The Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation supports charitable programs in the Charlottesville area. Program interests include, but are not limited to: disadvantaged youth, needs of the disabled, protection of the environment, and the arts and humanities.
Each year the Foundation presents its Citizenship Award to one senior from each local high school who has demonstrated active participation in community service, leadership, and academic excellence.
The Future Fund has formed a Grants Committee of Future Fund members who will review proposals and recommend a slate of finalists to the full Future Fund membership (all grants made through CACF are approved by the CACF Governing Board). The membership may choose to grant one large grant or to provide smaller grants to several organizations. The focus of the Future Fund’s grantmaking for 2009-2010 will be EDUCATION and will focus on the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County.Â
Beginning in 2010, the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation will expand its long-standing program of grants from the CACF Community Endowment. With the generous addition of unrestricted resources from the Batten Family Fund in CACF, the Community Endowment will now offer grants to area nonprofits and public agencies as outlined below. Â
The Prana Fund in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation seeks innovative proposals from Charlottesville area nonprofit agencies or schools.
A bequest from long-time Louisa County residents Ruby and Albert Bazzanella has enabled the Community Foundation to create the Louisa County Community Fund (LCCF) directed toward improving the quality of life in Louisa. This initiative provides a significant new source of financial support to nonprofit organizations working for the betterment of Louisa County citizens. CACF hopes that over time the LCCF will grow with support from others who have a special place in their heart for those who live and work in Louisa.
Nelson County Advisory Committee (NCAC)’s Nelson County Community Fund of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation