In its more than 20 years of grantmaking, the Community Foundation has supported dozens of worthwhile community organizations and projects and hundreds of deserving students with scholarship assistance.
With the inclusion of the 2024 awards, the foundation has returned more than $6,333,601 to the area since 1997 in grants and scholarships.
Below is information about the foundation’s Grants Program and Scholarships Program.
Lists of Grants and Scholarships for the last several years can be found at the bottom of the page.
The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc. met Tuesday, September 12 and voted to approve 80 grants totaling $479,795.69. This represents the foundation’s 25th annual grant cycle supporting local nonprofit groups.
Applying for Grants in 2025
The Grants Cycle will be open for applications early in the year.
You may download the Guidelines and Application with these links:
The Grants Committee is chaired by Kathleen Blaydes and is composed of Maggie Asbury, Mary Jo Babbitt, Gene Bailey, Carol Cofer, Deborah Garton, Craig Hammond, Stacey Hicks, Cathy Corte Payne, Mike Swatts, Peter Taylor, Daniel Wells, and *Cathy Zimmerman.
Community Foundation of the Virginias awards scholarships
The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc. approved 212 scholarships for graduating seniors at high schools and home-schooled students in Mercer County, McDowell County, Bland County and Tazewell County in the 2025 Scholarships Cycle.
The Foundation’s Scholarships Committee recommended awards for 156 applicants this year. Awards were also approved for 35 college students who were eligible to renew scholarships they had received previously.
These awards totaled $358,700, and were funded by 50 separate scholarship funds at the Foundation.
The Foundation appreciates the dedication and hours of time invested by the Scholarships Committee, the members of which are: Tom Chaffins, Chairman; Maggie Asbury, Carol Cofer, Deborah Garton, Kathy Shott, Sharon Webster, Cathy Zimmerman, Harry Kammer and Ron Martin.
The 2026 Scholarship Application period will begin in February.
Some scholarships will have a blue circle icon with an “i” in it. Hold your mouse over this icon for important information about this scholarship’s requirements.
To begin the application process, follow this link, and follow the instructions for “Create New Account.”
If you have any trouble with the online application, email execdir@cfvinc.org with an explanation of your problem. We will respond as promptly as possible to your problem.
If you have questions about scholarships offered by the Community Foundation that are not answered on the Web site, please contact the Foundation office (304) 324-0222 or email: admin@cfvinc.org.
