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June, 2022
The Mathews Advisory Board awarded a record amount of Community Impact Grants in 2022 to over 20 nonprofit recipients! These grants will go a long way to help these nonprofits meet their missions of helping others. Nearly $170,000 grant dollars were awarded.
The Mathews Foundation has announced grant recipients for its Spring 2016 funding cycle. These grants were made with the following goals in mind — our community offers a path to economic prosperity; it is a place where young people experience educational success; a community that prioritizes health and wellness; and a region that is renowned for its cultural vibrancy.
2016 Grantees
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The Mathews Community Foundation awarded $112,942 in community grants to local nonprofits and organizations at its annual grants reception, which was held last Wednesday at Kingston Parish House.
“This event is the highlight of the foundation’s year. It is the opportunity to affirm our commitment to improve the quality of life for those living and working in Mathews,” board chair Reed Lawson said.
“Community grants are awarded to impactful programs and projects working toward collective goals MCF awards $112,000+ in 2017 grants around health and wellness, educational success, cultural vibrancy and economic prosperity,” said MCF Grants Committee chair Anne Leddy. “This year the foundation awarded 83 percent of total requests received, with threequarters of the funding from the Mathews Community Foundation Endowment. This fund has grown from the support of hundreds of county residents and provides flexibility in responding to changing and emerging needs,” said Leddy.
In the area of cultural vibrancy, grants focused on programs and projects that allow community members the access to and appreciation for arts and cultural opportunities, including arts education and historic/cultural preservation. Recipients included the Court House Players, Bayside Youth Ballet, The Fairfield Foundation, Bay School Community Arts Center, and Concerts by the Bay.
Economic prosperity grantmaking supports programs which sustain the region’s natural resources, and focus on ensuring all residents have the skills and resources to access career opportunities. Grantees included Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory and VersAbility Resources.
With focus on the youngest Mathews residents, Educational Success grants support programs that support students academically and socially throughout their educational experience, including both in- and out-of-school time. Grants were awarded to the Mathews Boys & Girls Club and Jacob’s Ladder, and to support the Mathews County Public Schools, including support for the Mathews Parent Resource Center, the Mathews High School Robotics Team, Nature Camp for Thomas Hunter Middle School students, the Mathews Continentals Society, MHS Marching Band, MHS Freshman Transition Fair, and expansion of MHS tech/training labs.
Over half of grantmaking in 2017 focused grants to organizations connecting residents with resources that meet their health, nutritional and safety needs. Grantees include the Alzheimer’s Association, Bay Aging, Gloucester-Mathews Care Clinic, Hands Across Mathews, Mathews County Triad, Mathews Department of Social Services, Mathews Family YMCA, Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, and Partners for Mathews Students.
Established in 1999, Mathews Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia, ensures the legacy and charitable intent of its donors through a focused grantmaking process.
“The grants committee and advisory board members work diligently to align funds that contribute to community grantmaking with the goals of a program or project, while addressing the changing needs of our community. The foundation serves and inspires people to build philanthropy for our region and to engage in our community,” Lawson said.
If you are interested in learning more about establishing your charitable legacy or how to partner in community grantmaking, contact Regional Director Margaret Nost at 804-725-3454 or mnost@tcfrichmond.org. For questions about the community grantmaking program, contact Leslie Franklin, Regional Grants Management Officer, lfranklin@tcfrichmond.org.
Photo: Mathews Community Foundation grantees of 2017 gathered for a photo at the conclusion of last week’s program. They are, front row from left, Bella Baucom, Lauren Quezada, Eric Pagan, Davis Dowdy, John Hamilton, Clifford Hamilton, Bill Higdon, and Bill Burry of MHS Robotics; second row, Aubrey Hall (Jacob’s Ladder), Judy Rowe (Bayside Youth Ballet), Kristina Watkins (MHS Band), Tiffany Gordon (Mathews DSS), Jean Duggan (Bay Aging), Wilnet Willis (Continentals Society), Sheila Pillath (Mathews Family YMCA), Ashley McCuistion (Fairfield Foundation), Dave Burns (Gloucester-Mathews Care Clinic), Jerry Twigg (VersAbility Resources), Chris Burry (MHS Robotics), Karen Hutchens (Court House Players); third row, Toni Childress (Mathews High School), Andy Hawkins (Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory), Christine Johnson (Mathews Family YMCA), Barbara Ettner (Mathews Parent Resource Center), Phyllis Hudgins and Jack Cranford (Mathews Triad), Helen Yacobucci (Partners for Mathews Students), Larry Brown (MHS Robotics); back row, Marilyn Tucker (Concerts by the Bay), Pam Doss (Bay School Community Art Center), Angela Sale (Mathews Boys & Girls Club) and Dan Hill (Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad). Also receiving grants but not pictured are Jerry Ligon (Thomas Hunter Middle School), Bill and Georgiana Simmons (Hands Across Mathews) and Ellie Galloway (Alzheimer’s Association).
The Mathews Community Foundation (MCF), which was founded in 1999 by a small group of citizens, has announced 33 grants totaling $131,934 for local non-profit, and programs in the Mathews County schools. The grants are focused in four areas: economic prosperity, educational success, health and wellness and cultural vibrancy. An awards ceremony was held at Kingston Parish Hall on Wednesday evening, May 30 honoring this years grantees.
The grants are awarded through a public application and a board level review process that is announced every spring. A total of $277,800 was requested by local non-profits this year, which reflects the level of needs in the region, but all available funds were awarded to those chosen through this process.
The mission of the MCF is to improve the quality of life for those living and working in Mathews, by encouraging local philanthropy, establishing and maintaining endowment funds, and providing donors a way to create enduring charitable funds that reflect their priorities, and creating grants that meet changing community needs.
Donors may establish funds with a specific purpose, or for general charitable causes. The MCF is one of three affiliates supported by The Community Foundation serving Richmond and Central Virginia. The assets are managed for maximum return and capital preservation so that grants can be given on a continuing basis in perpetuity, or in which the donor may wish.
The grants were awarded to:
Bay School Community Arts Center
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Mathews County Historical Society, Inc.
The Courthouse Players
Mathews Department of Social Services Crisis Assistance
Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory
VersAbility Resources
Alzheimer’s Association
Hands Across Mathews Interfaith Council Inc.
Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic
Partners for Mathews Students
Mathews Family YMCA
Avalon Center
Bay Aging
Mathews County TRIAD
The Giving Garden Foundation
Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad
Capital Campaign and Swimming Programs
Continentals Society for Public School Breakfasts/Lunches
Mathews County Public Schools
Workforce Preparedness
Career and Technical Education
Community Support Specialist
MHS Robotics Team
Thomas Hunter Nature Camp
Junior Beta Club
Lee Jackson Elementary Playground
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula-Mathews Club
Jacob’s Ladder, Inc
The Fairfield Foundation
Mathews County 4-H Foundation
KidsHelp Center and Citizen Transportation