WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) – The Williamsburg Community Foundation will begin providing grants of up to $ 5,000 in March 2022.

The Williamsburg Community Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on improving the quality of life, ensuring that members of every community are represented and providing the opportunity for communities to thrive.

The foundation provides charitable resources such as grants and scholarships to nonprofit organizations serving residents of James City County, City of Williamsburg, and York County.

To receive the 2022 grants, nonprofits must request funding the Community Endowment Fund, the Genevieve McGiffert Fund for the Performing Arts and / or the Occasion for the Arts Fund by December 16, 2021.

According to the foundation, organizations typically only receive one grant per year.

New applicants should contact Nancy Sullivan, Executive Director, before starting an application. Sullivan can be reached by phone at (757) 259-1660 or by email at [email protected].

For a full description of each grant opportunity, see below:

Community endowment fund

Five priority areas: arts and culture, children and young adults, environment and conservation, community health and well-being, services for the elderly

Grants of up to $ 5,000

An opportunity for the Arts Fund

· Created by an occasion for the arts.

· Supports visual arts programs such as drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics, jewelry making, metal crafts, woodworking and glassworking. Preference for programs with a positive impact on the community.

· Grants up to $ 1,400

Genevieve McGiffert Fund for the Performing Arts

· Created by Linda and Donald Baker and Michael McGiffert to support adult vocal performances.

Support vocal music performance intended for predominantly adult audience

· Grants up to $ 1,600