FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION
The Friends of the Foundation started in 2017 to support and build the Suffolk Foundation, and we continue to be the only community foundation exclusively serving Suffolk and Western Tidewater — the one-stop shop to support all the good causes in our area.
In 2024, we are inviting our Friends to do something a little different. This year, we are inviting gifts to our Community Impact Fund, which is our largest grant-making endowment, supporting dozens of local nonprofits each year through our Community Impact Grants Program.
This year, if you contribute $100 or more to our Community Impact Fund as a Friend of the Foundation, we are inviting you to nominate one or more of your favorite local nonprofits for a special end-of-year grants drawing. On December 31, 2024 at noon, we’ll give away three grants of $1,000 each, drawing the names of the grantees at random from all the names submitted to us by our Friends. For every $100 you donate to the Friends Campaign, you can nominate one local 501(c)3 nonprofit for the drawing. For donations of $200 or more, you can name several groups, or just your one favorite group multiple times (for multiple chances to win).
To nominate your favorite nonprofit for our drawing, we must receive your donation — and your nominations — by noon on December 31, 2024. You can donate securely online by clicking here, and you can nominate your favorite nonprofits on the same form. See below for further details about the drawing, and thank you for considering a gift to the Suffolk Foundation to help us grow our Community Impact Grants!
Friends of Foundation 2024 Grants Drawing
1) For every $100 you donate for our 2024 Friends Campaign, you can nominate one local nonprofit for the drawing. For example, if you donate $100, you may nominate one group. If you donate $1,000, you may nominate 10 different groups, or the same group 10 times. If you donate $250, you may nominate two groups (we will round down to the nearest hundred).
2) To receive a grant, the nonprofit must be a 501(c)3 public charity directly serving Suffolk, Franklin, Southampton County, Isle of Wight County, or any municipality therein. Grants will be restricted for Suffolk and/or Western Tidewater programs. Neither donor-advised funds nor private foundations are eligible, nor any funds within the Suffolk Foundation.
3) The same nonprofit can be entered in the drawing multiple times by the same person, or multiple times by different people. However, three different nonprofits will receive grants.
4) Only donations received between September 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024 (noon) for the Friends Campaign are eligible. This includes unrestricted donations and Community Impact Fund donations. Forum sponsorships, WIF donations, or donations to any other Suffolk Foundation fund — though gratefully accepted at any time — are excluded from the drawing. Nonprofit nominations must be received with the donation.