The annual giving back guide published by tcf highlights the needs of local nonprofits and helps inform donors about how they can easily give back to the community we love. Tcf provides educational opportunities for staff and boards of nonprofits through excellence in nonprofit leadership workshops and the bi-annual rocco forum on philanthropy.

Administrative support:tcf partners with local nonprofits to receipt, manage, and invest funds, including management for complex funds such as endowments, rainy day funds, or capital campaigns. Tcf also provides office and meeting space at low cost to local nonprofits. These supporting services help nonprofits with limited internal resources increase their capacity and focus on their mission-related programs to support the community we love.