Together in Philanthropy

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Together in Philanthropy

Annual Report 2021


Partners in Philanthropy Look at what Hampton Roads and the community foundation accomplished together in 2020:

$1.25 million

$23 million+

$16.5 million+

for COVID-19 response and recovery grants

paid in grants to nonprofits and scholarships for students

donated for current and future charitable causes

Beyond the dollars, collective philanthropy

Now more than ever, our commitment

provides an opportunity to address complex

to racial equity is vital. In the centerfold

needs in the region.

of this report, you will find an overview of

our efforts to ensure a more equitable and

In 2020, the community foundation

leveraged partnerships with groups like

thriving community for all as well

United Way of South Hampton Roads to

as opportunities for you to get

quickly deploy resources to people and

involved.

sectors hit hardest by the pandemic.

will see the myriad ways donors,

Along with other civic groups, the

community foundation stepped in to

community members, and civic

support Children’s Hospital of The King’s

leaders work collaboratively

Daughters with a $1 million grant for the state’s first youth mental health hospital.

to transform neighborhoods, Deborah M. DiCroce President & CEO

In the wake of racial and social

organizations, and communities through their gifts, talents, and time.

conflict, we convened regional leaders

and community members in forums

this journey.

on race and the history of race and

launched a grant program with Virginia

better future for Hampton Roads

Humanities called Beneath the Surface.

through philanthropy.

James A. Squires Board Chair

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Throughout this report, you

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Contents

Hampton Roads Community Foundation is guided by its

Vision A thriving community with opportunity for all

2020 Highlights

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2020 New Charitable Funds

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Teens With A Purpose

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Civic Leadership Initiative: Mental Wellness The Chas Foundation

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Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic

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Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters 12

Mission Make life better in Hampton Roads through leadership, philanthropy, and civic engagement

Charles Syer IV

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James and Karen Jones Squires

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Q&A with Brittany Branch

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Friends of Norfolk Public Schools

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Cyrus A. Dolph IV

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The In[HEIR]itance Project

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COVID Response 2020

Values Collaboration — finding answers together

Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program

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COVID Response and Recovery Grants

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Barbara Taylor

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The Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation

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Community Leadership Partners

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Brave Students of the Norfolk 17

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Excellence —

Our Commitment to Racial Equity

superlative stewardship and service

What is Racial Equity?

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Owning Our History

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Integrity —

Equity in Action

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honesty and respect in all things

Visionaries for Change

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Grants, Scholarships, Partners

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Legacy Society For Hampton Roads

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Knowledge —

Professional Advisors Committee

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listening, learning, and innovating

Board Members and Staff

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Financial Summary

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How to Donate

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Justice — advancing equity and inclusion

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2020 Highlights $432 million +

$23 million +

Total charitable assets, making us the

Grants and scholarships paid

58th largest community foundation out of more than 750 in the United States

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$16.5 million+

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Number of new

Donations received in 2020

New Legacy Society

charitable funds created

from individuals, families,

members in

in 2020

and corporations

2020

Sponsored

Dred Scott Presents: Sons and Daughters of Reconciliation for the National Day of Racial Healing, part of our Understanding Hampton Roads civic engagement series Black Philanthropy Month Celebration, focused on sports and philanthropy

Launched

Beneath the Surface grant initiative with Virginia Humanities, focused on race and the history of race in the region

2020 Grants Paid by Program Area Other $4,230,591

Environmental Stewardship $3,559,599

Scholarships $1,488,183

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Designated $2,959,810

Health and Wellness $2,075,657 Vibrant Places $987,040

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Unrestricted $3,050,352 Scholarship $1,488,183 Organizational Endowments $683,827

Educational Success $4,767,500

Cultural Vitality $3,507,475 Economic Stability $3,120,532

2020 Grants Paid by Fund Type

Donor-Advised $12,398,336

Field of Interest $3,156,069


New Charitable Funds

CREATED in 2020

Kendra Ruestow Atherton Fund for Scholarships A designated fund for K5K A Run For Kendra Inc. Black Community Partnership Fund A field-of-interest fund for Black-led nonprofits COVID-19 Rapid Response and Recovery Funds (2) Field-of-interest funds to aid local nonprofits in their response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 Relief Fund For The Arts A field-of-interest fund to aid local arts organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic Ann Caldwell Dearman Fund A designated fund for the Old Coast Guard Station and the Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands Center, Inc. Margaret Jane Dickinson Internship Fund ES A designated fund for the internship program at the Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands Center, Inc. Eastern Shore Public Library Materials Organizational Fund ES An organizational fund for the Eastern Shore Public Library William Gooch Foundation Fund A donor-advised fund

The Maury Foundation Scholarship Fund Paxton-Beale Family For Maury High School graduates attending a four-year college or university Louis F. and Prudence H. Ryan Fund 2 A donor-advised fund James A. Squires and Karen Jones Squires Donor-Advised Fund A donor-advised fund The Harold E. and Marjorie L. Taylor Fund A designated fund for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Va., Boys Home Inc. in Covington, Va., and Hampton Roads Community Foundation’s unrestricted funding Barbara Taylor Fund A donor-advised fund Taylor Family Fund A donor-advised fund Mary Josephine Termini Memorial Charitable Fund A donor-advised fund

G. Barbara Hudgins Foundation Fund A field-of-interest fund to benefit low-income people and children

Mary Josephine Termini Memorial Scholarship for the Arts For students from South Hampton Roads attending Old Dominion University for a Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Arts degree in the areas of fine arts, design, art history, or art education

Anthony B. Jernigan 2020 Fund for Boys & Girls Clubs of SEVA A designated fund for Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia

Touch the Future Early Childhood Education Scholarship Fund For graduates of South Hampton Roads high schools who are majoring in early childhood education

Margaret N. and Charles F. Lester Designated Fund A designated fund for Union Mission Ministries in Norfolk, Va.; the Knox Area Rescue Ministries in Knoxville, Tenn.; and the Lottie Moon Offering Mercy Drops Dream Center received COVID-19 grant funding to provide food to Portsmouth residents.

Lewis Family Norfolk 17 Scholarship Fund For students in Norfolk Public Schools needing financial aid for undergraduate education at a college or university Eleanor J. Marshall Fund A field-of-interest fund for health and human services and arts and culture

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Teens With A Purpose

Transforming a Norfolk Community

“Gardening, I’ll admit, I’m a

trees that bloom on the site. It sits

since its inception.

black thumb,” said 19-year-old Asia

across from the Vivian C. Mason

Caraballo, chuckling. She was talking

Arts and Technology Center, the

in some form since 1996, and

about her introduction to Purpose

organization’s headquarters.

it’s primarily a creative youth

Park, one of the many initiatives of

development organization, according

Teens With A Purpose, a longtime

experience,” Caraballo added.

to Deirdre Love, its founder and

nonprofit based in Norfolk.

“You don’t just get the plant.

executive director. Yet TWP can be

Caraballo’s thumb has gotten

“Gardening is a hands-on

The group has been around

You have to weed, to tend to it; the

tough to characterize because it does

greener, though, since helping at

care you have to put into it

so much more: from HIV prevention

the large-scale garden that grows

to make plants grow.”

and awareness, to poetry slams, to

on a half acre, just off Church Street

after-school and community-based

and East Olney Road. She waters

probably thousands, who have

summer programs.

and weeds the tomatoes, zucchinis,

participated in activities with Teens

sweet potatoes, herbs, and fruit

With A Purpose, also known as TWP,

of gardeners.

She is one of hundreds, and

And now, it is producing a set

Teens With A Purpose is a nonprofit youth empowerment organization that began in 1996.

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The Hampton Roads Community

Foundation and donors have supported TWP over the years through a series of grants totaling more than $150,000. The money includes funding for the organization’s school-based poetry and literacy program as well as for Purpose Park – which is billed as a

TWP also partnered with Chesapeake Bay Foundation as a part of a program for neighborhoods that were subject to discriminatory housing practices called redlining.

“Safe Creative Community Space.”

little for their own tables. “They express gratitude,” said Caraballo. “And it’s very unique, because you’re not used to seeing” such a large community garden in the middle of a city.

Exercise, yoga, and games like

kickball take place in the park, too. Part of the space has a plywood

community aid program, is another

bandstand where entertainers and

2016, Love said, when a teenager in

partner.

poets occasionally perform.

the nearby Young Terrace community

suggested making the plot of land

you’ll see all sorts of rectangular

of African American women

something more than just gravel. The

plant boxes and metal barrels

who made their mark in Virginia,

city-owned property was intended for

that hold something delicious or

including Katherine Johnson,

development, Love said, but she kept

fragrant. Peach, apple, and cherry

the NASA mathematician whose

Purpose Park became a notion in

Walk through this spot, and

The park also includes murals

plugging away to convince Norfolk officials of a different vision.

TWP began a partnership with the

Norfolk Botanical Garden and Virginia Tech to learn about gardening and cultivation. The city then allowed the organization to become a lease partner for the park space. It’s been in motion since 2017.

Open Norfolk, a city of Norfolk

The group hosts a variety of activities from poetry slams to after-school programs as well as managing a community garden.

trees are part of the mix, too.

contributions were spotlighted in

the movie “Hidden Figures,” and

Sometimes, the plants will grow

as expected. Other times, they’ll

Irene Morgan, who took a stand

go bad, said Jaylin Samuel, 17, a

against second-class treatment on

student at Granby High School,

buses in 1944, more than a decade

“We’ll take it out of the ground

before Rosa Parks’ well-known act

and replace it,” he said.

of defiance in Montgomery, Ala.

The ripe produce is shared

The land was once covered in

with neighbors in the nearby public

concrete now helps young people

housing community Calvert Square,

connect with nature.

which lacks ample grocery stores.

Sometimes they’ll come in to pick a

Love said, “since they built this.”

“It’s a sense of ownership,”

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Civic Leadership Initiative: Mental Wellness The Hampton Roads Community Foundation does not shy away from tackling major challenges in our region. We work in partnership with generous people and an array of nonprofits through grants and special leadership initiatives, such as mental wellness.

The Chas Foundation

Tragedy Turns to a Mission for Supporting Mental Health

Tucker Corprew knows

grant from the Hampton Roads

firsthand the devastating effects

Community Foundation to hire a

mental illness and lack of available

peer counselor and social worker

resources can have on a family. Her

for its Mental Illness Navigator

middle son, Charles H. Kirkwood –

and Support Program (MINS).

nicknamed Chas – was diagnosed

The program connects families to

with bipolar disorder and psychosis

local and national providers for

in his early twenties. Corprew

their loved ones experiencing a

said Chas experienced a nervous

Tucker Corprew is the president and founder of The Chas Foundation.

breakdown and later attempted

which range from bipolar disorder

suicide. He was treated at a

and schizophrenia, to postpartum

psychiatric center but there were

depression and anxiety. Corprew

no long-term beds available for him at a state hospital, she said. Chas tragically lost his life to suicide at age 34.

This life-altering experience

gave Corprew, an owner of two local consignment shops and retired healthcare supervisor, her new mission. She did not want other families to have to go through what hers did, and she recognized that additional support was sorely needed in the region as well as

Corprew established The Chas Foundation in honor of her late son in 2012. It is a Norfolk-based nonprofit which seeks to advocate for those living with a mental illness, increase access to effective treatment, and provide support for family members dealing with their loved one’s mental illness.

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variety of mental health issues,

serves as the peer coordinator.

“Once they reach out, we get

the history and start developing an action plan,” she explained. “Wherever the gap is, we are now able to more adequately and comprehensively support them in connecting them to a resource to address their mental health need.”

According to Mental

Health America of Virginia, the Commonwealth ranks 47th among all states for adults with a mental illness who reported they were

related to mental illness.

illness, increase access to effective

not able to receive the treatment

treatment, and provide support for

they needed. It also stated more

Foundation in honor of her late

family members dealing with their

Virginians have developed mental

son in 2012. It is a Norfolk-based

loved one’s mental illness.

health symptoms as a result of the

nonprofit which seeks to advocate

pandemic, due to grief, joblessness,

for those living with a mental

received a $54,000 two-year

Corprew established The Chas

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In 2019, The Chas Foundation

and the loss of insurance benefits.


Civic Leadership Initiative: Mental Wellness

The MINS program also

Through MINS,

provides clients with legal assistance and financial planning resources as well as helps with food, housing, mental health services, and counseling.

the intervention of a program like

grantmaking at the community

eight weeks for a patient to see a psychiatrist.

this, it takes eight weeks for a patient to see a psychiatrist.”

who was suicidal in front of a

program like this, it takes

in front of a psychiatrist right away,” Corprew explained. “Without

Corprew began meeting with

Without the intervention of a

got a 20-year-old who was suicidal

— Tucker Corprew

In collaboration with Eastern

to establish their nonprofit locally.

we recently got a 20-year-old psychiatrist right away.

“Through MINS, we recently

Foundation in 2012 when trying

Virginia Medical School and other

Linda Rice, vice president for foundation.

“She helped walk me through

the grant writing process and gave me a lot of guidance and best practices on what to do as a nonprofit,” Corprew said. “We always knew we could come to the community foundation because they work with so many different

community partners, the MINS

mental health services.

civic- minded groups as well as prominent voices within the

program also launched the Norfolk

business community. We were able

Mentally Healthy Resource Guide

Foundation initially connected with

to grow because of them – they

for Norfolk residents to access

the Hampton Roads Community

have been the driver.”

Corprew and The Chas

The Chas Foundation volunteers Catherine Henderson and Tina Cowan share information at an education booth during a community event.

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Civic Leadership Initiative: Mental Wellness

Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic

Joining Forces to Help Military Children When it comes to children,

A child used to have to wait

an average of 32 days to receive

issues can include having difficulty adjusting to new situations

care for mental health issues at The Steven A. Cohen Military Family

it partnered with the Cohen Veterans Network, established by

due to frequent moves,

philanthropist Steven A. Cohen,

With a 2020 grant from

putting them at greater risk

A. Cohen Military Family Clinic in

the Hampton Roads Community

for depression and anxiety.

Clinic at The Up Center.

Foundation, the clinic was able to

— Sarah Pitzen

cut the wait time to about a week — while vastly increasing the number

to create the nation’s 12th Steven Virginia Beach.

The clinic offers therapy at low

or no cost and focuses on post9/11 veterans and their families.

of children served.

both the expertise and because we

These services are important in

had too many children who needed

this military-heavy region so their

$161,242 grant as seed money to

The clinic used the three-year,

the help.”

problems don’t become chronic later.

hire a clinician who specializes

in evidence-based treatment for

last fiscal year, up from 97 in the

served in the military or are

children, adolescents, and their

year prior due to the pediatric

relatives of military members.

families.

clinician, who is a licensed clinical

Therefore, they know firsthand

social worker, coming aboard.

the issues experienced by military

staff dedicated solely to working

families, creating a level of trust

with children. Yet, children make up

providing critical support services

with clients.

more than a quarter of the people

to children and families for

Previously, the clinic had no

The clinic served 168 children

The Up Center has been

Several staff members have

When it comes to children,

the clinic serves, said

issues can include having

Tina Gill, president and

difficulty adjusting to

CEO of The Up Center,

new situations due to

South Hampton Roads’

frequent moves, putting

largest and oldest human

them at greater risk for

services agency.

depression and anxiety,

said the clinic’s lead

“We had too long

of a waitlist; we didn’t

clinician, Sarah Pitzen,

have enough capacity in

a licensed professional

the clinic,” Gill said. “We

counselor and registered

needed somebody for

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more than 135 years. In 2019,

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The children’s play therapy room at the Cohen Clinic is where staff members use creative means to engage with young clients.

art therapist.


Civic Leadership Initiative: Mental Wellness

“A lot of our military children

handle such issues, the pediatric

Other network clinics

are resilient,” Pitzen said. “But we’re

clinician trains and consults with

seeing in the clinic that they do face

other clinic team members and has

social and emotional challenges. For

mentored an art therapy intern

some, it could be a parent away on

who runs an art therapy group. The

are looking to the Hampton Roads

deployment or they’re coming back

clinic also has added group therapy

clinic to help them build

in and reintegrating into the family.

for children and adolescents who

We do see quite a bit of grief and

need help regulating their emotions

loss, unfortunately, around a parent

or with socialization.

who has passed away.”

don’t have pediatric clinicians are

In addition to helping children

Other network clinics that

that don’t have pediatric clinicians

their own children’s groups, further expanding the impact of the community foundation’s grant. looking to the Hampton Roads clinic to help them build their own children’s groups, further expanding the impact of the community foundation’s grant.

In one case, a mother was

concerned about her four-year-old daughter’s behavior when the girl’s father would return home from deployment.

“The girl didn’t really know

who her father was because by the time she got old enough to develop memories, he was away,” Pitzen said. “When he would come back to reintegrate with the family, it was just so taxing.”

The pediatric clinician provided

support to the mother, who was anxious. She also worked with the daughter and the entire family. The girl grew to understand her dad’s role in the family and why he had to go away every so often. She also is finding it easier to make friends and is less nervous than she used to be.

“She’s thriving,” Pitzen said.

“The family’s thriving.” U.S. Representative Elaine Luria, a Navy veteran, takes a tour of the facility with Tina Gill, president and CEO of The Up Center.

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Civic Leadership Initiative: Mental Wellness

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

“Lighting the Way” for Children’s Mental Health

Children’s Hospital of The

these desperately needed services

King’s Daughters saw the number

to our children.”

of mental health patient encounters

grow by more than 600 percent

children’s hospital in Virginia and

between 2015 and 2021.

serves the medical and surgical

needs of children throughout

To address the growing youth

CHKD is the only freestanding

mental health crisis, CHKD will

greater Hampton Roads, the

open a children’s mental health

Eastern Shore of Virginia, and

hospital and outpatient center in

northeastern North Carolina. The

Norfolk in 2022. It’s the first of its

not-for-profit CHKD Health System

kind in the state.

operates primary care pediatric

practices, surgical practices, multi-

To aid the effort, Hampton

Roads Community Foundation awarded a $1 million grant over six years to CHKD, one of the largest grants in the foundation’s recent

service health centers, urgent A rendering of the 14-story, $224 million mental health hospital and outpatient center for children, slated to open in 2022.

history.

sleeping accommodations for a

parent, and a “partial hospitalization”

“The hospital — coupled with

broad community support for it —

program in which children will

will have a transformational effect

receive treatment during the day,

on the lives of children and families

and return home at night.

in the region and state,” said

Deborah DiCroce, president and

Dahling said that “The foundation’s

CEO of the community foundation.

leadership and support of our

“It will put us on the map nationally

mental health initiative serves as

at being at the forefront of

a rallying cry for the community,

addressing this critical issue of

as individuals, organizations, and

children’s mental health.”

businesses work together to bring

CHKD President and CEO Jim

care centers, and satellite offices throughout its service region. Children’s mental wellness is a civic leadership initiative of the community foundation, and it has hosted forums, created resource libraries, and funded multiple community-based mental health programs. During the pandemic, mental health became even more important as children’s social and educational foundations shifted while families experienced financial and emotional hardships.

Construction of the 14-story

facility began in 2019. The $224 million tower will provide a full spectrum of mental health care for children, including outpatient therapy, inpatient rooms with

Mental Wellness Events In 2019, child psychiatrist Gregory K. Frtiz, MD spoke at an Understanding Hampton Roads forum. In 2021, the community foundation hosted Mental Health: A COVID Crisis as a virtual forum.

Mental Wellness Resources Find a list of local mental health resources, tips, blogs, and information at www.HamptonRoadsCF.org/mentalhealth

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Charles Syer IV

Forever Helping Hampton Roads Through an Estate Gift A little bit of Charles Syer IV is in almost every community grant awarded to local nonprofits by the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Syer, who passed away in 2014, was a member of the community foundation’s Legacy Society, a special group of charitably inclined people who decide while they are living to leave a bequest to the community foundation. Upon his death at age 82, he bequeathed to the foundation an unrestricted fund ready to tackle a variety of community needs – even ones he could not have imagined during his lifetime. Thanks to the power of endowment, his fund has grown to more than $8.5 million today, all while disbursing grants annually. Syer was born in Portsmouth and later attended Princeton University as well as the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. For a time, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army and later worked for a bank in New

Syer bequeathed to the foundation an unrestricted fund ready to tackle a variety of community needs – even ones he could not have imagined during his lifetime. Thanks to the power of endowment, his fund has grown to more than $8.5 million today, all while disbursing grants annually.

Charles Syer left a gift in his will to the community foundation.

York before moving to a local bank in Hampton Roads. For many years, Syer lived and worked in Norfolk before retiring to Virginia Beach. He knew the community

foundation well during his 30-year career heading investments for the bank. “As time goes by, organizations that are worthy during one period may change. With the foundation there is flexibility. The organization is steered by a group of people who have demonstrated they are responsible and capable of using money intelligently,” he said prior to his passing. The Charles Syer Fund will forever be at work throughout the Hampton Roads region he loved.

YOU MAY WONDER . . . Why would I leave a bequest? There are several reasons. Your bequest lets you easily support multiple organizations or causes with one act of generosity. Your community foundation will forever be an excellent steward of your permanent endowment. Its impact will grow over time as your fund supports causes important to you.

If I choose to join the Legacy Society for Hampton Roads, do I have to reveal to you my bequest plans?

By completing a simple fund agreement, it is easy for you to add or modify any nonprofits or causes you may prefer.

If I decide to reveal my bequest plans, how should I let the community foundation know? It’s easy. Once you’ve added the Hampton Roads Community Foundation to your estate plans, you become a member of the Legacy Society. Simply call Lynn Neumann or Kay Stine at (757) 622-7951. Or, email us at bequests@hamptonroadscf.org.

No, we respect donor privacy. But, we appreciate knowing so we can thank you and make sure we know your wishes.

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Leading by Example

The Philanthropy of James and Karen Jones Squires On a warm summer day, a dozen kids crowded around James A. Squires during his visit to the Southside Boys & Girls Club, eager to give him a tour. As chairman, president, and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation, James, who is also known as Jim, visited the Norfolk club that day to present a $5 million gift on behalf of the corporation to the Hampton Roads community as well as a $40,000 gift from his own personal fund to the youth center. The who’s-who of the city showed up to see him and to celebrate the gift from the Fortune 500 company, which recently relocated from downtown Norfolk to Atlanta, Ga. A few speeches and handshakes later, Jim peeled away to meet the youngsters and learn about their club. His time with them was just as important as the donation. For Jim, philanthropy goes beyond his checkbook, and over the years, it has evolved to become more hands-on, more intentional, and more equitable

thanks, in part, to his wife Karen Jones Squires, who’s long been involved in community work.

Early Philanthropy As chair of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation’s board of directors, Jim Squires, 60, now leads the region’s largest endowment for charitable grants and scholarships. His early philanthropy began as a young attorney sending periodic donations to his alma mater, the

Jim Squires tours the Southside Boys & Girls Club in Norfolk. He is chairman, president, and CEO of Norfolk Southern.

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University of Chicago Law School. “I was probably 35 years old and had just recently started practicing law, and I made a stock gift,” he recalled. “The dean of the law school called me, and I thought ‘wow.’ Here I was a freshly minted lawyer, and I got a call from the dean. I felt really excited by that.” Now, philanthropy offers him something more. “The thing that I find most gratifying about philanthropy is that it opens doors for learning. I love to learn about what members of the community are doing,” he said. “It’s really about creating relationships and getting to know people you otherwise wouldn’t meet.” Jim’s involvement in philanthropy grew as he rose in rank from staff attorney to leader at Norfolk Southern, which has long supported the region with grants to nonprofits. “It certainly was and still is expected of young executives,” he recalled. “So, when you went to the symphony, your name better be in that program in the donor section. You really wanted to be active in the community. You wanted your name out there, and you wanted your good work out there because it was expected of you.” As the company has grown, so have his personal philanthropic efforts. Jim and Karen have established multiple funds at the community foundation, including a donor-advised fund and an unrestricted fund. They also seeded the community foundation’s Civic Leadership Fund. In total, the couple


has donated nearly $2.5 million to the community foundation. “We just really believe that to whom much is given much is expected,” Karen said. The Civic Leadership Fund underwrites the majority of the community foundation’s work in racial equity. It covers research projects, training sessions, special events, and custom materials to help educate the board, staff, and community about the history and debilitating impact of racism on people, institutions, and society at large. “The community foundation has been able to make significant strides in our racial equity work because of Jim and Karen’s support,” said Deborah DiCroce, president and CEO. “They put racial equity into practice through their giving, which magnifies the foundation’s vision of a thriving and more equitable community for all. We are so fortunate to have them as our partner.” The couple’s gift complements the community foundation’s adoption of a Racial Equity statement in 2019. The statement serves as a pledge to challenge racism that exists in public policies, practices, and societal norms as well as to advance a more equitable and inclusive community through philanthropy and civic engagement. “I am really proud of the foundation’s work in diversity, equity, and inclusion,” Jim said. “As part of that, I want my philanthropy through the foundation to support that effort.” Karen, who formerly served on the Norfolk School Board, said acknowledging racial disparities is one of the best ways to start addressing them.

Karen Jones Squires (center) at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Paradise Creek Nature Park in Portsmouth.

“When I volunteered in the schools, the majority of the students were Black. So, I could see that there were differences in the way Black students were treated in so many different ways – whether intentional or not is almost beside the point,” she recalled. “Call it what it is and try to get beyond these institutional and long-term prejudices that are there.” Directing a portion of their gifts to racially diverse organizations is a part of the the couple’s personal commitment to racial equity, which means acknowledging racism exists and working to counteract and overcome its impact. For example, through their donor-advised fund, they support small, communitycentric nonprofits, including groups led by women and People of Color. The duo said this giving tool provides a convenient and meaningful way for donors to quickly deploy resources, to provide flexible funding options, and to target groups that may not be able to compete for larger, institutional grants.

Giving through the community foundation Every month, the couple meets with community foundation staff who work closely with local nonprofits, and they review a targeted list of candidates to support. “Our deal was, you bring us good people and organizations, and we’ll fund them,” Jim said. “Then, let them decide how the money can best be put to use.” Jim and Karen make it a point to meet representatives from each organization they fund. This flexible funding strategy ensures that people within the affected communities are leading the change. “It’s very easy to come in as a person with money and dictate your own pet solutions to problems,” Karen said. “You really have to check yourself and allow yourself to step back and listen to people who are closer to the problems of our society and our culture and let them lead and enable them to lead, not with your

“It’s very easy to come in as a person with money and dictate your own pet solutions to problems. You really have to check yourself and allow yourself to step back and listen to people who are closer to the problems of our society and our culture and let them lead and enable them to lead, not with your solutions and your ego but with what they know to be important and true.” — Karen Jones Squires 2 0 2 1

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solutions and your ego but with what they know to be important and true.” Philanthropic organizations near and far laud Jim and Karen for their generosity. But Jim emphasizes that Karen is the one who inspired him to broaden his commitment to philanthropy. Throughout their marriage, Karen has volunteered in several organizations, including as president of the board of the Elizabeth River Project, an environmental group. “Karen has been a philanthropist for much longer than I have,” Jim said. “She’s been a lot more hands-on than I have been, and I have tried to follow suit.” Karen says she learned about philanthropy from her mom while growing up in Kentucky. “When I was little, every year my mom would go around the

neighborhood with a little box for the March of Dimes,” Karen said about the national nonprofit which supports babies born prematurely. “She had had four healthy children, and she really felt for families that had children who weren’t. She didn’t have money to spare, but she did that volunteer work.” That is the type of legacy Karen and Jim want to leave to their daughters Eleanor and Maggie and to the region – to use philanthropy to reach all areas of the community, including those that are hardest hit and often overlooked. Karen said: “The only way we can alleviate some of the inequality in this country is to share what we have.” Through their gifts of money and time, Jim and Karen are doing that and more. They are leading the way.

Karen Jones Squires said she learned how to give back to the community by watching her mom, who volunteered at a local hospital and raised money for the March of Dimes.

Still Connected: Norfolk Southern Makes $5 Million Contribution to the Hampton Roads Community In 2021, Norfolk Southern Corporation donated $5 million to the Hampton Roads community on behalf of the many Norfolk Southern employees and retirees who call Hampton Roads home, and the many more who have lived and raised their families in the area over the years. The company is relocating from downtown Norfolk to Atlanta, Ga. The funding will be administered through the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. “Norfolk has been home to Norfolk Southern for decades,” said James A. Squires, chairman, president, and CEO of Norfolk Southern. “The Hampton Roads community has helped to shape Norfolk Southern and will remain part of who we are. Even as we relocate our headquarters, we will continue to actively support the prosperity of the Hampton Roads

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community to express our ongoing gratitude and commitment.” Deborah DiCroce, president and CEO of the community foundation, praised the company as a model corporate citizen of the region. “Five million dollars is an impressive gift, and the Hampton Roads Community Foundation is both honored and delighted to accept this gift from Norfolk Southern,” she said. “We’ll be a good steward of this generosity.”

Beginning in 2022, Norfolk Southern will distribute $1 million in grants to nonprofits across Hampton Roads each year for a five-year period. A committee of Norfolk Southern employees and retirees will work together to review and select the proposed grants. The committee will target organizations and initiatives that support education and innovation, the environment, equity, and enrichment of the community.

Community leaders and Norfolk Southern representatives attended the check presentation ceremony at the Southside Boys & Girls Club.


Q&A with Brittany Branch

Visionaries Member Focuses on Bolstering Black Community Name: Brittany Branch

murder of our Black men and women. Another side is not as open, such as the unequal treatment of homeowners during appraisals. This impacts wealthbuilding in the Black community.

Hometown: Born in Rocky Mount, N.C., moved to Virginia at age five, grew up mostly in Virginia Beach and Portsmouth; now lives in Portsmouth

Age: 36

Aside from money, what are some ways people can give back to this community? Through time

Education: Bayside High School, Virginia Beach, 2003; bachelor’s of science in accounting, Hampton University, 2007; master’s of science in accounting, Old Dominion University, 2008

and volunteering. It can be helping out at local food drives. Philanthropy can even be seeing the person on the street without a home and food and helping out.

Occupation: Certified public accountant and chief financial officer for Hampton City Schools

What’s something most people don’t know about you? Probably

Family: Married to Jason Branch and stepmom to Jason Jr. and Ariyanna Connection to the foundation: Founding member of the Visionaries for Change giving circle and co-chair of its grantmaking committee

Brittany Branch is a founding member of Visionaries for Change.

What have been the major tasks so far for Visionaries? We’ve

my sense of humor. I’m an introvert by nature, but I have a really good sense of humor.

If you had a chance to have a meal or conversation with someone, living or dead, who would it be?

Black business and civic leaders. Members donated money to a pooled fund in order to grow an endowment for charitable causes in the Black community.

reached our target of $500,000 in three years. The endowment will support our grantmaking, which will begin in 2022. We surveyed members about their interest in funding a range of needs – from education to mental health services to financial literacy.

Michelle Obama. I admired her when she and her husband were in the White House. In her book, “Becoming,” Mrs. Obama details her early career in the corporate world and how she transitioned into something more meaningful for her. That really spoke to me.

Why did you join Visionaries for Change? A Black billionaire

What does philanthropy mean to you? It really means giving back. I

What do you do for fun? I need to do

investor, Robert F. Smith, was the 2019 commencement speaker at Morehouse College. He announced in his speech that he gifted everyone by paying off their student loans. At the time, a friend told me about plans to launch Visionaries for Change, a Black giving circle. I wanted to be a part of that. If you have discretionary income, some of that should go to giving back to others. I saw that as a way of giving back to Hampton Roads in the Black community.

think at the heart of it is generosity. It covers your time, your talent, and your treasure. Most of my prior giving had been through my local church, Calvary Revival in Norfolk. With Visionaries, I have an opportunity to expand my giving.

How did Visionaries for Change begin? It was started in 2019 by

What does racial equity mean to you? It impacts so much within our lives. We see the overt racism in the

something fun! Before COVID changed church attendance, I was in the choir. It was my favorite thing to do because I love singing. I love cooking – I’ve been researching cooking classes. And, I like watching sports.

Is there something really pivotal in your life coming up? I recently got married! We are both members of Calvary Revival Church in Norfolk, and we reconnected through the church.

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Friends of Norfolk Public Schools

Friends in Education and Philanthropy Kathy Nolento-day classroom Martin volunteered experience,” she said. in just about every To start the fund, school event when her she reached out to daughter Molly Martin friends and asked attended Norfolk them to contribute Public Schools. so that it will be a From fundraisers permanent source of to athletics to PTA and philanthropy – not just teacher appreciation a year-to-year school activities, Nolen-Martin fundraising effort. The Friends are on a mission to help children in Norfolk Public Schools. They include: showed up to help “An endowment is Tineke Cunning, Kelly Faulkner, Kathy Nolen-Martin, Martina Boone, and Beth Fraim. every time she could. everlasting,” she said. She first got involved when Partnering with the community field-of-interest fund to support Norfolk Molly attended Ghent School from foundation ensures the funds will Public Schools teacher projects. kindergarten through eighth grade. grow over time to benefit Norfolk “It’s a small but dedicated group In 2018, Molly graduated from Public Schools now and in the future. of people who love Norfolk Public Maury High and is now a student “What are the essentials that Schools,” she said. Supporters include at Parsons School of Design in New will be around forever?” she said. educators, elected officials, business York. However, Nolen-Martin hasn’t “Teachers. Teachers will always be people, and community leaders. stopped lending a hand to Norfolk there.” The fund provides grants to schools in need. Norfolk Public Schools teachers to In the fall of 2019, she and a enhance the classroom learning Inaugural Grants group of community leaders started experience through creative and In early 2021, the Friends of Norfolk the Friends of Norfolk Public Schools innovative teaching strategies. Public Schools provided three $250 grants to support teachers and endowment fund at the Hampton The grants include a mentoring their daily classroom practices. The Roads Community Foundation. It is a component. By receiving a grant, community foundation will monitor the teacher recipients agree to share grant programs for accountability. their success tips with other colleagues. Southside STEM Academy at Campostella — to purchase equipment that will allow Nolen-Martin, a retired major students to visualize objects and documents gifts officer at The College of William while learning STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) concepts in the and Mary, said she believes in public classroom or virtually. education and wants to see every Blair Middle School – to purchase software child succeed. that will enable students with disabilities to interview their family members, write stories “My heart is in the public using special online tools, and ultimately schools,” she said. “When I retired, create a published book that will be shared. I decided to put my time and talent Blair Middle School – to purchase materials for a math-focused program to build students’ where my passion is.” understanding of integers and equations. Nolen-Martin, who grew up in Students will make a video of their use of these Kathy Nolen-Martin uses her gifts and vision tools, and highlights will be shared throughout rural Alabama, said a good education the school and district to demonstrate the to benefit students in Norfolk schools. sets up students for lifelong success. impacts on student learning in math. “We want to affect the day-

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Meet Cyrus A. Dolph IV

The 2020 Recipient of the Barron F. Black Community Builder Award In his profession as a tax attorney, Cyrus A. Dolph IV considers himself a helper, working with clients on business law, estate planning and taxation matters. Really, he’s an architect of philanthropy, assisting generous people in arranging charitable gifts that will forever benefit charitable causes in the region. The Hampton Roads Community Foundation honored Dolph with the 2020 Barron F. Black Community Builder Award for his longtime service and dedication to philanthropy and the region. The annual award is named for Barron F. Black, founding board chair of the community foundation. Black, who led the community foundation board from 1950 until he passed away in 1974, was a founder of the Vandeventer Black law firm who inspired his clients to find lasting ways to be generous and benefit their community. For more than 40 years, Dolph has helped clients start nonprofits as well as create charitable legacies, including through the community foundation. “At the end of the day, it’s sort of like problem solving,” Dolph said. “Folks want to accomplish something. There are various ways to get there, and you just sort of try to help them achieve that objective in the most efficient way possible. The community foundation provides such an incredible solution. It’s easy, it’s cost effective, it’s efficient, and it works.” Before entering the legal

Cyrus A. Dolph shows clients how to make an impact through philanthropy.

The Hampton Roads Community Foundation honored Dolph with the 2020 Barron F. Black Community Builder Award for his longtime service and dedication to philanthropy and the region. The annual award is named for Barron F. Black, founding board chair of the community foundation. profession, Dolph had planned to pursue a career in the U.S. Army, just like his father who was a career Army officer. Dolph graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1970. Shortly thereafter, he enrolled in the T.C. Williams School of Law at the

University of Richmond. “What interested me the most was tax law,” Dolph said. From there, he earned a master’s degree in law and taxation from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at The College of William and Mary. Soon after, he began working at law firms and is currently a senior lawyer at Clarke, Dolph, Hull & Brunick, P.L.C. in Virginia Beach. Dolph, a longtime Norfolk resident, also devotes time to his family, church, and the community. He has served as a volunteer U.S. rowing referee for several years, serving as a referee and as the chief referee for many local high school and club regattas. He also helped start the Eastern Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association, Inc. Rowing, he said, is a sport of endurance and teamwork. Youth who participate learn important lessons to carry them throughout school, their careers, and life. “One of the things that’s given me the most satisfaction is seeing the good it does for the kids,” he said. Along with the award recognition, Dolph has an opportunity to direct a $5,000 grant to a charity of his choice. He selected ForKids, a nonprofit agency that serves families and children experiencing homelessness in the region. Dolph said he is concerned about children who face food and housing insecurities, a problem which increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID has shone the spotlight on this,” he said. “ForKids just does an absolutely exemplary job of taking on that really important mission.” 2 0 2 1

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The In[HEIR]itance Project

Theater Production Helps Break Cultural Barriers

A group of 15 women

convened at a neighborhood arts center in Cincinnati, Ohio, to describe their city to playwrights gathering raw material for a script. All but one were White and used terms like “hidden gem,” “beautiful place to raise a family” and “nice.” The word that came to mind for the lone Black woman was “cliquish.” At that, most of the White women gasped, shushed her, and asked her not to say such things. But through the conversation, some acknowledged the need to make their community better.

That exchange is similar

to the type of dialogue local community leaders hope to foster in Hampton Roads by bringing

HUBB co-leaders (l-r) Rev. John Rohrs, Rabbi Rosalin Mandelberg, and Rev. Dr. Sharon Riley discuss the In[HEIR]itance Project.

the In[HEIR]itance Project to the on their experiences, stories, and

region via a $10,000 Beneath the Surface grant from the Hampton

Local community leaders

perspectives of racism and how it

Roads Community Foundation

hope to foster a dialogue

continues to shape this region. They

in collaboration with Virginia Humanities.

The In[HEIR]itance Project is

a national arts organization that intertwines community issues, history, religion, and theater to promote cross-cultural awareness and understanding.

In Hampton Roads,

In[HEIR]itance Project artists will work with area residents to create an original stage play based

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in Hampton Roads by bringing the In[HEIR]itance Project to the region via a $10,000 Beneath the Surface grant from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation in collaboration with Virginia Humanities.

plan to perform at an upcoming upcoming Virginia Arts Festival event.

The local endeavor is

administered by the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and led by Hands United Building Bridges, or HUBB, an interfaith and intercultural coalition of diverse religious leaders. Community conversations and public playmaking workshops are central to the effort.


“This project will enable us

“Every city has a story to

tell, and we count on the people

to develop methods of

in the community to give us the

communication and

content,” said Ariel Warmflash, one of the In[HEIR]itance Project’s

networking that allow us

co-founding artists. “We come with

to see how much we are alike

expertise in making theater and

as opposed to how much

you come with expertise in your own lives, and together we create

we are different from

something.”

each other.”

HUBB’s co-leaders say their

organization is a good fit for the

— Rev. Dr. Sharon Riley

playmaking project because of its mission to promote better

HUBB co-leader Rabbi Rosalin

Mandelberg of Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk agreed. “The history of racism in our community is not as well-known as one would think,” she said. “There is an opportunity to tell the stories and educate people, first of all just to make them more aware of issues of race and how they still perpetuate themselves.”

The Rev. John Rohrs, a

HUBB co-leader and rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, said

understanding by bringing

reality,” said Warmflash. “Our work

the play has the potential to unite

together diverse people to discuss

is not just about us hearing what

people of various backgrounds as

tough issues. They believe the

people think about their city but

well as spark more cross-cultural

conversations, workshops, and

having them hear from each other.”

dialogue and activities.

performance will spark additional

activities that foster community

historical and current racial

ways of fostering conversations …

awareness and healing.

inequities in South Hampton

that can be hard to do otherwise,”

Roads, Riley said, is a key step in

he said. “This play can be an entry

countering racism.

point to doing more work together.”

“The In[HEIR]itance Project

will give another vehicle to us for

Greater recognition of

“The arts and theater have

unity,” said the Rev. Dr. Sharon Riley, senior pastor of the Faith Deliverance Christian Center in Norfolk, and one of the HUBB co-leaders. “This project will enable us to develop methods of communication and networking that allow us to see how much we are alike as opposed to how much we are different from each other.”

In the Ohio example,

playwrights included a scene based on the exchange between the White women and one Black woman to highlight diverse perspectives and demonstrate the importance of talking about racial issues. “That scene explores different people’s versions of

HUBB co-leaders believe that the arts can foster community awareness and healing, such as this multicultural choir singing at a previous HUBB event.

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COVID Response 2020

Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program

Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Need Tucked away on a winding road in a small rural county stands a beacon of hope. Inside a humble brick building, volunteers pack groceries in an assembly line, fold linen in a store room, and sort through piles of baby diapers in another. They then distribute the goods for fellow neighbors in need who line up at the center. For their efforts to support the community with essentials throughout the pandemic, the Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program received a $25,000 COVID Rapid Response grant, which was paid by the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Throughout the pandemic, more than $1.25 million was given in COVID-related grants to local nonprofits as a part of a joint response by the community foundation and United Way of South Hampton Roads. “The support from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation has played a major

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Wayne Willis, board chairman, and Cris Lawrence, administrative assistant, keep the center running smoothly.

role in allowing the Isle of Wight County Christian Outreach Program to continue and even expand our assistance to the needy in our community at a time when both our major fundraisers had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus,” said board chair Wayne Willis. Since 1991, the center has been helping Isle of Wight residents, including the residents of Smithfield, Windsor, and Carrollton. Over the years, their operations have expanded, and they are now serving approximately 400 to 500 households per month, which equates to 1,400 to 1,500 individuals, leaders said. “We also have an emergency services program where we help with prescriptions, overdue rent, and car repair. If someone can’t get to work, then that’s a problem. We screen them and we do what we can to determine the need. We work closely with social services on that as well,” said Cris Lawrence, the center’s sole staffer. Now, the outreach center is able to help complete essential home repair jobs, assist clients with dental

Throughout the pandemic, volunteers at the Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program have helped county residents in need.


COVID Response 2020 “The support from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation has played a major role in allowing the program to continue and even expand our assistance to the needy in our community at a time when both our major fundraisers had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus.” — Wayne Willis, board chair

work, and provide some rent and utility bill assistance. The center was able to purchase a new van for picking up food from local grocery stores, delivering food to clients, and moving furniture. The center had to install a new walk-in refrigerator in order to be able to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to clients every month. Pandemic-related hardships led to a greater need in the Western Tidewater community, program leaders said. Residents have also stepped up to fill in gaps. “If we have empty shelves, we’ll put a little note in the newspaper to say we need blankets or cereals and the next day the donation table is full,” Lawrence said. “The community is amazing.”

More Than $1.25 Million in COVID Response and Recovery Grants In 2020, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation quickly responded to community needs during the pandemic. It provided three rounds of grant funding. The first round was conducted in partnership with United Way of South Hampton Roads to quickly deploy resources to help charitable organizations assisting people with food, shelter, essential resources, mental health counseling, and other critical needs. The community foundation awarded a second round of funding for similar purposes. The community foundation continued providing recovery support to stabilize nonprofits whose operations and finances were negatively impacted by COVID-19. Learn more at HamptonRoadsCF.org/COVID19.

In April 2020, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation and United Way of South Hampton Roads jointly awarded $517,410 in initial Rapid Response grants to 34 nonprofits providing COVID-19 relief to people in South Hampton Roads for food security, emergency housing, household essentials and mental health counseling. Grant recipients are: An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach, $15,000 for food and other essentials for students and their families. Buffalow Family and Friends Community Days, $20,000 to feed people in South Norfolk. Children’s Health Investment Program (CHIP), $25,000 for essentials to help families in 11 home visiting programs in the region. Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads, $10,000 for mental health services for parents and guardians of students it serves.

ForKids Inc., $25,000 for rental assistance. Friends of the Portsmouth Juvenile Court Inc., $18,300 to feed Portsmouth residents and to purchase essential items. The Genieve Shelter, $10,000 for emergency shelter. Greater Hampton Roads Diaper Bank, $5,000 for essential items for families. Hampton Roads Community Action Program Inc., $10,000 for needs for families in the region.

Cover 3 Foundation, $5,000 for breakfast and lunch for area children.

Help and Emergency Response Inc., $10,000 for emergency shelter.

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, $50,000 for food distributed to residents in South Hampton Roads.

Hope House Foundation Inc., $8,000 to feed individuals living with developmental disabilities. Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program Inc., $25,000 for food and essential items for people in Isle of Wight County. Joy Ministries, $15,000 for food and essential supplies for clients in the region. Judeo-Christian Outreach Center Inc., $10,000 for food and emergency shelter. LGBT Life Center, $18,000 for meals for clients.

Greater Hampton Roads Diaper Bank received funding for essential items for families.

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Mercy Chefs Inc., $25,000 to prepare meals for people in need. Mercy Drops Dream Center, $20,000 for food to help Portsmouth residents.

Mile High Kids and Community Development Inc., $7,000 to deliver food to four neighborhoods in Virginia Beach where children in their day care live. Sickle Cell Association, Inc., $1,500 for essential products for patients with sickle cell. YMCA of South Hampton Roads, $4,000 to support food distribution to individuals and families in partnership with the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.

LGBT Life Center, as an essential service nonprofit, received funding for meals for clients as well as to provide mental health care for uninsured clients.

In August 2020, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation provided an additional round of COVID-19 Rapid Response funding in the amount $227,908 to the list of organizations below, which previously received rapid response funding. Generally, the intent of the funding was to support a continuation of the services begun with the first round of funding. They are:

Jewish Family Service of Tidewater - Virginia Beach VA, $4,500

An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach, $4,263

Meals on Wheels of Chesapeake Inc., $3,500

Buffalow Family and Friends Community Days, $10,000

Mercy Drops Dream Center, $10,000

Children’s Health Investment Program, $17,000

Mile High Kids and Community Development, Inc., $10,000

Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads, $5,000

Oasis Commission on Social Ministry of Portsmouth/Chesapeake, $3,500

ForKids Inc., $25,000

Samaritan House, Inc., $10,000

The Salvation Army Suffolk Corps, $7,500 to feed people in Suffolk.

Friends of the Portsmouth Juvenile Court Inc., $6,000

Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, $5,000

Samaritan House Inc., $20,000 for emergency shelter.

Greater Hampton Roads Diaper Bank, $6,500

Survivor Ventures, $3,645

Hampton Roads Community Action Program Inc., $5,000

The Genieve Shelter, $5,000

Mercy Drops Dream Center received funding for food to help Portsmouth residents. Oasis Commission on Social Ministry of Portsmouth/Chesapeake, $3,500 for food to help Portsmouth residents. PIN Ministry, $7,560 for food and essential supplies for people experiencing homelessness in Virginia Beach. The Salvation Army Hampton Roads Area Command, $25,000 for food and essential supplies for people in Chesapeake, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. The Salvation Army Portsmouth Corps, $7,500 to feed people in Portsmouth.

Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, $15,000 to help older adults with food and essential items. Survivor Ventures, $16,050 for emergency shelter for survivors of human trafficking. The Up Center, $25,000 for professional mental health care.

Joy Ministries, $5,000 Judeo-Christian Outreach Center, Inc., $5,000 LGBT Life Center, $3,500

Help and Emergency Response Inc., $5,000

The Salvation Army Hampton Roads Area Command, $8,000

Hope House Foundation Inc., $4,000

The Up Center, $10,000

Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program Inc., $10,000

Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc., $30,000 Virginia Supportive Housing, $3,500

Urban League of Hampton Roads Inc., $20,000 for emergency shelter and rental assistance.

William A. Hunton YMCA, $10,000

Virginia Supportive Housing, $6,000 for food and essential items for people permanently housed in South Hampton Roads after experiencing chronic homelessness.

Community Foundation provided COVID-19

Additionally, in 2020, Hampton Roads Recovery funding, including: Arts & Cultural Organizations, Community Anchor Arts Groups: $175,000 was awarded to six organizations. They are:

Wesley Community Service Center Inc., $5,000 for food to help Portsmouth residents. William A. Hunton YMCA, $10,000 for food to help Norfolk families.

Chrysler Museum of Art, $36,000

YWCA South Hampton Roads, $20,000 for emergency shelter. In June 2020, the community foundation awarded a second round of grants to these organizations: Jewish Family Service of Tidewater, $9,000 to feed individuals and families they serve.

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Virginia Arts Festival, $36,000 Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, $22,500

Mile High Kids and Community Development Inc., as an essential service nonprofit, received funding during the pandemic to provide food to four neighborhoods in Virginia Beach where children in their daycare live.

Virginia Opera, $24,000 Virginia Stage Company, $22,500 Virginia Symphony Orchestra, $34,000


COVID Response 2020 Arts & Cultural Organizations, Small and Mid-sized Arts Groups: $150,000 was awarded to 26 organizations. They are:

Children’s Assistive Technology Service, $1,500

Academy of Music, $2,000

Community Alternatives, Inc., $2,000

Arts for Learning, the Virginia Affiliate of Young Audiences, $15,000

Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads, $7,500

Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia, $5,000

Compassion Advocacy Network, Inc., $3,000

Council of United Filipino Organizations of Tidewater, Inc., $10,000 d’Art Center, $5,500 I. Sherman Greene Chorale, Inc., $4,000 Isle of Wight Arts League, $4,500 Little Theatre of Norfolk, $6,000 Little Theatre of Virginia Beach, $6,000 Mosaic Steel Orchestra, $10,000

Commonwealth Catholic Charities, $1,000

Edmarc, Inc., $7,500 Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater, $2,000

Oyster Reef Keepers of Virginia, Inc., $2,000 Park Place School, $9,250 Places and Programs for Children, Inc., $15,000 Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads, $5,000 REACH, Inc. (Reading Enriches All Children), $5,000 Roc Solid Foundation Inc., $1,000 SEALKIDS, Inc., $1,000 Seton Youth Shelters, $15,000

Garden of Hope Inc., $9,250

Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, $15,000

Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast, $7,500

Suffolk Meals on Wheels, Inc., $8,000

Girls on the Run South Hampton Roads, $3,000

The Children’s Center, $12,500 The Eliza Hope Foundation, $1,500

Norfolk Chamber Consort, $1,000

Hampton Roads Community Health Center, $15,000

Portsmouth Community Concerts, Inc., $4,000

Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads, $7,500

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, $12,000

Help and Emergency Response Inc., $7,500

The Hermitage Museum and Gardens, $5,000

Hampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc., $5,000

The Hurrah Players, Inc., $10,000

Hope U Inc., $2,000

TWP-The Youth Movement, $15,000

The Muse Writers Center, $4,000

Joy Ministries, $2,000

Tidewater Arts Outreach, $6,000 Tidewater Winds, $4,000

Judeo-Christian Outreach Center, Inc., $2,000

United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, $2,000

Todd Rosenlieb Dance, $6,000

LGBT Life Center, $5,000

ViBe District Virginia Beach, $4,000

LIFT Fitness Foundation, $1,000

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, $5,000

Virginia African American Cultural Center, $8,000

Louise W. Eggleston Center, Inc., $7,500

Virginia Beach CASA, $7,500

Mercy Chefs Inc., $2,500

Virginia Beach Art Center, $3,000

Mile High Kids and Community Development, Inc., $5,000

Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation, $12,500

Virginia Beach Chorale, $2,000 Virginia Children’s Chorus, $5,000 Virginia Musical Theatre, Inc., $5,000 Zeiders American Dream Theater, $3,000 Essential Service Nonprofits: $428,742 was awarded to 67 organizations in September 2020. Here’s the list:

The Living River Restoration Trust, $2,000 The Planning Council, $15,000 The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation, $5,000 The Up Center, $12,500 Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop, $2,500

United Methodist Family Services of Virginia, $1,000

Virginia Beach Justice Initiative, $2,500

Montero Medical Missions Inc., $1,000

Virginia Zoological Society, $5,000

Nauticus Foundation, $10,000

Walk In It Inc., $5,000

New Vision Youth Services, Inc., $1,500

Western Tidewater Free Clinic, Inc., $12,500

Nursing CAP, Inc., $1,500

Western Tidewater Tennis Association, $2,500

Norfolk CASA, Inc., $10,000 Norfolk Senior Center, $15,000

Youth Outreach Urban Resources & Services, $12,500

Ability Center of Virginia, $5,242 Access College Foundation, $15,000 Access Partnership, $1,000 Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, $2,000 American Diabetes Association (HRLocal Chapter), $8,000 An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach, $10,000 Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads, $4,000 Beach Health Clinic, $8,000 Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia, $10,000 Chesapeake Care, $10,000

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Barbara Taylor

A Family Legacy of Philanthropy There’s more to Barbara Taylor’s legacy than what was written in her will. When she passed away in 2020, Taylor left more than half a million dollars to the Hampton Roads Community Foundation to forever benefit charitable causes in the region. But she gave her family something more – the gift of philanthropy. “One of the greatest legacies she gave us was a family whose company we crave. We are a very close family,” said daughter Kathy Brobst. Brobst, along with her siblings Gail Perry and Michael Khandelwal, will advise on the fund created by their mother’s estate at the community foundation, which will benefit charitable youth causes. “She had a special affinity for young people – their education, their safety, their health and welfare,” said her son Michael Khandelwal. “So that’s why the fund is set up in such a way. Our goal is to help organizations that work with youth.” Brobst added: “She thought education was an investment into your future, and education is something important. She passed that on to her children and grandchildren.” Taylor was so passionate about education that she moved her

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Barbara Taylor left a gift in her will to the community foundation.

Taylor graduated with a double major in sociology and psychology, and she earned Phi Beta Kappa honors. She then earned a master’s degree in public health and later taught at Old Dominion University. family from Chicago to enroll in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill well into adulthood. “I think the really cool thing

about our mother is that she had three young daughters and then had a divorce, then applied to colleges and moved them across the country. As a single mom of three young kids, she went to college and then to graduate school in the 1960s,” Khandelwal said. Taylor graduated with a double major in sociology and psychology, and she earned Phi Beta Kappa honors. She then earned a master’s degree in public health and later taught at Old Dominion University. Taylor remarried and later had Khandelwal, teaching at night until he was in kindergarten. She then taught full-time. All the while, she remained active in the community, including serving as an elder in the Session at the former Thalia Trinity Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach. Now, Taylor’s legacy of giving will forever live on through the community foundation and her children and grandchildren because of the generosity she left behind. “Keeping the fund going is very important to us because it keeps her name going, her memory going, and it keeps her charitable spirit going,” Brobst said. “We have already informed the generation below us that they are going to be responsible for carrying this on once we are gone.”


Shore Delivery Corps

Dedicated Volunteers Helping Neighbors During the pandemic, many people used online ordering and delivery services to keep their families safe. However, community leaders in rural areas like Virginia’s Eastern Shore found that limited digital infrastructure made it difficult for residents to conduct online grocery shopping and arrange other essential services. That is how the Shore Delivery Corps stepped in to help. The organization formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic so that Eastern Shore residents stayed safe and sound. Its mission is to provide free delivery service of needed medical supplies and

prescriptions as well as perishable and non-perishable groceries to residents who were at the highest risk for serious complications from COVID-19. This allowed people to stay at home away from public places and decrease the potential exposure and spread of this virus. From July 2020 to June 2021, volunteers received over 800 calls and made 832 deliveries of groceries, prescriptions, food deliveries, and they helped the Eastern Shore Action Agency on Aging/Community Action Maggie Molera Stodghill, Shore Delivery Corps volunteer, Agency with deliveries. The Corps greets a resident with food and supplies. Eastern Shore provided 411 deliveries of bulk of Virginia Community Foundation donated grant funds to paper and 158 deliveries to local start the organization in 2020. schools. “Working together, we can all make a difference in preserving the lives and good health of our fellow citizens who are at the greatest risk of serious complications from COVID-19,” said Corps leader Jeff Holland.

The Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation is

Eastern Shore Action Agency on Aging/Community Action Agency volunteers and staff work tirelessly to help neighbors. ESVCF funded a replacement refrigerated vehicle for meal distribution.

an affiliate of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, which manages the endowment of the Eastern Shore organization. Our partnership began in 2004 after the Hampton Roads Community Foundation provided a challenge grant.

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Community Leadership Partners The Community Leadership Partners, a giving circle of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, is a vibrant group of philanthropists who enjoy learning about community needs and combining their resources to tackle them. Since 2010, the Partners have put more than $2.3 million into action through grants to help area youth and young

adults overcome obstacles and thrive in school and life. Membership is open to all. Members donate each year to participate and support the annual grants program. To learn more, contact Kate Hofheimer Wilson, associate vice president for development, at kwilson@hamptonroadscf.org or (757) 622-7951, or visit CommunityLeadershipPartners.org.

MEET OUR MEMBERS (as of May 31, 2021) Clay H. Barr

Anjali and Joseph Gresens

Ann Nusbaum

Aimee and Frank Batten

Debra and Ray Gromelski

Maureen Olivieri

Elena and Gary Baum

Nancy and Robert Hall

Patty and Vince Olivieri

Donna Bausch

Stuart Hawkins

Susan T. Pender and Dan Beck

Claire and David Benjack

Jennifer and Burr Henderson

Ellis Pretlow and Jaeson Dandalides

Lilly and Bruce Bradley

Susan and Paul Hirschbiel

Miranda and Troy Price

Joan P. Brock

Natalie and Ian Holder

Suzanne and Joe Prueher

Mackenzie and Aaron Brunson

Patti and Tom Host

Suzanne Puryear and Mike Borysewicz

Nicole and Chris Bugg

Susan and Bob Hume

Allison and John Rachels

Audra Bullock and Richard Litton

Nita and Akhil Jain

Robin and Richard Ray

Meg and Bill Campbell

Kirkland Molloy Kelley

Lyn Reid

Matt Casale

Sheila Kilpatrick

Cart and Craig Reilly

Susan and Norman Colpitts

Harry Laibstain

Kristi and Eric Rosenfeldt

Denyce and James Corzatt

Sarah Larkin

Shikma and Danny Rubin

Cara Cotter

Christopher LaRocca

Pru and Louis Ryan

Kim and Keith Curtis

Stephen Leaman

Kelsey and Jay Sarcone

Maria and Matthew Echaniz

Sandra and Miles Leon

Audrey Settle

Ellen and Doug Ellis

Terry and John Lynch

Anne and George Shipp

Janet and Johnny Ellis

Kindall and Lamont Maddox

Joan and James Spore

Barbara and Andrew Fine

Harriet and John Malbon

Carter and Justin Steil

Blair and Mike Fine

Suzanne and Vince Mastracco

Shana and Randy Stoker

Jan and Morris Fine

Wendy S. McGrady

Chris Topping

Kim and Carlton Forbes

Patt and Colin McKinnon

Winship and Guy Tower

Dianne and Tom Frantz

Will McLean

Emily and Jarratt Webb

Rusty Friddell

Barbra and John Midgett

Sarah and Joey Weinberg

Theresa and Cecil Garber

Scott Morgenthaler

Linda and Steve Whitehead

Bern Glasser

Jackie and Fred Napolitano

Beth and Rolf Williams

Lynanne Gornto

Andrew S. Nusbaum

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Who are the Community Leadership Partners? An active philanthropy group which began in 2010. Members pool resources to tackle specific causes in Hampton Roads.

How do they decide who gets a grant? Every year, the Partners learn about local issues, choose a funding focus area, invite nonprofits to apply for grants, go on site visits to see programs in action, and recommend grants to fund.

How did the Partners respond to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads received funding to, in part, provide support programs and materials to students at risk of disconnection and to provide Trauma Informed Care training to paid staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Partners awarded $225,000 in grants to 12 area nonprofits in 2020. These organizations serve young people between ages 16-24 who are not working, in school or serving in the military, or middle- and high-school aged youth. The purpose of the 2020 grants program was to support organizations with their efforts to adapt and respond to urgent and essential needs of Opportunity Youth and young adults who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and middle or high school students at high risk of disconnection.

What are the benefits of membership? Since 2010, the Community Leadership Partners have put more than $2.3 million into action by aiding more than 80 nonprofits with grants. As a giving circle connected to the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, the Partners receive information about groups needing support and resources to help strengthen their efforts. “The Foundation provides a framework for us and does a lot of the technical work,” said Lamont Maddox, a local business attorney who has been a member of the Partners since 2010.

“They put us in touch with the nonprofits in the region, and this allows us to narrow our focus and collectively make a positive change on a consistent basis.” For the last few years, the Partners have focused on “Opportunity Youth,” who are between the ages of 16-24 and are not working or in school. Their grants support programs that provide guidance and resources to help these young people succeed. “We believe we form a stronger and more equitable community when we invest in the welfare of our young people,” he said.

Community Leadership Partners can:

• Learn firsthand about philanthropy and community needs • Actively participate in grantmaking and nonprofit site visits • Get to know other community leaders and philanthropists • Attend educational and networking events

How do I join? Annual membership amounts are based on age: $2,100 for ages 50 and up, $1,000 for ages 40-49, and $500 for ages 39 and younger. Go to CommunityLeadershipPartners.org

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Keeping Their Legacy Alive

Scholarship Honors Brave Students of the Norfolk 17 In 1959, seventeen that church did when it children in Norfolk stepped in. The church took paved the way for future some risk in doing that as generations to obtain a well,” he said. “The whole good education. Civil Rights Movement In 2020, two generous was just a critical period of donors created a time. Many people made scholarship fund to ensure sacrifices for the future – for that legacy continues. the future of the community Sandra and Lemuel and for the future of the Lewis, through a generous country.” gift, established the Lem said progress is Lewis Family Norfolk 17 possible when everyone Scholarship Fund at the works together to fight at the Hampton Roads injustices. Lem, who Community Foundation. It attended segregated Sandra Lewis stands in front of a historical marker honors the brave students schools in Lynchburg before at First Baptist Church with Dr. Patricia Turner, one of the 17 students who desegregated city enrolling as one of the few to desegregate Norfolk city schools. public schools amidst Black students at UVA in the fierce opposition. 1960s, said the couple is paying forward “Having the scholarship with the scholarships that helped them “Having the scholarship that name, it keeps the memory alive. achieve educational success. with that name, Somebody has to say, ‘well why do they “Without them, I would never call them the Norfolk 17?’” Sandra said. have been able to attend college,” said it keeps the memory alive. “The men and women – or at that time Lem, who serves on the community Somebody has to say, the girls and boys – who suffered the foundation board of directors. “We both ‘well why do they call them insults, the threats, the hostility that very much appreciate and benefited they did to achieve integration, that from getting a good education. We the Norfolk 17?’” should never be forgotten. History is know of no better way to give back than — Sandra Lewis important.” through scholarships.” Sandra knows firsthand the power Their first local scholarship was in the 1950s opened its doors to tutor of young people to change the course awarded in 2021, and it will forever help the 17 Norfolk students who – along of history. After all, she did it herself. others achieve a college education. with others across the state – were At 10 years old, Sandra became “We like the concept that this will shut out of public schools when the one of 12 students to desegregate continue the fundamental goal of the governor chose to close rather than Charlottesville public schools when Norfolk 17, which is to help people get a integrate them. she walked through the doors of good education,” Sandra said. “Because Churches were not immune to Venable Elementary in 1959. She went of the perpetual nature of having the fund racial violence during the Civil Rights on to become one of the first African with the Hampton Roads Community Movement, including bombings by American women to graduate from the Foundation, it will last a long time.” racist groups in the deep South, Lem University of Virginia’s College of Arts “And not only last but grow, and Lewis pointed out. & Sciences in 1972. grow in perpetuity,” Lem added. “That, to me, is what history is – not The couple attends the historic Learn more about the Norfolk 17 at only what the Norfolk 17 did but what First Baptist Church in Norfolk, which HamptonRoadsCF.org/Norfolk 17.

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These are the 17 students who desegregated Norfolk city schools in 1959. Louis Cousins, Olivia Driver, LaVera Forbes, Patricia Godbolt, Alvarez Fredrick Gonsouland, Andrew Heidelberg, Delores Johnson, Edward Jordan, Lolita Portis, Betty Jean Reed, Johnnie Rouse, Geraldine Talley, James Turner, Jr., Patricia Turner, Carol Wellington, Claudia Wellington, Reginald Young.

Rev. Robert G. Murray (left), is pastor of First Baptist Church, which educated students like Dr. Patricia Turner (center) when schools closed during a period called Massive Resistance. Sandra Lewis (right), along with her husband Lemuel Lewis (not pictured) started a scholarship in honor of the Norfolk 17.

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In 2019, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation board of directors adopted a Racial Equity statement to guide the community foundation’s work, to better align our grantmaking and scholarships programs for equitable outcomes, to host courageous conversations about race and the history of race, and to provide leadership through collaborative action to address racism in Hampton Roads.

Our Commitment to Racial Equity

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e believe that racial equity is essential to the success of our region and its people. We further believe that advancing a more equitable and inclusive community is core to the mission of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Race has long held a defining place in American society. It is embedded in our culture, laws and policies, educational institutions, and economy. The result is a system of racial bias and inequities that limits opportunities for people of color. If left unchallenged, such structural racism threatens our future. To be sure, this system is bigger than the Hampton Roads Community Foundation and the region. It is nonetheless a powerful force pushing against “a thriving community with opportunity for all”– what our community foundation envisions for the people of Hampton Roads.

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What is Racial Equity? Acknowledging that racism exists. Working together to fix problems caused by discrimination. Ensuring People of Color have fair access to resources. Creating a more inclusive community with opportunity for all.

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Owning Our History

In 2018, the community foundation began looking inwardly at our policies and practices around equity as well as our engagement with residents and community partners. Since then, we have: • Worked with a consultant, LM Strategies, to coach staff and board members about racial equity issues, and to create a Racial Equity Statement and plan • Hosted the annual Black Philanthropy Month celebration to amplify Black voices often left out of traditional philanthropy

Community Conversations The community foundation is a convener. We bring together people from all backgrounds to tackle important community issues, such as racial equity. Here’s a sampling:

Beneath the Surface Beneath the Surface is a collaboration between Virginia Humanities and the community foundation exploring the ways race has shaped this region and to advance personal understanding and community dialogue. It began in 2019 with a community residency with author and former Spelman College President Dr. Beverly Tatum. It was followed by a series of community conversations called “Unmasking Hampton Roads.” The third and final phase is a grant program launched in late 2020. • Expanded grant guidelines to require nonprofits to report racial demographic data on their boards, staff, and clients in order to get a more comprehensive picture of our community, who we help, and opportunities for support • Commissioned the Giving Black® Hampton Roads study to learn about Black philanthropists and giving trends

Dred Scott Presents In honor of the National Day of Racial Healing in January, the community foundation, in partnership with Virginians for Reconciliation, hosted Dred Scott Presents: Sons and Daughters of Reconciliation. The event convened a civil rights panel to discuss how United States laws have fostered discrimination. It featured descendants of plaintiffs and judges in two landmark 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court cases – The Dred Scott Decision and Plessy v. Ferguson.

America to Me • Joined diverse community organizations, including the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Coastal Virginia, Asian Business Association of Hampton Roads, Black BRAND, and others The work continues with trainings, conversations, research projects, and ongoing assessment of our internal practices and external actions.

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The community foundation sponsored an Understanding Hampton Roads civic engagement forum exploring the intersection of race, equity and education. It included a screening of the first episode of the America To Me documentary followed by a panel discussion, which included local school and community leaders as well as student activists.


Equity in Action:

The Hampton Roads Community Foundation awarded nearly $1 million Black Community Partnership Fund in grants to 30 local Black nonprofit organizations as a part of its commitment to racial equity. This commitment involves confronting unfair and unjust policies and practices that persistently limit opportunities for Black people in Hampton Roads and beyond. The grants come from the Black Community Partnership Fund, which the Foundation launched in 2020 thanks to a $1 million gift from Facebook to

For the complete list of grantees, go to BlackCommunityPartnership Fund.org

support Black-led nonprofits. In early 2021, the community foundation awarded grants to nonprofits with a majority Black board of directors, executive leadership and/or staff, and that primarily serve Black people. Grants, which will be paid over two years, can be used for a variety of programs and needs.

Buffalow Family and Friends Community Days, which received a $10,000 grant, is a family-oriented organization offering support and encouragement to the community in Chesapeake. It provides food and clothing to individuals in need.

The Don Carey REECH Foundation also received a $10,000 grant. The organization provides students the opportunity of academic achievement and exposure to diverse areas through hands-on, innovative programs including science, technology, engineering, and math.

Here are three ways to be more equitable: 1. Learn about racial prejudice from the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities. According to VCIC, “The fight against prejudice is a cooperative process.” Take a class, download resources, and check out their programs here: InclusiveVA.org/programs/communities

2. Read books about racial issues, including these titles:

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Visionaries for Change Visionaries for Change is a giving circle of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. It was founded in 2019 by Black business and civic leaders. Members come together to donate money to a pooled fund, and together they provide support for charitable causes in the Black community. Membership is open to all. To become a member and learn more, contact Vivian Oden, vice president for equity and inclusion, at voden@hamptonroadscf.org or (757) 622-7951 or visit www.VisionariesforChange.org

MEET OUR MEMBERS (as of May 31, 2021) Leadership Circle L. D. Britt, MD, MPH* Brittany Branch* Kimberly Jenkins and Tony Brothers* Valerie and Kim Brown* Sharon and Bernard Goodwyn* Desi Hacker, Ph.D. and Bruce Hacker Sandra Lewis (Chair) and Lemuel Lewis* Shirley Liverman* Courtney and Janeen McBath Delceno Miles Angela D. Reddix, Ph.D. and Carl Reddix* Audrey Settle* DeAnne and Randy Williams (Vice-Chair)* Jane S. and F. Blair Wimbush*

Individuals and Couples Hon. Angelia Allen* Gilbert T. Bland* and Joyce Williams Keshia and James Brown* Kimberly Michelle Brown* LaKeisha and Don Carey III* Nan Edgerton Robin Foreman-Wheeler* Elsie and Robert Goodrum* Hon. Jimmy Gray* Sharon and James Harrington III* Hon. Daun Hester Anthony Jones* Phillip Jones Shevette and Kevin Jones Rev. Linda Kirkland-Harris, Ph.D.* Dyteya Lewis Shannel Lundy and Kieara Lundy* Mavis and Wayne McKenley* Angela M. Mercer, MD* and Reginald Corinaldi Peter W. D. Morford Fredericka and Hon. Gabriel Morgan Sr.*

Cherise and Richard Newsome Jr.* Dr. Ruth Jones Nichols* Barbara and Jesse Oden* Rosa Oden* Vivian Oden* Joan Rhodes-Copeland Jennell and Dwight Riddick* Ruth Rose* Hon. Amelia Ross-Hammond, Ph.D.* Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott* Lateacia and Terard Sessoms* Hon. Lyn Simmons and Hon. Jerrauld Jones* Hope Sinclair, Ph.D.* Lisa Smith and Maurice Jones* Wanda and Kevin Turpin* Sharon Campbell Waters, Ph.D. Dr. Kawanna Ward* Dr. Edith G. White* Martha Williams* Dr. Yvette B. Williams* Maria P. Williams-Giddens*

*Founding Member

Members of Visionaries for Change along with community foundation President and CEO Deborah DiCroce at a special reception last year.

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Grants, Funds, and Our Generous Partners The following pages include the lists of grants and scholarships paid, donors, special gifts, and friends in philanthropy.

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EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS

The following organizations received Hampton Roads Community Foundation grants in 2020 for Educational Success. Grants came from donors’ designated, donor-advised, field-of-interest, organizational, or unrestricted funds. 200+ Men Foundation ACCESS College Foundation Adult Learning Center, City of Virginia Beach Public Schools Americans for Oxford Inc. An Achievable Dream Middle and High School, Inc. An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach Barry Robinson Schools Broadwater Academy Bryn Mawr College Cape Henry Collegiate School Catholic High School Chatham Hall Chesapeake Bay Academy Chesapeake Public Schools* Child Mind Institute Children’s Harbor Chincoteague Island Library, Inc. Christopher Newport University Educational Foundation Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads Cornell University Duke University E3: Elevate Early Education Eastern Shore Community College Foundation Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation Frank W. Cox High School Friends of the Norfolk Public Library Friends of the Northampton Free Library G.I.R.L.S. Club Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Graceland University Grymes Memorial School Hampden-Sydney College Hampton Roads Educational Television Association, Inc. (WHRO) Hampton Roads Workforce Foundation Hampton University Hargrave Military Academy Hollins University Horizons Hampton Roads Joy Ministries Evangelistic Association Kairos Freedom Schools of Virginia, Inc. L.D. Britt, M.D. Scholarship Fund Mary Baldwin College Merton College Charitable Corporation Newport News Public Schools* Norfolk Academy Norfolk Collegiate School Norfolk Public Library Old Dominion Athletic Foundation

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PAID in 2020

Old Dominion University Educational Foundation Park Place Child Life Center Park Place School Princeton University Randolph-Macon College REACH Inc. Rider University Robert C. Nusbaum Honors College Ron Brown Scholar Program Saint James School Sentara College of Health Sciences Slover Library Foundation St. John the Apostle Catholic School St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School Star of the Sea Catholic School Sweet Briar College Talmudical Academy of Norfolk TCC Educational Foundation The 3:20 Scholarship The Endependence Center The Literacy Lab The Maury Foundation The Ready Academy Christian School The University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership The Virginia Zoological Society The Williams School Thomas Nelson Community College Foundation Toras Chaim Tulane University Union Presbyterian Seminary University of Pennsylvania University of Virginia - Alumni Association University of Virginia Law School Foundation University of Virginia’s College at Wise Virginia Air & Space Center Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation Virginia Beach City Public Schools* Virginia Humanities Virginia Space Flight Academy Virginia Tech Foundation Virginia Theological Seminary Virginia Wesleyan University Woodberry Forest School Youth Outreach Urban Resources and Services Ministry (YOURS) Educational Success grants $4,767,500 Total paid as of 12-31-20

$871,263 from field-of-interest and unrestricted funds $3,896,237 from designated, donor-advised, and organizational funds * Includes an E.K. Sloane Fund grant for a piano


Grants

ECONOMIC STABILITY

The following organizations received Hampton Roads Community Foundation grants in 2020 for Economic Stability. Grants came from donors’ designated, donor-advised, field-of-interest, organizational, or unrestricted funds. Access Virginia American Cancer Society - Harrisonburg American Red Cross of Coastal Virginia Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads Back on My Feet Boy Scouts of America, Tidewater Council Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia Boys’ Home, Inc. Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia, Inc. Community Hospice of Texas Cover 3 Foundation Inc. Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging/Community Action Agency Eggleston Services Eggleston Services Foundation Envision Lead Grow, Inc. Equi-Kids Therapeutic Riding Program Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater Federation of Virginia Food Banks Feeding San Diego Feminist Majority Foundation Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore ForKids, Inc. Franklin Cooperative Ministry Franklin-Southampton Area United Way Frost Valley YMCA Habitat for Humanity of SHR, Inc. Hampton Roads Workforce Foundation Healthy Day Partners HER, Inc. (Help and Emergency Response) Hope House Foundation Hunters for the Hungry Jackson-Feild Homes Jewish Family Service of Tidewater Judeo-Christian Outreach Center Knox Area Rescue Ministries Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Life Enrichment Center Norfolk Light House Ministries Loving and Caring for the Homeless Manna Cafe CI Martin County Department of Social Services Masonic Home of Virginia Meals on Wheels of Virginia Beach Menchville House Ministries Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Neighborhood New Vision Youth Services, Inc.

PAID in 2020

Norfolk CASA Orphan Helpers PrimePlus - Norfolk Senior Center Ronald McDonald House Charities of Norfolk Samaritan House Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia Seton Youth Shelters Shelters to Shutters Simon Family Jewish Community Center Ski for Light SOME (So Others Might Eat) Southside Boys & Girls Club St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children StandUp for Kids - Hampton Roads Stop Abuse Sugar Plum Bakery, Inc. The ORPHANetwork The Salvation Army - Hampton Roads Area Command The Up Center The Virginian-Pilot Joy Fund Foundation Tidewater Friends of Foster Care, Inc. Todd Rosenlieb Dance Together We Can Foundation Union Mission Ministries United Jewish Federation of Tidewater United Way of South Hampton Roads United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore Vanguard Landing, Inc. VB Home Now Virginia Beach CASA Virginia Gentlemen Foundation Virginia Peninsula Foodbank Virginia Supportive Housing Wave City Care WeAreVB Westminster-Canterbury of Hampton Roads Foundation William A. Hunton YMCA Wounded Warrior Project, Inc. YMCA of South Hampton Roads YMCA of the Chesapeake Youth Outreach Urban Resources and Services Ministry (YOURS) YWCA of South Hampton Roads Economic Stability grants $3,120,532 Total paid as of 12-31-20

$412,736 from field-of-interest and unrestricted funds $2,707,796 from designated, donor-advised, and organizational funds

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

The following organizations received Hampton Roads Community Foundation grants in 2020 for Health and Wellness. Grants came from donors’ designated, donor-advised, field-of-interest, organizational or unrestricted funds.

PAID in 2020

Alzheimer’s Association Southeastern Virginia

Mercy Medical Angels

American Cancer Society - South Atlantic Division

NAMI Coastal Virginia

American Heart Association

Operation Smile

American Heart Association - Mid Atlantic

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Aspen Hope Center

Pan-Mass Challenge

Auxiliary of Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital

Physicians for Peace

Beach Health Clinic

Prevent Cancer Foundation

Boston Children’s Hospital

Sentara Health Foundation

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association

Shore Health Services, Inc.

Children’s Health Investment Program

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation

The Chas Foundation

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

The FREE Foundation

Edmarc Hospice for Children

The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation

Girls on the Run Hampton Roads

The Up Center

Harmonium

Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation

Healthy Chesapeake

Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad

Howard & Georgeanna Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine

Virginia Hospital Research and Education Foundation d.b.a. VHHA Foundation

James E. Newby, Jr., M.D. Foundation

Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program

JDRF, International - Virginia Chapter

Virginia League for Planned Parenthood

Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital

Western Tidewater Free Health Clinic

Lee’s Friends

Health & Wellness grants $2,075,657 Total paid as of 12-31-20

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society LGBT Life Center

$215,518 from field-of-interest and unrestricted funds $1,860,139 from designated, donor-advised, and organizational funds

Lone Star Paralysis Foundation

A 2010 merger of two community foundations created the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. All names, logos, and taglines are trademarked.

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Grants

CULTURAL VITALITY

The following organizations received Hampton Roads Community Foundation grants in 2020 for Cultural Vitality. Grants came from donors’ designated, donor-advised, field-of-interest, organizational, or unrestricted funds.

PAID in 2020

Amazement Square

Teens With A Purpose

American Jewish Historical Society

The Academy of Music

Arts for Learning San Diego

The Chrysler Museum of Art

Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Ballet Virginia International*

The Feldman Chamber Music Society

Bay Youth Orchestras

The Hermitage Foundation Auxiliary

Boys Choir of Hampton Roads

The Hermitage Foundation Museum

Business Consortium for Arts Support

The Hermitage Museum and Gardens*

Chincoteague Cultural Alliance

The Hurrah Players

Chincoteague Island Arts Organization

The Little Theatre of Norfolk

Council of United Filipino Organizations of Tidewater

The Mariners’ Museum

Creative Visions Foundation

The Muse Writers Center

d’Art Center

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands Center

The Southern Jewish Historical Society

Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society

The Tidewater Winds

Generic Theater

Tidewater Arts Outreach

Glyndebourne America Inc.

Tidewater Classical Guitar Society

Governor’s School for the Arts Foundation

Todd Rosenlieb Dance

I. Sherman Greene Chorale, Inc.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Island Community House

Virginia Arts Festival

Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation

Virginia Beach Neptune Festival

La Jolla Playhouse

Virginia Children’s Chorus

Little Theatre of Virginia Beach

Virginia Chorale

Los Amigos Arte Popular

Virginia Historical Society

Mosaic Steel Orchestra

Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Virginia Musical Theatre, Inc.

Nauticus Foundation

Virginia Opera*

Norfolk Chamber Consort

Virginia Stage Company

North Street Playhouse

Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Portsmouth Museums Foundation

Women in Film & Video

Preservation Virginia - State Home Office

Young Audiences of Virginia d.b.a. Arts for Learning

Public Art Virginia Beach Foundation, Inc.

$3,507,475

San Francisco Camerawork Inc. Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Shotgun Players Inc.

Total Cultural Vitality grants paid as of 12-31-20

$802,777 from field-of-interest and unrestricted funds $2,704,698 from designated, donor-advised, and organizational funds

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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

The following organizations received Hampton Roads Community Foundation grants in 2020 for Environmental Stewardship. Grants came from donors’ designated, donor-advised, field-of-interest, organizational, or unrestricted funds.

PAID in 2020

Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Hampton Roads Office

TCC Educational Foundation

Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Maryland Office

The Billfish Conservation Project, Inc

Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore

The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation

Elizabeth River Project

The Nature Conservancy

Friends of Fred Heutte Foundation

The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Chapter

Gulf of Maine Research Institute

The Virginia Zoological Society

Hudson River Park Friends

Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust

Lynnhaven River Now

Virginia Foodshed Capital

Nansemond River Preservation Alliance

Environmental Stewardship grants $3,559,599 Total paid as of 12-31-20

Norfolk Botanical Garden

$192,286 from field-of-interest and unrestricted funds $3,367,313 from designated, donor-advised, and organizational funds

Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation Old Dominion University Educational Foundation Southern Environmental Law Center St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Grants

VIBRANT PLACES

PAID in 2020

The following organizations received Hampton Roads Community Foundation grants in 2020 to help transform their facilities. Grants came from donors’ unrestricted or field-of-interest funds.

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters ForKids, Inc. Fort Monroe Foundation Operation Smile The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation Virginia Stage Company Virginia Wesleyan University YMCA of South Hampton Roads Vibrant Places grants $987,040 Total paid as of 12-31-20

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Grants for scholarships were paid to the following colleges and universities to benefit the 447 individual students selected to receive payments from the scholarship funds we administer.

Scholarships

Alfred University American University

PAID in 2020

$ 3,000 750

Pitt Community College

1,500

Radford University

18,000

Auburn University

3,000

Randolph-Macon College

4,000

Babson College

2,500

Regent University

13,100

1,000

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

5,000

Benedict College

2,500

Rochester Institute of Technology

4,000

Bowie State University

3,000

Saint Augustine’s University

1,000

Bridgewater College

3,000

The Citadel

4,000

Brigham Young University-Idaho

3,000

The College of William & Mary

Brown University

4,000

The George Washington University

4,000

Campbell University

1,000

The Ohio State University

3,000 1,000

Beaufort County Community College

40,800

Christopher Newport University

35,100

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Dartmouth College

5,500

Tidewater Community College

Duke University

11,100

Tulane University

3,000

East Carolina University

8,500

Union College

3,500

Eastern Mennonite University

6,500

University of Alabama in Huntsville

1,000

16,500

Eastern Virginia Medical School

62,000

Elizabeth City State University

2,500

University of Maryland, College Park

1,500

Emory University

3,000

University of Miami

2,500

Ferrum College

1,500

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

3,000

Flagler College

3,000

University of North Carolina-Greensboro

1,000

Florida State University

4,500

University of Notre Dame

1,500

George Mason University

12,500

University of Oklahoma

2,000

Georgetown University

3,000

University of Pennsylvania

1,500

Georgia Tech

2,700

University of Richmond

3,000

Hampden-Sydney College

48,250

University of Mary Washington

57,700

Harvard University

3,000

Howard University

University of South Carolina

1,000

University of Virginia

110,600

16,000

University of Virginia School of Medicine

84,900

James Madison University

66,650

Vanderbilt University

Johns Hopkins University

2,000

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 32,000

Kent State University

3,000

Virginia Commonwealth University

79,250

Liberty University

7,300

Virginia Military Institute

16,500

Longwood University

10,750

Virginia State University

Mary Baldwin College

9,000

Virginia Tech

Mayo Clinic Alix College of Medicine & Science

12,000

3,000

7,000 132,350

Virginia Wesleyan University

47,000

Morgan State University

3,000

Wake Forest University

3,000

New England College

1,300

Washington and Lee University

3,500

Wentworth Institute of Technology

1,500

Williams College

3,000

Xavier University of Louisiana

3,000

Norfolk State University North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina State University Old Dominion University

86,100 7,000 13,400 277,883

Pennsylvania State University

6,000

Pepperdine University

2,700

Scholarship grants $1,488,183 Total paid as of 12-31-20

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Grants OTHER

The following organizations received grants in 2020 from donors’ designated, donor-advised, field-of-interest, organizational, or unrestricted funds.

Ability Center of Virginia ACCESS College Foundation Access Partnership Alzheimer’s Association Southeastern Virginia American Baptist Churches of the South American Diabetes Association American Jewish Committee American Resilience Project An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads Bay Youth Orchestras Beach Health Clinic Black Creek Baptist Church Buffalow Family and Friends Community Days Campus Crusade for Christ, Inc. Candid Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia, Inc. Champions for Children: Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation Chesapeake Care Chesapeake Humane Society Children’s Assistive Technology Service Children’s Harbor Children’s Health Investment Program Christ and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Church of the Good Shepherd Commonwealth Catholic Charities Communities in Schools of Hampton Roads Community Alternatives, Inc. Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Community Outreach Coalition Compassion Advocacy Network, Inc. Council of United Filipino Organizations of Tidewater Council on Foundations D.E.L.T.A. Rescue d’Art Center Doctors Without Borders USA Inc East Coast Exotic Animal Rescue Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation Edmarc Hospice for Children Eggleston Services Eliza Hope Foundation Elizabeth River Project Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater First Baptist Church of Norfolk First Presbyterian Church, Norfolk First Presbyterian Church, Staunton First Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach Focused Ultrasound Foundation ForKids, Inc.

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PAID in 2020

Francis Makemie Society Franktown United Methodist Church Friends of the Portsmouth Juvenile Court Fund for Women’s Equality, Inc. Galilee Episcopal Church Garden of Hope Ghent Area Ministries Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast Girls on the Run Hampton Roads Global Friendship Ventures Goldring/Weldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life Governor’s School for the Arts Foundation Grace Episcopal Church Greater Hampton Roads Diaper Bank Guru Nanak Foundation of Tidewater Habitat for Humanity of SHR, Inc. Hampton Roads Community Action Program Hampton Roads Community Foundation Hampton Roads Community Health Center HER, Inc. (Help and Emergency Response) Hindu Temple of Hampton Roads Hispanics in Philanthropy Hope House Foundation Hope U Inc. I. Sherman Greene Chorale, Inc. Isle of Wight Arts League Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program Jewish Family Service of Tidewater Joy Ministries Evangelistic Association Judeo-Christian Outreach Center Key Largo Baptist Church Law Enforcement United, Inc. LGBT Life Center LIFT Fitness Foundation Little Theatre of Virginia Beach Meals on Wheels of Chesapeake Mercy Chefs, Inc. Mercy Drops Dream Center Mile High Kids and Community Development, Inc. Mission to North America Montero Medical Missions Inc Mosaic Steel Orchestra Mt. Carmel Christian Church Mutts with a Mission National Disaster Search Dog Foundation Nauticus Foundation New Vision Youth Services, Inc. Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association Foundation Norfolk Area Community Kollel Norfolk Botanical Garden Norfolk CASA Norfolk Chamber Consort Norfolk Crime Line, Inc.


Norfolk SPCA Northshore Humane Society Nursing CAP, Inc. Oasis Commission on Social Ministry Ohef Sholom Temple Oyster Reef Keepers of Virginia, Inc. Park Place Child Life Center Park Place School Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia Pioneers-USA Portsmouth Community Concerts PrimePlus - Norfolk Senior Center REACH, Inc. ReInvent Hampton Roads Roc Solid Foundation Inc. Rotary Club of Norfolk Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church RVA Hampton Roads Mega Region Collaborative d.b.a. RVA-757 Connects Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Salvation Army - Portsmouth Salvation Army - Suffolk Samaritan House SEALKIDS, Inc. Seminary Ridge Historic Preservation Foundation Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia Seton Youth Shelters Southeast Virginia Community Foundation Southeastern Council of Foundations SPCA Eastern Shore St. Andrews Episcopal Church St. Mary’s Catholic Church St. Simons by the Sea Episcopal Church StandUp for Kids - Hampton Roads Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts Foundation Suffolk Meals on Wheels Survivor Ventures TCC Educational Foundation Teens With A Purpose Temple Shir Tikvah The Academy of Music The Baptist General Convention of Virginia The Billfish Foundation The Chas Foundation The Children’s Center The Chrysler Museum of Art The Community Foundation Martin St. Lucie The Genieve Shelter The Ghent Dog Park Association The Hermitage Museum and Gardens The Hurrah Players The Little Theatre of Norfolk The Living River Restoration Trust The Muse Writers Center The Navigators The Planning Council The River Ellis Foundation The Salvation Army - Hampton Roads Area Command The Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation The Southern Poverty Law Center

The Tidewater Winds The Up Center The Virginia Zoological Society Tidewater Arts Outreach Tidewater Friends of Foster Care, Inc. Tidewater Wooden Boat Workshop Tidewater Youth Services Foundation Todd Rosenlieb Dance Together We Can Foundation Unchain America Union Mission Ministries United Jewish Federation of Tidewater United Methodist Family Services of Virginia University of Virginia-Virginia Athletics Foundation Urban League of Hampton Roads USS John Warner Recreation Fund VBBF-HOFNOD, Inc. Veteran Sailing ViBe Creative District Virginia African American Cultural Center, Inc. Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation Virginia Arts Festival Virginia Beach Art Center Virginia Beach CASA Virginia Beach Chorale Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation Virginia Beach Justice Initiative Virginia Beach Maritime Museum d.b.a. Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum Virginia Beach SPCA Virginia Beach United Methodist Church Virginia Children’s Chorus Virginia Growth and Opportunity Foundation Virginia Humanities Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Virginia Musical Theatre, Inc. Virginia Opera Virginia Public Access Project Virginia Stage Company Virginia Supportive Housing Virginia Symphony Orchestra VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads Walk In It, Inc. Walker Sports Group Western Tidewater Free Health Clinic Western Tidewater Tennis Association Westville Christian Church (DOC) William A. Hunton YMCA World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads World Central Kitchen YMCA of South Hampton Roads Young Audiences of Virginia d.b.a. Arts for Learning Youth Outreach Urban Resources and Services Ministry (YOURS) Zeiders American Dream Theater Other grants $4,230,591 Total paid as of 12-31-20

$2,724,801 from field-of-interest and unrestricted funds $1,505,790 from designated, donor-advised, and organizational funds

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Legacy Society FOR HAMPTON ROADS

In 2020, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation welcomed 24 new members to its Legacy Society, which honors forward-thinking people with plans for charitable gifts through their community foundation. Several more Legacy Society members have joined in 2021 by letting us know of their plans for a bequest through their wills or other estate plans.

LEGACY SOCIETY FOR HAMPTON ROADS MEMBERS (as of September 30, 2021) Anonymous (40)

Charlene Greiner

Nancy Alain

“We wanted to

Michael Hamar and Barry Menser

Virginia W. Alberts

leave a legacy

James S. Hanner, M.D.

Susan Pfiester Anders and Michael Thomas Anders Mary P. Bailey

because we’ve been blessed in

H. Furlong Baldwin

our lives.”

Robin Deal Baliles Sandra Baylor Lawrence A. Bernert, Jr., M.D.

— Allison and Scott

Bough

Kim S. and Robert L. Bey David Cole Bland

Mary Lee Harris Mark Harrop Sally Kirby Hartman Sharon Henley Lucia A. Herndon Shirley Hetland James W. High Raquelle L. Hill Susan and Paul Hirschbiel

Joanne and Bruce Bodner

Kim and Keith Curtis

Susan and Bruce Holbrook

Susan M. Borland

Cynthia A. Cutler and Craig W. Haines

Eric Holloman

Allison and Scott Bough

James Ivey Davidson

John P. Jackson

Lilly and Bruce Bradley

Edward J. Dempsey

Doris and Donald Jellig

Joseph H. Brandon, Jr.

Vallery L. Doe

Terry S. Jenkins

Bobbie and Bob Brenton

Ronald Durand and Patricia O’Hare

Kirkland Molloy Kelley

Arthur Broadbent III

James R. Early

Katherine L. Kitterman

Joan P. Brock

Russell D. Evett, M.D.

Paul A. Kotarides

Thomas C. Broyles

Joyce H. and John L. Fain

Deborah and L.M. Landreth

John R. Buffington

Mary and Jesse Fanshaw

David Landsberger

Hunter Joyce Burt

Ann Farley

Leslie P. Langley

Arlene T. Campsen

Juanita G. Felton

John R. Lawson II

Rosanne Elizabeth Cary

Sandee Ferebee and Erik van Strien

Peggy and Aubrey Layne

Charlotte Coates-Wilkes, M.D.

Joanna and Frank Fowler

Mary Louis LeHew and Willette L.

Paula C. Collins and Arthur L. Collins

Cheryl and Larry Garrett

LeHew, M.D.

Cynthia M. Cook

Emil James Gasser, Jr.

Ernest M. Lendman

Mary Pem L. Copeland

Valerio M. Genta M.D.

Harry T. Lester

Nancy Whitlock Corriveau

W. Collins Gooch and Karen Y. Whitmore

Penelope Barlow Lewis

Denyce K. and James W. Corzatt

Alice Cooper Goodman

Angelica D. Light

Edwin J. Costa

Martha and Rob Goodman

Linda and Ed Lilly, M.D.

Katherine Cotten-Meunier

Burton D. Goodwin, M.D.

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Shirley W. Liverman

Dal Paull, Jr.

Audrey Settle

Tony London and Tim Bostic

Eunice Payne

Jane Reeb Short

Katherine Loring and Robert Benjamin

Whitney S. Peace

Gay W. Shulman

Jean A. Major

Jack Mueller Peirson and John Mueller

Madeline Sly

Lewis K. Martin II, M.D. and Cheryl Rose Martin

Jacque and Powell Peters

Alan L. Smith

Starr Plimpton

Bobby Stein

John May and Judith Whitehead

Henry L. and Sharon K. Rankin

Kay A. Stine

Marshall and Glen McClure

Patricia Peace Rawls

Lois B. Martin Strode

Marylen Melton

Lynette S. Regan

Kay and Keith Sudduth

Roberto L.R. Mercado

Sandra M. Reynolds

Sharon Swift

William A. and Harriet Messner

Richard Rivin

Carolyn T. and Robert W. Waddell, M.D.

Judge Lester and Thelma Moore

Virginia Buchanan Rountree

Jeanne Warner

Gwendolyn Joyce Moss

Roger F. Rowe

Richard and Brenda Waters

Jacqueline and Frederick Napolitano, Sr.

Dr. Burt Rubin

Marsha Wilkins

Sharon P. and John F. Newhard, Jr.

Prudence H. and Louis F. Ryan

Katherine Wilkinson

Barbara B. O’Leary

Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott

Deborah H. Wyld

Patrice Parker

Patricia A. Seay

John O. and Susan S. Wynne

We Remember Our Thoughtful Friends We are saddened by the recent passing of Legacy Society for Hampton Roads members Cheryl Ann Karam Bilbo, Theodore Bonk, Lynne Farrell, Paul Farrell, Charles F. Lester, Eleanor Marshall, Joanne C. McClellan, Richard D. O’Leary, Rose R. Rosenbach, Gretchen H. Shine, and the Hon. John W. Warner. We appreciate the arrangements they made for gifts to the community foundation through their estate plans. Our honor roll of former Legacy Society members whose generosity is greatly appreciated are the late: W. Byron Babcock

Chester W. DeWalt, Jr., M.D.

Linford Mason

Dr. John Settle, Jr.

John M. Baillio

Francis Facchini

Joanne C. McClellan

Gretchen H. Shine

Theodore Baker, Jr.

Lynne Farrell

Harry E. McCoy, Jr.

Lewis H. Shulman

Winifred Maddock Baldwin

Paul Farrell

Martha Lee McCoy

Ada Louise Sivik

Mary Rawls Cooke Berkeley

Thomas A. Felton, Jr.

Dorris W. McNeal

Donald E. Sly, M.D.

Cheryl Ann Karam Bilbo

Virginia Glennan Ferguson

H.P. “Sonny” McNeal

Edward Snyder

Theodore Bonk

Mary Adele Forbes

Ula K. Motekat, Ph.D.

Hildreth Strode

Christine Clegg Bosher

William A. Goldback

Richard D. O’Leary

Charles Syer IV

Julia Atwater Bristow

Augusta Goodman

Jean C. Old

Barbara Taylor

Macon F. Brock, Jr.

Melvin R. Green

M. Lee Payne

Marjorie L. Taylor

Dan H. Brockwell

Marjorie Frame Hawkins

Nancy G. Plaskie

Patsy Teer

Charles F. Burroughs, Jr.

G. Barbara Hudgins

Charles E. Plimpton

John S. Thiemeyer, Jr., M.D.

Judith Ball Wysong Cofer

Pamela Scott Hyatt

George B. Powell, Jr.

Nancy Upton Thiemeyer

Geraldine “Jeri” Johnson Colenda, Jr.

Asa B. Johnson, Jr.

William Brewster Purdy

Frederick R. Ward

Calvert Lester

Nancy A. Richards

Hon. John W. Warner

Richard P. Cook

Charles F. Lester

Kurt M. Rosenbach

Ruth B. Weeks, M.D.

Dr. Samuel Coppage, Jr.

Stuart P. Levy

Rose R. Rosenbach

Eleanor H. Wheeler

Joseph W. Cotten, Jr.

Robert L. Major

Michael E. Sakakini

Janet C. Whitehead

Susan Ashburn Cotten

Carl Mangum

Toy D. Savage, Jr.

James Martin Willcox

Joshua P. Darden, Jr.

George Henry Marin

Glenn Allen Scott

Barbara Upton Wilson

Ann Caldwell Dearman

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Funds

FIELD-OF-INTEREST

Field-of-interest funds support broad areas of concern identified by donors. These charitable funds underpin Community and Special Interest Grants awarded through a competitive process to nonprofit organizations working in Hampton Roads.

Ashinoff Family Fund for the Arts, 2004

$30,126

Jeanne Atkinson Fund, 2011

$84,199

To benefit the arts

To benefit early childhood education

Virginia Dietrich Williams Fund for Women and Children, 2005 Black Community Partnership Fund, 2020

A racial equity fund for Black-led nonprofits serving primarily Black people or Black clients

COVID-19 Recovery Excluding the Arts Fund, 2020 $7,320 COVID-19 Relief Fund for the Arts, 2020

$116,099

For women and children

$166,849

Charles G. Brown, 1983

$576,937

Community Action Resource Empowerment Fund, 2008

$42,237

Community Fund for Civic Leadership, 2007

$36,416

Community Fund for Educational Achievement, 2007

$37,019

For arts and culture

For civic engagement and leadership

For improving educational opportunities for students

Community Fund for the Environment, 2007 Community Fund for Health and Human Services, 2007 William A. and Jane M. Charters Fund, 2004 For essential human services

For arts and humanities on the Virginia Peninsula

Christadelphian Ecclesia of Hampton Roads Helping Fund, 2015

For the preservation of Virginia history

$33,806

Friends of Norfolk Public Schools Fund, 2019

$64,455

Julian Haden Gary and Margaret Savage Gary Fund, 1998

$766,562

Lee A. and Helen G. Gifford Endowment for the Cultural and Performing Arts, 1997

$422,864 $5,282,860

Victor and Ruth N. Goodman Memorial Fund, 1996 $ 2,101,459 For students studying for a career in medicine or health care

Jennifer Lynn Gray Fund, 1993

$453,000

To support training for people with mental disabilities

Paul S. Huber Memorial Fund, 1985

$6,388,067

For the arts

G. Barbara Hudgins Foundation Fund, 2020

$305,088

Inge Family Fund for the Environment, 2013

$35,648

To benefit low-income people and children To improve life for the environment

Lee B. Jacobs Fund, 1993

$489,035

Ethel T. Jones Fund, 1965

$2,161,864

For youth living in foster care

$36,123

To improve life for children and youth in Norfolk

$143,622

H. Lee Kanter Endowment for the Performing Arts, 2001

For human services with a preference for helping Norfolk residents

Vernon and Judith Cofer Fund, 2013

Lowery D. Finley Jr. Memorial Fund, 2002

To support performing arts organizations and to support medical services, medical education or research

$8,773,772

Mary E. and Curtis M. Chappell Jr. Fund, 2006

$120,195

William A. Goldback Fund, 2009

$35,591

For health and human services

Dixon-Settle Fund for Women, 2015

For cultural and performing arts

$70,582

For the environment

$24,731

For horticultural educational purposes

$606,691

Community Fund for Arts and Culture, 2007

Ryan S. Crouse Fund, 2005

To benefit Norfolk Public Schools

For projects that positively impact youth in certain neighborhoods in Virginia Beach For civic leadership

$10,500

For youth

$10,949

Civic Leadership Fund, 2019

COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund, 2020

For human services with a preference for programs supporting women in difficult situations

For research in mental illness and for those suffering from it For advanced research in mental illness

$3,693

For children and teenagers

$1,000,000

Benjamin R. Brown, 1985

2020

$555,786

For the performing arts

$31,533

Mary Jane Kunhardt Fund for the Benefit of the Homeless of Tidewater, 2000

The Colenda Fund (Art, Gerry, Jeri Colenda), 2007 $783,022

For people experiencing homelessness

For children, veterans, and abandoned or abused animals

Eleanor J. Marshall Fund, 2020

For health and human services and the arts and culture

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Field-of-Interest Funds continued from page 48

Perry and Bunny Morgan Fund, 1999

$11,138,701

The Laura Turner Fund, 1997

Alfred L. Nicholson Fund, 1998

$7,104,960

Tyler Cultural Fund, 1995

$266,007

William Thomas Reilly III, 2013

$63,696

John W. and Linda Vakos Fund, 2014

$342,166

John L. Roper, 2nd and Sarah Dryfoos Roper Fund, 1984

$711,893

Visionaries for Change Fund, 2019

$385,519

For the arts, education and essential human services For the humane treatment and care of animals For the environment

For cultural arts

The Glenn Allen Scott and Anne C. Brower Cultural Endowment, 2001 $114,739 For an arts and culture endowment

E. K. Sloane Fund, 1997

$5,355,539

To provide pianos to charitable, educational or intellectual institutions

Brenda & Alan Stein Fund for Homeless & Indigent, 1990

For food, clothing or shelter, especially for children

The Surry Fund, 1999

$22,700 $22,374

To promote racial harmony in Surry County through scholarships

Taylor Sisters Library Fund, 1999

$19,092

For organizations serving minorities, people living in poverty or those experiencing homelessness in Norfolk

Patsy G. Teer Fund, 2014

For South Hampton Roads students attending college and for research

$956,749

$55,442

To assist adults with cerebral palsy For arts and cultural organizations

For early childhood and elementary education and health care and support services, particularly for those with Alzheimer’s disease or cancer To support solutions for Black communities experiencing economic distress

Landmark Fund for Slover Technology, 2010

$3,023,679

To support the technology needs of the Colonel Samuel L. Slover Library in Norfolk

Harry F. Wall Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2007 For public high schools on the Virginia Peninsula

$305,605

Skip Wilkins Fund, 1992

$4,205

For basic human needs

Barbara Upton Wilson Charitable Fund, 2014

$1,260,097

For preservation of the natural environment, environmental education and humane treatments of animals

Sue Cook Winfrey Memorial Fund, 1997

$4,524,342

For organizations helping abused children and/or spouses Value of Field-of-interest funds as of 12-31-20

$67,554,183

Finding Good Homes for Furry Friends Tricia Miller found a furry friend at the Virginia Beach SPCA. She adopted Bella as a three and a half-year-old high-energy Lab mix who was recovering from a rear leg amputation and heartworm. Bella joined the ranks of some 2,600 animals adopted in 2020 from the Virginia Beach animal welfare organization. Since 2011, the VBSPCA has received grants from the Alfred L. Nicholson Fund, which is a field-of-interest fund at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. The Nicholson Fund, which promotes humane treatment and care of animals, honors the bequest of Alfred Nicholson — nicknamed Captain Nick — died in 1997 at age 93 after serving on the boards of several animal shelters. He had owned the Canine Country Club in Virginia Beach. The 2020 grant of $115,000 included money to improve sound insulation in the dog kennel and cattery areas.

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Funds DESIGNATED

Designated funds provide annual grants to nonprofits named by the donors who established these endowed funds.

Access 20th Anniversary Fund, 2007

Batten Fund for Young Audiences of Virginia, 2007

$241,206

For ACCESS College Foundation for scholarships to students from Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach public high schools

ACCESS Education Challenge Fund, 1999

Bay Island Yacht Club, 2009

$928,645

For Lynnhaven River NOW

Isaac M. Baker, Jr. and Sarah Lee Baker Memorial Fund #1, 1995

For the Virginia Beach SPCA

The Mary F. Ballentine Fund, 2000

$73,132

For Black Creek Baptist Church in Franklin

For the Baptist General Convention of Virginia Foundation

First Baptist Church of Norfolk Fund, 2016

L.D. Britt, MD, Community Health Fund Designated Fund, 2015 $305,926

READY Academy of First Baptist Church Fund, 2019

Macon & Joan Brock Scholarship Fund for Randolph-Macon College, 2012

$57,205

Charles F. and Mabel C. Burroughs Memorial Fund, 1960

$4,531,454

For First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk, Christ and St. Luke’s Church in Norfolk, Norfolk Academy, Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond and Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria

Margaret G. and William T. Campbell Fund, 1989

$10,530

Carol Chittum Endowment for the Theatrical Performing Arts, 2004

$31,805

The Chrissy Fund, 2008

$14,827

For the Jones Institute Foundation

$2,477,319

For the Generic Theater, Little Theatre of Norfolk and Little Theatre of Virginia Beach

$1,685,432

Batten Fund for the Barrier Islands Center, 2011 $1,910,327 For the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s Barrier Islands Center in Machipongo

For American Cancer Society for Hampton Roads cancer patients needing wigs and other head covers, prostheses and transportation services

Batten Fund for the Children’s Museum of Virginia, 2008

$1,727,304

The Colenda Fund (Art, Gerry, Jeri Colenda), 2007 $191,265

Batten Fund for Elizabeth River Project, 2013

$1,735,291

For the Children’s Museum of Virginia in Portsmouth For the Elizabeth River Project

Batten Fund for EQUI-KIDS, 2011

For The Maury Foundation

$501,124

Batten Fund for the Virginia Aquarium, 2011

$65,035

Constance Jordan Coppage, Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Sr. and Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Jr. Fund, 2015 $844,411

$1,510,386

For Tidewater Community College Foundation

$1,446,283

Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Jr. Fund #1, 2015

$844,411

Dr. Samuel F. Coppage Jr. Fund #2, 2015

$844,411

For Grace Episcopal Church in Norfolk

$2,505,905

For the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach

For St. Mary’s Catholic Church The Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Norfolk

HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

$382,126

For Christ and Saint Luke’s Church in Norfolk

For Places and Programs for Children for its Children’s Harbor centers For Park Place School in Norfolk

Fannie R. Cooke #2, 1962

Elsie Stewart Copeland Fund, 1983

For Horizons Hampton Roads programs in Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach

Batten Fund for Park Place School, 2008

$96,026

For Mary Baldwin College in Staunton and Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond

Batten Fund for Horizons Hampton Roads, 2007 $1,628,845

Batten Fund for Places and Programs, 2011

Fannie R. Cooke #1, 1961

For Hampden-Sydney College, Mary Baldwin College in Staunton and Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond

For EQUI-KIDS Therapeutic Riding Program in Virginia Beach

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$919,570

For Randolph-Macon College scholarships for Hampton Roads students

$72,666

For READY Academy of First Baptist Church in Norfolk

For An Achievable Dream in Virginia Beach

For the L.D. Britt Community Health Fund

$244,191

For First Baptist Church of Norfolk

Batten Fund for An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach, 2015

$6,371

Black Creek Baptist Church Enhancement Endowment Fund, 2010 $39,480

$2,863,867

Baptist General Convention of Virginia Foundation Fund, 2019

For The Academy of Music in Norfolk

$409,705

C. M. Baylor Jr. Fund, 2001

For resident support grants at Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach

Batten Fund for The Academy of Music, 2010

$1,640,398

For Young Audiences of Virginia

For ACCESS College Foundation for “last dollar” scholarship awards to students from Virginia Beach public high schools

For the Norfolk Botanical Garden Foundation to benefit the Norfolk garden

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Lynnwood Craig Fund, 2002

For Boys and Girls Club of SEVA

Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men George C. Crawley Scholarship Fund, 2014

$28,052

Ann Caldwell Dearman Fund, 2020

$170,114

For the 200+ Men Foundation to provide scholarships for Hampton Roads students

Anthony B. Jernigan 2020 Fund for Boys & Girls Clubs of SEVA, 2020 $140,191

$22,761

For JDRF Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

For the Old Coast Guard Station and the Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Island Center Inc.

For the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation

Kendra Ruestow Atherton Fund for Scholarships, 2020

$254,259

$88,186

Sandee Ferebee and Erik van Strien Fund, 2017

$58,365

Jan and Morris Fine Fund for the Virginia Beach SPCA, 2016

$121,605

John Jay & Ola Hill Krueger Fund, 1999

$41,030

Anne and Keith Lansley Fund, 2018

$35,282

For WHRO and Virginia Musical Theatre

To support the R. Franklin and Arbee R. Edwards Scholarship Fund

Margaret N. and Charles F. Lester Designated Fund, 2020

$1,403,120

Harold L. and Brooke Neilson Lowry Memorial Fund, 1959

$552,681

For the benefit of the Union Mission Ministries in Norfolk, Virginia, the Knox Area Rescue Ministries in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the Lottie Moon Offering

For the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and Eastern Shore, programs working to end homelessness, and the S.A.M.E. Foundation

For the Boys’ Home in Covington

Mary Ludlow Home Fund, 2011

$32,597

$1,215,879

To support ForKids Inc.

For the American Cancer Society, Mid-Atlantic Division Region VII for the Franklin/Southampton County, Virginia Relay for Life

George H. Marin Fund, 2016

$148,655

For Catholic High School, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, Niagara Catholic High School, Salvation Army – Hampton Roads Area Command, Star of the Sea Catholic School and St. John the Apostle Catholic School

$49,423

For grounds beautification at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital

Virginia Cooke Glennan Fund, 2012

$238,621

For the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum in Virginia Beach

$144,148

Edwards Family Scholarship Support Fund, 2016

The Garden Club of Eastern Shore Fund, 2013 ES

Eugenia Smith Kennedy Fund, 2013

For scholarship to K5K A Run For Kendra Inc.

$7,192,782

For the model early childhood education center located at the YMCA in the Park Place neighborhood in Norfolk

Franklin/Southampton County Relay for Life Endowment Fund, 2010

$942,430

For the Virginia Symphony, Virginia Opera, Virginia Musical Theatre, Little Theatre of Virginia Beach and Virginia Beach SPCA

To assist after disasters

For the Virginia Beach SPCA

$844,411

Kellam Family Fund, 2005 ES

Dollar Tree Associates Disaster Relief Fund, 2014 $1,181,180

For the Pretlow Branch of Norfolk Public Library

Mildred Jordan Fund, 2015 For Hampton University

For the internship program at the Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Island Center

East Ocean View Literary Fund, 2005

$279,776

For the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community College Foundation

Margaret Jane Dickinson Internship Fund, 2020 ES $173,073

Early Education Fund, 2013

Johnsen Peregrination Fund, 2005 ES

$582,410

For Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, the Boys’ Home in Covington and the Jackson-Feild Homes in Jarratt

Arnold B. McKinnon Family Symphony Fund, 2019 $283,528

George Chamberlaine Memorial Fund, 1953

Benjamin W. Mears, Jr. Family Fund, 2007 ES

For need-based scholarships at Norfolk Academy

Glick-Papetti Family Fund, 2019 ES

For the SPCA of the Eastern Shore of Virginia

Green Family Memorial Fund, 1990

For Westville Disciples (Christian) Church in Mathews

Hampton Roads Cultural Endowment, 1994

For the Virginia Symphony

$135,038 $28,421

Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men Fund, 2014

For The Williams School in Norfolk

Alice R. Jaffe Memorial Fund-Feldman Chamber Music, 1994 For the Feldman Chamber Music Society

$157,274

Ula Motekat Fund, 2006

$89,733

For the Feldman Chamber Music Society, Chrysler Museum of Art, Virginia Opera, and WHRO

$57,517

Ula and Janne Motekat Fund, 2016

$642,504

$385,645

For the Chrysler Museum of Art, Fred Heutte Center, Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk SPCA, Virginia Beach SPCA, Virginia Opera, and WHRO

Jo Nock - Lydia Nock Wyatt Fund, 2019 ES

$80,582

For the Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging/Community Action Agency

$126,591

ES

$226,637

For the 200+ Men Foundation

For participating Hampton Roads arts and cultural institutions

Gabrielle P. Hubbard Fund, 2010

$40,638

For the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust Inc.

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NSU Honors Program Fund, 1998

For Norfolk State University’s Honors Program

$1,126,571

Robert C. Nusbaum Scholarship Fund F/B/O Norfolk State University Honors College, 2016 $112,806 For the Norfolk State University Honors Program

Justine Nusbaum Family Fund, 2018

$280,303

For the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, Ohef Sholom Temple and the Red Cross

Propeller Club Norfolk Judy Barrett Fund, 2019

$28,162

For the Nauticus Foundation

Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia Board of Trustees Foundation Fund, 2019 $45,237 For the Council on United Filipino Organizations of Tidewater, Inc. to support the Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia

Kathrina B. Powell Fund, 2006

$41,081

For Norfolk Public Library branches

William B. Purdy Fund, 2015

$215,596

For Norfolk Public Library

Robert & Nancy Richards Fund, 2017

$1,042,169

For Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Civitan Acres in Chesapeake, Virginia Arts Festival, Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University to support the Center for the Arts and the Robert R. and Nancy A. Richards Scholarship at Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University

William A. and Lucille W. Sawyer Memorial Fund, 1999

$113,867

For Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church in Norfolk and need-based scholarships for Norfolk Collegiate students

Mary Elizabeth Semple Fund, 1991

For Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

Sergeant Memorial Fund, 1988

$109,299 $85,487

For First Presbyterian Church in Staunton, First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk, Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., Westminster Choir College in Princeton, Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Norfolk Academy, and the Arts and Culture Community Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Shore Bank Fund, 2006 ES

$62,021

Shore Cancer Center Fund, 2008 ES

$27,085

Slone Family Designated Fund, 2008

$98,471

For the United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore

For Shore Health Services Inc. in support of the Shore Cancer Center For the Talmudical Academy of Norfolk

Smithfield Courthouse of 1750 and Clerk’s Office of 1799 Fund, 1996 $53,331 For the Old Courthouse of 1750 and Clerk’s Office of 1799 in Smithfield

Bertha G. Snyder & Ben Paul Snyder Children’s Care Fund, 2017 $1,205,738

For grants to the United Way of South Hampton Roads to support the Bertha G. Snyder Children’s Care Fund ES

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Ed & Jean Snyder Fund, 2017

$2,415,363

To support free admission to the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center for active-duty members of the Armed Forces

Symphony Fund, 1962

$1,106,471

For the Virginia Symphony

Taylor Sisters Library Fund, 1999 For Norfolk Public Library

Taylor Brothers Fund for Scholarships, 2010 For Norfolk Academy for need-based scholarships

$62,966 $31,307

The Harold E. and Marjorie L. Taylor Fund, 2020

$102,213

William J. and Ellamae Vakos Fund, 1993

$141,694

Virginia Beach Foundation Administrative Fund, 2007

$154,319

For St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk, VA, Boys Home Inc. in Covington, VA, and Hampton Roads Community Foundation’s unrestricted funding For Union Mission Ministries and Beach Health Clinic

For community foundation operations

I. T. Walke Jr. Designated Fund, 1978

$3,485,796

For Eastern Virginia Medical School, Christ and St. Luke’s Church in Norfolk, and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Senator John W. Warner, Mrs. John Warner, Ship’s Sponsor, and Warner Family Fund for the SSN-785, 2015 $100,418

To honor meritorious public service of USS John Warner crew and for its morale, welfare and recreation fund

Whitehead Fund, 2019 ES

For the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust

$339,642

James M. Willcox Memorial Fund 1, 2018

$17,847,071

William E. and Anne D. Wood Fund, 2018

$414,823

William E. and Anne D. Wood Scholarship Fund, 2018

$103,697

Vonnie Wray Mission Support for Operation Smile Fund, 2017

$103,707

For the American Heart Association – Mid-Atlantic, American Red Cross of Coastal Virginia, Boys’ Home Inc., Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Chrysler Museum of Art, Hampden-Sydney College, Jackson-Feild Homes, Norfolk Collegiate School, Operation Smile, The Salvation Army Hampton Roads Area Command, Virginia Opera, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, St. James School, Virginia Symphony, WHRO, and The Williams School To help support ForKids Inc., Hope House Foundation, JudeoChristian Outreach Center, Loving and Caring for the Homeless, Menchville House Ministries, Samaritan House, and Seton Youth Shelters

For South Hampton Roads or northeastern North Carolina students studying business or education at Old Dominion University, Tidewater Community College, Thomas Nelson Community College, or Christopher Newport University

To help support participation in Operation Smile mission trips Value of Designated funds as of 12-31-20

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Funds

DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS

Donor-advised funds let living donors recommend grants to specific nonprofits they choose. Donors can name advisors and successor advisors to recommend grants from their funds.

Winifred Maddock Baldwin Charitable Fund, 1998 Linda D. and John I. Barney Family Fund, 2016 Michael J. Barrett Fund, 2017 Jane Batten Donor-Advised Fund, 2018 Batten Family Educational Achievement Fund, 2019 Future Leadership Partners, 1998 Bellamy Martin Fund, 2003 The Jennet Bernert Helping Hands Charitable Fund, 2000 Carter Grandy Bernert Fund, 2015 R.G. “Pete” & Christine C. “Tina” Bosher Family Fund #1, 2016 R.G. “Pete” & Christine C. “Tina” Bosher Family Fund #2, 2016 R.G. “Pete” & Christine C. “Tina” Bosher Family Fund #3, 2016 R.G. “Pete” & Christine C. “Tina” Bosher Family Fund #4, 2016 Bradley Family Fund, 2008 Sarah K. Brokaw Fund, 1998 Broadfoot/Ambler Fund, 2015 The Checkered Flag Fund, 2000 Cherrystone Fund, 2010 ES Ted Clarkson Fund, 2006 Community Leadership Fund, 2009 Mary Rawls Cooke Horticultural Fund, 2012 The Cooke Fund, 2012 Mary Rawls Cooke Berkeley and Richard D. Cooke, Jr. Fund, 2014 James W. and Denyce K. Corzatt, 2008 Kitty and Tim Croke Fund, 2014 ES Homer Cunningham Fund for Meals on Wheels, 1996 Kim and Keith Curtis Fund, 2005 Jane S. Curtis Fund, 2012 Joshua and Elizabeth Darden Fund, 2001 The Davis Family Fund, 2014 E. J. Dempsey Fund, 2005 R. & C. Dickerson Family Fund, 2012 Friedrich Ludwig Diehn Fund, 1987 Deborah M. DiCroce Donor-Advised Fund, 2019 Dollar Tree Stores Fund, 1997 Dr. Luke’s Trust, 1991 Fain Family Fund, 2002 Fine Family Fund, 1988 The Genny Hayes Donor Advised Fund, 2015 Gettier Family Fund, 2006 Lee A. and Helen Gifford Fund, 1994 John & Susan Gill Family Fund, 2006 Martha and Rob Goodman Family Donor Advised Fund, 2005 CG2 Fund, 2005 Alice Cooper Goodman Fund, 2016 Beverly Goodman Fund, 2017 David Goodman Fund, 2017 William Gooch Foundation Fund, 2020 Henderson Family Fund, 2019 Robert L. Herman Family Donor-Advised Fund, 2018 R. and J. Hofheimer Family Fund, 2019 Thomas P. Host III Family Fund, 2018 Rebekah L. Huber Family Charitable Fund, 2007 Jain Family Fund, 2014 Julia & Rebecca Memorial Garden Fund, 2002 Floyd E. Kellam Jr. Family Fund, 2000 Kirkland Molloy Kelley Fund, 2015 E. Polk Kellam Foundation Fund I, 2016 ES E. Polk Kellam Foundation Fund II, 2016 ES Kirkland-Harris, Suitt Fund, 2008 The David Landsberger Fund, 2015 ES Nancy Bush Lawson Memorial Fund, 1999 Robert A. Lawson, Jr. Family Fund, 2005 Maureen and Augustine H. Lawrence III Fund, 2013 ES Edward and Ruth Legum Family Fund, 2015 Sandra and Miles Leon Family Fund, 2017 Lewis Family Fund, 2008 Lisa and Revell Lewis Donor-Advised Fund, 2018 ES Sean A. Lovas Memorial Fund, 2008 Senator L. Louise Lucas Legacy Fund, 2015 Caroline and Donald Luzzatto Family Fund, 2018 John & Harriet Malbon Family Fund, 2018 Carl W. Mangum, Jr. and Marguerite S. Mangum Fund #1, 2016 Carl W. Mangum, Jr. and Marguerite S. Mangum Fund #2, 2016

2020

Carl W. Mangum, Jr. and Marguerite S. Mangum Fund #3, 2016 Carl W. Mangum, Jr. and Marguerite S. Mangum Fund #4, 2016 Glenn B. and Reba S. McClanan, 2004 Joanne and Jim McClellan Fund, 2008 Harry E. and Martha Lee McCoy Fund, 2010 McClellan Railroad Fund, 2019 McKinnon Fund, 2004 Arnold and Oriana McKinnon Family Fund, 2019 “E.A” and George N. McMath Edgewater Fund, 2007 ES The Mermaid Fund, 2015 Milton-Mountjoy Fund, 2007 Elsie N. (Sis) and Monroe Nash Fund, 1992 The Neikirk Family Fund, 2015 Nightingale Fund, 2004 Alan and Susan Nordlinger Family Fund, 2002 Nancy N. Nusbaum and V.H. Nusbaum, Jr. Donor Advised Fund, 2011 Robert Nusbaum and Linda Laibstain Fund, 2014 Alan and Ann Nusbaum Family Fund, 2018 Richard and Maureen Olivieri Family Fund, 2006 Marianne Olivieri Memorial Fund for the Performing Arts, 2007 Alison J. and Ella W. Parsons Fund, 2005 Dal Paull Endowment Fund, 2005 Charles E. and Starr D. Plimpton Donor Advised Fund, 2001 Allen and Ann Richter Fund, 2012 Robin A. Rinaca and Nicholas J. Covatta, Jr. Fund, 2006 ES Leigh Rinearson Fund, 2018 Bill Rosenow Memorial Fund, 2002 William F. Rountree, Jr. Fund, 2011 Louis F. and Prudence H. Ryan Fund, 2008 Louis F. and Prudence H. Ryan Fund 2, 2020 Kelsey and Jay Sarcone Family Fund, 2018 Bobby Scott Fund, 2019 Slone Family Donor Advised Fund, 2007 Louis Snyder Foundation Fund, 2002 Special Fund #5, 2003 Special Fund #6, 2008 Special Fund #7, 2008 James A. Squires and Karen Jones Squires Donor-Advised Fund, 2020 B. M. Stanton Foundation Fund, 1989 Debbi and Jim Steiger Family Fund, 2006 Kay and Ronald Stine Family Fund, 2012 David B. and Suzanne VK. Tankard Fund, 2005 ES Lisa and David Tankard, Jr. Fund, 2007 ES Tonya T. and Samuel V. Tankard Fund, 2007 ES Richard and Joie Tankard Conservation Fund, 2008 ES Bob & Marion Taylor Family Fund, 2013 Taylor Family Fund, 2020 Barbara Taylor Fund, 2020 Mary Josephine Termini Memorial Charitable Fund, 2020 Thistle Foundation Fund, 2018 Torrech Family Fund, 2004 Betty McClung Turner Fund, 2017 ES Mabel Burroughs Tyler Fund, 2007 George W. and Nancy S. Vakos Fund, 2002 Christiane and James Valone Charitable Fund, 2010 Virginia Eye Foundation Donor-Advised Fund, 2015 Carolyn T. and Robert W. Waddell, M.D. Family Fund II, 2017 Bradley J. Waitzer Fund, 1998 Mr. and Mrs. Guilford Dudley Ware Charitable Fund, 1997 Senator John W. Warner and Mrs. John Warner Donor Advised Fund, 2016 Violet S. Whitson Memorial Donor Advised Fund, 2005 Kate and BC Wilson Family Fund, 2018 Barclay C. Winn Family Fund, 2018 Leah S. Wohl Musical Arts Fund, 2013 Dona Wood Family Fund, 2002 Susan S. and John O. Wynne Family Fund, 2008 Katherine and John Wynne Family Fund, 2017 Lynn G. Zoll Fund, 2017

Value of Donor-Advised funds as of 12-31-20 ES

$102,266,889

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Funds SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship funds help students from Hampton Roads attend college. Fund donors specified the purpose of each endowed scholarship fund. In 2020-21, 447 students attended 84 colleges and universities with help from generous donors.

AAA Tidewater - J. Theron “Tim” Timmons Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2016 $370,095 For graduating high school seniors whose families are AAA Tidewater members who live in one of the 30 cities and counties the regional AAA branch serves in Virginia

Helen Murphy Addington Scholarship Fund, 1986 Kay White Baker Art Fund, 1987

J. Robert and Ettie Fearing Cunningham Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1992 $1,215,201 For students from South Hampton Roads with a preference for those from Norfolk and those planning to make education their careers

$78,883

Friends of Joshua P. Darden Jr. Scholarship, 2009

For students at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria For female students ages 25 and under

Bob & Bobbie Brenton Scholarship Fund, 2019

For students of color, first generation college students and others overcoming barriers to obtaining higher education in South Hampton Roads

Julia Atwater Bristow Fund, 2010

For graduates of public high schools in Norfolk and on the Eastern Shore of Virginia

Dan H. Brockwell Fund, 2013

For students from South Hampton Roads

Hunter Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1979

$38,978

Dean-Callahan Scholarship Fund, 2015

$94,466

Edwards Family Isle of Wight Scholarship Fund, 1999

$178,546

For former Thalia Elementary School students who are graduates of Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach

$1,054,688 $53,801

For Norfolk Public Schools seniors who participate in school athletics

For students from Isle of Wight County

$3,070,348

Facchini Frost Fund, 2018

$516,911

Frank Fang Memorial Scholarship, 2005

$49,432

For students at Old Dominion University

$32,630

For Chinese or Chinese American students from Hampton Roads

Dan H. Brockwell Scholarship for Architecture, 2014 $89,071

Palmer Farley Memorial Scholarship, 2008

$130,992

Clara Wahlig Burhans Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1986

Tara Welch Gallagher Environmental Scholarship Fund, 1999

$197,759

For undergraduate or graduate students from Virginia Beach studying architecture

For deserving students from Chesapeake, Norfolk and Virginia Beach

Charles F. Burroughs Memorial Scholarship (Hampden-Sydney College), 1960 For students at Hampden-Sydney College

For graduate students in environmental studies

Nicholas J. Georges Memorial Fund, 1974

For Old Dominion University students of Greek heritage

$1,083,127 $33,232

Community Fund for Scholarships, 2007

$74,254

For South Hampton Roads students attending college

For graduate students pursuing the creative brand management track at the Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter

$753,651

Stephen Ashby Carpenter Memorial Fund, 1994 For Norfolk Public Schools guidance counselors pursuing additional education

Harry Bramhall Gilbert Merit Scholarship Fund, 2004

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$40,112

$494,879

For Chesapeake Public Schools graduates attending The College of William & Mary, James Madison University, the University of Virginia or Virginia Tech

Jennifer Mooney Greene Scholarship Fund, 2013

$97,975

For Virginia Beach Public Schools students who are in the Achievement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program with a preference for students from Green Run High School or Green Run Collegiate

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$1,552,660

For graduates of public high schools in South Hampton Roads

Barron F. Black Theological Scholarship Fund, 1976 $83,278 Jesse T. Bonney Scholarship Fund, 1981

$52,327

For students at Union Presbyterian Seminary

For students at Norfolk State University with a preference for single parents For a student graduating from First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach

E. W. Chittum Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2005

Richard Dickson Cooke and Sheppard Royster Cooke Scholarship Fund, 1951 $248,138

Hampton Roads Spartan Scholarship Fund, 2011 $1,379,983

The “Max” Bennis Scholarship Fund, 2007

$27,569

For Chesapeake Public Schools graduates with a preference for students attending Washington and Lee University in Lexington

$61,414

For Norfolk Public Schools graduates studying art

James Harry Charleton Valedictorian Scholarship, 2019 For the valedictorian from Granby High School

$131,658

For female graduates of Maury High School

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Melvin R. Green Scholarship Fund, 2014

$136,991

Judge Floyd E. and Annie B. Kellam Scholarship Fund, 2013

For students from South Hampton Roads attending a four-year college or university with a preference for students studying accounting at Old Dominion University

Everette H. and Edith P. Griffin Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2002 $211,472

Adrian Ryan Kirk Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2001 $20,320 For students with attention deficit disorder or learning disabilities

For students from Western Tidewater or deaf and blind students from South Hampton Roads with a preference for students from Isle of Wight County

Colonel J. Addison Hagan Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1980 For students at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington

George D. and Marion Phelps Hamar HRBOR Scholarship Fund, 2011

$769,285

For graduates of Kellam High School in Virginia Beach pursuing degrees in math, science or business

Leslie P. Langley and Sarah Campen Powers Scholarship Fund, 2017

$31,430

Joseph A. Leafe Scholarship Fund, 1992

$72,533

Alice Riddick Levy and Stuart Paul Levy Scholarship Fund, 2017

$237,700

For Norfolk Public Schools graduates attending Virginia Tech

$427,086

For Norfolk Public Schools graduates at Hampden-Sydney College

$30,997

For self-identifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) students from high schools in the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk or Virginia Beach

For students from Suffolk

Lewis Family Norfolk 17 Scholarship Fund, 2020

$126,701

Dr. Milton R. Liverman Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2017

$28,285

Lewis K. Martin, II, M.D. and Cheryl Rose Martin Scholarship, 2005

$128,178

For students from Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach who may not be at the top of the class but have good character and are active in the community and community service

The Maury Foundation Scholarship Fund, 2017

$593,705

Pat Howe Jr. Health Care Scholarship, 2005

The Maury Foundation Scholarship Fund Oscar B. Ferebee, Jr., 2017

$61,452

The Maury Foundation Scholarship Fund Paxton-Beale Family, 2020

$175,276

Ellen Hitt McLaughlin Scholarship, 1998

$16,716

Joseph E. Harry and Bertha White Harry Fund, 1990

For students in Norfolk Public Schools needing financial aid for undergraduate education at a college or university

$2,966,828

For students at Old Dominion University or Virginia Wesleyan University in Norfolk

Diane Reilly Hartzog Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2013

For graduating high school seniors from Suffolk Public Schools

$59,316

For South Hampton Roads students with an interest in library science or English

Tommy Horvatic Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2013

For students in the allied health professions

$123,571

For Maury High School graduates attending a four-year college or university

$57,013

Hampton Roads Association of Social Workers Scholarship, 1959

$34,480

Anne Hurd Memorial Fund, 1987

$83,338

For graduate students in social work

For Virginia students at Davidson College, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Salem College or Salem Academy

For Maury High School graduates attending a four-year college or university

For Maury High School graduates attending a four-year college or university

For female students active in Key Club or the daughters of Kiwanis Club members

Pamela Scott Hyatt Music Scholarship Fund, 2019 $221,443

For students who attended Holland Elementary School in Virginia Beach

To help Norfolk Public High Schools students in need of financial aid for undergraduate education and are majoring in performing arts or studying to become music teachers

Indian River Ruritan Scholarship Fund, 2011

$88,497

$493,405

For students from Mathews County

$1,758,084

William F. Miles Memorial Fund, 1990

$24,614

For students preparing for leadership in a field of religious service

Carrie Biggs Morrison Memorial Fund, 1958

For students from Virginia Beach or Martin County, N.C.

$68,171

For Norfolk Public Schools graduates at the University of Virginia

$62,669

John H. and Annie Campbell Miles Memorial Fund, 1990 $112,394

For students from low-income families in South Hampton Roads attending a public college in Virginia with a preference for those living in public or subsidized housing

Thomas G. Johnson Jr. Scholarship Fund, 1990

Metro Machine Scholarship Fund, 2008 - 2011

For students who met reading program milestones while attending St. Helena or Campostella elementary schools in Norfolk

For alumni of Norfolk State University pursuing graduate degrees and for graduate students in humanities at Old Dominion University or graduate students in art history

James 2:26 Fund, 2008

$29,493

For Norfolk Public Schools graduates

For students graduating from a public high school in Chesapeake with a preference for students from Indian River High School

Louis I. Jaffe Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1994

Meachum Scholarship Fund, 2018

$1,253,183

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Reverend Doctor Joyce G. Moss Theologian Scholarship, 2014

$27,730

For students at Richmond Virginia Seminary or Regent University School of Divinity planning to pursue Christian ministry

Lori Burwell Ocean Lakes High School STEM Scholarship, 2010

$130,327

For graduates of Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics

Margarette H. Old Student and Nurse Educational Fund, 1960

$247,748

For students at Sentara School of Health Professions or Salem College

Betty Ciampoli Oliver Scholarship Fund, 2018

$29,104

For residents of Hampton Roads who attended Woodstock Elementary School in Virginia Beach for at least three years and graduated from high school with a GPA of at least 2.8

Benjamin D. Pender Scholarship Fund, 1957

$359,228

For female students at Notre Dame of Maryland University

The Lefki and George Polizos Family Scholarship Fund, 2000

$54,068

For students of Greek heritage or students at Virginia Wesleyan University

Harry B. Price, Jr. Memorial Fund, 1985

$112,551

For students displaying qualities of leadership, initiative, and ability

Roland W. Proescher Fund, 1987

$157,046

For students in engineering or science

Walter Cecil Rawls Educational Fund, 2013

$333,408

For graduates of public schools in Gates County, N.C.; Southampton County; Isle of Wight County; Sussex County; Suffolk and Franklin

Elisabeth Kelly King Reilly Scholarship Fund, 2006 $527,776 For graduates of Norfolk’s Maury High School attending the University of Virginia

Edwin J. Rosenbaum Scholarship Fund, 1985 For students of the Jewish faith

Ellis W. Rowe Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1990 For students from Gloucester County

$387,190 $998,752

Doctors Kirkland Ruffin and Willcox Ruffin Scholarship Fund, 1997

$39,870

Michael E. Sakakini Scholarship Fund, 2018

$934,011

For Norfolk students at Eastern Virginia Medical School For graduates of Granby High School in Norfolk with a preference for those who participated in track and field, cross country, or other sports

$463,230

Donald E. Sly, M.D. and Madeline H. Sly Medical Scholarship, 2015

$130,472

For undergraduate or graduate students

For Virginia students pursuing medicine or healthcare studies at in-state institutions

Florence L. Smith Fund, 1952

$2,699,247

For Virginia students attending medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School, the University of Virginia or Virginia Commonwealth University

Hy Smith Endowment Fund, 1952

For students at Virginia Theological Seminary

For Virginia students attending medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School, the University of Virginia or Virginia Commonwealth University

$333,092

For upper-level undergraduate students studying engineering, physics, or math at Virginia colleges

$78,180

Jarrod Camper Smith Memorial Scholarship, 2000 $19,290 For students who participated in youth sports programs at the Kings Grant/Lynnhaven Recreation Association in Virginia Beach

Enid W. and Bernard B. Spigel Architectural Scholarship Fund, 1983

$232,641

For upper-level undergraduate or graduate students studying architecture, architectural history or architectural preservation

Minton W. Talbot Scholarship Fund, 2013

$131,741

D.A. Taylor Memorial Scholarship, 2006

$544,856

For students from Granby High School

For South Hampton Roads students with strong leadership skills and academic abilities who exhibit overall excellence

Mary Josephine Termini Memorial Scholarship for the Arts, 2020

$35,055

Vincent J. Thomas Scholarship Fund, 1984

$90,021

Thomas P. Thompson Memorial Fund, 1976

$201,530

Touch the Future Early Childhood Education Scholarship Fund, 2020

$29,076

For students from South Hampton Roads attending Old Dominion University for a Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Arts degree in the areas of fine arts, design, art history or art education

For Hampton Roads students attending Virginia Military Institute with a preference for students from Norfolk Public Schools For Norfolk residents

For graduates of South Hampton Roads high schools who are majoring in early childhood education

John W. and Linda Vakos Scholarship Fund, 2014 $112,807 For students from Virginia Beach

Gertrude “Betty” Ward Scholarship Fund, 2014

Helen and Buzzy Schulwolf Fund for Smith Scholars, 2011 $33,855

Wilfred G. Semple Scholarship Loan Fund, 1991

Felton Ray Sharp and Evelyn Berryman Sharp Fund, 1999

$795,226

For students from Virginia Beach with a preference for graduates of Princess Anne High School and those majoring in English

Weisberg and Clark Scholarship Fund, 2010 For students from South Hampton Roads

$81,439

Captain Rexford Vinal Wheeler Jr., U.S.N., Fund, 1988

$1,536,052

Paul and Athena Yeonas Memorial Fund, 1997

$811,855

For students attending Old Dominion University with a preference for students from Norfolk

For students of Greek heritage or students at Old Dominion University Value of Scholarship funds as of 12-31-20

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Funds UNRESTRICTED

Unrestricted funds are created and endowed by donors who entrust the community foundation to provide grants to meet changing needs, help solve complex regional issues, or to enhance the quality of life in Southeastern Virginia.

Leon H. Ackerman Fund, 1976 Anne B. Addington Fund, 2004 Argyle Fund, 1998 Margaret B. Atkinson Fund, 1971 Byron Babcock Fund, 2009 John M. Baillio Fund, 2018 Isaac M. Baker, Jr. and Sarah Lee Baker Memorial Fund #1, 1995 Chad Ballard Fund, 2006 ES BAL Group Fund, 1988 E. C. Barnhardt III Memorial Fund, 2005 Frank Batten Fund, 1988 Beskin & Assoc., 1988 Mary L. B. Birdsong Fund, 1971 Barron F. Black Article VIII, 1976 Munro Black Fund, 1959 Edward J. Brickhouse Fund, 1979 Macon & Joan Brock Fund, 1992 Virginia P. and Charles F. Burroughs Jr. Memorial Fund, 2008 Margaret G. and William T. Campbell Fund, 1991 June Page Camp Fund, 1999 Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation Fund, 1997 Richard S. Cohoon Memorial Fund, 1978 Community Fund, 2003 Croshaw, Seigal et al, 1989 Colgate and Constance Darden Memorial Fund, 1980 Joshua P. and Elizabeth D. Darden Fund, 2014 Leroy W. Davis Memorial Fund, 1993 Daisy K. and William P. Dickson Jr. Memorial Fund, 2004 Ralph B. Douglass Fund, 1973 Walter A. Edwards, Jr. Fund, 1992 Ellen W. & Douglas D. Ellis, Sr. Fund, 2003 The Family Channel Fund, 1990 Lynne & Paul Farrell Fund, 1992 Alan and Ester Fleder Foundation Fund, 1991 Barbara H. Fleming Fund, 1987 Furman Family Fund, 1990 General Unrestricted Fund-VBF, 1988 Gornto Fund, 1988 Eva K. Grant Fund, 2008 Albert H. Grandy Memorial Fund, 1988 Grantmaking Fund of ESVCF, 2009 ES Grant Making Fund, 2002 John Stanley Gregory Memorial Fund, 1994 Isla Vance Grover Fund, 1980 William B. Grover Fund, 1980 Evelyn D. Grones Fund, 1990 Hall Auto Mall Fund, 1988 J. Burton Harrison, Jr. Fund, 1988 W. Wright Harrison Memorial Fund, 2001 The Howard Association, 1987 Johns Brothers Fund, 1989 Samuel G. Jones, Jr. Fund, 2004 Edwin C. Kellam Fund, 1988 Reed W. Kelley Memorial Fund, 2017

$322,181 $52,421 $323,954 $149,180 $608,741 $80,507 $42,792 $137,625 $919 $83,763 $42,544 $1,668 $687,020 $191,082 $1,060,766 $1,740,902 $35,526 $2,808,960 $12,119 $113,783 $3,894 $289,141 $1,727,406 $4,193 $9,994,623 $1,827,020 $49,193 $166,537 $722,903 $351,167 $144,388 $3,774 $259,760 $2,011 $243,631 $11,474 $154,243 $2,677 $230,935 $125,519 $15,541 $3,735,545 $341,237 $4,593,909 $676,411 $12,555 $8,354 $5,540 $6,466 $253,105 $2,893 $123,580 $4,730 $95,261

2020

Landmark Design Group Fund, 1990 $4,938 The Edmund A. “Ned” Langhorne Memorial Fund, 2008 $76,722 Angelica D. Light Fund, 2012 $43,896 S. E. Liles, Jr. Fund, 1988 $9,132 Joseph Lust Fund, 1994 $6,374 Ethel and Linford Mason Fund, 2009 $3,599,503 Francis & Jean McCoy Fund, 1989 $6,603 Gary D. McMahan Fund, 1991 $8,491 Horace P. and Dorris W. McNeal Fund, 2005 $601,515 McPhillips, Roberts & Deans Fund, 1990 $2,791 Meadville Fund, 2005 ES $1,776,402 Alva W. Mercer Fund, 1972 $58,158 Perry and Bunny Morgan Fund, 1999 $6,683,780 C. Whitley Musick Fund, 1989 $1,235 Nandua Fund, 2008 ES $2,032,792 Napolitano Family Fund, 1989 $126,230 V. H. Nusbaum Jr. Fund, 1988 $5,199 Jean C. Old Fund, 2010 $442,557 Pat and Dan Fund, 1991 $3,309 PNC Bank Fund, 2006 ES $28,588 C. J. Prettyman, Sr. Fund, 2008 ES $180,879 RBC Centura Fund, 1991 $4,986 Irene D. Redwood Fund, 1977 $975,470 Langford W. Redwood Fund, 1962 $1,916,767 Clarence B. Robertson Fund, 1968 $197,721 Lelia E. Robertson Fund, 1980 $335,428 Walter H. Robertson Fund, 1973 $491,386 The Runnymede Corporation Fund, 1988 $8,394 Philip & Mary Russo Fund, 1997 $31,319 Toy D. Savage, Jr. Fund, 2017 $348,553 Henry & Phyllis Shook Fund, 1991 $4,830 Ada Louise Sivik Fund, 2019 $59,104 Hattie G. Slaughter Fund, 1964 $293,287 Mrs. C. Gordon Smith, Jr. Fund, 1990 $31,264 Special Fund #1, 1997 $5,595,152 Special Fund #3, 1984 $9,569,854 James A. Squires and Karen Jones Squires Fund, 2016 $692,377 Dorothy Redwood Cooke Sutherland Fund, 2004 $113,051 Charles Syer Fund, 1996 $8,538,888 The Trinder Fund, 1993 $4,502 Donald J. Trufant Memorial Fund, 2015 ES $666,956 Helen W. and Charles F. Tucker Memorial Fund, 2005 $74,299 Mabel B. Tyler Fund, 1987 $499,375 Goldsborough S. and Katherine P. Tyler Memorial Fund, 1999 $107,973 Virginia Investment Counselors Charitable Fund, 1997 $31,795 I. T. Walke Jr. Unrestricted Fund, 1978 $1,134,242 Eugene Walters Foundation Fund, 1992 $9,005 James M. Willcox Memorial Fund 2, 2018 $6,931,655 William P. Woodley, 1990 $98,346 Tom and Page Young Fund, 2007 ES $51,037

$89,202,179

Value of Unrestricted funds as of 12-31-20 ES

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Funds ORGANIZATIONAL

Organizational Funds are created by nonprofit organizations to provide them with permanent endowments that grow over time and enable them to receive grants to support their missions.

Ability Center of Virginia Fund, 2014

$213,276

Academy of Music Endowment Fund, 2011 An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach Endowment Fund, 2015

$1,266,841 $341,830

2020

ForKids Inc. Endowment Fund, 1998

$61,719

Friends of the Northampton Free Library, Inc., 2010 ES

$125,168

SHR Habitat for Humanity, Inc. Fund for Jill House, 2002

$60,278

Auxiliary of Shore Memorial Hospital Fund, 2006 ES

$96,264

The Hermitage Foundation Auxiliary Endowment Fund, 2000

Beach Health Clinic Fund, 2000

$44,272

Hope House Foundation Fund, 2002

Broadwater Academy Fund, 2005

$36,221

Horizons Hampton Roads Organizational Fund, 2008

Broadwater Academy Julia B. Fleet, 2006 ES

$28,736

The Hummingbird Fund, 2001

ES

Mt. Carmel Christian Church Fund, 2016

$69,039

Virginia Beach CASA Endowment, 2008

$11,707

The Children’s Center Fund, 2008

$84,741

$1,137,197 $120,807

Museum of Chincoteague Island Endowment Fund, 2015

$295,221

The Muse Writers Center Fund, 2018

$49,048 ES

Northampton County Education Foundation Fund, 2019

$313,405

Norfolk Rotary Endowment Fund, 1992

Chincoteague Island Library Endowment Fund, 2013 ES

$180,818

Chincoteague Island Arts Organization Fund, 2018 ES $115,636

Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association Foundation Fund, 2009

Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore Endowment Fund, 2009 ES

Physicians For Peace Fund, 2005

$44,682

$889,570 ES

Children’s Harbor Anchor Fund, 2012

ES

$55,132

$49,789 $666,341 $44,064

Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia Fund, 2004

$202,867 $3,178

Randy Custis Memorial Fund, Inc., 2011 $45,966

Portsmouth Museums Foundation Fund for the Children’s

Eastern Shore Community College Foundation Fund, 2005 ES $55,815

Museum, 2009

$425,936

Eastern Shore Family YMCA Branch of the YMCA of SHR Fund, 2006 ES

Park Place School, 2009

$150,332

Seton House Fund, 2003

$30,491

$69,490

Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands Center Endowment Fund, 2006 ES $1,049,335 Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation Fund, 2005 ES

$441,881

Eastern Shore Public Library Materials Endowment Fund, 2020 ES $28,095

Sugar Plum Endowment Fund, 2003

$1,128,030

Symphonicity Endowment, 2008

$36,203

United Way of South Hampton Roads Endowment Fund, 1995 $830,686 Virginia Arts Festival Endowment, 1997

$1,140,864

Katharine H.S. Edmonds Reading Materials Fund, 2017 ES $62,094

Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust Endowment Fund, 2012

Elizabeth River Endowment Fund, 2014

Volunteer Hampton Roads, 2000

$25,004

Young Audiences of Virginia Fund, 2008

$712,330

$661,333

Endependence Center, 2001

$1,316

Equi-Kids Therapeutic Riding Program Fund, 2010

$133,436

Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater (F.A.C.T.) Fund, 2012 $134,427 Feldman Chamber Music Society Endowment Fund, 1991 ES

$15,310,333

Value of Organizational funds as of 12-31-20

$584,437

Part of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation family of funds

How to Apply

FOR A GRANT

We provide an array of grants to local nonprofit organizations, including four competitive community grant cycles each year. Learn about grant opportunities, specific criteria, and how to apply at HamptonRoadsCF.org/nonprofits.

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What is a community foundation? It is a nonprofit organization that manages a permanent endowment helping improve life in a specific geographic region. There are more than 750 community foundations in the United States – 30 in Virginia. Ours was founded in 1950 as Virginia’s first community foundation and was built over the decades by generous donors from all walks of life.

What is the Hampton Roads Community Foundation? We are a regional community foundation focused on improving life in southeastern Virginia through leadership, philanthropy, and civic engagement. We are the region’s largest grant and scholarship provider and a catalyst for leadership initiatives that tackle key issues in the region. In 2020, we ranked as the 58th largest community foundation in the country in terms of assets. Since 1950, we have distributed more than $324 million in grants and scholarships.

How did the Hampton Roads Community Foundation get started? In 1950, seven Norfolk civic leaders gathered donations of $2,350 to create The Norfolk Foundation. In 1987, Virginia Beach community leaders started the Virginia Beach Foundation. In 2010, the two neighboring community foundations merged to form the Hampton Roads Community Foundation.

How do your charitable funds work? We manage nearly 600 charitable funds. Each retains the identity and purpose established by the original donors and follows the donors’ intent. For most funds, each year we distribute for grants or scholarships 4.5% of the value of a fund (computed over 12 trailing quarters). The rest is invested to grow for the future.

How are funds invested? Our endowed funds are invested for longterm growth in partnership with Spider Management Company LLC, our investment manager. Our goal is to provide grants and

scholarships now as endowed funds grow over time. Our Board of Directors sets our investment policy and monitors investment performance with oversight from our Investment Committee.

How does the community foundation help southeastern Virginia? We award grants annually to about 150 nonprofit organizations. We have quarterly competitive grant cycles and regularly distribute grants from donor-advised, designated, and organizational funds. When needs arise, such as those resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, we create special grant opportunities. We administer a robust college scholarship program that helps more than 430 students each year go to college. Beyond funding, we convene working groups, participate in partnerships to tackle issues in our community, and train area nonprofits. We encourage philanthropy in various ways, including through two giving circles. 2 0 2 1

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Frances M. Facchini will forever help students because of the charitable bequest she left to the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Facchini, who passed away in 2018, enjoyed a 33-year civil service career, serving as personal secretary to seven commanders of Norfolk Naval Base and administrative assistant to four commanding generals of The Fleet Marine Force Atlantic. In 2020, the Facchini Frost Fund at the community foundation, which is named for both sides of Facchini’s family, began providing scholarships for area students attending Old Dominion University.

In 2020, Brécha Byrd received a $1,000 scholarship from The Surry Fund at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, established in 1999 to promote racial harmony and lessen the negative impact of racism in Surry County. She attends St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, N.C., and she is majoring in business administration.

Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia received COVID-19 response grants to help older adults with food and other essential items during the height of the pandemic. Drivers from the organization also delivered personal protective equipment, paper goods, and other essential items. To keep seniors engaged socially, staffers sent out 1,000 activity kits. The grant funding was vital in helping seniors, who make up nearly 14 percent of the regional population, according to the latest U.S. Census data. 2 0 2 1

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Our Donors

The Hampton Roads Community Foundation appreciates the individuals, families, organizations, businesses, and estates that donated $16,536,344 in 2020. The following made charitable contributions between January 1 and December 31, 2020.

Anonymous (19)

Deborah M. DiCroce

Rodney Howell

Eleanor J. Marshall Trust

David B. Propert

200+ Men Foundation

Dollar Tree Inc.

Bellamy Martin Fund

David Puzzo

An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach

Rick Cole at DTA

Hubard Family Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond

Lewis K. Martin II, M.D. and Cheryl Rose Martin

Randy and Linda Rice

Robert B. Mason The Maury Foundation

Richmond Primoid / Brad Sawyer

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mayo

Ann Richter

Joanne C. McClellan*

Jorge Rivera

Tracey McElligott

Ben Rountree

InMotion Hosting

Oriana McKinnon

Virginia Rountree

Diane and Tom Ippolito

Stephen Middlebrook

Carol and John Rowe

Ironclad Technology Services LLC

Miriam and Richard Miles

Dr. Willcox Ruffin Jr.

Jack Jacovides

Judith M. Miner and Ralph W. Miner, Jr.

Jane D. Tucker and Philip L. Russo, Jr.

Nita and Akhil Jain

Carroll Monger

Pru and Louis Ryan

Rajnish K. Jain

Betty and Dave Moore

Anthony B. Jernigan

Elizabeth B. Moore

Estate of Michael E. Sakakini

K5K A Run For Kendra Inc.

Frank Moore

Debra Mervis Keeling

Jennifer W. Moore

Martha B. and Thomas W. Ambler Estate of Theodore Baker, Jr. Dr. John D. Ball

Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation Elizabeth River Project Sarah Ellis and Josh Solomon

Mrs. Paul S. Huber, Jr. Rebekah L. Huber Family Charitable Fund Estate of G. Barbara Hudgins

Mary S. Barnes and Fletcher J. Barnes III

Frank Ellsworth

Paige and Tim Barrow

Facebook

Joan and Bruce Berlin

Joyce and John Fain

Susan M. Borland W.B. (Bill) Boyer, Jr.

The Feldman Chamber Music Society

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia

Fincantieri Marine Systems NA

Lilly and Bruce Bradley

Page Fitchett

Bradley Family Fund

Ann E. Fordham

Choice Insurance Agency Bobbie and Bob Brenton

The Richard and Martha Glasser Family Foundation

Andy Bridgforth

Dawn S. Glynn

Linda Keith

Kathryn and Lee Morgan

Joan P. Brock

William A. Gooch

Dale Kitts

Jill Broome

William A. Gooch Conservation Fund

Heidi Kulberg

Museum of Chincoteague Island

Sandra and Howard Gordon

Jessica Lambert

Marynell and Stephan Gordon

John R. Lawson II

Pauline Grabowski & Associates

Mackenzie and Aaron Brunson Lauren and Sully Callahan Kim Canterbury Lisa and Web Chandler Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation

Wayne Ewing

Anthony H. Grant

Chincoteague Island Library, Inc.

Astrid Grow

Community Foundation for Northern Virginia / Micron Opportunity Fund

Mr. and Mrs. James Haluska

Van O. Hall

Denyce and James Corzatt

Kristin Harrell-Bowles

Frank Craig

Sally and Ron Hartman

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Creekmore

Mary E. and Thomas J. Hayes

Estate of Ann Caldwell Dearman

Karen Hays

Delta Dental of Virginia

Conrad Hedderich

Dr. W. Andrew Dickinson, Jr. and Mrs. Mary Dickinson

Robert L. Herman

Barbara Heckel

Linda S. Laibstain

Elsie N. (Sis) and Monroe Nash Fund

Larry “Shack” Shackelford Conrad Shumadine Linda Simon Mark E. Slaughter

Lynn Watson Neumann Nancy and Mike Newbill

Debora and Richard Smith

Kathleen Nolen-Martin and Frederick Martin

Gerry and Ron Smith

Vivian and Steve Lawson Sandra and Miles Leon

Rotary Club of Norfolk

Charles F. Lester Trust

Nancy and Bill Oelrich

The Edward B. Snyder Trust

Sandra and Lemuel Lewis

Susan and Norman* Olitsky

James A. Squires and Karen Jones Squires Bill and Cynthia Sterrett

Angelica and Henry Light

Richard E. Olivieri Family Foundation

Linda and Ed Lilly, M.D.

Paradigm, Inc.

Caroline and Donald Luzzatto

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Parker III

John and Kimberly Tamminen

Ellis E. Malabad

Whitney S. Peace

The Barbara J. Taylor Irrevocable Trust

Wesley and Laura Mangum on behalf of the Carl W. Mangum Jr. and Marguerite S. Mangum Fund

Nancy C. Peele

Kenneth Taylor

Tami and Scott Peterson

The Harold E. and Marjorie L. Taylor Trust

David Landsberger

Hon. and Mrs. W. Revell Lewis III

Philippine Cultural Center Penny and Ken Powders Joshua Pretlow, Jr.

Horizons Hampton Roads *Deceased

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John E. Settle Jr. Revocable Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Jordan E. Slone

Miranda and Troy Price

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Casey and Marcus Rice

Carrie Snead

Christopher Sulima

Marshall Carney Taylor, M.D. John S. Termini Thistle Foundation


Gay K. Tiffany

Barbara and Andrew Fine’s Anniversary

Shunichi Toida, Ph.D.

Kathryn Fine

Kavitha and Rony Thomas

Diane and Mike Torrech Elizabeth A. Twohy Thomas M. Tye Nivea T. Velazquez and Miguel A. Rosa

Morris Fine’s 90th Birthday Kathryn Fine

Virginia Arts Festival

Dixie Harmon

Dr. Frederic R. Walker

Jamie L. King, M.D.

Mary Ann and Phil Walzer Guilford D. Ware

Sally K. Hartman

Carolyn and J. Catesby Ware

Nan and Gary Edgerton

The John W. Warner IV Foundation Inc.

Debbi and Jim Steiger

Thomas and Maria Whitaker Estate of James Martin Willcox

Patricia Peace Rawls

Kay and Ron Stine

David and Jean Hinson Christopher Hinson

Kate and BC Wilson Caralyn and Ray Wittersheim Meredith, Gili, and Brenner Wojnowich

Charles F. Lano, graduate Maury High School 1956 Judy and Charles Lano

We appreciate the gifts made in honor of the following special people. Names of the donors are listed below the honorees. Donors made gifts between January 1 and December 31, 2020.

Judy Barrett Beverly and Bob Armbruster Rodney Oliver Virginia Pilot Association

Mrs. Sally Taylor Abeles Dale Dean

Kate and Tony Sakowski

Anonymous

Teachers at Blair Middle School & Maury High School Dawn Peters and Bob Finke

Botty Baker and Paula Gaskins

Jennet Bernert Kathryn and Lee Morgan

Karen and Edward Bellamy Boyd’s Mason Lake Resort Inc. Candace C. Brooks Arden and Rudy Carlson Ann Marie and Chip Cleckner

Macon F. Brock, Jr. Shevette and Kevin Jones

Dan Brockwell Ross Brockwell

Coastal Threads Franklin Family: John, Martha, John and Anne

Keith Burrell Patricia Peace Rawls

Jerry P. Galanides

Al Abiouness

Suzanne and Bill Gooch

Nancy Chandler

Brenda and Alan Stein

Suzanne and Patrick Gravitt

Rotary Club of Norfolk

Beverly Owens Allen

Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Charles Hafer

Anne* and Ingolf Kiland

Leslie A. Hamilton

Sadie Coates Charlotte Coates-Wilkes, M.D.

Edie and Bill Heinzelmann

Richard F. Aufenger

J. Walls Ink!

Frances and Linwood Beckner

Angie and Tim Klouda

Dolores Bartel

Edward Lilly, M.D.

Lois Kercher, Ph.D.

Honorary Gifts

We appreciate the gifts made in memory of the following special people. Names of donors are listed below the honorees. Donors made gifts between January 1 and December 31, 2020.

Brenda and Alan Stein

The Wylies Katherine and John Wynne Family Fund

Memorial Gifts

Martha Paxton Beale Frances and Linwood Beckner Mary and Frank Black Cathey and Marshall Brown Cindy Cummings Mary and Jesse Fanshaw Thelma S. Haycox Catherine McManama Martha and Robert Orton

Hampton Tucker

Martha B. Ruggles

Christopher Anderson

Jo V. Thompson Williams Mullen

Wayne Wilbanks

Ed Walter

May Lynn Mansbach

Nancy K. Wilson Jennie Gwaltney

Judy Loper Donna Luzzi

The Barrett Family

David, Edward, Fanny, and Evelyn

Maria T. Mills Anthony F. Radd

Judith G. and Sheldon M. Markowitz

Philip L. Russo, Jr. Richard Simon Molly and Tuffy Samuels

Mrs. Lena Davis

Carolyn W. Scullion

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Goines

Lauren and John Sharpe Mary and Herb Sharpe Chris Simon

Tara Welch Gallagher

Tag Ink

Nancy Eberhardt

Gay K. Tiffany

Tracy and Sam Estep

Jon Trice

Carol and John Rowe

Jody and Dr. Alan Wagner Wilma Clay at Beacon Realty

Polly Chapman Herring Fred Deen Herring

Joan and George Harwin Debra Mervis Keeling

Dr. John A. Horgan

Max Bennis

Dr. and Mrs. Ashby B. Taylor III

Arden and Rudy Carlson

Deacon Cris and Dr. Aleli Romero

John Maxwell Bennis

Wilma Clay at Beacon Realty

Dr. Cynthia Romero

Mary A. Adams

Joan and George Harwin

Sara A. Anderson

Debra Mervis Keeling

*Deceased

Alene Cofer

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Tommy Horvatic and Rita Horvatic

Jennifer Mooney Greene

William F. “Tree” Rountree

Dorman D. and Elinor B. Dove

Carol C. Boesch

Michael L. Coates MD, M.S.

Lawton H. Baker

The Honorable Rebecca B. Smith and Mr. Gerald M. Zeno

Charlotte Coates-Wilkes, MD

Phil and Mary Russo

Vandeventer Black LLP

Darrell S. Daniels, MD J. William DuVal Jr., MD

Ben Merrill

William E. Cooley Jr, MD

Charles A. Jefferson, Jr.

Reverend Doctor Joyce G. Moss

Jane D. Tucker

Ruth H. Weinberg

Ina and Moss Friedman

Estherine J. Harding

Gail Santana

Mrs. Cecilia Taylor

Shawn N. Gersman, MD

Patricia Peace Rawls

Dale Dean

Burton D. Goodwin, MD

Helen Schulwolf

D.A. Taylor

Long P. Huynh, MD

Betsy Rossheim

Flax Family

Jamie L. King, MD

Edward C. Johnston, Sr. Lee Bandy

Mrs. Corinne D. Jones The Honorable Jerrauld C. Jones and The Honorable Lyn M. Simmons

Govind Khandelwal Patricia Peace Rawls

Beth J. Kellam H.B. Kellam, Jr.

Arlene Bergman Kesser Frances and Linwood Beckner Brenda and Alan Stein

Sarah Oliver Knorr Debra Burrell and Craig T. Adams

Mark Novitch, M.D. Betsy Rossheim

Irene Newsom O’Meara Black Creek Baptist Church

Russell D. Evett, MD

James S. Hanner, MD

Alfred M. Schulwolf, M.D.

Arnold Slone David Parker

Ina and Moss Friedman

Rosanne Cary

Curtis L. Stallings G. Conoly Phillips

Diane Stallings

Jerry Pributsky

Stephanie Catherines

Ina and Moss Friedman

Patricia A. Corbus and Lili Corbus Geer

Dr. Bill Robinett

Helen M. Kattwinkel

Iva Robinett

Lynn and Michael Regna

Kurt M. Rosenbach

Linwood Thumm

Jane P. Batten

Patricia Peace Rawls

Rosanne Cary Cavanaugh Nelson PLC

Charles and Helen Tucker Jane D. Tucker

Leigh and Jason Davis

Stephen Leaman

Rebecca and Michael Gurley

Charles F. Tucker

Sally and Ron Hartman

Laura and Dean Buckius

Mary Louis LeHew and Willette L. LeHew, M.D.

Ming-Jer Chen

Nelle T. McCabe

Betty Wade and Tim Coyle

Dr. Milton R. Liverman

Debbie Pearl

Charlie and Phil Davey

Roland Liverman

Marybeth and Ken Saunders

Mary Lawrence Harrell

Ritty Margulies

Brenda and Alan Stein

Fred Deen Herring

Ina and Moss Friedman

Tom Meurer Sally and Ron Hartman

Linda and Ed Lilly, MD

Maury High School Class of 1970

Dr. Sheldon M. and Judith G. Markowitz

Lester Wilkes

Lewis K. Martin II, MD and Cheryl Rose Martin

Charlotte Coates-Wilkes, M.D.

Kay and Ron Stine

Jack and Kirk Clarkson

Pearl B. Harrell Kimberley A. Johnson Arlene Klinedinst Baragona

K. Robert McIntire, MD Lynn Watson Neumann James A. Piggott, MD

Barbara Taylor

Miss Gill Leaman

Calvert Lester

Jeffrey Laoang, MD

David Tuttle c/o 1970

The Breeden Family

Lillian and Richard Cooper

Jerry Pratt, MD

Smith Scholars We thank the following physicians and their loved ones for their generosity. Each donor listed received a Florence L. Smith Scholarship, which helped pay for their education, or is a family member or loved one of a Smith Scholarship recipient. The scholarship started in 1952 from Smith’s bequest. Since then, more than 750 Smith Scholars have benefitted from Smith’s generosity, and the Smith Scholarship continues to support medical students. The following donors either made a donation in 2020, created a charitable fund at the community foundation, or arranged for a future bequest.

Anne, Robert, Charlie, and Michael Robinovitz Betsy Rossheim Dr. Tony and Kate Sakowski Rachel and Geo Sanborn, MD Alfred M. Schulwolf, MD Jennifer L. SharpWarthan, MD Christopher N. Sheap, MD Robert L. Smith, MD Steven W. Smith, MD Norman T. Soskel, MD, FACP, FCCP Dr. John and Kimberly Tamminen Dr. and Mrs. Ashby B. Taylor III Marshall Carney Taylor, MD

Stephen L. Aleshire, MD

Kevin B. Treakle, MD

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Baker

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Ward

David H. Beals, MD

Dr. and Mrs. James L. White

Edgar Rossheim, M.D.

Susan I. Pollack

Anne, Robert, Charlie, and Michael Robinovitz

Dr. and Mrs. John A. Bodine

William E. Rachels, Jr.

Bruce I. Bodner, MD

Mary and Morgan Riley

Percy Wootton, MD

Richard C. Brown, MD

Dorothy Urban Wright, MD

Shirley Christian Goodwin, MD

Terry P. Yarbrough, MD

Betsy Rossheim

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Lynn and Jeff Sachs

Lee Ann Russo and Kevin C. Miller Judge Leonard B. Sachs

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Karen Bloxom White, MD

*Deceased


H A M P T O N R O A D S C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N

Professional Advisors Committee The Hampton Roads Community Foundation appreciates the time and expertise provided by the accountants, attorneys, and financial advisors who serve on our Professional Advisors Committee. Shirley C. Baldwin

John T. Midgett

Baldwin Advisory, LLC

Midgett Preti Olansen

Michael R. Barclift

Edward “Ted” H. Miller

Waddell & Reed

Cooper, Spong & Davis, PC

Board Members

Staff

James A. Squires, Chair

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Chairman, President, and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation

Deborah M. DiCroce

Sharon S. Goodwyn, Vice Chair Counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

L.D. Britt, MD, Treasurer Chairman of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School

Christine Nguyen Piersall

Wolcott Rivers Gates

Williams Mullen, P.C.

Gary D. Bonnewell

Ellis H. Pretlow

Morgan Stanley

Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Chairman, Landmark Media Enterprises

Administrative Assistant

Thomas R. Frantz

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Chairman Emeritus of the Board & Partner, Williams Mullen

Donald Luzzatto

Cyrus A. Dolph IV

Neil L. Rose

Hon. Jerrauld C. Jones

Clarke, Dolph, Rapaport, Hull & Brunick, P.L.C.

Willcox & Savage, P.C.

Judge, Norfolk Circuit Court

Stewart & Company

Wolcott River Gates

Howard P. Kern President & CEO, Sentara Healthcare

John R. Lawson II Executive Chairman, W.M. Jordan Company, Inc.

Miles B. Leon

The AHM Wealth Management Group, Merrill Lynch

Andrew H. Hook Hook Law Center

Kirkland M. Kelley Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., retired

CPA Investment Advisors, LLC

Guilford D. Ware Crenshaw, Ware and Martin, PLC

Caryn R. West Parks Zeigler, PLLC

AMG National Trust Bank

DEVELOPMENT & DONOR ENGAGEMENT

Kay A. Stine Vice President for Development

Leigh Evans Davis Vice President for Donor Engagement

Kate Hofheimer Wilson Associate Vice President for Development

Lynn Watson Neumann General Counsel and Senior Director of Gift Planning

Mackenzie Morris Brunson

Lemuel E. Lewis

Jillian Pruitt

Retired Executive Vice President and CFO, Landmark Communications

John F. Malbon Retired Chairman & CEO, PAPCO Inc.

Vincent J. Mastracco Jr. Partner, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.

Manager of Knowledge Systems

Donor Services Associate GRANTMAKING

Linda M. Rice Vice President for Grantmaking

Gina Kelly Grants Manager

Suzanne Puryear Consultant and Community Volunteer

Cynthia Romero, MD

Mavis E. McKenley

Vice President for Civic Engagement

President & Chairman of the Board, S. L. Nusbaum Realty Co.

Tazewell G. Taylor Ian A. Holder

Vice President for Administration

Theresa Newbill

President, Hampton Roads & Northeastern North Carolina, TowneBank

Jessica A. Hayes

Robin C. Foreman-Wheeler

Community Volunteer

Dawn S. Glynn

W. Kevin Stewart

Chief Financial Officer

Joan P. Brock

Williams Mullen, P.C.

PBMares, LLP

Chief of Staff

Richard Matthews

Cartwright Rixey Reilly

Edward Jones

Sarah Ellis

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Virginia E. Brown, PC

Risë Flenner

Vice President for Equity and Inclusion

President & CEO, Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Ginny Brown

Virginia “Penny” Sanchez

Vivian M. Oden

Deborah M. DiCroce, Secretary

Frank Batten Jr.

David M. Bastiaans

President & CEO

Director, M. Foscue Brock Institute for Community and Global Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School

Rony Thomas President & CEO, LifeNet Health Inc.

COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

Cherise M. Newsome Vice President for Communications and Marketing

Cordereau M. Dye Director for Social Media and Marketing

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Financial Summary YEAR END DECEMBER 31, 2020

Assets: Investments Operating cash and fixed assets Future interests

Total assets

$422,154,555 1,769,568 8,898,698

$432,822,821

Liabilities and net assets: Funds held for others Grants and other payables Net assets

Total liabilities and net assets

$15,847,729 1,369,905 415,605,187

$432,822,821

Revenues: Contributions

$16,117,517

Changes to future interests

(1,337,223)

Investment Income Grant refunds and other

Total Revenues

64,729,593 116,887

The Hampton Roads Community Foundation appreciates its donors from all walks of life who entrust us to be excellent stewards of their gifts and to forever do good in our community. Started in 1950 with $2,350 in donations, our assets grew by the end of December 2020 to more than $432 million. Over the decades, we have invested more than $324 million in grants to support nonprofits, scholarships for students, and leadership initiatives. Our quest is to make life better in southeastern Virginia through leadership, philanthropy, and civic engagement. We partner with Spider Management Company LLC of Richmond to wisely invest our financial resources so we can support community needs today as our endowment grows and weathers financial storms. Since 2011, we have been among 26 foundations and nonprofit endowments partnering with Spider Management through its Richmond Fund. Our net return for 2020 was 20.7%. From July 2011 through December 2020, our portfolio has generated an annualized net return of 8.34% in positive investment gains that total more than $217 million. Spider Management invests its $5.4 billion portfolio through various managers to protect assets, generate positive returns and mitigate risks even during down markets. Below are snapshots of asset and geographic allocations as of December 31, 2020.

$79,626,774 Asset Allocation Equity Long 30%

Grants and expenses: Grants and other program services Supporting services

Total grants and expenses Change in net assets Net assets beginning of year

$24,348,980

Cash 7% Real Estate 4% Real Assets 6% Credit 13%

2,137,314

$26,486,294 $53,140,480

Equity Long/ Short 12%

Multi-strategy 3% Private Equity 25%

$362,464,707 Geographic Allocation

Net assets end of year

$415,605,187

These summarized statements do not include all disclosures or the format required by generally accepted accounting principles. Complete audited financial statements, which include footnotes, are available upon request and are posted to HamptonRoadsCF.org.

Europe 11% Developed Asia 1% China 10% India 5% Latin America 2% Other emerging markets 1%

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North America 70%


How to Donate We welcome charitable donations of all sizes. Gifts of $25,000 or more let you start an endowed charitable fund that will forever help others. Your fund can have the name and purpose you select, or you can remain anonymous. Explore your options by contacting Kay Stine, vice president for development, at (757) 622-7951 or kstine@hamptonroadscf.org.

Easy Ways to Support Your Community • Mail a tax-deductible check using the envelope in this publication.

Types of Community Funds and Giving Opportunities: • Community Fund (provides grants to all types of nonprofit organizations) • Community Fund for Arts and Culture • Community Fund for Civic Leadership

• Go to HamptonRoadsCF.org and donate through our secure online system.

• Community Fund for Educational Achievement

• Talk with us about arranging for a charitable gift of appreciated stock or other assets.

• Community Fund for the Environment

• Include the Hampton Roads Community Foundation in your will, trust, IRA or other retirement plans.

• Community Fund for Scholarships

Types of Charitable Funds Available:

4 Options for Donor-advised Funds:

Unrestricted funds – tackle an array of critical

community needs now and those in the future we can’t imagine now.

The Hampton Roads Community Foundation offers options for starting a donor-advised fund – one of the fastest-growing forms of philanthropy:

Field-of-interest funds – provide grants to

Endowed Fund – Your legacy will last forever through this endowed,

nonprofits working in key areas of concern such as arts, education, or the environment.

Donor-advised funds – let living donors

recommend grants to specific nonprofits as an alternative to having a private foundation. See the list on this page for the four types of donor-advised funds available.

Scholarship funds – help college students pay for their education.

Designated funds – forever provide annual grants to specific nonprofits you name.

• Community Fund for Health and Human Services

• New! Racial equity efforts

permanent fund that lets you and successor advisors recommend grants to nonprofits. When the advising period ends, your fund will become the type of charitable fund you choose, such as unrestricted, scholarship, or field of interest. (Initial charitable gift: $25,000 or more.)

Current-use Fund – You make one donation and then recommend

grants to nonprofits until you spend the fund balance. (Initial charitable gift: $50,000 or more.)

Quasi-endowed Fund – You and your successor advisors can

recommend grants to nonprofits as long as your fund keeps a minimum balance of at least $50,000. When the advising period ends, your fund becomes a permanent charitable fund with the purpose you specified. (Initial charitable gift: $50,000 or more.)

Customized Fund – You create a specialized donor-advised fund

that meets your needs now and helps others through your generosity. (Initial charitable gift: $2 million or more.)

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World Trade Center 101 W. Main Street, Suite 4500 Norfolk, Virginia 23510 757-622-7951 www.hamptonroadscf.org

Special thanks to the community foundation staff and nonprofit partners for their assistance with this year’s annual report as well as these special contributors: Sonja Barisic, Andrea Bear, Roger Chesley, Irene Davis, Lee Dear, Cordereau Dye, Jones Printing, Mike Knepler, Bart Morris, Lisa McGill, Reginald Smart. Editor: Cherise M. Newsome, vice president for communications and marketing, cnewsome@hamptonroadscf.org or (757) 622-7951.

If you received duplicate reports or have address changes, please email tnewbill@hamptonroadscf.org.

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