Grant Funding Available for Highland County Nonprofits

The 2024 Little Swiss Fund grant application is now available to Highland County nonprofit

organizations!

 

ABOUT

In 2018, The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County received a

$10 million gift from an anonymous donor with instructions for the gift to benefit nonprofit

organizations in Highland County, Virginia. The gift established a permanently endowed fund

called The Little Swiss Fund, whose monies are annually invested and distributed to benefit

Highland County nonprofit agencies with 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt status. All grants will be

awarded by the end of the 2024 calendar year.

 

REQUIREMENTS

Organizations must be tax-exempt public charities under IRS Section 501(c)3 or other nonprofit

status. Organizations must be physically located in Highland County, VA, and the project or

program to be funded must serve the Highland County area. Religious organizations are

welcome to apply. Nonprofit organizations must have annual revenues in excess of $25,000 to

be eligible. Local clubs (civic and otherwise), and recreational facilities are NOT eligible to

apply. Grants are made without regard to factors of gender, race, religion, national origin, or

sexual orientation.

 

CONTACT

If you have any questions about your organization’s eligibility to apply, please contact TCFHR

(ann@tcfhr.org or 540-432-3863) before you begin the application.

Applications are due September 1, 2024 at 11:59PM. APPLY FOR FUNDING

 

About The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County

TCFHR makes charitable giving easy, acting in the best interest of our donors and partners to

facilitate bold philanthropic initiatives for a stronger, healthier community.



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Brit Chambers is a resident of Highland County, Virginia and a news reporter for Allegheny Mountain Radio. She loves living in a small town and relishes the outdoor adventures and community feeling that Highland has to offer. Brit has a background in journalism, marketing, and public relations and spends her free time reading good books, baking sourdough bread, and hiking with her family.

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